New Zealand Gazette – 1900 – No. 75

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✨ Railway Statistics and Costs



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 75

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1900, to 21st July, 1900.

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.
1900 44,739 220,566 249,096 1,112,292 1,626,693 23,782 191,189 3,465 348 10,272 205,274 445 19,884 2,556 769,900 16,782 809,567
1899 35,359 206,830 196,298 993,184 1,431,171 19,655 187,803 3,224 333 9,692 201,052 361 20,255 943 860,130 14,175 895,864
Inc. 9,380 14,236 52,798 119,108 195,522 4,127 3,386 241 15 580 4,222 84 .. 1,613 .. 2,607 ..
Dec. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 371 .. 90,230 .. 86,297

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 28,914 0 0 12,158 12 0 31,338 0 0 107,577 7 0 280,689 8 0 176,334 2 0 429,973 19 0 1,066,985 8 0
1899 25,646 0 0 11,102 16 0 31,252 0 0 99,972 8 0 307,538 4 0 157,739 9 0 395,729 19 0 1,028,980 16 0
Increase .. 3,268 0 0 1,055 16 0 86 0 0 7,604 19 0 .. 18,594 13 0 34,244 0 0 38,004 12 0
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. 26,848 16 0 .. .. ..

ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION, ALL LINES, to 31st March, 1900, 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 1,106 0 0
Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. 163,618 0 0 264 0 0
Kaihu .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,781 0 0 ..
Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 2,394,941 0 0 166,798 0 0
Gisborne-Karaka .. .. .. .. .. .. 502 0 0
Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. 3,933,353 0 0 201,901 0 0
Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,116 0 0
Surveys, North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,764 0 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,169 0 0
Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,037,709 0 0 60,248 0 0
Greymouth-Brunner .. .. .. .. .. 196,972 0 0 15,959 0 0
Greymouth Harbour Works .. .. .. .. .. .. 127,234 0 0
Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. .. .. .. 197,065 0 0 ..
Westport .. .. .. .. .. 220,773 0 0 ..
Westport Harbour Works .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,111 0 0
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 165,363 0 0 12,537 0 0
Picton .. .. .. .. .. 206,624 0 0 87,965 0 0
Stock, Permanent-way .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,614 0 0
Stock, A.O.L. Stores .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,248 0 0
Surveys, Middle Island .. .. .. .. .. .. 37,681 0 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,168 0 0
Stock in suspense .. .. .. .. .. 25,000 0 0 ..
Total .. .. .. .. .. 16,703,887 0 0 850,385 0 0

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

Railway Department, 21st August, 1900.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic from 1 April to 21 July 1900

🚂 Transport & Communications
21 August 1900
Railways, Traffic Statistics, Passengers, Freight, Tons, North Island, Middle Island
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Estimated Cost of Railway Construction to 31 March 1900

🚂 Transport & Communications
21 August 1900
Railways, Construction Costs, Public Works, Opened Lines, Unopened Lines, Harbour Works
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways