New Zealand Gazette – 1910 – No. 46

Page 1497

✨ Railway Statistics



MAY 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1497

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1909, to 31st March, 1910.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1910 431,064 1,333,936 2,354,218 7,021,924
1909 456,521 1,237,316 2,397,743 6,365,564
Inc. .. 96,620 .. 656,360
Dec. 25,457 .. 43,525 ..

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.
1910 .. 179,902 0 0 151,051 4 0 98,360 0 0 523,845 2 0 1,044,468 8 0 739,666 10 0 2,486,120 19 0 5,223,414 3 0
1909 .. 182,666 0 0 137,916 8 0 102,620 0 0 582,859 12 0 793,793 6 0 729,970 13 0 2,342,048 8 0 4,871,874 7 0
Increase .. .. 13,134 16 0 .. .. 250,675 2 0 9,695 17 0 144,072 11 0 351,539 16 0
Decrease .. 2,764 0 0 .. 4,260 0 0 59,014 10 0 .. .. .. ..

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, 10th May, 1910.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic

🚂 Transport & Communications
10 May 1910
Railway traffic, Passengers, Season tickets, Goods, Tonnage, 1909, 1910
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Estimated Cost of Railway Construction and Rolling-Stock

🚂 Transport & Communications
10 May 1910
Railway construction, Rolling-stock, Cost, Public Works Department, Harbour Boards, Opened lines, Unopened lines
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways