✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics




Feb. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 281

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1901, to 4th January, 1902.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1902 206,841 646,414 1100524 3,396,312
1901 163,140 597,918 815698 3,047,532
Inc. 43,701 48,496 284826 348,780
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.
1902 66,814 0 0 52,909 4 0 78,336 0 0 327,813 5 0 677,895 9 0 402,535 17 0 1,108,483 1 0 2,714,786 16 0
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
Increase .. 5,698 0 0 .. 6,124 0 0 40,065 0 0 77,115 10 0 .. 64,707 1 0 189,102 2 0
Decrease.. .. 930 12 0 .. .. .. 3,676 17 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.
Β£ s. d. Β£ 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, 4th February, 1902.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

πŸš‚ Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
4 February 1902
Railway Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Statistics, 1901-1902
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

πŸš‚ Estimated Cost of Construction for All Lines

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
4 February 1902
Railway Construction, Costs, Public Works, 1901
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways