✨ Railway Financial and Traffic Reports
JUNE 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1555
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1905, to 27th May, 1905.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | Parcels. | Horses. | Carriages. | Dogs. | Total. | Drays, &c. | Cattle. | Calves. | Sheep. | Pigs. | Total. | |||||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | ||||||||||||||||
| 1905 | 60,386 | 158,448 | 342,807 | 834,360 | 1,396,001 | 23,086 | 146,331 | 2,754 | 351 | 8,203 | 157,639 | 330 | 17,445 | 3,389 | 699,220 | 21,064 | 741,448 | ||
| 1904 | 61,007 | 162,372 | 331,450 | 806,808 | 1,361,637 | 22,848 | 132,780 | 2,459 | 343 | 7,842 | 143,424 | 333 | 15,573 | 2,962 | 680,240 | 16,841 | 715,949 | ||
| Inc. | .. | .. | 11,357 | 27,552 | 34,364 | 238 | 13,551 | 295 | 8 | 361 | 14,215 | .. | 1,872 | 427 | 18,980 | 4,223 | 25,499 | ||
| Dec. | 621 | 3,924 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
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 | 27,550 | 0 0 | 8,255 | 12 0 | 18,604 | 0 0 | 79,132 | 7 0 | 176,936 | 0 0 | 104,307 | 18 0 | 323,432 | 12 0 | 738,218 | 9 0 |
| 1904 .. | 26,814 | 0 0 | 8,085 | 8 0 | 20,648 | 0 0 | 87,142 | 1 0 | 173,585 | 6 0 | 104,714 | 7 0 | 316,733 | 5 0 | 737,722 | 7 0 |
| Increase | 736 | 0 0 | 170 | 4 0 | .. | .. | 3,350 | 14 0 | .. | 6,699 | 7 0 | 496 | 2 0 | |||
| Decrease | .. | .. | 2,044 | 0 0 | 8,009 | 14 0 | .. | 406 | 9 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 | 35,000 0 0 | .. |
| Total .. | 21,701,572 0 0 | 1,302,132 0 0 |
H. DAVIDSON,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 27th June, 1905.
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- H. Davidson, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
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- H. Davidson, Accountant, New Zealand Railways