New Zealand Gazette – 1884 – No. 29

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✨ Railway Construction Costs



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 29

Cost of Construction of all Lines up to 31st March, 1883.

Section. Division. State of Line. Miles Open. Cost. Total.
Kawakawa .. Main Line .. Opened .. .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
.. " .. Unopened .. .. 26,603 6 1 63,552 4 0
Whangarei-Kamo .. " .. Opened .. 7 36,948 17 11 54,153 0 5
Auckland .. " .. " .. 139 54,153 0 5
.. Te Aroha-Thames .. Unopened .. .. 1,112,719 14 11 1,177,311 17 7
Napier .. Main Line .. Opened .. 70 64,592 2 8
.. " .. Unopened .. .. 419,298 14 11 451,301 14 11
Wellington .. " .. Opened .. 69 32,003 0 0
.. " .. Unopened .. .. 764,860 12 6 767,877 16 6
Wanganui .. " .. Opened .. 115 3,017 4 0
.. " .. Unopened .. .. 804,588 10 2 825,140 10 2
New Plymouth .. " .. Opened .. 51 20,552 0 0
.. " .. Unopened .. .. 292,457 13 6 344,619 13 6
Private Line .. Wellington-Foxton .. " .. .. 52,162 0 0 40,237 8 9
Stock .. .. .. .. 40,237 8 9 103,729 19 5
Surveys .. .. .. .. 103,729 19 5 3,890 12 3
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 3,890 12 3 2,506 19 6
Christchurch .. Main Line .. Opened .. 162 2,506 19 6
.. " .. Unopened .. .. 1,697,301 5 2
.. Oxford, Rangiora, and Eyreton Branch Opened .. 43 9,768 0 0
.. Southbridge .. " .. 42 102,396 1 5
.. Springfield-Whitecliffs .. " .. 43 150,133 0 0
.. Canterbury Interior .. Unopened .. .. 103,542 3 11 2,104,677 1 2
Oamaru .. Main Line .. Opened .. 108 41,536 10 8
.. Albury Branch .. " .. 26 954,196 18 2
.. " .. Unopened .. .. 118,484 15 5
.. Duntroon Branch .. Opened .. 22 37,826 4 3
.. Ngapara Branch .. " .. 15 79,581 7 1
.. " .. Unopened .. .. 90,622 15 4 1,318,706 2 4
Dunedin .. Main Line .. Opened .. 115 37,994 2 1
.. Walton Park Branch .. " .. 3 1,438,681 11 5
.. Outram Branch .. " .. 9 19,694 6 8
.. Lawrence Branch .. " .. 22 55,883 3 7
.. Palmerston-Waihemo .. Unopened .. .. 168,700 7 3
.. Main Line, Catlin's River .. " .. .. 15,366 18 11
.. Otago Central .. " .. .. 13,869 11 5
.. " .. Opened .. 175 150,206 8 7 1,862,402 7 10
Invercargill .. Main Line .. Unopened .. .. 1,017,816 16 4
.. " .. Opened .. 15 6,400 0 0
.. Tapanui .. " .. .. 84,227 16 3
.. " .. Unopened .. .. 3,070 0 0
.. Riverton .. Opened .. 48 218,040 7 10
.. " .. Unopened .. .. 9,558 0 0
.. Seaward Bush .. " .. .. 89 13 9
.. Riversdale-Switzer's .. " .. .. 350 0 0 1,339,552 14 2
Greymouth .. Main Line .. Opened .. 8 163,096 14 2
.. " .. Unopened .. .. 15,500 0 0
.. Greymouth-Hokitika .. " .. .. 28,395 4 9
.. Harbour Works .. " .. .. 80,802 0 4 287,798 19 3
Westport .. Main Line .. Opened .. 10 199,891 3 7 199,891 3 7
Nelson .. " .. " .. 23 153,223 13 4
.. " .. Unopened .. .. 2,000 0 0 155,223 13 4
Picton .. " .. Opened .. 18 188,801 15 6
.. " .. Unopened .. .. 13,567 3 0 202,368 18 6
Stock .. .. .. .. 81,249 6 11 81,249 6 11
Surveys .. .. .. .. 20,785 1 6 20,785 1 6
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 2,506 19 7 2,506 19 7
Total .. .. .. 1,358 11,409,479 5 2 11,409,479 5 2

Railway Department, 4th March, 1884.

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 Cost of Construction of all Lines up to 31st March, 1883 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
4 March 1884
Railways, Construction Costs, Sections, Opened, Unopened, Total
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways