✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs
JUNE 4.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1909, to 1st May, 1909.
Passengers.
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. |
|--------------|---------------|--------|--------|
| S. | R. | S. | R. |
| 39,935 | 132,036 | 213,982| 690,412| 1,076,365| 17,301|
| 33,958 | 101,172 | 171,276| 543,216| 849,622 | 13,390|
| 5,977 | 30,864 | 42,706 | 147,196| 226,743 | 3,911 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Season Tickets.
Number.
| Parcels. | Horses. | Carriages. | Dogs. | Total. | Drays, &c. | Cattle. | Calves. | Sheep. | Pigs. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92,391 | 1,963 | 209 | 5,520 | 100,083 | 293 | 13,849 | 1,117 | 687,605 | 18,041 | 720,905 |
| 68,653 | 1,653 | 198 | 4,737 | 75,241 | 188 | 11,524 | 1,723 | 480,343 | 12,997 | 506,775 |
| 23,738 | 310 | 11 | 783 | 24,842 | 105 | 2,325 | ... | 207,262 | 5,044 | 214,130 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 606 | ... | ... |
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. |
| 18,638 0 0 | 8,181 4 0 | 9,520 0 0 | 42,719 10 0 | 124,843 18 0| 72,021 12 0 | 189,553 5 0 | 465,477 9 0 |
| 18,282 0 0 | 4,669 16 0 | 8,526 0 0 | 44,223 1 0 | 77,397 4 0 | 53,014 15 0 | 161,692 2 0 | 367,804 18 0|
| 356 0 0 | 3,511 8 0 | 994 0 0 | ... | 47,446 14 0 | 19,006 17 0 | 27,861 3 0 | 97,672 11 0 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,503 11 0 | ... | ... | ... |
- 31 days. † 25 days.
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.
| Section. | £ 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 | ... | 37,022 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 | 90,966 0 0 |
| Stock, Permanent-way | ... | ... |
| 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, 1st June, 1909.
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