New Zealand Gazette – 1902 – No. 2

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✨ Railway Statistics and Costs



Jan. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 37

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1901, to 7th December, 1901.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total. Parcels.
S. R. S. R.
1901 183,201 548,882 978,806 2,679,096
1900 140,157 500,136 706,718 2,370,280
Inc. 43,044 48,746 272,088 308,816
Dec. .. .. .. ..

TONS.

All Sections. Chaff, Lime, &c. Wool. Firewood. Timber. Grain. Merchandise. Minerals. Total.
1901 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 62,980 0 0 37,919 12 0 72,730 0 0 299,769 19 0 640,837 0 0 363,719 2 0 1,021,582 3 0 2,499,537 16 0
1900 57,738 0 0 31,229 0 0 67,114 0 0 261,934 14 0 556,260 11 0 372,525 15 0 962,782 2 0 2,309,584 2 0
Increase .. 5,242 0 0 6,690 12 0 5,616 0 0 37,835 5 0 84,576 9 0 .. 58,800 1 0 189,953 14 0
Decrease.. .. .. .. .. .. 8,806 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 306,683 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, 7th January, 1902.



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for December 1901 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
7 January 1902
Railways, Traffic Returns, Passengers, Freight, Tons, Revenue, North Island, Middle Island
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🏗️ Estimated Cost of Railway Construction to 31 March 1901

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
7 January 1902
Railway Construction, Estimated Cost, Public Works Department, Opened Lines, Unopened Lines, Harbour Works, North Island, Middle Island
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways