✨ Railway Traffic Statistics and Construction Costs
Feb. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 369
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1905, to 6th January, 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. | Total. |
| | S. | R. | S. | R. | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1906 | 272,176 | 767,772 | 1,570,393 | 4,005,264 | 6,615,605 | 110,178 | 666,862 | 13,118 | 1,837 | 30,455 | 712,272 | 1,686 | 82,026 | 13,335 | 1,703,240 | 65,732 | 1,866,019 |
| 1905 | 265,925 | 783,950 | 1,488,910 | 3,871,800 | 6,410,585 | 106,082 | 617,487 | 11,975 | 1,701 | 28,878 | 660,041 | 1,664 | 78,893 | 10,271 | 1,810,601 | 53,618 | 1,955,047 |
| Inc. | 6,251 | .. | 81,483 | 133,464 | 205,020 | 4,096 | 49,375 | 1,143 | 136 | 1,577 | 52,231 | 22 | 3,133 | 3,064 | .. | 12,114 | .. |
| Dec. | .. | 16,178 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 107,361 | .. | 89,028 |
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 | .. | 113,556 0 0 | 66,177 4 0 | 82,420 0 0 | 396,975 13 0 | 614,417 5 0 | 459,728 0 0 | 1,468,242 9 0 | 8,201,516 11 0 | ||||||
| 1905 .. | .. | 103,472 0 0 | 64,003 8 0 | 84,504 0 0 | 374,016 17 0 | 578,712 19 0 | 464,683 8 0 | 1,368,158 0 0 | 8,037,550 12 0 | ||||||
| Increase | .. | 10,084 0 0 | 2,173 16 0 | .. | 22,958 16 0 | 35,704 6 0 | .. | 100,084 9 0 | 163,965 19 0 | ||||||
| Decrease | .. | .. | .. | 2,084 0 0 | .. | .. | 4,955 8 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, 6th February, 1906.
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