New Zealand Gazette – 1903 – No. 24

Page 924

✨ Railway Financial and Traffic Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 24

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1902, to 28th February, 1903.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1903 291,991 822,318 1,601,253 4,157,082
1902 261,095 787,046 1,383,422 4,143,806
Inc. 30,896 35,272 217,831 13,276
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.
1903 110,888 0 0 107,153 12 0 92,380 0 0 394,081 19 0 650,510 17 0 571,745 0 0 1,463,563 0 0 3,390,322 8 0
1902 79,774 0 0 93,430 0 0 92,652 0 0 391,815 18 0 757,200 8 0 503,002 13 0 1,335,360 12 0 3,253,235 11 0
Increase .. 31,114 0 0 13,723 12 0 .. 2,266 1 0 .. 68,742 7 0 128,202 8 0 137,086 17 0
Decrease .. .. .. 272 0 0 .. 106,689 11 0 .. .. ..

ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION, ALL LINES, to 31st March, 1902, 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 92,488 0 0 22,403 0 0
Whangarei 174,182 0 0 2,693. 0 0
Kaihu .. 70,829 0 0 ..
Auckland 2,596,076 0 0 302,458 0 0
Gisborne-Karaka .. 59,950 0 0
Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth 4,256,798 0 0 372,523 0 0
Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. 42,116 0 0
Surveys, North Island .. 24,557 0 .0
Miscellaneous .. 5,169 0 0
Hurunui-Bluff .. 9,764,629 0 0 232,306 0 0
Greymouth Harbour Works 127,234 0 0 ..
Westland 410,212 0 0 16,314 0 0
Ngahere-Blackball .. 117 0 0
Westport 320,773 0 0 ..
Westport Harbour Works 14,111 0 0 ..
Nelson 167,909 0 0 12,537 0 0
Picton 207,330 0 0 130,906 0 0
Stock, Permanent-way .. 58,258 0 0
Stock, A.O.L. Stores 43,151 0 0 ..
Surveys, Middle Island .. 38,356 0 0
Miscellaneous .. 5,168 0 0
Stock in suspense 35,000 0 0 ..
Total 18,170,722 0 0 1,325,831 0 0

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

Railway Department, 31st March, 1903.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Railway Working Account, showing revenue and expenditure to 28 February 1903 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
31 March 1903
Railways, Traffic Returns, Passengers, Freight, Tons, Revenue, Expenditure, North Island, Middle Island, Financial Statistics
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🏗️ Estimated cost of railway construction to 31 March 1902

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
31 March 1903
Railway Construction, Estimated Cost, Public Works Department, Opened Lines, Unopened Lines, Harbour Works, Loan Expenditure
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways