New Zealand Gazette – 1901 – No. 34

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✨ Railway Statistics and Costs



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 34

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1900, to 2nd March, 1901.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1901 213,757 733,532 1058249 3,712,678
1900 116,593 696,656 616044 3,530,780
Inc. 97,164 36,876 442205 181,898
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 .. 72,774 0 0 87,528 12 0 85,596 0 0 345,855 16 0 698,975 5 0 501,616 16 0 1,248,088 15 0 3,040,435 4 0
1900 .. 70,890 0 0 99,414 16 0 85,032 0 0 306,907 16 0 692,812 1 0 487,772 1 0 1,126,606 16 0 2,869,435 10 0
Increase .. 1,884 0 0 .. 564 0 0 38,948 0 0 6,163 4 0 13,844 15 0 121,481 19 0 170,999 14 0
Decrease.. .. 11,886 4 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, 2nd April, 1901.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for Four Weeks Ending 2 March 1901 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
2 April 1901
Railways, Traffic Returns, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Statistics, All Sections
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🏗️ Estimated Cost of Railway Construction to 31 March 1900

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
2 April 1901
Railway Construction, Estimated Cost, Public Works Department, Opened Lines, Unopened Lines, Harbour Works, Loan Expenditure
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways