New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 23

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✨ Railway Statistics



Mar. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 603

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1898, to 4th February, 1899.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1899 100,457 584,380 517,899 2,883,384
1898 98,422 569,172 496,196 2,756,526
Inc. 2,035 15,208 21,703 126,858
Dec. .. .. .. ..

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 72,806 0 0 81,423 8 0 75,902 0 0 261,534 13 0 333,475 8 0 393,627 0 0 975,455 16 0 2,194,224 5 0
1898 65,362 0 0 89,469 4 0 70,344 0 0 263,024 5 0 346,729 17 0 381,281 17 0 885,911 17 0 2,102,123 0 0
Increase .. 7,444 0 0 .. 5,558 0 0 .. .. 12,345 3 0 89,543 19 0 92,101 5 0
Decrease.. .. 8,045 16 0 .. 1,489 12 0 13,254 9 0 .. .. ..

ESTIMATED COST OF CONSTRUCTION, ALL LINES, to 31st March, 1898, 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. 91,681 0 0 ..
Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. .. 144,105 0 0 6,696 0 0
Kaihu .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,544 0 0 ..
Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,214,903 0 0 217,156 0 0
Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth .. .. .. .. 3,796,473 0 0 140,048 0 0
Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. .. .. .. .. 42,116 0 0
Surveys, North Island .. .. .. .. .. 30,182 0 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,169 0 0
Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,666,899 0 0 83,097 0 0
Greymouth-Brunner .. .. .. .. .. .. 196,972 0 0 15,959 0 0
Greymouth Harbour Works .. .. .. .. .. 127,234 0 0
Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. .. .. .. .. 195,127 0 0 ..
Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. 220,772 0 0 ..
Westport Harbour Works .. .. .. .. .. 11,111 0 0
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. 165,192 0 0 12,537 0 0
Picton .. .. .. .. .. .. 206,235 0 0 53,711 0 0
Stock, Permanent-way .. .. .. .. .. 49,169 0 0
Stock, A.O.L. Stores .. .. .. .. .. 31,964 0 0
Surveys, Middle Island .. .. .. .. .. 38,825 0 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,168 0 0
Stock in suspense .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,000 0 0 ..
Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,993,903 0 0 878,142 0 0

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

Railway Department, 7th March, 1899.



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🚂 Railway Traffic and Construction Cost Statistics

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7 March 1899
Railways, Traffic Statistics, Construction Costs, Financial Statistics, Passengers, Freight, Expenditure
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways