✨ Railway Statistics and Construction Costs
MAY 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 915
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1898, to 31st March, 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 | 121,479 | 701,926 | 627,222 | 3,504,926 | 4,955,553 | 55,027 | 589,372 | 10,348 | 998 | 24,963 | 625,681 | 1106 | 52,679 | 3,199 | 2,518,233 | 34,512 |
| 1898 | 118,178 | 671,266 | 595,270 | 3,287,550 | 4,672,264 | 48,660 | 530,993 | 9,936 | 862 | 23,069 | 564,860 | 926 | 41,272 | 3,663 | 2,356,595 | 42,784 |
| Inc. | 3,301 | 30,660 | 31,952 | 217,376 | 283,289 | 6,367 | 58,379 | 412 | 136 | 1,894 | 60,821 | 180 | 11,407 | .. | 161,638 | .. |
| Dec. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 464 | .. | 8,272 |
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 | 83,084 0 0 | 97,396 8 0 | 87,038 0 0 | 310,265 18 0 | 420,070 12 0 | 478,851 6 0 | 1,147,352 14 0 | 2,624,058 18 0 |
| 1898 | 77,226 0 0 | 103,054 16 0 | 83,656 0 0 | 313,073 7 0 | 427,448 2 0 | 465,041 8 0 | 1,048,867 11 0 | 2,518,367 4 0 |
| Increase .. | 5,858 0 0 | .. | 3,382 0 0 | .. | .. | 13,809 18 0 | 98,485 3 0 | 105,691 14 0 |
| Decrease.. | .. | 5,658 8 0 | .. | 2,807 9 0 | 7,377 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.I. Stores | .. | 81,964 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, 2nd May, 1899.
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