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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 1
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1907, to 7th December, 1907.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | |
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |
| 1907 | 284,285 | 712,138 | 1,516,565 | 3,451,662 |
| 1906 | 261,860 | 702,126 | 1,473,081 | 3,357,716 |
| Inc. | 22,425 | 10,012 | 43,484 | 93,946 |
| 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. | |
| 1907 | 126,501 0 0 | 42,423 0 0 | 77,647 0 0 | 431,083 15 0 | 477,467 15 0 | 506,315 14 0 | 1,647,108 10 0 | 3,308,546 14 0 |
| 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 | 3,172,708 1 0 |
| Increase | 7,877 0 0 | .. | .. | 29,250 9 0 | .. | 29,459 14 0 | 126,848 6 0 | 135,838 13 0 |
| Decrease | .. | 4,686 4 0 | 4,949 0 0 | .. | 47,961 12 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 .. .. .. .. .. | 23,504,272 0 0 | 1,934,296 0 0 |
H. DAVIDSON,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 7th January, 1908.
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