New Zealand Gazette – 1900 – No. 26

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 26

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1899, to 3rd March, 1900.

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.
1900 116,593 696,656 616,044 3,530,780 4,960,073 58,204 574,415 10,464 1052 24,634 610,565 1186 57,467 2,822 2,182,588 32,715 2,276,778
1899 111,806 637,986 575,616 3,199,842 4,525,250 51,011 542,358 9,438 935 22,715 575,446 1005 48,861 3,006 2,219,329 29,238 2,301,439
Inc. 4,787 58,670 40,428 330,938 434,823 7,193 32,057 1,026 117 1,919 35,119 181 8,606 .. .. 3,477 ..
Dec. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 184 36,741 .. 24,661

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.
1900 70,890 0 0 99,414 16 0 85,032 0 0 306,907 16 0 692,812 1 0 487,772 1 0 1,126,606 16 0 2,869,435
1899 78,186 0 0 92,653 8 0 81,000 0 0 286,772 8 0 366,026 16 0 436,560 2 0 1,065,350 1 0 2,406,548
Increase .. .. 6,761 8 0 4,032 0 0 20,135 8 0 326,785 5 0 51,211 19 0 61,256 15 0 462,886
Decrease.. 7,296 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 63,563 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, 3rd April, 1900.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic and Construction Costs for 1899-1900

🚂 Transport & Communications
3 April 1900
Railways, Traffic Statistics, Passengers, Freight, Construction Costs, Financial Report
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways