New Zealand Gazette – 1902 – No. 18

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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 18

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

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1902 233,918 713,900 1242765 3,740,336
1901 189,160 660,062 938216 3,343,808
Inc. 44,758 53,838 304549 396,528
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 73,108 0 0 76,050 16 0 85,298 0 0 353,619 5 0 712,732 0 0 447,575 8 0 1,215,822 5 0 2,964,205 14 0
1901 66,186 0 0 74,294 4 0 79,070 0 0 316,024 1 0 638,843 13 0 450,187 17 0 1,143,179 14 0 2,767,785 9 0
Increase .. 6,922 0 0 1,756 12 0 6,228 0 0 37,595 4 0 73,888 7 0 .. 72,642 11 0 196,420 5 0
Decrease.. .. .. .. .. .. 2,612 9 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, 4th March, 1902.



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Working Account for Four Weeks Ending 1 February 1902 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
4 March 1902
Railways, Revenue, Expenditure, Financial statistics, Traffic returns, North Island, Middle Island, Kawakawa, Whangarei, Kaihu, Auckland, Wellington, Napier, New Plymouth, Hurunui-Bluff, Westland, Westport, Nelson, Picton
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways