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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 104
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1899, to 11th November, 1899.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | Parcels. | Horses. | Carriages. | Dogs. | Total. | Drays, &c. | Cattle. | Calves. | Sheep. | Pigs. | |||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |||||||||||||
| 1899 | 68,713 | 432,910 | 375,438 | 1,965,116 | 2,842,177 | 38,638 | 367,751 | 6,354 | 620 | 16,435 | 391,160 | 748 | 40,184 | 1,604 | 1,337,448 | 23,392 |
| 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 |
| Inc. | 1,294 | 38,588 | 24,664 | 178,672 | 243,218 | 5,093 | 27,122 | 517 | 63 | 1,343 | 29,045 | 198 | 5,754 | .. | 181,193 | 8,647 |
| Dec. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 692 | .. | .. |
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. | |
| 1899 | 50,930 0 0 | 22,969 16 0 | 59,938 0 0 | 207,185 15 0 | 512,826 5 0 | 314,253 17 0 | 773,552 7 0 | 1,941,656 0 0 |
| 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 8 0 |
| Increase .. | .. | 2,225 16 0 | 370 0 0 | 11,363 11 0 | 238,363 11 0 | 31,206 6 0 | 55,628 8 0 | 328,817 12 0 |
| Decrease.. | 10,340 0 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
ESTIMATED COST OF CONSTRUCTION, ALL LINES, to 31st March, 1899, 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 .. .. .. .. .. | 91,688 0 0 | .. |
| Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. | 162,058 0 0 | .. |
| Kaihu .. .. .. .. .. | 70,644 0 0 | .. |
| Auckland .. .. .. .. .. | 2,370,235 0 0 | 143,216 0 0 |
| Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth .. .. | 3,867,281 0 0 | 171,079 0 0 |
| Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. .. | .. | 42,116 0 0 |
| Surveys, North Island .. .. .. | .. | 21,611 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. | .. | 5,169 0 0 |
| Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. | 8,832,421 0 0 | 77,660 0 0 |
| Greymouth-Brunner .. .. .. | 196,972 0 0 | 15,959 0 0 |
| Greymouth Harbour Works .. .. | .. | 127,234 0 0 |
| Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. .. | 195,549 0 0 | .. |
| Westport .. .. .. .. .. | 220,773 0 0 | .. |
| Westport Harbour Works .. .. | .. | 14,111 0 0 |
| Nelson .. .. .. .. .. | 165,225 0 0 | 12,537 0 0 |
| Picton .. .. .. .. .. | 206,230 0 0 | 63,563 0 0 |
| Stock, Permanent-way .. .. | .. | 33,262 0 0 |
| Stock, A.O.L. Stores .. .. | .. | 17,988 0 0 |
| Surveys, Middle Island .. .. | .. | 36,213 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. | .. | 5,168 0 0 |
| Stock in suspense .. .. .. | 25,000 0 0 | .. |
| Total .. .. .. .. .. | 16,404,076 0 0 | 786,891 0 0 |
A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 12th December, 1899.
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