New Zealand Gazette – 1901 – No. 18

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✨ Railway Traffic Statistics and Construction Costs



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 18

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1900, to 5th January, 1901.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1901 163,140 597,918 815,698 3,047,532
1900 89,699 570,774 486,203 2,840,332
Inc. 73,441 27,144 329,495 207,200
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.
1901 61,116 0 0 53,839 16 0 72,212 0 0 287,748 5 0 600,779 19 0 406,212 14 0 1,043,776 0 0 2,525,684 14 0
1900 59,290 0 0 63,885 4 0 71,770 0 0 253,444 3 0 599,725 3 0 393,808 4 0 984,032 19 0 2,375,955 13 0
Increase .. 1,826 0 0 .. 442 0 0 34,304 2 0 1,054 16 0 12,404 10 0 109,743 1 0 149,729 1 0
Decrease.. .. 10,045 8 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, 5th February, 1901.



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for January 1901 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
5 February 1901
Railways, Traffic Returns, Revenue, Expenditure, Financial Statistics, North Island, Middle Island, Passengers, Goods, Livestock, Construction Costs
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways