Railway Traffic and Construction Costs




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 65

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1910, to 28th May, 1910.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1910 71,533 175,440 389,560 888,036
1909 72,881 215,634 394,772 1,114,554
Inc. .. .. .. ..
Dec. 1,348 40,194 5,212 226,518

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 .. 45,750 0 0 12,826 0 0 19,600 0 0 94,743 5 0 223,590 18 0 146,362 8 0 454,803 11 0 997,676 2 0
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
Increase .. 9,546 0 0 204 0 0 542 0 0 14,065 2 0 .. 12,150 3 0 71,692 19 0 87,806 14 0
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. 20,393 10 0 .. .. ..

ESTIMATED COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAYS, ROLLING-STOCK, &c., to 31st March, 1910, 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 82,477 0 0
Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. 178,136 0 0 122,290 0 0
Kaihu .. .. .. .. .. 67,918 0 0 ..
Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. 191,759 0 0 108,809 0 0
North Island Main Lines and Branches .. .. 12,546,672 0 0 264,220 0 0
South Island Main Lines and Branches .. .. 12,540,331 0 0 452,160 0 0
Westland .. .. .. .. .. 1,540,879 0 0 422,025 0 0
Westport .. .. .. .. .. 512,886 0 0 57,420 0 0
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 395,356 0 0 61,327 0 0
Picton .. .. .. .. .. 376,264 0 0 124,410 0 0
Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service.. .. .. 16,436 0 0 ..
In Suspense—
Surveys, North Island .. .. .. .. 32,416 0 0
Miscellaneous, North Island .. .. .. .. 5,169 0 0
Surveys, South Island .. .. .. .. 7,959 0 0
Miscellaneous, South Island .. .. .. .. 5,168 0 0
P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way .. .. .. 61,865 0 0
W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. Stores .. .. 29,066 0 0 ..
W.R.D. Deposit Account for Permanent-way Material .. .. 25,000 0 0 ..
Totals .. .. .. .. .. £28,513,476 0 0 £1,807,715 0 0

H. DAVIDSON,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Railway Department, 28th June, 1910.



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Financial Year 1910-11 Working Account (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
28 June 1910
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Construction Costs
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways