✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics
Jan. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 71
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1899, to 9th December, 1899.
| 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. | |||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |||||||||||||
| 1899 | 77,986 | 487,770 | 423,554 | 2,215,106 | 3,204,416 | 42,999 | 419,115 | 7,347 | 762 | 18,064 | 445,283 | 844 | 44,481 | 1,717 | 1,435,155 | 25,449 |
| 1898 | 76,785 | 444,114 | 397,262 | 2,025,196 | 2,943,357 | 37,488 | 389,965 | 6,774 | 683 | 16,633 | 414,055 | 633 | 38,683 | 2,440 | 1,274,646 | 21,848 |
| Inc. | 1,201 | 43,656 | 26,292 | 189,910 | 261,059 | 5,511 | 29,150 | 573 | 79 | 1,431 | 31,233 | 211 | 5,798 | .. | 160,509 | 3,601 |
| Dec. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 723 | .. | .. |
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 .. | 55,936 0 0 | 37,748 12 0 | 66,680 0 0 | 233,946 3 0 | 561,031 3 0 | 354,793 6 0 | 861,801 15 0 | 2,171,936 19 0 |
| 1898 .. | 66,154 0 0 | 38,143 0 0 | 66,370 0 0 | 222,526 2 0 | 294,785 11 0 | 317,204 14 0 | 815,971 14 0 | 1,821,155 1 0 |
| Increase .. | .. | .. | 310 0 0 | 11,420 1 0 | 266,245 12 0 | 37,588 12 0 | 45,830 1 0 | 350,781 18 0 |
| Decrease .. | 10,218 0 0 | 394 8 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 6 |
| 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, 9th January, 1900.
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Railways, Traffic Statistics, Passengers, Freight, Tons, Construction Costs, North Island, Middle Island, Kawakawa, Whangarei, Kaihu, Auckland, Wellington, Napier, New Plymouth, Hurunui, Bluff, Greymouth, Brunner, Hokitika, Westport, Nelson, Picton
- A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways