New Zealand Gazette – 1901 – No. 84

Page 1863

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



SEPT. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1863

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1901, to 17th August, 1901.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1901 101,346 301,578 541,652 1,549,376
1900 61,843 270,088 334,283 1,329,950
Inc. 39,503 31,490 207,369 219,426
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 35,682 0 0 16,913 0 0 41,022 0 0 159,481 11 0 418,690 9 0 201,663 9 0 572,384 17 0 1,445,837 6 0
1900 36,036 0 0 13,665 8 0 40,392 0 0 135,107 16 0 332,390 14 0 215,563 2 0 544,938 10 0 1,318,093 10 0
Increase .. .. 3,247 12 0 630 0 0 24,373 15 0 86,299 15 0 .. 27,446 7 0 127,743 16 0
Decrease.. 354 0 0 .. .. .. .. 13,899 13 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, 17th September, 1901.



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🚂 Railway Working Account, showing Revenue and Expenditure to the Termination of the Period ending 17th August, 1901 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
17 September 1901
Railways, Working Account, Revenue, Expenditure, Financial Statistics, North Island, Middle Island, August 1901
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways