New Zealand Gazette – 1909 – No. 25

Page 909

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



APRIL 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 909

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1908, to 27th February 1909.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1909 413,688 1,135,270 2,170,257 5,810,940
1908 401,782 1,046,868 2,110,274 5,384,602
Inc. 11,906 88,402 59,983 426,338
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 .. 166,376 0 0 128,542 16 0 93,618 0 0 535,386 11 0 693,222 1 0 658,906 9 0 2,151,702 10 0 4,427,754 7 0
1908 .. 153,363 0 0 112,049 0 0 100,684 0 0 569,223 11 0 641,585 11 0 684,973 17 0 2,140,118 1 0 4,401,997 0 0
Increase .. 13,013 0 0 16,493 16 0 .. .. 51,636 10 0 .. 11,584 9 0 25,757 7 0
Decrease .. .. .. 7,066 0 0 33,837 0 0 .. 26,067 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 38,388 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, 30th March, 1909.

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🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic

🚂 Transport & Communications
30 March 1909
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Parcels, Livestock, Goods, Statistics
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Estimated Cost of Railway Construction

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