New Zealand Gazette – 1898 – No. 24

Page 613

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs



APRIL 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 613

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1897, to 5th March, 1898.

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. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1898 109,138 619,648 548,239 3,031,114 4,308,139 44,902 490,015 9,113 790 21,293 521,211 851 38,013 3,322 2,058,523 38,223 2,138,932
1897 113,968 608,294 560,189 2,754,678 4,037,129 39,106 444,542 10,439 702 20,616 476,299 749 30,184 2,685 1,661,553 47,373 1,742,544
Inc. .. 11,854 .. 276,436 271,010 5,796 45,473 .. 88 677 44,912 102 7,829 637 396,970 .. 396,888
Dec. 4,830 .. 11,950 .. .. .. .. 1,326 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,150 ..

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.
1898 71,372 0 0 97,949 12 0 77,055 0 0 290,932 3 0 382,989 3 0 423,096 2 0 971,768 16 0 2,315,162 16 0
1897 55,736 0 0 92,199 12 0 73,018 0 0 231,083 5 0 370,777 14 0 371,883 16 0 942,690 14 0 2,137,389 1 0
Increase .. 15,636 0 0 5,750 0 0 4,037 0 0 59,848 18 0 12,211 9 0 51,212 6 0 29,078 2 0 177,773 15 0
Decrease.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION, ALL LINES, to 31st March, 1897, 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 .. .. .. .. .. 90,638 0 0 ..
Whangarei-Kamo .. .. .. .. .. 137,734 0 0 1,195 0 0
Kaihu .. .. .. .. .. .. 54,990 0 0 ..
Marton-Te Awamutu (north end) .. .. .. .. .. 184,624 0 0 119,713 0 0
Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 1,979,071 0 0 110,871 0 0
Napier .. .. .. .. .. 872,931 0 0 ..
Marton-Te Awamutu (south end) .. .. .. .. .. 143,630 0 0 98,761 0 0
Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 1,446,564 0 0 ..
Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,116 0 0
Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 1,098,418 0 0 116,470 0 0
Surveys .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,597 0 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,169 0 0
Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,551,104 0 0 129,967 0 0
Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. 200,288 0 0 15,959 0 0
Greymouth Harbour Works .. .. .. .. .. .. 127,234 0 0
Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. .. .. .. 192,597 0 0 ..
Westport .. .. .. .. .. 227,494 0 0 ..
Westport Harbour Works .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,111 0 0
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 166,736 0 0 12,537 0 0
Picton .. .. .. .. .. 205,573 0 0 58,637 0 0
Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,788 0 0
Stock in suspense .. .. .. .. .. 25,000 0 0 ..
Surveys .. .. .. .. .. .. 38,795 0 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,168 0 0
Total .. .. .. .. .. 15,577,392 0 0 957,588 0 0

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Railway Department, 5th April, 1898.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic for Year Ending 5 March 1898

🚂 Transport & Communications
5 April 1898
Railways, Traffic Statistics, Passengers, Freight, Tons, Season Tickets, Parcels, Livestock
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Estimated Cost of Railway Construction to 31 March 1897

🚂 Transport & Communications
5 April 1898
Railways, Construction Costs, Opened Lines, Unopened Lines, Public Works, Harbour Works, Financial Expenditure
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways