New Zealand Gazette – 1906 – No. 34

Page 1163

✨ Railway Traffic Statistics and Construction Costs



MAY 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1163

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1905, to 31st March, 1906.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total. Parcels.
S. R. S. R.
1906 377,919 1,008,244 2,124,241 5,315,978
1905 366,282 1,020,026 2,000,834 5,126,970
Inc. 11,637 .. 123,407 189,008
Dec. .. 11,782 .. ..

Tons.

All Sections. Chaff, Lime, &c. Wool. Firewood. Timber. Grain. Merchandise. Minerals. Total.
1906 Tons c. qr. Tons c. qr. Tons c. qr. Tons c. qr. Tons c. qr. Tons c. qr. Tons c. qr. Tons c. qr.
.. 144,884 0 0 116,086 0 0 106,510 0 0 534,533 1 0 772,257 16 0 628,602 11 0 1,938,548 3 0 4,241,421 11 0
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 0 4,011,511 9 0
Increase .. 13,170 0 0 8,461 4 0 .. 41,206 3 0 39,778 6 0 .. 132,188 5 0 229,910 2 0
Decrease .. .. .. 2,664 0 0 .. .. 2,229 16 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 .. .. .. 25,000 0 0 ..
Total .. .. .. .. .. 21,701,572 0 0 1,302,132 0 0

H. DAVIDSON,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Railway Department, 1st May, 1906.



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🚂 Railway Working Account for the Year Ending 31st March 1906 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
1 May 1906
Railways, Financial statements, Revenue, Expenditure, Statistics, North Island, Middle Island, Lake Wakatipu
  • H. Davidson, Accountant, New Zealand Railways