✨ Railway Traffic and Cost Statistics
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 87
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1909, to 18th September, 1909.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | |
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |
| 1909* | 190,214 | 547,466 | 1,069,692 | 2,748,732 |
| 1908† | 197,893 | 496,154 | 1,054,866 | 2,421,310 |
| Inc. | .. | 51,312 | 14,826 | 327,422 |
| Dec. | 7,679 | .. | .. | .. |
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* .. | 91,640 0 0 | 24,764 16 0 | 51,986 0 0 | 288,580 14 0 | 578,445 19 0 | 329,773 12 0 | 1,165,002 19 0 | 2,480,194 0 0 |
| 1908† .. | 101,022 0 0 | 21,688 16 0 | 53,004 0 0 | 285,103 12 0 | 366,030 9 0 | 326,362 13 0 | 1,133,076 1 0 | 2,286,287 11 0 |
| Increase .. | .. | 3,076 0 0 | .. | .. | 212,415 10 0 | 3,410 19 0 | 31,926 18 0 | 193,906 9 0 |
| Decrease .. | 9,382 0 0 | .. | 1,018 0 0 | 46,522 18 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
- 171 days. † 165 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. | |
| 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 Material .. .. | 25,000 0 0 | .. |
| Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. | 27,762,592 0 0 | 1,289,840 0 0 |
H. DAVIDSON,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 19th October, 1909.
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