New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 86

Page 1955

✨ Railway Statistics and Construction Costs



Oct. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1955

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1899, to 16th September, 1899.

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.
1899 51,275 304,740 283,890 1,413,952 2,053,857 28,429 274,272 4,450 469 13,300 292,491 528 29,408 1,190 1,161,335 18,165 1,210,626
1898 50,404 279,798 267,031 1,303,242 1,900,475 24,878 253,044 3,984 426 11,907 269,361 412 24,618 1,932 997,311 15,786 1,040,059
Inc. 871 24,942 16,859 110,710 153,382 3,551 21,228 466 43 1,393 23,130 116 4,790 .. 164,024 2,379 170,567
Dec. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 742 .. .. ..

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 .. 39,076 0 0 15,022 16 0 46,816 0 0 154,843 12 0 402,092 16 0 231,220 4 0 600,952 10 0 1,490,023 18 0
1898 .. 49,628 0. 0 14,855 16 0 46,088 0 0 148,429 5 0 232,282 8 0 211,904 4 0 543,789 3 0 1,246,976 16 0
Increase .. .. 167 0 0 728 0 0 6,414 7 0 169,810 8 0 19,316 0 0 57,163 7 0 243,047 2 0
Decrease.. 10,552 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION, ALL LINES, to 31st March, 1899, 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 ..
Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. .. 162,058 0 0 ..
Kaihu .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,644 0 0 ..
Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,370,235 0 0 143,216 0 0
Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth .. .. .. 3,867,281 0 0 171,079 0 0
Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. .. .. .. 42,116 0 0
Surveys, North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,611 0 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,169 0 0
Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,832,421 0 0 77,660 0 0
Greymouth-Brunner .. .. .. .. .. .. 196,972 0 0 15,959 0 0
Greymouth Harbour Works .. .. .. .. .. .. 127,234 0 0
Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. .. .. .. .. 195,549 0 0 ..
Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. 220,773 0 0 ..
Westport Harbour Works .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,111 0 0
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. 165,225 0 0 12,537 0 0
Picton .. .. .. .. .. .. 206,230 0 0 63,568 0 0
Stock, Permanent-way .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,262 0 0
Stock, A.O.L. Stores .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,988 0 0
Surveys, Middle Island .. .. .. .. .. .. 36,213 0 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,168 0 0
Stock in suspense .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,000 0 0 ..
Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,404,076 0 0 786,891 0 0

Railway Department, 17th October, 1899.

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



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections from 1 April 1899 to 16 September 1899

🚂 Transport & Communications
17 October 1899
Railways, Traffic Statistics, Passengers, Goods, Season Tickets, Livestock, Freight, Comparative Data
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Estimated Cost of Construction of All Railway Lines to 31 March 1899

🚂 Transport & Communications
17 October 1899
Railways, Construction Costs, Public Works, Kawakawa, Whangarei, Kaihu, Auckland, Wellington, Napier, New Plymouth, Hurunui-Bluff, Greymouth, Westport, Nelson, Picton
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways