New Zealand Gazette – 1905 – No. 41

Page 1071

✨ Railway Statistics and Costs



May 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1071

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1904, to 31st March, 1905.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1905 366,282 1020026 2,000,834 5,126,970
1904 355,462 976478 1,961,521 5,012,922
Inc. 10,820 43548 39,313 114,048
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 131,714 0 0 107,624 16 0 109,174 0 0 493,326 18 0 732,479 10 0 630,832 7 0 1,806,359 18 4,011,511 9 0
1904 .. 132,562 0 0 101,315 8 0 106,066 0 0 509,711 19 0 820,453 8 0 658,144 0 0 1,744,323 5 4,072,576 0 0
Increase .. .. 6,309 8 0 3,108 0 0 .. .. .. 62,036 13 0 ..
Decrease .. 848 0 0 .. .. 16,885 1 0 87,973 18 0 27,311 13 0 .. 61,064 11 0

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, 2nd May, 1905.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic 1904–1905

🚂 Transport & Communications
2 May 1905
Railway Traffic, Passengers, Freight, Parcels, Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Tons, Merchandise, Minerals
  • H. Davidson, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🏗️ Estimated Cost of Railway Construction to 1904

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
2 May 1905
Railway Construction, Opened Lines, Unopened Lines, Public Works Department, Greymouth Harbour Board, Westport Harbour Board, Estimated Costs
  • H. Davidson, Accountant, New Zealand Railways