COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAYS (RETURN OF).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1881 Session I, D-07

,_ — _ _—. _ _—_____ . Notes.—Permanent way, New Zealand and England, is computed on a mileage basis, after deducting the value of the material in stock on 31st March, 1880, which in the North Island amounted to £i0r,428 3s. iod. Rolling Stock is apportioned on the basis of the Traffic Receipts for a period ending 31st March, 1880. 7*^

RETURN showing the Approximate Cost of the Sections and Branches of the New Zealand Railways Opened for Traffic on the 31st March, 1880, as given on Page 784 of the New Zealand Gazette, dated 20th May, 1880.

Being Return to an Order of the Souse of Representatives, dated the 2nd day of June, 1880. " That a return be laid before this House, showing the cost of construction of each section of the railways, and of each branch railway, mentioned on page ?84 of the New Zealand Gazette, dated the 20th May, 1880, together with the estimated value of the rolling stock in use on each section and each branch."— (Mr. Montgomery.)

COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAYS (RETURN OF).

1881. NEW ZEALAND.

Land. Surveys. Grading. Bridges and Culverts. Fencing. Permanent Way, New Zealand. Permanent Way, England. Rolling Stock, New Zealand. Rolling Stock, England. Workshops, Stations, and Wharves. Engineering and Office. Incidental. Total. North Island : Kaipara Section Helensville-Riverhead Main Line Auckland Section Waikomiti-Ohaupo Main Line Napier Section Napier-Kopua Main Line Wellington Section Wellington-Featherston Main Line Wanganui Section Foxton-Kai Iwi Main Line New Plymouth Section Waitara-Stratford Main Line Waitara-New Plymouth Main Line 1,088 4 10 £ k d. 1.345 s 2 £ s- d. i7,5 25 9 « £ & d. 8,176 2 5 £ B. d. 635 2 4 £ s. d. 16,572 8 o £ «• d. 18,011 11 o £ s. d. 1.389 3 9 £ s. d. 5,036 17 9 £ ■■ d. 14,973 10 1 £ s. d. 4,024 4 11 £ s. d. 539 18 o £ r d. 89,317 15 2 45>892 '5 2 9,085 9 4 197.139 15 2 88,948 17 4 13,413 1 4 116,267 12 o 126,347 14 o 13,793 14 7 56,442 1 9 109,592 11 4 44.291 4 3 5,028 18 1 826,243 14 4 6.595 2 9 7,840 11 7 59,595 18 1 58,312 17 ° ".785 13 3 64,720 4 o 70,337 3 o 6,203 17 6 25.375 5 o 35,225 o 6 13,801 2 10 573 18 7 360,366 14 1 20,400 12 2 11,291 15 10 202,990 16 7 70,522 19 8 11,051 14 9 46,192 4 o 50,182 13 o 6,863 12 11 28,074 6 9 66,339 9 3 23,705 10 5 515 3 5 538,130 18 9 21,827 13 7 13.995 4 4 96,923 2 5 82,730 17 10 17,965 7 5 99,323 8 o 107.937 16 o 7,851 8 2 32,155 11 4 60,289 1 7 25.332 6 3 870 5 6 567,202 2 5 ii.7S8 19 3 S.39 6 13 8 57, OI 4 7 2 37,761 14 1 7,458 3 3 33,228 8 o 36,112 I o 2,062 9 5 8,436 6 9 19,412 18 11 8,845 19 ° 501 12 o 217,989 12 6 Total Opened Lines, North Island ... Total Unopened Lines, North Island Trial Surveys ... io7,5 6 3 7 9 13.455 o ° 48,954 19 11 12,736 5 5 9,955 15 6 61,691 5 4 631,189 9 4 128,091 16 o 346,453 8 4 56,055 10 1 62,309 2 4 8,037 3 o 376,304 4 o 28,562 8 o 408,928 18 o 31,041 6 o 38,164 6 4 155,520 9 4 305,832 11 8 20,053 6 o 120,000 7 8 14,234 10 10 8,029 12 7 i,339 13 9 2,609,250 17 3 313,606 19 1 9,955 15 6 2,932,813 n 10 ... ... ... ... Total Cost of North Island Lines 121,018 7 9 759,281 s 4 1 402,508 18 5 70.346 5 4 404,866 12 O 439,97° 4 ° 38,164 6 4 155,520 9 4 325,885 17 8 134,234 18 6 9,369 6 4

P.—7.

RETURN showing the Approximate Cost of the Sections and Branches of the New Zealand Railways Opened for Traffic on the 31st March, 1880— continued.

Public Works Department, 8th June, 1S81. Price 3d.]

W. A. Thomas, Accountant, Public Works,

By Authority: (Jeobqe Didsbtjbt, Government Printer, Wellington,—1881,

Land. Surveys. Grading. Bridges and Culverts. Fencing. Permanent Way, Permanent Way, Rolling Stock, New Zealand. England. New Zealand. Rolling Stock, England. Workshops, Stations, and Wharves. Engineering and Office. Incidental. Expenditure by General Government. Expenditure by Provinces. Total. Expenditure, Middle Island :— Christchurch Section Amberley-Addington Christchurch-Temuka Lyttelton Branch Timaru and Oamaru Sec. Temuka-Waitaki Palmerston-Waitaki Dunedin Section Glendermid-Palmerston Dunedin-GIendermid Glendermid.Port Chalmers Clintnn-Dunedin Invercargill Section Clinton-Invercargill Invercargill-Bluff Invercargill-Kingston Oxford Branch Eyreton Branch Southbridge Branch Springfield-White Cliffs ... Rolleston-Springfield Whitecliffs Branch Albury or Opawa Branch Waimate Branch Waitaki Bridge Duntroon Branch Ngapara Branch Shag Point Branch Walton Park (Green Isl.) Br. Outram Branch Lawrence Branch Riverton-Otautau Makarewa-Riverton Thornbury Jimction-Otautau Nelson-Foxhill Brunner-Grey mouth Grey Harbour Works Picton-Blenheim Westport-Ngakawau £ s. d. 26,407 16 6 28,673 9 3 46,215 16 6 11,215 I2 I0 1,738 12 2 1,563 14 8 7,924 14 1 1,216 16 5 £ s- d. £,214 13 5 7,622 7 11 11,159 2 6 6,121 4 5 936 5 2 791 6 4 1,no 6 1 i,°7 3 15 3 £ s. d, 58,445 4 11 153,37° 13 11 452,4°7 4 4 103,002 17 8 6,164 o 6 6,629 9 ! 4,495 13 10 7,121 5 2 £ s. d. 174,899 3 5 ii8,5°3 15 4 136,575 4 9 26,329 9 9 2,413 16 9 i,756 15 1 io,534 19 8 5,241 18 6 £ s. d. 16,881 1 1 22,067 ii 2 34,968 16 10 13,298 2 3 2,411 1 10 1,619 11 1 10,542 2 6 879 11 o £ s. d. i°3,373 o o 104,585 12 o 120,420 4 9 132,573 4 ° 22,466 12 o 20,517 12 o 25,703 16 o 42,606 12 O £ s. d. 112,121 10 o 113,446 9 o 130,765 2 o 144,075 3 o 24,417 14 o 22,299 9 ° 27,934 12 o 46,305 19 o £ s. d. 55>927 11 3 18,041 o 8 36,380 3 7 16,859 3 2 1,226 5 7 733 16 3 3,i97 10 7 2,777 1 10 £ s. d. 229,004 9 10 73,813 10 2 149,017 11 10 68,964 8 o 5,036 5 1 2,940 6 4 13,119 13 6 11,399 17 2 131-336 16 3 89,629 14 9 173,225 16 2 55.331 19 5 9,036 9 2 7,589 5 7 15.179 8 3 16,171 9 1 £ s. d. 23,948 o o 23,385 11 o 44,722 6 8 19,826 16 1 1,843 ° ° 1,657 ° ° 3,197 o 0 3,006 o o £ s. d. 2,100 o o i,333 9 8 4,210 16 10 2,152 14 4 245 3 ° 208 5 o 43S 8 o 372 o o £ s. d. 939,659 6 8 754,473 4 10 1,340,068 6 9 599,75° H 11 77,935 5 3 68,306 10 5 123,375 4 6 138,171 5 5 £ s. d. 656,635 o o 174,196 o o £ s. d. 1.596.294 6 8 754,473 4 i° 1,340,068 6 9 773,94 6 "4 » 77,935 S 3 68,306 10 5 123,375 4 6 138,171 S S 449 9 2 9 16 7 8 17 6 994 3 9 187 11 6 76,099 18 4 181 12 6 368 2 2 1,512 1 o 4,688 12 o 5>°95 9 o 1,997 8 o 446 12 9 8,190 13 o 1,826 11 0 3,008 3 o 3,160 17 11 1,177 ' o 461 o o 160 o o 79 10 o H,S43 1 7 18,910 15 7 76,099 18 4 10,654 1 4 8,839 18 4 605 16 o 4,890 17 2 11,966 7 7 182,915 17 6 43,599 6 o 75,124 o o 89,667 1 7 18,910 15 7 76,099 18 4 48,154 1 4 66,848 18 4 605 16 o 17,719 17 2 41,657 7 7 182,915 17 6 103,896 6 o 706 4 o 136 5 ° 177 9 1 764 2 6 3,286 1 o 2,358 7 3 691 16 9 19 12 11 394 4 6 1,214 19 6 1.i73 7 5 74,733 8 11 11,748 19 2 136 o o 2,071 12 10 15,758 12 6 7,563 9 2 *33 15 ° 276 1 2 34i 7 3 256 19 6 8,555 15 8 3,027 1 1 531 1 o 578 o o 1,226 2 6 903 6 11 67 9 5 170 8 2 860 5 o 1,897 2 6 1,859 ° 8 5,236 11 o 3,633 17 4 538 6 7 7 r3 19 4 1,614 13 3 7>7'9 11 5 7,603 17 1 2,249 n 4 1,888 4 9 76816 8 4,465 4 10 16,641 10 3 5,877 9 5 920 2 O 545 1 3 234 o o 760 2 3 6,650 o 6 3,436 7 11 030 2 18 6 S 3 3 37,500 o o 58,009 o o 12,829 ° ° 29,691 o o 1,940 4 1 23 6 o 21,817 12 O 23,710 10 o 205 8 8 101 8 3 60,297 o o 17,138 7 4 9,626 11 7 2,078 4 9 2,114 16 1 24,592 3 10 23,722 11 4 56,996 15 3 52,226 1 7 55>° 27 17 2 15,891 19 9 29,852 10 9 6,817 16 o 599 19 ° 18,851 16 o 10,209 4 ° 20,360 12 o 11,092 8 o 2,208 15 o 2,417 15 o 9,o34 9 7 9,921 6 2 10,826 14 5 28,963 9 3 S,*33 16 o 9,176 2 11 3,000 o o 5,078 2 6 8,688 13 1 244 16 3 563 12 6 133, ■ 79 1° 11 138,260 6 7 59.996 15 3 154,207 12 3 186,042 9 o 133,179 10 11 138,260 6 7 59,996 15 3 154,207 12 3 186,042 9 o 9,511 1 o 8,280 o 5 2,137 19 11 6,498 10 5 29,656 1 7 13,567 7 9 959 5 8 117 o o 18,014 ° ° 2i,935 2 o '9,577 5 o 23,839 9 ° 972 12 6 635 1° o 3,978 8 2 2,620 4 2 11,922 o 10 44,403 9 11 !74 13 6 429 5 J Total Opened Lines, M. I. Total Unopened Lines, M. I. Trial Surveys ... 177,390 10 9 6,120 17 2 49,55! 6 1 7,850 1 5 41,088 3 10 1,094,461 1 10 "4,479 13 6 667,590 2 1 54,984 12 0 125,264 19 1 8,016 9 5 668,293 19 9 14,047 ° o 725,619 11 o 15,213 5 ° 150,805 1 4 615,928 10 o 631,676 11 9,3i8 1 6 166,846 3 2 8,457 I2 10 13,024 15 10 568 8 4 5,086,452 12 2 239,056 1 2 41,088 3 10 1,104,281 o o 6,190,733 12 2 239> o5 f» 1 2 41,088 3 10 Total Cost, M. I. Lines 183,5" 7 11 98,489 11 4 1,208,940 15 4 722,574 14 1 133,281 8 6 682,340 19 9 740,832 16 o 150,805 1 4 615,928 10 640,994 12 9 175,303 16 o 13,593 4 2 5,366,596 17 2 1,104,281 o o 6,470,877 17 2 SUMMARY. North Island Railways Middle Island Railways Miscellaneous Surveys Unapportionable Stock Permt. Way in hand £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 121,018 7 9 71,647 o 10 759,281 5 4 402,508 18 5 183,511 7 11 98.48911 41,208,940 15 4 722,57414 1 47° 17 11 £ s. d. 7o,346 5 4 133,281 8 6 £ s. d. . 404,866 120 1 682,340 19 9 £ s. d. 439,970 4 ° 740,832 16 o £ s. d. £ s. d. 38,164 6 4 155.52° 9 4 150,805 1 4 615,928 10 o £ s. d. 325,885 17 8 640,994 12 9 £ s. d. 134,234 18 6 i75,3°3 16 o £ s. d. 9,369 6 4 13,593 4 2 £ s. d. 2,932,813 11 10 5,366,596 17 2 470 17 11 364 15 5 194,828 3 10 £ 1,104,281 s. d. o o £ s. d. 2,932,813 11 10 6,47o>877 17 2 470 17 11 364 IS S 194,828 3 10 194,828 3 10 364 15 5 Grand Total ... 304,529 15 8 170,607 10 1 1,968,222 o 8 1,125,083 12 6 203,627 13 1 1,087,207 11 9 i,375>63i 3 1° 188,969 7 8 771,448 19 4 967.245 5 1° 309,538 14 6 22,962 10 6 8.495.°74 6 2 1,104,281 o o 9.599.355 6 2 Notes.—Permanent way, New Zealand and England, is c< Rolling Stock is apportioned on the basis of the r. The Expenditure by the Provinces is the amount imputed on a mile t>affic Receipts foi allowed by the V; [Cost ( :age basis, after dedi r a period ending 31; iluers appointed urn dS compilation, £, acting the value of 1 3t March, 1880. ier the 28th section he material in stock on 31st March, 1880, which in the Middle Island amounted to £93,400. if " The Financial Arrangements A( :t, 1856/' and is a it classified. 250; printing, £. : . Total, £254.]