Railway Traffic and Construction Costs




June 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1643

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1910, to 30th April, 1910.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total. Parcels.
S. R. S. R.
1910 38,278 95,496 201,596 471,698 807,068 18,879 96,707
1909 39,985 132,036 213,982 690,412 1,076,365 17,301 92,391
Inc. .. .. .. .. .. 1,578 4,316
Dec. 1,657 86,540 12,386 218,714 269,297 .. ..

Tons.

All Sections. Chaff, Lime, &c. Wool. Firewood. Timber. Grain. Merchandise. Minerals. Total.
1910 .. Tons c. qr. 23,952 0 0 Tons c. qr. 6,953 8 0 Tons c. qr. 9,644 0 0 Tons c. qr. 56,239 1 0 Tons c. qr. 122,931 11 0 Tons c. qr. 74,040 14 0 Tons c. qr. 231,550 0 0 Tons c. qr. 525,310 14 0
1909 .. 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
Increase .. 5,314 0 0 .. 124 0 0 13,519 11 0 .. 2,019 2 0 41,996 15 0 59,833 5 0
Decrease .. .. 1,227 16 0 .. .. 1,912 7 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 .. .. .. | 30,698 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, 31st May, 1910.



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Comparative Traffic Statement

🚂 Transport & Communications
31 May 1910
Railway traffic, Passengers, Season tickets, Parcels, Livestock, Merchandise, Minerals, Financial comparison
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Estimated Cost of Railway Construction and Rolling-Stock

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