New Zealand Gazette – 1907 – No. 2

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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 2

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1906, to 8th December, 1906.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1906 261,860 702,126 1,473,081 3,357,716
1905 240,654 645,098 1,396,573 3,142,198
Inc. 21,206 57,028 76,508 215,518
Dec. .. .. .. ..

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 .. 118,624 0 0 47,109 4 0 82,596 0 0 401,833 6 0 525,429 7 0 476,856 0 0 1,520,260 4 0
1905 .. .. 105,210 0 0 38,357 4 0 76,148 0 0 361,620 17 0 570,673 16 0 419,432 15 0 1,356,842 15 0
Increase .. .. 13,414 0 0 8,752 0 0 6,448 0 0 40,212 9 0 .. 57,423 5 0 163,417 9 0
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. 45,244 9 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 1,593,113 0 0

H. DAVIDSON,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Railway Department, 8th January 1907.



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for December 1906 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
8 January 1907
Railways, Traffic, Revenue, Expenditure, Statistics, 1906
  • H. Davidson, Accountant, New Zealand Railways