✨ Railway Statistics & Costs
Aug. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1579
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1899, to 22nd July, 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. | Total. | |||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | ||||||||||||||
| 1899 | 35,359 | 206,330 | 196,298 | 993,184 | 1,431,171 | 19,655 | 187,803 | 3,224 | 333 | 9,692 | 201,052 | 361 | 20,255 | 943 | 860,130 | 14,175 | 895,864 |
| 1898 | 34,958 | 195,756 | 185,830 | 934,980 | 1,351,024 | 17,655 | 174,730 | 2,904 | 307 | 8,773 | 186,714 | 302 | 15,252 | 1,661 | 742,850 | 12,252 | 772,317 |
| Inc. | 401 | 10,574 | 10,968 | 58,204 | 80,147 | 2,000 | 13,073 | 320 | 26 | 919 | 14,338 | 59 | 5,003 | .. | 117,280 | 1,923 | 123,547 |
| Dec. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 718 | .. | .. | .. |
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 | 25,646 0 0 | 11,102 16 0 | 31,252 0 0 | 99,972 8 0 | 307,538 4 0 | 157,739 9 0 | 395,729 19 0 | 1,028,980 16 0 | ||||||||
| 1898 | 34,566 0 0 | 11,911 8 0 | 31,730 0 0 | 98,920 5 0 | 183,181 12 0 | 143,681 4 0 | 364,094 19 0 | 868,085 8 0 | ||||||||
| Increase .. | .. | .. | .. | 1,052 3 0 | 124,356 12 0 | 14,058 5 0 | 31,635 0 0 | 160,895 8 0 | ||||||||
| Decrease.. | 8,920 0 0 | 808 12 0 | 478 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, 22nd August, 1899.
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