New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 63

Page 1853

✨ Railway Statistics and Costs



July 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1853

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1904, to 25th June, 1904.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1904* 85,078 237,770 467,584 1,151,126
1903† 73,741 206,362 422,781 1,069,654
Inc. 11,337 31,408 44,803 81,472
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* .. 36,716 0 0 10,767 8 0 29,340 0 0 119,975 18 0 231,978 6 0 154,828 1 0 455,196 18 0
1903† .. 32,548 0 0 13,347 12 0 23,782 0 0 107,847 4 0 262,934 6 0 160,181 12 0 407,195 1 0
Increase .. 4,168 0 0 .. 5,558 0 0 12,128 14 0 .. .. 48,001 17 0 30,966 16 0
Decrease .. .. 2,580 4 0 .. .. 30,956 0 0 5,353 11 0 .. ..
  • Eighty-six days. † Eighty-one days.

ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION, ALL LINES, to 31st March, 1904, as furnished by Public Works Department and by Greymouth and Westport Harbour Boards respectively.

Section. Cost of Opened Lines. Cost of Unopened Lines.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Kawakawa .. .. .. .. .. .. 94,204 0 0 40,384 0 0
Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. .. 176,322 0 0 12,236 0 0
Kaihu .. .. .. .. .. .. 69,644 0 0 ..
Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,060,491 0 0 209,295 0 0
Gisborne-Karaka .. .. .. .. 76,062 0 0 18,745 0 0
Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth .. .. 4,733,038 0 0 358,873 0 0
Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. .. .. 42,116 0 0
Surveys, North Island .. .. .. .. .. 23,914 0 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,169 0 0
Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,190,793 0 0 598,952 0 0
Westland .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,160,284 0 0 74,136 0 0
Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. 452,959 0 0 ..
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. 266,843 0 0 42,263 0 0
Picton .. .. .. .. .. .. 348,571 0 0 ..
Lake Wakatipu steamer service .. .. 15,612 0 0 ..
Stock, Permanent-way .. .. .. .. .. 42,376 0 0
Stock, A.O.L. Stores .. .. .. .. 23,088 0 0 ..
Surveys, Middle Island .. .. .. .. .. 6,682 0 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,168 0 0
Stock in suspense .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,000 0 0 ..
Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,692,911 0 0 1,480,309 0 0

H. DAVIDSON,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Railway Department, 26th July, 1904.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Railway Working Account, showing revenue and expenditure to 25 June 1904 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
26 July 1904
Railways, Working Account, Traffic Statistics, Passengers, Freight, Parcels, Horses, Cattle, Wool, Timber, Merchandise, Minerals, 1904, 1903, Comparative Statement, 86 days
  • H. Davidson, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🏗️ Estimated cost of railway construction to 31 March 1904

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
26 July 1904
Railway Construction, Estimated Cost, Opened Lines, Unopened Lines, Public Works Department, Greymouth Harbour Board, Westport Harbour Board, North Island, Middle Island, Capital Expenditure
  • H. Davidson, Accountant, New Zealand Railways