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1901. NEW ZEALAND.
RIMUTAKA RAILWAY ROUTES (PARTICULARS RELATIVE TO).
Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 9th July, 1901. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing,—(l) The cost of maintenance of the line from Cross's Greek to the Summit, and from Cross's Creek to Upper Hutt; (2) the complete working-expenses of the two foregoing alternative lengths ; (3) the term " working-expenses " to include the setting-out in a separate sum of the amount paid for overtime to railway employes engaged on the line from Cross's Creek to the Upper Hutt; (4) the approximate cost of the construction of a deviation from the Upper Hutt to Woodside, together with the lengths of line on the proposed deviation and by the present line, the approximate saving in time in the journey, and the estimated saving per annum in expenditure on maintenance, &c, as between the present line and the proposed deviation."—(Mr. Hobnsby.)
Eetuen showing Cost of Maintenance, Working-expenses, and Length of Line from Cross's Creek to Summit and Cross's Creek to Upper Hutt ; also Cost and Length of Deviation Upper Hutt to Woodside, saving in Journey-time and in Maintenance, &c. Cost of Maintenance of Line :— £ Cross's Creek to Summit ... ... ... ... ... 512 Cross's Creek to Upper Hutt ... ... ... ... ... 3,321 Cross's Creek to Summit. Cross's Creek to Upper Hutt. Working-expenses : —■ £ £ Traffic 1,187 ... 1,891 Locomotive car and wagon ... ... 8,283 ... 10,654 Total ... ... ... £9,470 ... £12,545 Overtime paid to Employes engaged on Line from Cross's Creek to Upper Hutt : — £ Traffic ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 98 Locomotive ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 420 Maintenance... ... ... ... ... ... ... 123 Total ... ... ... ... ... ... £641 Approximate Cost of Construction of Deviation from Upper Hutt to Woodside; also Lengths of Proposed Deviation and Present Line respectively : — Cost of deviation ... ... ... ... ... ... £325,000 Length of proposed deviation ... ... ... ... ... 21-J- miles Length of present line ... ... ... ... ... 29£ miles Approximate Saving in Time on the Journey : Forty-five to sixty minutes. Estimated Saving per Annum in Expenditure on Maintenance, &c. : — £ Maintenance .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,000 Working-expenses, traffic branch ... ... ... ... 1,032 „ locomotive branch ... ... ... ... 9,477 Total ... ... ... ... ... ... £12,509 T. Eonayne, General Manager. Railway Department, Head Office, Wellington, 22nd October, 1901. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,200 copies), 17s.
By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9ol.
Price 3d.]
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RIMUTAKA RAILWAY ROUTES (PARTICULARS RELATIVE TO)., Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1901 Session I, D-08
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