✨ Railway Statistics and Costs




MAR. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 535

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1899, to 3rd February, 1900.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
1900 S. 103,630 R. 635,050 S. 553,394 R. 3,154,506
1899 100,457 584,380 517,899 2,883,384
Inc. 3,173 50,670 35,495 271,122
Dec. .. .. .. ..

TONS.

All Sections. Chaff, Lime, &c. Wool. Firewood. Timber. Grain. Merchandise. Minerals. Total.
1900 Tons c. qr. 64,710 0 0 Tons c. qr. 86,095 0 0 Tons c. qr. 78,044 0 0 Tons c. qr. 277,444 16 0 Tons c. qr. 645,232 3 0 Tons c. qr. 435,798 18 0 Tons c. qr. 1,028,376 18 0 Tons c. qr. 2,615,701 15 0
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
Increase .. .. 4,671 12 0 2,142 0 0 15,910 3 0 311,756 15 0 42,171 18 0 52,921 2 0 421,477 10 0
Decrease.. 8,096 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.
Β£ s. d. Β£ s. d.
Kawakawa 91,688 0 0 ..
Whangarei 162,058 0 0 ..
Kaibu .. 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

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

Railway Department, 6th March, 1900.



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πŸš‚ Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic and Construction Costs to 31 March 1899

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
6 March 1900
Railways, Traffic Statistics, Passengers, Freight, Tonnage, Construction Costs, Public Works, 1899-1900
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways