New Zealand Gazette – 1905 – No. 2

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✨ Railway Statistics and Costs



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 2

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1904, to 10th December, 1904.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1904* 236,513 660,442 1,323,647 3,059,644
1903† 221,977 619,924 1,274,336 2,942,878
Inc. 14,536 40,518 49,311 116,766
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* 97,898 0 0 36,823 4 0 78,362 0 0 343,419 10 0 538,651 8 0 422,591 17 0 1,258,902 4 0 2,776,648 3 0
1903† 95,422 0 0 37,252 8 0 75,200 0 0 349,630 19 0 584,693 5 0 439,716 3 0 1,188,528 5 0 2,770,443 0 0
Increase .. 2,476 0 0 .. 3,162 0 0 .. .. .. 70,373 19 0 6,205 3 0
Decrease .. .. 429 4 0 .. 6,211 9 0 46,041 17 0 17,124 6 0 .. ..
  • 254 days.
    † 249 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 1,490,309 0 0

H. DAVIDSON,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Railway Department, 10th January, 1905.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic for 1 April to 10 December 1904

🚂 Transport & Communications
10 January 1905
Railway Traffic, Passengers, Freight, Statistics, North Island, Middle Island, 1904
  • H. Davidson, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Estimated Cost of Railway Construction to 31 March 1904

🚂 Transport & Communications
10 January 1905
Railway Construction, Estimated Costs, Public Works Department, Opened Lines, Unopened Lines, Greymouth Harbour Board, Westport Harbour Board
  • H. Davidson, Accountant, New Zealand Railways