✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics
Mar. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 679
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1904, to 4th February, 1905.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | |
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |
| 1905* | 300,885 | 863,992 | 1,666,341 | 4,304,796 |
| 1904† | 286,466 | 812,516 | 1,604,403 | 4,140,984 |
| Inc. | 14,419 | 51,476 | 61,938 | 163,812 |
| 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. | |
| 1905* | .. | 112,292 0 0 | 90,562 16 0 | 92,456 0 0 | 411,937 0 0 | 623,246 2 0 | 522,827 7 0 | 1,516,161 14 0 |
| 1904† .. | .. | 110,104 0 0 | 80,742 8 0 | 89,246 0 0 | 418,569 2 0 | 674,484 5 0 | 526,628 6 0 | 1,424,343 10 0 |
| Increase | .. | 2,188 0 0 | 9,820 8 0 | 3,210 0 0 | .. | .. | .. | 91,818 4 0 |
| Decrease | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6,632 2 0 | 51,238 3 0 | 3,800 19 0 | .. |
- 310 days. † 305 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 |
Railway Department, 7th March, 1905.
H. DAVIDSON,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
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