New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 55

Page 1875

✨ Railway Costs and Export Statistics



JUNE 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1875

ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION of RAILWAYS, ROLLING-STOCK, ETC., to 31st March, 1919, as furnished by Public Works Department and by Greymouth and Westport Harbour Boards respectively.

Section. Cost of Opened Lines. Cost of Unopened Lines.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Whangarei 767,510 0 0 324,852 0 0
Kaihu 99,962 0 0 18,065 0 0
Tauranga .. 398,376 0 0
Gisborne 682,157 0 0 193,510 0 0
North Island Main Lines and Branches 16,006,227 0 0 959,507 0 0
South Island Main Lines and Branches 14,616,816 0 0 222,940 0 0
Westland 2,099,420 0 0 725,766 0 0
Westport 606,225 0 0 96,071 0 0
Nelson 542,534 0 0 36,736 0 0
Picton 683,683 0 0 19,117 0 0
Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service 43,708 0 0 ..
In Suspense—
Surveys, North Island .. 35,900 0 0
Miscellaneous, North Island .. 5,169 0 0
Surveys, South Island .. 5,752 0 0
Miscellaneous, South Island .. 5,168 0 0
P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way .. 46,872 0 0
W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. Stores 19,439 0 0 ..
Totals £36,167,681 0 0 £3,093,201 0 0

Railways Department. 31st May, 1920.

H. WILLIAMS,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Exports.—Weekly.

RETURN of PRINCIPAL EXPORTS of NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE from the Dominion during the Week ended Tuesday, 1st June, 1920.

NOTE.—These figures are subject to alteration. They represent the entries from the ports received at Head Office, Wellington, up to 5 p.m. on Tuesday. * Goods exported are credited as far as possible to each district of production (as per list appended to return for week ended 31st August, 1915, New Zealand Gazette No. 103, page 3117), whether exported through the port for such district or not.

Districts.* Butter. Cheese. Frozen Meats. Gold.
£ Lamb. Mutton. Other.
Auckland 725 119 .. ..
Kaipara .. .. .. .. ..
Tauranga .. .. 988 108,862
Gisborne .. .. .. ..
New Plymouth .. .. .. ..
Waitara .. .. .. .. ..
Patea .. .. .. .. ..
Wanganui .. .. .. 4,935
Wellington 7,521 .. 1,222 6,449
Napier .. .. .. .. ..
Wairau (including Picton).. .. .. .. ..
Nelson .. .. .. .. ..
Westport .. .. .. ..
Greymouth .. .. .. ..
Hokitika .. 2,965 .. ..
Lyttelton .. .. 28,459 21,475
Timaru .. .. .. .. ..
Oamaru .. .. .. 8,382 23,078
Dunedin.. .. .. .. ..
Invercargill .. 52 .. ..
Totals 8,246 3,136 39,051 164,799
Districts.* Grain and Pulse. Hides and Skins. Kauri-gum. Phormium (including Tow). Tallow. Timber. Wool
£ £ £ £ £ £ £
Auckland 6 7,044 32,692 508 .. 3,783 ..
Kaipara .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Gisborne .. .. .. .. 875 .. ..
New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Waitara .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Patea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wellington .. 33,104 .. 1,509 1,396 .. 23,335
Napier .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wairau (including Picton).. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Hokitika .. .. .. .. .. 544 ..
Lyttelton 2,793 47,417 .. .. 2,595 .. 72,563
Timaru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Oamaru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dunedin 1 22,522 .. 153 1,007 .. 94,214
Invercargill .. 5,879 .. .. .. .. ..
Totals 2,800 115,963 32,692 2,173 5,873 4,327 190,112

Customs Department,
Wellington, 2nd June, 1920.

W. B. MONTGOMERY,
Comptroller of Customs.

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🚂 Estimated Cost of Construction of Railways and Rolling-Stock

🚂 Transport & Communications
31 May 1920
Railways, Construction Costs, Rolling-Stock, Public Works Department
  • H. Williams, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🏭 Weekly Return of Principal Exports of New Zealand Produce

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
2 June 1920
Exports, Butter, Cheese, Frozen Meats, Gold, Customs Department
  • W. B. Montgomery, Comptroller of Customs