New Zealand Gazette – 1906 – No. 95

Page 2965

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



Nov. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2965

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1906, to 13th October, 1906.

Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
06 202,681 508,964 1,168,382 2,524,640
05 186,601 470,594 1,097,554 2,359,814
Inc. 16,080 38,370 70,828 164,826
Dec. .. .. .. ..

Tons.

All Sections. Chaff, Lime, &c. Wool. Firewood. Timber. Grain. Merchandise. Minerals. Total.
06 .. Tons c. qr. 96,058 0 0 Tons c. qr. 21,360 0 0 Tons c. qr. 66,010 0 0 Tons c. qr. 306,677 12 0 Tons c. qr. 414,014 8 0 Tons c. qr. 372,629 19 0 Tons c. qr. 1,208,543 1 0 Tons c. qr. 2,485,293 0 0
05 .. 82,730 0 0 17,882 8 0 61,226 0 0 274,848 7 0 461,752 9 0 335,946 18 0 1,073,587 3 0 2,307,973 5 0
Increase .. 13,328 0 0 3,477 12 0 4,784 0 0 31,829 5 0 .. 36,683 1 0 134,955 18 0 177,319 15 0
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. 47,738 1 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 .. .. .. .. .. 3,840,932 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 1,593,113 0 0

H. DAVIDSON,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Railway Department, 13th November, 1906.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Comparative Traffic Statement for All Sections to 13 October 1906

🚂 Transport & Communications
13 November 1906
Railway traffic, Passenger statistics, Parcel traffic, Livestock transport, Season comparisons
  • H. Davidson, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🏗️ Estimated Construction Costs for All Railway Lines to 31 March 1906

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
13 November 1906
Railway construction, Cost estimates, Public Works Department, Harbour boards, Line sections
  • H. Davidson, Accountant, New Zealand Railways