✨ Railway Statistics and Costs
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 99
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1904, to 12th November, 1904.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | |
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |
| 1904* | 209,930 | 594,874 | 1,184,129 | 2,742,258 |
| 1903† | 195,272 | 524,572 | 1,131,924 | 2,531,718 |
| Inc. | 14,658 | 70,302 | 52,205 | 210,540 |
| 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* | 89,270 0 0 | 20,442 0 0 | 70,518 0 0 | 300,885 0 0 | 486,907 12 0 | 376,173 12 0 | 1,130,250 3 | 2,474,446 7 0 |
| 1903† | 88,108 0 0 | 26,577 16 0 | 68,446 0 0 | 310,431 17 0 | 542,050 2 0 | 393,297 8 0 | 1,062,994 1 | 2,491,905 4 0 |
| Increase .. | 1,162 0 0 | .. | 2,072 0 0 | .. | .. | .. | 67,256 2 0 | .. |
| Decrease .. | .. | 6,135 16 0 | .. | 9,546 17 0 | 55,142 10 0 | 17,123 16 0 | .. | 17,458 17 0 |
- 226 days.
† 221 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, 13th December, 1904.
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