COST OF NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.
Wkllington, Saturday. An interesting return has been laid on the table in the Legislative Council. It shows the total cost of the railway.? of Now Zealand to the present date. Tho figures are as follow : Auckland £2,238, Turatiaki.. .. .. .. Hi,319 Wellington _ .. .. 2,170,373 llawkc's i>ay .. ' .. .. 702,047 Nelson .. .. .. .. '10."),301 'Marlborough .. .. •242, Canterbury .. .. .1,337,-»2'.) Westlaml .">lO, SOI Olajjo .. .. .. .. 4,Win,104 General expenses .. .. 307, 1 Total .. . .£15,344,223 Tho sums expended in the purchase of land for railway purposes are as follow : Auckland £34, Hi:', Iliiwlce's Bay .. .. .. 22,810 Wellington .. , .. .. 95,820 Taramiki .. .. .. .. 25,582 Nelson .'{11,418 West), .. .. .. .. 21,011) Marlborough 31,910 Canterbury ' 107,244 utigo .. ... .; .. 173,059 Total .. .. £152,102 The figures include legal costs and other expenses, and the value of land acquired for public buildings in Otago and Canterbury ; but not the moneys expended by the Government in the purchase of private railways.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8669, 11 September 1891, Page 3 (Supplement)
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137COST OF NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8669, 11 September 1891, Page 3 (Supplement)
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