✨ Railway Statistics and Construction Costs
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 78
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1904, to 20th August, 1904.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | |
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |
| 1904* | 131,690 | 367,394 | 753,888 | 1,729,538 |
| 1903† | 119,049 | 323,278 | 708,229 | 1,615,486 |
| Inc. | 12,641 | 44,116 | 45,659 | 114,052 |
| 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* | 60,274 0 0 | 14,269 4 0 | 48,230 0 0 | 189,545 16 0 | 339,164 17 0 | 247,346 10 0 | 752,853 17 0 | 1,651,684 4 0 |
| 1903† | 58,296 0 0 | 18,154 0 0 | 41,684 0 0 | 186,519 13 0 | 378,351 13 0 | 254,056 19 0 | 691,087 12 0 | 1,628,149 17 0 |
| Increase .. | 1,978 0 0 | .. | 6,546 0 0 | 3,026 3 0 | .. | .. | 61,766 5 0 | 23,534 7 0 |
| Decrease .. | .. | 3,884 16 0 | .. | .. | 39,186 16 0 | 6,710 9 0 | .. | .. |
- 142 days.
† 137 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. | 25,000 0 0 | .. |
| Total .. .. .. .. .. .. | 20,692,911 0 0 | 1,480,309 0 0 |
H. DAVIDSON,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 20th September, 1904
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