✨ Railway Statistics
Jan. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 87
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1908, to 5th December, 1908.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | Parcels. | Horses. | Carriages. | Dogs. | Total. | Drays, &c. | Cattle. | Calves. | Sheep. | Pigs. | Total. | |||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | ||||||||||||||
| 1908 | 296,669 | 769,324 | 1,573,078 | 3,747,502 | 6,386,573 | 129,564 | 610,140 | 12,615 | 1,732 | 34,682 | 659,169 | 1556 | 106,470 | 10,006 | 2,512,295 | 66,860 | 2,697,187 |
| 1907 | 284,285 | 712,138 | 1,516,565 | 3,451,662 | 5,964,650 | 124,577 | 610,723 | 12,306 | 1,834 | 32,061 | 656,924 | 1722 | 100,612 | 11,247 | 2,372,967 | 66,644 | 2,553,192 |
| Inc. | 12,384 | 57,186 | 56,513 | 295,840 | 421,923 | 4,987 | .. | 309 | .. | 2,621 | 2,245 | .. | 5,858 | .. | 139,328 | 216 | 143,995 |
| Dec. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 583 | .. | 102 | .. | .. | 166 | .. | 1,241 | .. | .. | .. |
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 .. | 135,672 0 0 | 47,386 0 0 | 74,422 0 0 | 432,544 2 0 | 545,530 2 0 | 479,488 7 0 | 1,643,028 1 0 | 3,358,070 12 0 | |||||||
| 1907 .. | 126,501 0 0 | 42,423 0 0 | 77,647 0 0 | 431,083 15 0 | 477,467 15 0 | 506,315 14 0 | 1,647,108 10 0 | 3,308,546 14 0 | |||||||
| Increase .. | 9,171 0 0 | 4,963 0 0 | .. | 1,460 7 0 | 68,062 7 0 | .. | .. | 49,523 18 0 | |||||||
| Decrease .. | .. | .. | 3,225 0 0 | .. | .. | 26,827 7 0 | 4,080 9 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 .. .. .. .. .. | 177,996 0 0 | 57,802 0 0 |
| Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. | 67,891 0 0 | 38,388 0 0 |
| Kaihu .. .. .. .. .. | 3,645,173 0 0 | 645,321 0 0 |
| Auckland .. .. .. .. .. | 149,059 0 0 | 25,516 0 0 |
| Gisborne-Karaka .. .. .. | 5,580,650 0 0 | 823,581 0 0 |
| Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth .. .. | .. | 42,116 0 0 |
| Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. .. | .. | 27,022 0 0 |
| Surveys, North Island .. .. .. | .. | 5,169 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. | 11,997,562 0 0 | 264,174 0 0 |
| Hurunui-Bluff .. .. .. .. | 1,391,167 0 0 | 222,820 0 0 |
| Westland .. .. .. .. .. | 490,044 0 0 | 24,359 0 0 |
| Westport .. .. .. .. .. | 334,399 0 0 | 44,823 0 0 |
| Nelson .. .. .. .. .. | 358,387 0 0 | 43,823 0 0 |
| Picton .. .. .. .. .. | 16,436 0 0 | .. |
| Lake Wakatipu steamer service .. .. | .. | 90,966 0 0 |
| Stock, Permanent-way .. .. .. | 39,118 0 0 | .. |
| Stock, A.O.L. Stores .. .. .. | .. | 8,445 0 0 |
| Surveys, Middle Island .. .. .. | .. | 5,168 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. | 25,000 0 0 | .. |
| Stock in suspense .. .. .. | .. | .. |
| Total .. .. .. .. .. | 24,365,647 0 0 | 2,369,493 0 0 |
Railway Department, 5th January, 1909. H. DAVIDSON,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
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Railway traffic, Passengers, Season tickets, Parcels, Horses, Carriages, Cattle, Sheep, Timber, Merchandise, Construction costs, Public Works Department
- H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways