New Zealand Gazette – 1901 – No. 43

Page 1003

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Data



May 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1003

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1900, to 31st March, 1901.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1901 238,149 791,034 1175092 4,039,318
1900 129,187 768,180 678599 3,892,318
Inc. 108,962 22,854 496493 147,000
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 78,844 0 0 96,519 8 0 92,830 0 0 380,802 15 0 772,571 3 0 551,878 9 0 1,366,241 6 0 3,339,687 1 0
1900 77,292 0 0 104,620 12 0 92,126 0 0 334,676 16 0 764,033 0 0 536,427 19 0 1,218,697 16 0 3,127,874 3 0
Increase .. 1,552 0 0 .. 704 0 0 46,125 19 0 8,538 3 0 15,450 10 0 147,543 10 0 211,812 18 0
Decrease.. .. 8,101 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, 30th April, 1901.

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🚂 Railway Working Account for Four-weekly Period Ending 31 March 1901 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
30 April 1901
Railways, Working Account, Revenue, Expenditure, Traffic Statistics, Financial Report, North Island, Middle Island
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways