New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 34

Page 1189

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



APRIL 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1189

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1903, to 31st March, 1904.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1904 355,462 976,478 1,961,521 5,012,922
1903 324,084 900,518 1,773,518 4,577,270
Inc. 31,378 75,960 188,003 435,652
Dec. .. .. .. ..

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.
1904 .. 132,562 0 0 101,315 8 0 106,066 0 0 509,711 19 0 820,453 8 0 658,144 0 0 1,744,323 5 0 4,072,576 0 0
1903 .. 121,092 0 0 116,309 0 0 100,498 0 0 436,008 6 0 718,375 16 0 633,684 18 0 1,604,425 19 0 3,730,393 19 0
Increase .. 11,470 0 0 .. 5,568 0 0 73,703 13 0 102,077 12 0 24,459 2 0 139,897 6 0 342,182 1 0
Decrease .. .. 14,993 12 0 .. .. .. .. .. ..

ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION, ALL LINES, to 31st March, 1903, 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. 94,106 0 0 29,594 0 0
Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. .. 175,932 0 0 10,032 0 0
Kaihu .. .. .. .. .. .. 69,634 0 0 ..
Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,677,615 0 0 388,660 0 0
Gisborne-Karaka .. .. .. .. 75,110 0 0 3,412 0 0
Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth .. .. 4,649,346 0 0 248,813 0 0
Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. .. .. 42,116 0 0
Surveys, North Island .. .. .. .. .. 24,760 0 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,169 0 0
Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,986,178 0 0 253,882 0 0
Greymouth Harbour Works .. .. .. .. 127,234 0 0 ..
Westland .. .. .. .. .. .. 413,166 0 0 23,559 0 0
Ngahere-Blackball .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,090 0 0
Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. 220,773 0 0 ..
Westport Harbour Works .. .. .. .. 14,111 0 0 ..
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. 170,737 0 0 12,537 0 0
Picton .. .. .. .. .. .. 345,679 0 0 ..
Stock, Permanent-way .. .. .. .. .. 45,193 0 0
Stock, A.O.L. Stores .. .. .. .. 37,114 0 0 ..
Surveys, Middle Island .. .. .. .. .. 39,225 0 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,168 0 0
Stock in suspense .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,000 0 0 ..
Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,081,735 0 0 1,133,200 0 0

H. DAVIDSON,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Railway Department, 26th April, 1904.



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🚂 Railway Working Account, showing revenue and expenditure to 31st March 1904 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
26 April 1904
Railways, Revenue, Expenditure, Financial Returns, Traffic Statistics, North Island, Middle Island, 1903-1904
  • H. Davidson, Accountant, New Zealand Railways