New Zealand Gazette – 1905 – No. 90

Page 2441

✨ Railway Statistics and Costs



Oct. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2441

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1905, to 16th September, 1905.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1905 160,636 406,382 947,623 2,046,804
1904 158,069 429,634 898,380 2,001,758
Inc. 2,567 .. 49,243 45,046
Dec. .. 23,252 .. ..

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 71,760 0 0 16,639 0 0 54,368 0 0 233,949 5 0 407,168 5 0 289,826 2 0 940,638 11 0 2,014,349 3 0
1904 .. 70,636 0 0 15,892 4 0 56,834 0 0 224,901 2 0 391,480 1 0 296,400 11 0 884,928 9 0 1,941,072 7 0
Increase 1,124 0 0 746 16 0 .. 9,048 3 0 15,688 4 0 .. 55,710 2 0 73,276 16 0
Decrease .. .. 2,466 0 0 .. .. 6,574 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, 17th October, 1905.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic for April to September 1905

🚂 Transport & Communications
17 October 1905
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Freight, Parcels, Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Tons, Statistics
  • H. Davidson, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Estimated Cost of Railway Construction to 31 March 1905

🚂 Transport & Communications
17 October 1905
Railways, Construction, Cost, Opened Lines, Unopened Lines, Public Works, Harbour Boards, North Island, Middle Island
  • H. Davidson, Accountant, New Zealand Railways