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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 73
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1906, to 21st July, 1906.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | Parcels. | Horses. | Carriages. | Dogs. | Total. | Drays, &c. | Cattle. | Calves. | Sheep. | Pigs. | |||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |||||||||||||
| 1906 | 116,057 | 303,056 | 675,944 | 1,548,700 | 2,643,757 | 51,056 | 272,642 | 4,562 | 668 | 14,891 | 292,763 | 719 | 33,311 | 5,503 | 1,651,236 | 39,165 |
| 1905 | 109,263 | 279,992 | 645,240 | 1,469,128 | 2,503,623 | 46,448 | 266,980 | 4,611 | 686 | 14,869 | 287,146 | 699 | 31,523 | 6,791 | 1,176,780 | 34,312 |
| Inc. | 6,794 | 23,064 | 30,704 | 79,572 | 140,134 | 4,608 | 5,662 | .. | .. | 22 | 5,617 | 20 | 1,788 | .. | 474,456 | 4,853 |
| Dec. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 49 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1,288 | .. | .. |
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. | |
| 1906 | .. | 57,996 0 0 | 17,025 8 0 | 37,378 0 0 | 164,533 5 0 | 272,504 14 0 | 231,481 7 0 | 669,962 10 0 |
| 1905 .. | .. | 50,572 0 0 | 13,875 12 0 | 37,106 0 0 | 154,417 0 0 | 291,456 18 0 | 197,803 15 0 | 644,536 13 0 |
| Increase .. | .. | 7,424 0 0 | 3,649 16 0 | 272 0 0 | 10,116 5 0 | .. | 33,677 12 0 | 25,425 17 0 |
| Decrease .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18,952 4 0 | .. | .. |
ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION, ALL LINES, to 31st March, 1906, 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. | 92,765 0 0 | 46,611 0 0 |
| Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. .. | 177,761 0 0 | 25,226 0 0 |
| Kaihu.. .. .. .. .. .. | 69,644 0 0 | .. |
| Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. | 3,340,932 0 0 | 328,603 0 0 |
| Gisborne-Karaka .. .. .. .. .. .. | 127,948 0 0 | 8,273 0 0 |
| Marton-Te Awamutu (Central) .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 18,085 0 0 |
| Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. | 5,298,916 0 0 | 258,021 0 0 |
| Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 42,116 0 0 |
| Surveys, North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 24,660 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 5,169 0 0 |
| Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. .. .. | 10,945,230 0 0 | 543,195 0 0 |
| Westland .. .. .. .. .. .. | 1,304,772 0 0 | 124,844 0 0 |
| Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. | 470,569 0 0 | 7,279 0 0 |
| Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. | 269,370 0 0 | 71,105 0 0 |
| Picton .. .. .. .. .. .. | 353,960 0 0 | 5,867 0 0 |
| Lake Wakatipu steamer service .. .. .. .. .. .. | 16,436 0 0 | .. |
| Stock, Permanent-way .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 73,337 0 0 |
| Stock, A.O.L. Stores .. .. .. .. .. .. | 5,669 0 0 | .. |
| Surveys, Middle Island .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 5,554 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 5,168 0 0 |
| Stock in suspense .. .. .. .. .. .. | 35,000 0 0 | .. |
| Total .. .. .. .. .. .. | 22,498,972 0 0 | 1,593,118 0 |
H. DAVIDSON,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 21st August, 1906.
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