New Zealand Gazette – 1908 – No. 71

Page 2465

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



SEPT. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2465

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1908, to 15th August, 1908.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1908 163,751 424,834 880,970 2,090,966
1907 158,678 387,228 859,950 1,895,254
Inc. 5,073 37,606 21,020 195,712
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 .. 84,732 0 0 19,290 12 0 45,380 0 0 240,637 8 0 304,467 15 0 271,962 8 0 946,458 16 0 1,912,978 19 0
1907 .. 80,494 0 0 18,387 12 0 46,410 0 0 234,873 7 0 266,690 17 0 299,034 18 0 944,836 8 0 1,890,727 2 0
Increase .. 4,288 0 0 903 0 0 .. 5,764 1 0 37,776 18 0 .. 1,622 8 0 22,251 17 0
Decrease .. .. .. 1,030 0 0 .. .. 27,072 10 0 .. ..

ESTIMATED COST OF CONSTRUCTION, ALL LINES, to 31st March, 1908, 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 57,802 0 0
Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. .. 177,996 0 0 38,388 0 0
Kaihu .. .. .. .. .. .. 67,891 0 0 ..
Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,645,173 0 0 645,321 0 0
Gisborne-Karaka .. .. .. .. 149,059 0 0 25,516 0 0
Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth .. .. 5,580,650 0 0 823,581 0 0
Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. .. .. 42,116 0 0
Surveys, North Island .. .. .. .. .. 27,022 0 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,169 0 0
Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,997,562 0 0 264,174 0 0
Westland .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,391,167 0 0 222,820 0 0
Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. 490,044 0 0 24,359 0 0
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. 334,399 0 0 44,823 0 0
Picton .. .. .. .. .. .. 358,387 0 0 43,823 0 0
Lake Wakatipu steamer service .. .. 16,436 0 0 ..
Stock, Permanent-way .. .. .. .. .. 90,966 0 0
Stock, A.O.L. Stores .. .. .. .. 39,118 0 0 ..
Surveys, Middle Island .. .. .. .. .. 8,445 0 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,168 0 0
Stock in suspense .. .. .. .. .. 25,000 0 0 ..
Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,365,647 0 0 2,369,493 0 0

H. DAVIDSON,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways,

Railway Department, 15th September, 1908.



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🚂 Railway Working Account Financial Year 1908-9 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
15 September 1908
New Zealand Railways, Financial report, Revenue, Expenditure, North Island, Middle Island, statistical table
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways