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✨ Railway Statistics and Costs

Dec. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2017

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1898, to 12th November, 1898.

All Sections.	Passengers.				Season Tickets.	Number.						Number.
	First Class.		Second Class.		Total.	Total.	Parcels.	Horses.	Car-riages.	Dogs.	Total.	Drays, &c.	Cattle.	Calves.	Sheep.	Pigs.	Total.
	S.	R.	S.	R.
1898	67,419	394,322	350,774	1,786,444	2,598,959	33,545	340,629	5,837	557	15,092	362,115	550	34,430	2,296	1,156,255	19,745	1,213,276
1897	66,533	386,748	339,912	1,751,932	2,545,125	29,416	308,023	5,800	465	14,463	328,751	506	25,167	2,272	1,089,613	27,834	1,145,392
Inc.	886	7,574	10,862	34,512	53,834	4,129	32,606	37	92	629	33,364	44	9,263	24	66,642	..	67,884
Dec.	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	8,089	..

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	61,270	0 0	20,744	0 0	59,568	0 0	195,822	4 0	274,462	14 0	283,047	11 0	717,923	19 0	1,612,838
1897	53,254	0 0	21,389	4 0	53,146	0 0	192,297	9 0	290,904	4 0	268,834	13 0	658,423	12 0	1,538,249
Increase ..	8,016	0 0	..		6,422	0 0	3,524	15 0	..		14,212	18 0	59,500	7 0	74,589
Decrease..	..		645	4 0	..		..		16,441	10 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	12,537	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, 13th December, 1898.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1898, No 90

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🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic and Construction Costs to 31 March 1898

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated13 December 1898
KeywordsRailways, Traffic Statistics, Passengers, Freight, Tons, Construction Costs, North Island, Middle Island, Public Works
👩‍💼 Officials

A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

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