New Zealand Gazette – 1900 – No. 95

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✨ Railway Statistics and Costs



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 95

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS FROM 1st APRIL, 1900, TO 13th OCTOBER, 1900.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1900 99,277 364,692 518,479 1,762,216
1899 59,537 355,522 329,274 1,635,134
Inc. 39,740 9,170 189,205 127,082
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 46,800 0 0 15,894 8 0 54,396 0 0 197,894 4 0 447,691 4 0 292,860 6 0 756,266 7 0 1,811,802 9 0
1899 44,570 0 0 17,676 12 0 53,170 0 0 182,510 0 0 452,026 19 0 273,968 15 0 686,681 11 0 1,710,603 17 0
Increase .. 2,230 0 0 .. 1,226 0 0 15,384 4 0 .. 18,891 11 0 69,584 16 0 101,198 12 0
Decrease .. .. 1,782 4 0 .. .. 4,335 15 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 .. .. .. .. 28,764 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, 13th November, 1900.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic and Construction Costs to 31 March 1900

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