New Zealand Gazette – 1908 – No. 16

Page 795

✨ Railway Traffic Statistics



Mar. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 795

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1907, to 1st February, 1908.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total. Parcels.
S. R. S. R.
1908 359,825 955,342 1,904,747 4,861,152
1907 339,691 923,998 1,851,488 4,725,334
Inc. 20,134 31,344 53,259 135,818
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.
1908 .. 141,035 0 0 95,787 12 0 91,754 0 0 522,849 8 0 562,602 19 0 621,154 13 0 1,956,680 0 0
1907 .. .. 136,006 0 0 107,822 8 0 94,944 0 0 475,788 2 0 616,198 16 0 589,668 11 0 1,806,934 16 0
Increase .. 5,029 0 0 .. .. 47,061 6 0 .. 31,486 2 0 149,745 4 0
Decrease .. .. 12,034 16 0 3,190 0 0 .. 53,595 17 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, 3rd March, 1908.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Railway Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
3 March 1908
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Parcels, Livestock, Merchandise, Minerals, Construction costs
  • H. Davidson, Accountant, New Zealand Railways