✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics
May 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 977
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1901, to 31st March, 1902.
| 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 1902 | 288,322 | 867,864 | 1524760 | 4,675,190 | 7,356,136 | 100778 | 677,804 | 11,926 | 1506 | 30,404 | 721,640 | 1564 | 76,611 | 6,847 | 2,724,860 | 55,159 | 2,865,041 |
| 1901 | 238,149 | 791,034 | 1175092 | 4,039,318 | 6,243,593 | 82921 | 633,770 | 11,421 | 1336 | 30,658 | 677,185 | 1566 | 65,955 | 6,913 | 2,412,191 | 51,059 | 2,537,684 |
| Inc. | 50,173 | 76,830 | 349668 | 635,872 | 1,112,543 | 17857 | 44,034 | 505 | 170 | .. | 44,455 | .. | 10,656 | .. | 312,669 | 4,100 | 327,357 |
| Dec. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 254 | .. | 2 | .. | 66 | .. | .. | .. |
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. | ||||||||
| 1902 | 86,378 | 0 0 | 101,878 | 0 0 | 100,236 | 0 0 | 427,153 | 3 0 | 813,344 | 12 0 | 556,394 | 11 0 | 1,443,792 | 9 0 | 3,529,176 |
| 1901 | 78,844 | 0 0 | 96,519 | 8 0 | 92,830 | 0 0 | 380,802 | 15 0 | 772,571 | 3 0 | 551,878 | 9 0 | 1,366,241 | 6 0 | 3,339,687 |
| Increase .. | 7,534 | 0 0 | 5,358 | 12 0 | 7,406 | 0 0 | 46,350 | 8 0 | 40,773 | 9 0 | 4,516 | 2 0 | 77,551 | 3 0 | 189,489 |
| Decrease.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION, ALL LINES, to 31st March, 1901, 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 | 7,955 0 0 |
| Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. | 170,308 0 0 | 316 0 0 |
| Kaihu .. .. .. .. .. | 70,811 0 0 | .. |
| Auckland .. .. .. .. .. | 2,434,764 0 0 | 231,956 0 0 |
| Gisborne-Karaka .. .. .. | .. | 32,569 0 0 |
| Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth .. | 4,045,563 0 0 | 262,701 0 0 |
| Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. | .. | 42,116 0 0 |
| Surveys, North Island .. .. .. | .. | 24,536 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. | .. | 5,169 0 0 |
| Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. | 9,237,605 0 0 | 119,765 0 0 |
| Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. .. | 197,701 0 0 | .. |
| Greymouth-Brunner .. .. .. | 198,908 0 0 | 15,959 0 0 |
| Greymouth Harbour Works .. .. | 127,234 0 0 | .. |
| Westport .. .. .. .. .. | 220,773 0 0 | .. |
| Westport Harbour Works .. .. | 14,111 0 0 | .. |
| Nelson .. .. .. .. .. | 166,179 0 0 | 12,537 0 0 |
| Picton .. .. .. .. .. | 206,683 0 0 | 111,815 0 0 |
| Stock, Permanent-way .. .. .. | .. | 63,900 0 0 |
| Stock, A.O.L. Stores .. .. .. | .. | 47,911 0 0 |
| Surveys, Middle Island .. .. | .. | 38,356 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. | .. | 5,168 0 0 |
| Stock in suspense .. .. .. | 25,000 0 0 | .. |
| Total .. .. .. .. .. | 17,207,328 0 0 | 1,022,729 0 0 |
Railway Department, 29th April, 1902.
A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
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