New Zealand Gazette – 1906 – No. 1

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✨ Railway Traffic Statistics and Construction Costs



Jan. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 37

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1905, to 9th December, 1905.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1905 240,654 645,098 1,396,573 3,142,198
1904 236,513 660,442 1,323,647 3,059,644
Inc. 4,141 .. 72,926 82,554
Dec. .. 15,344 .. ..

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 .. 105,210 0 0 38,357 4 0 76,148 0 0 361,620 17 0 570,673 16 0 419,432 15 0 1,356,842 15 0
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
Increase .. 7,312 0 0 1,534 0 0 .. 18,201 7 0 32,022 8 0 .. 97,940 11 0
Decrease .. .. .. 2,214 0 0 .. .. 3,159 2 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

Railway Department, 9th January, 1906.

H. DAVIDSON,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 Railway Working Account for December 1905 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
9 January 1906
Railway traffic, Passenger statistics, Parcel statistics, Livestock transport, Freight tonnage, Construction costs, Public Works Department
  • H. Davidson, Accountant, New Zealand Railways