✨ Railway Traffic Statistics and Construction Costs
Mar. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 757
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1905, to 3rd February, 1906.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | Parcels. | Horses. | Car-riages. | Dogs. | Total. | Drays, &c. | Cattle. | Calves. | Sheep. | Pigs. | Total. | |||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | ||||||||||||||
| 1906 | 308,491 | 853,846 | 1,760,507 | 4,477,178 | 7,399,522 | 121,847 | 739,635 | 14,446 | 2,007 | 33,188 | 789,276 | 1,863 | 87,471 | 14,410 | 2,131,131 | 74,384 | 2,309,259 |
| 1905 | 300,885 | 863,992 | 1,666,341 | 4,304,796 | 7,136,014 | 117,600 | 685,232 | 13,252 | 1,872 | 31,851 | 732,207 | 1,883 | 85,595 | 11,247 | 2,306,844 | 61,182 | 2,466,751 |
| Inc. | 7,606 | .. | 94,166 | 172,382 | 263,508 | 4,247 | 54,403 | 1,194 | 135 | 1,337 | 57,069 | .. | 1,876 | 3,163 | .. | 13,202 | .. |
| Dec. | .. | 10,646 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | .. | .. | 175,713 | .. | 157,492 |
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. | ||||||||
| 1906 | .. | 123,638 0 0 | .. | 94,844 0 0 | .. | 90,270 0 0 | .. | 438,501 4 0 | .. | 659,808 6 0 | .. | 513,271 5 0 | .. | 1,622,282 17 0 | .. |
| 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 | .. |
| Increase | .. | 11,396 0 0 | .. | 4,281 4 0 | .. | .. | .. | 26,564 4 0 | .. | 36,562 4 0 | .. | .. | .. | 106,121 3 0 | .. |
| Decrease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2,186 0 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9,556 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, 6th March, 1906.
H. DAVIDSON,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
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Railway traffic, Passenger statistics, Freight statistics, Comparative data, Financial year 1905-6
- H. Davidson, Accountant, New Zealand Railways