✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 30
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1898, to 4th March, 1899.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | |
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |
| 1899 | 111,806 | 637,986 | 575,616 | 3,199,842 |
| 1898 | 109,138 | 619,648 | 548,239 | 3,031,114 |
| Inc. | 2,668 | 18,338 | 27,377 | 168,728 |
| Dec. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
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 | 78,186 0 0 | 92,653 8 0 | 81,000 0 0 | 286,772 8 0 | 366,026 16 0 | 436,560 2 0 | 1,065,350 1 0 | 2,406,548 15 0 |
| 1898 | 71,372 0 0 | 97,949 12 0 | 77,055 0 0 | 290,932 3 0 | 382,989 3 0 | 423,096 2 0 | 971,768 16 0 | 2,315,162 16 0 |
| Increase .. | 6,814 0 0 | .. | 3,945 0 0 | .. | .. | 13,464 0 0 | 93,581 5 0 | 91,385 19 0 |
| Decrease.. | .. | 5,296 4 0 | .. | 4,159 15 0 | 16,962 7 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 | 53,711 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 |
Railway Department, 4th April, 1899.
A. O. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
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