New Zealand Gazette – 1900 – No. 38

Page 897

✨ Railway Traffic Statistics and Construction Costs



MAY 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 897

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1899, to 31st March, 1900.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1900 129,187 768,180 678,599 3,892,318
1899 121,479 701,926 627,222 3,504,926
Inc. 7,708 66,254 51,377 387,392
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.
1900 .. 77,292 0 0 104,620 12 0 92,126 0 0 334,676 16 0 764,033 0 0 536,427 19 0 1,218,697 16 0 3,127,874 3 0
1899 .. 83,084 0 0 97,396 8 0 87,038 0 0 310,265 18 0 420,070 12 0 478,851 6 0 1,147,352 14 0 2,624,058 18 0
Increase .. .. 7,224 4 0 5,088 0 0 24,410 18 0 343,962 8 0 57,576 13 0 71,345 2 0 503,815 5 0
Decrease.. 5,792 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. 91,668 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

Railway Department, 1st May, 1900.

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

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🚂 Railway Working Account for Financial Year 1899–1900 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
1 May 1900
Railways, Revenue, Expenditure, Financial Report, North Island, Middle Island
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways