New Zealand Gazette – 1907 – No. 64

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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 64

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1907, to 22nd June, 1907.

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.
1907 99,458 246,700 525,883 1,240,624 2,112,665 41,964 212,520 3,916 670 12,427 229,533 611 30,701 5,521 1,407,315 36,985 1,481,188
1906 89,921 241,602 511,163 1,245,776 2,088,462 37,294 210,575 3,753 530 11,655 226,513 537 25,785 4,250 1,396,073 34,213 1,460,853
Inc. 9,537 5,098 14,720 .. 24,203 4,670 1,945 163 140 772 3,020 74 4,916 1,271 11,242 2,772 20,275
Dec. .. .. .. 5,152 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

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.
1907 48,860 0 0 12,919 8 0 25,974 0 0 140,151 19 0 179,399 0 0 181,393 12 0 554,486 4 0 1,148,184 8 0
1906 45,162 0 0 14,255 0 0 27,948 0 0 127,181 8 0 222,127 15 0 177,722 12 0 511,621 15 0 1,126,018 10 0
Increase 3,698 0 0 .. .. 12,970 11 0 .. 3,671 0 0 42,864 9 0 17,165 18 0
Decrease .. 1,335 12 0 1,974 0 0 .. 42,728 15 0 .. .. ..

ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION, ALL LINES, to 31st March, 1907, 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 52,903 0 0
Whangarei .. 177,996 0 0 31,969 0 0
Kaihu.. .. 69,644 0 0 .. ..
Auckland .. 3,445,889 0 0 518,774 0 0
Gisborne-Karaka .. 129,059 0 0 29,301 0 0
Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth .. 5,372,827 0 0 607,350 0 0
Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. .. .. 42,116 0 0
Surveys, North Island .. .. .. 25,257 0 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. 5,169 0 0
Hurunui-Bluff.. .. 11,630,170 0 0 299,278 0 0
Westland .. 1,363,377 0 0 159,973 0 0
Westport .. 483,457 0 0 15,854 0 0
Nelson .. 332,020 0 0 26,909 0 0
Picton .. 357,196 0 0 21,806 0 0
Lake Wakatipu steamer service .. 16,436 0 0 .. ..
Stock, Permanent-way .. .. .. 85,513 0 0
Stock, A.O.L. Stores .. 8,436 0 0 .. ..
Surveys, Middle Island .. .. .. 6,956 0 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. 5,168 0 0
Stock in suspense .. 25,000 0 0 .. ..
Total .. 28,504,272 0 0 1,984,296 0 0

H. DAVIDSON,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Railway Department, 23rd July, 1907.



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Working Account for Financial Year 1907-8 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
22 July 1907
Railways, Financial report, Revenue, Expenditure, North Island, Middle Island, Statistical tables
  • H. Davidson, Accountant, New Zealand Railways