✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs
Nov. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1879
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1898, to 15th October, 1898.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | Parcels. | Horses. | Carriages. | Dogs. | Total. | Drays, &c. | Cattle. | Calves. | Sheep. | Pigs. | Total. | |||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | ||||||||||||||
| 1898 | 58,792 | 324,616 | 309,126 | 1,499,546 | 2,192,080 | 29,842 | 295,813 | 4,783 | 481 | 13,590 | 314,667 | 474 | 29,743 | 2,126 | 1,080,633 | 17,910 | 1,130,886 |
| 1897 | 57,888 | 325,850 | 298,509 | 1,470,922 | 2,153,169 | 26,245 | 267,213 | 4,873 | 397 | 13,011 | 285,494 | 453 | 21,245 | 1,839 | 1,016,704 | 25,149 | 1,065,390 |
| Inc. | 904 | .. | 10,617 | 28,624 | 38,911 | 3,597 | 28,600 | .. | 84 | 579 | 29,173 | 21 | 8,498 | 287 | 63,929 | .. | 65,496 |
| Dec. | .. | 1,234 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 90 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7,239 | .. |
TONS.
| All Sections. | Chaff, Lime, &c. | Wool. | Firewood. | Timber. | Grain. | Merchandise. | Minerals. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | Tons c. qr. | |||||||||
| 1898 | 56,116 | 0 0 | 16,335 | 16 0 | 52,868 | 0 0 | 171,081 | 18 0 | 255,133 | 12 0 | 248,959 | 19 0 | 629,816 | 17 0 | 1,430,312 | 2 0 |
| 1897 | 47,992 | 0 0 | 15,603 | 4 0 | 47,218 | 0 0 | 169,898 | 7 0 | 269,546 | 9 0 | 238,504 | 5 0 | 578,603 | 16 0 | 1,367,366 | 1 0 |
| Increase .. | 8,124 | 0 0 | 732 | 12 0 | 5,650 | 0 0 | 1,183 | 11 0 | .. | 10,455 | 14 0 | 51,213 | 1 0 | 62,946 | 1 0 | |
| Decrease.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14,412 | 17 0 | .. | .. | .. |
ESTIMATED COST OF CONSTRUCTION, ALL LINES, to 31st March, 1898, as furnished by Public Works Department, including Public Works Loan Expenditure on Harbour-works forming Part of the Railway System.
| Section. | Cost of Opened Lines. | Cost of Unopened Lines. |
|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | |
| Kawakawa .. .. .. .. .. .. | 91,681 0 0 | .. |
| Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. .. | 144,105 0 0 | 6,696 0 0 |
| Kaihu .. .. .. .. .. .. | 70,544 0 0 | .. |
| Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. | 2,214,903 0 0 | 217,156 0 0 |
| Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth .. .. .. .. | 3,796,473 0 0 | 140,048 0 0 |
| Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. .. .. .. | .. | 42,116 0 0 |
| Surveys, North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 30,182 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 5,169 0 0 |
| Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. .. .. | 8,666,899 0 0 | 83,097 0 0 |
| Greymouth-Brunner .. .. .. .. .. .. | 196,972 0 0 | 15,959 0 0 |
| Greymouth Harbour Works .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 127,234 0 0 |
| Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. .. .. .. .. | 195,127 0 0 | .. |
| Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. | 220,772 0 0 | .. |
| Westport Harbour Works .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 14,111 0 0 |
| Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. | 165,192 0 0 | 12,587 0 0 |
| Picton .. .. .. .. .. .. | 206,235 0 0 | 58,711 0 0 |
| Stock, Permanent-way .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 49,169 0 0 |
| Stock, A.O.L. Stores .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 31,964 0 0 |
| Surveys, Middle Island .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 38,825 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 5,168 0 0 |
| Stock in suspense .. .. .. .. .. .. | 25,000 0 0 | .. |
| Total .. .. .. .. .. .. | 15,993,903 0 0 | 878,142 0 0 |
A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 15th November, 1898.
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Railways, Revenue, Expenditure, Financial Statistics, Working Account, North Island, Middle Island, Traffic
- A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways