✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics
Feb. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 369
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1902, to 3rd January, 1903.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | |
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |
| 1903 | 229,785 | 664,644 | 1,279,302 | 3,386,488 |
| 1902 | 206,841 | 646,414 | 1,100,524 | 3,396,312 |
| Inc. | 22,944 | 18,230 | 178,778 | .. |
| Dec. | .. | .. | .. | 9,824 |
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 | 97,244 0 0 | 61,611 12 0 | 78,244 0 0 | 323,543 11 0 | 580,042 15 0 | 458,162 1 0 | 1,208,719 2 0 | 2,807,567 1 0 |
| 1902 | 66,814 0 0 | 52,909 4 0 | 78,336 0 0 | 327,813 5 0 | 677,895 9 0 | 402,535 17 0 | 1,108,483 1 0 | 2,714,786 16 0 |
| Increase .. | 30,430 0 0 | 8,702 8 0 | .. | .. | .. | 55,626 4 0 | 100,236 1 0 | 92,780 5 0 |
| Decrease .. | .. | .. | 92 0 0 | 4,269 14 0 | 97,852 14 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. | 220,773 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. | 25,000 0 0 | .. |
| Total .. .. .. .. .. .. | 18,170,722 0 0 | 1,325,831 0 0 |
A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 3rd February, 1903.
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