New Zealand Gazette – 1909 – No. 18

Page 697

✨ Railway Traffic and Cost Statistics



Mar. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 697.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1908, to 30th January, 1909.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1909 371,549 1,029,716 1,967,186 5,232,486
1908 359,825 955,342 1,904,747 4,861,152
Inc. 11,724 74,374 62,439 371,334
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.
1909 .. .. 153,938 0 0 106,982 12 0 86,524 0 0 499,576 0 0 638,908 1 0 589,922 17 0 1,954,699 12 0 4,030,551 2 0
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 3,991,863 12 0
Increase .. 12,903 0 0 11,195 0 0 .. .. 76,305 2 0 .. .. 38,687 10 0
Decrease .. .. .. 5,230 0 0 23,273 8 0 .. 31,231 16 0 1,980 8 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 38,888 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

Railway Department, 2nd March, 1909.

H. DAVIDSON,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Comparative Statement of Traffic

🚂 Transport & Communications
2 March 1909
Railways, Traffic statistics, Passengers, Parcels, Livestock, Freight, Tonnage
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Estimated Cost of Railway Construction

🚂 Transport & Communications
2 March 1909
Railways, Construction costs, Public Works Department, Harbour Boards, North Island, South Island
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways