Railway Traffic and Construction Costs




JULY 1.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1909, to 29th May, 1909.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Parcels.
S. R. S. Horses.
1909* 72,881 215,634 394,772
1908† 70,791 185,866 355,928
Inc. 2,090 29,768 38,844
Dec.
Total 1,114,554 1,797,841 32,901
172,202
3,290
365
10,556
186,413
484
25,406
2,090
1,153,464
31,921
1,213,365
28,337
143,646
3,073
392
10,003
157,114
370
21,683
3,030
983,199
26,536
1,034,818
268,008
4,564
28,556
217
553
29,299
114
3,723
170,265
5,385
178,547
27
940

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. Tons c. qr.
1909* .. 36,204 0 0 12,622 0 0 19,058 0 0 80,678 3 0 243,984 8 0 134,212 5 0 383,110 12 0 909,869 8 0
1908† .. 38,296 0 0 8,908 4 0 19,236 0 0 94,686 3 0 155,697 18 0 108,362 16 0 356,121 12 0 781,308 13 0
Increase .. 3,713 16 0 88,286 10 0 25,849 9 0 26,989 0 0 128,560 15 0
Decrease .. 2,092 0 0 178 0 0 14,008 0 0
  • 59 days.
    † 53 days.

ESTIMATED Cost of CONSTRUCTION of RAILWAYS, ROLLING-STOCK, &c., to 31st March, 1909, 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. £ s. d.
Kawakawa 92,773 0 0 75,852 0 0
Whangarei 177,996 0 0 63,187 0 0
Kaihu 67,918 0 0
Gisborne 186,421 0 0 32,102 0 0
North Island Main Lines and Branches 12,219,646 0 0 124,717 0 0
South Island Main Lines and Branches 12,233,165 0 0 397,052 0 0
Westland 1,462,921 0 0 310,408 0 0
Westport 500,718 0 0 34,248 0 0
Nelson 381,275 0 0 31,219 0 0
Picton 367,630 0 0 82,914 0 0
Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service 16,436 0 0
In Suspense—
Surveys, North Island 31,141 0 0
Miscellaneous, North Island 5,169 0 0
Surveys, South Island 8,039 0 0
Miscellaneous, South Island 5,168 0 0
P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way 88,624 0 0
W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. Stores 30,693 0 0
W.R.D. Deposit Account for Permanent-way Materia 25,000 0 0
Totals 27,762,592 0 0 1,289,840 0 0

H. DAVIDSON,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

Railway Department, 29th June, 1909.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic

🚂 Transport & Communications
29 June 1909
Railway traffic, Passengers, Season tickets, Parcels, Horses, Tonnage, Chaff, Lime, Wool, Firewood, Timber, Grain, Merchandise, Minerals, Statistics, 1908-1909
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Estimated Cost of Railway Construction

🚂 Transport & Communications
29 June 1909
Railway construction, Rolling-stock, Opened lines, Unopened lines, Public Works Department, Greymouth Harbour Board, Westport Harbour Board, Kawakawa, Whangarei, Gisborne, North Island, South Island, Westland, Westport, Nelson, Picton, Lake Wakatipu, Statistics
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways