✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 99
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1908, to 7th November, 1908.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | |
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |
| 1908 | 263,801 | 671,302 | 1,399,428 | 3,237,162 |
| 1907 | 252,018 | 629,096 | 1,352,423 | 3,024,690 |
| Inc. | 11,783 | 42,206 | 47,005 | 212,472 |
| 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 .. | 124,968 0 0 | 26,933 8 0 | 67,386 0 0 | 385,576 17 0 | 488,188 2 0 | 430,149 4 0 | 1,468,085 17 0 | 2,991,287 8 0 |
| 1907 .. | 115,307 0 0 | 25,336 8 0 | 69,361 0 0 | 376,330 14 0 | 420,268 12 0 | 454,556 5 0 | 1,468,766 18 0 | 2,929,926 17 0 |
| Increase .. | 9,661 0 0 | 1,597 0 0 | .. | 9,246 3 0 | 67,919 10 0 | .. | .. | 61,360 11 0 |
| Decrease .. | .. | .. | 1,975 0 0 | .. | .. | 24,407 1 0 | 681 1 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, 8th December, 1908.
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