New Zealand Gazette – 1901 – No. 70

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✨ Railway Statistics and Construction Costs



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 70

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1901, to 22nd June, 1901.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total. Parcels. Horses. Car-riages. Dogs. Total. Drays, &c. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1901 63,473 194,674 332,537 1,019,180 1,609,864 23,040 155,135 2,477 310 8,535 166,457 355 15,145 1,672 704,353 16,667 738,192
1900 29,832 178,432 171,057 906,744 1,286,065 16,629 147,184 2,924 269 8,119 158,496 322 14,868 2,304 636,792 13,108 667,334
Inc. 33,641 16,242 161,480 112,436 323,799 6,411 7,951 .. 41 416 7,961 33 277 .. 67,621 3,559 70,858
Dec. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 447 .. .. .. .. .. 632 .. .. ..

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 22,092 0 0 12,826 4 0 25,706 0 0 97,725 10 0 277,162 9 0 126,563 12 0 335,290 3 0 897,365
1900 21,698 0 0 10,548 8 0 22,214 0 0 78,203 10 0 230,804 5 0 135,784 18 0 322,526 11 0 821,779
Increase .. 394 0 0 2,277 16 0 3,492 0 0 19,522 0 0 46,358 4 0 .. 12,763 12 0 75,586
Decrease.. .. .. .. .. .. 9,221 6 0 .. ..

ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION, ALL LINES, to 31st March, 1901, 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 7,955 0 0
Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. .. 170,308 0 0 316 0 0
Kaihu .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,811 0 0 ..
Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,434,764 0 0 231,956 0 0
Gisborne-Karaka .. .. .. .. .. 32,569 0 0
Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth .. 4,045,563 0 0 262,701 0 0
Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. .. 42,116 0 0
Surveys, North Island .. .. .. .. .. 24,536 0 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,169 0 0
Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,237,605 0 0 119,765 0 0
Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. .. .. 197,701 0 0 ..
Greymouth-Brunner .. .. .. .. 198,908 0 0 15,959 0 0
Greymouth Harbour Works .. .. .. 127,234 0 0 ..
Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. 220,773 0 0 ..
Westport Harbour Works .. .. .. 14,111 0 0 ..
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. 166,179 0 0 12,537 0 0
Picton .. .. .. .. .. .. 206,683 0 0 111,815 0 0
Stock, Permanent-way .. .. .. .. .. 63,900 0 0
Stock, A.O.L. Stores .. .. .. .. .. 47,911 0 0
Surveys, Middle Island .. .. .. .. .. 38,356 0 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,168 0 0
Stock in suspense .. .. .. .. .. 25,000 0 0 ..
Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,207,328 0 0 1,022,729 0 0

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Railway Department, 23rd July, 1901.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic for All Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
23 July 1901
Railway Traffic, Passengers, Freight, Parcels, Livestock, Tons, Merchandise, Statistics, 1901, 1900 Comparison
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🏗️ Estimated Cost of Railway Construction to 31 March 1901

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