REPORT ON AUCKLAND RAILWAYS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1865, 19 June 1884, Page 2

REPORT ON AUCKLAND RAILWAYS.

The Wellington Correspondent of the Herald telegiaphs on Tuesday :— Mr Maxwell, General Manager of Railways, in his report has the following : — Kawakawa section : The department lias taken over the Kawakawa Railway, which will be open for traffic in a few days. Whangarei section : Tins line has iust payed its working expeses. The increase in the expenditure is due to the additional length of the line worked throughout the year. The coal mining industry has not developed as expected. Should it do so, better results may be expected ; the Hue is in good order. Aucklaud section : An increase of 2o per cent, on goods traffic has taken place, and an improved revenue has resulted. The passenger traffic from special causes does not showed an. increase. The condition of the Hue has been improved by relaying, refinishing and ballasting. Necessaly improvements have been made at several country stations by reconstruction of sidiugs, by giving better water services, leading to greater regularity in the running of trains. Th.3 new shops at Newmarket are not yet available, nor is improved station accommodation at Auckland. Until the present shops are removed, the goods yards completed, and a proper passenger station is carried out, the traffic at the Auckland station will be troublesome to deal with, and unsatisfactory to the public, and until the new shops are available it will be difficult to keep the stock in proper running order. Six new tender engines of greater power have been erected, which improve the means of woi king. Eighty-four new waggons have been bnilt, and thirty-BW more are in hand. The want of shop room has prevented the erection of t.ie carriages needed from being proceeded with. Although large improvements have been made, much remains to be done yet before .the line has its equipments ccmal to those on the other chief lines in the colouy. Large expenses have been incurred in improving and maintaining the Onehnnga Wharf. Proposals have been made to ve»t the wharf |n a local body. Owing to the peculiar conditions of competition there, it would be detrimental to the railway interests to do so, „ - „-,.> 1 . ,

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