New Zealand Gazette – 1908 – No. 34

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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 34

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1907, to 31st March, 1908.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1908 444,424 1,134,494 2,327,416 5,850,382
1907 423,112 1,124,004 2,242,214 5,811,456
Inc. 21,312 10,490 85,202 38,926
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 .. 169,767 0 0 120,593 4 0 110,154 0 0 616,891 18 0 739,568 10 0 757,646 18 0 2,319,912 14 0
1907 .. .. 168,316 0 0 128,161 0 0 109,236 0 0 567,834 18 0 770,706 8 0 712,398 14 0 2,135,446 4 0
Increase .. 1,451 0 0 .. 918 0 0 49,057 0 0 .. 45,248 4 0 184,466 10 0
Decrease .. .. 7,567 16 0 .. .. 31,137 18 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. 77,996 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 26,99 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,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Railway Department, 28th April, 1908.



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

🚂 Transport & Communications
28 April 1908
Railways, Traffic statistics, Passengers, Freight, Construction costs
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways