✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs
Feb. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 369
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1908, to 2nd January, 1909.
| 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 1909 | 330,552 | 924,402 | 1,757,489 | 4,714,194 | 7,726,637 | 141,799 | 697,785 | 14,529 | 1,944 | 38,141 | 752,399 | 1699 | 114,920 | 10,678 | 2,884,546 | 76,967 | 3,088,810 |
| 1908 | 317,649 | 855,390 | 1,697,884 | 4,377,486 | 7,248,409 | 136,099 | 693,429 | 13,984 | 2,054 | 35,683 | 745,150 | 1927 | 107,511 | 12,284 | 2,606,249 | 75,927 | 2,803,898 |
| Inc. | 12,903 | 69,012 | 59,605 | 336,708 | 478,228 | 5,700 | 4,356 | 545 | .. | 2,458 | 7,249 | .. | 7,409 | .. | 278,297 | 1,040 | 284,912 |
| Dec. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 110 | .. | .. | 228 | .. | 1,606 | .. | .. | .. |
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. | |
| 1909 .. | 143,438 0 0 | 76,138 0 0 | 80,418 0 0 | 468,535 13 0 | 593,069 17 0 | 531,562 2 0 | 1,783,903 2 0 | 3,677,064 14 0 |
| 1908 .. | 132,735 0 0 | 68,124 8 0 | 84,299 0 0 | 476,683 14 0 | 514,608 17 0 | 559,832 19 0 | 1,783,469 2 0 | 3,619,753 0 0 |
| Increase .. | 10,703 0 0 | 8,013 12 0 | .. | .. | 78,461 0 0 | .. | 434 0 0 | 57,311 14 0 |
| Decrease .. | .. | .. | 3,881 0 0 | 8,148 1 0 | .. | 28,270 17 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, 2nd February, 1909.
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