New Zealand Gazette – 1900 – No. 81

Page 1759

✨ Railway Statistics



Sept. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1759

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1900, to 18th August, 1900.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1900 61,843 270,088 834,283 1,329,950
1899 42,901 259,644 236,476 1,203,800
Inc. 18,942 10,444 97,807 126,150
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 36,036 0 0 13,665 8 0 40,392 0 0 135,107 16 0 332,390 14 0 215,563 2 0 544,938 10 0 1,318,093 10 0
1899 32,358 0 0 12,890 0 0 39,040 0 0 126,001 1 0 349,561 17 0 193,516 7 0 502,745 8 0 1,256,012 13 0
Increase .. 3,778 0 0 775 8 0 1,352 0 0 9,106 15 0 .. 22,046 15 0 42,193 2 0 62,080 17 0
Decrease.. .. .. .. .. 17,171 3 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 .. .. .. .. 80,614 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, 18th September, 1900.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic and Construction Costs for Period Ending 31 March 1900

🚂 Transport & Communications
18 September 1900
Railways, Traffic Statistics, Passengers, Freight, Construction Costs, North Island, Middle Island, 1900
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways