New Zealand Gazette – 1905 – No. 109

Page 2891

✨ Railway Statistics and Costs



Dec. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2891

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1905, to 11th November, 1905.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1905 213,442 577,872 1,245,750 2,795,080
1904 209,930 594,874 1,184,129 2,742,258
Inc. 3,512 .. 61,621 52,822
Dec. .. 17,002 .. ..

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.
1905 93,306 0 0 20,967 16 0 68,476 0 0 316,672 13 0 515,651 13 0 377,746 7 0 1,215,290 2 0 2,608,110 11 0
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 0 2,474,446 7 0
Increase 4,036 0 0 525 16 0 .. 15,787 13 0 28,744 1 0 1,572 15 0 85,039 19 0 133,664 4 0
Decrease .. .. 2,042 0 0 .. .. .. .. ..

ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION, ALL LINES, to 31st March, 1905, 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 .. .. .. .. .. 94,205 0 0 41,595 0 0
Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. 176,321 0 0 19,890 0 0
Kaihu .. .. .. .. .. 69,644 0 0 ..
Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 3,109,600 0 0 338,634 0 0
Gisborne-Karaka .. .. .. 77,346 0 0 39,406 0 0
Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth .. 5,170,271 0 0 126,438 0 0
Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. .. 42,116 0 0
Surveys, North Island .. .. .. 24,618 0 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 5,169 0 0
Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. 10,637,036 0 0 438,913 0 0
Westland .. .. .. .. .. 1,234,711 0 0 115,418 0 0
Westport .. .. .. .. .. 465,784 0 0 ..
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 268,208 0 0 53,104 0 0
Picton .. .. .. .. .. 349,360 0 0 ..
Lake Wakatipu steamer service .. 16,436 0 0 ..
Stock, Permanent-way .. .. .. 42,065 0 0
Stock, A.O.L. Stores .. .. 7,650 0 0 ..
Surveys, Middle Island .. .. .. 9,598 0 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 5,168 0 0
Stock in suspense .. .. .. 25,000 0 0 ..
Total .. .. .. .. .. 21,701,572 0 0 1,302,132 0 0

H. DAVIDSON,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Railway Department, 12th December, 1905.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Railway Working Account, showing Revenue and Expenditure to 11th November 1905 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
12 December 1905
Railways, Traffic Statistics, Passengers, Freight, Parcels, Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Tons, Merchandise, Minerals, North Island, Middle Island
  • H. Davidson, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🏗️ Estimated Cost of Railway Construction to 31st March 1905

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
12 December 1905
Railway Construction, Estimated Cost, Opened Lines, Unopened Lines, Public Works Department, Greymouth Harbour Board, Westport Harbour Board, North Island, Middle Island
  • H. Davidson, Accountant, New Zealand Railways