Railway Statistics and Costs




Nov. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 4011

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1910, to 15th October, 1910.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1910 281,152 609,618 1,291,540 3,081,834
1909 220,390 639,204 1,238,663 3,184,482
Inc. 10,762 .. 52,877 ..
Dec. .. 29,586 .. 102,648

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 .. 118,388 0 0 25,426 16 0 63,283 0 0 326,729 15 0 560,224 14 0 427,164 19 0 1,536,163 10 0 3,057,380 14 0
1909 .. 104,018 0 0 26,037 0 0 58,772 0 0 281,554 18 0 642,635 18 0 381,357 2 0 1,334,240 11 0 2,828,615 9 0
Increase .. 14,370 0 0 .. 4,511 0 0 45,174 17 0 .. 45,807 17 0 201,922 19 0 228,765 5 0
Decrease .. .. 610 4 0 .. .. 82,411 4 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, 15th November, 1910.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic

🚂 Transport & Communications
15 November 1910
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Parcels, Horses, Carriages, Dogs, Livestock, Merchandise, Minerals, Tonnage
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Estimated Cost of Railway Construction

🚂 Transport & Communications
15 November 1910
Railways, Construction Costs, Rolling-stock, Opened Lines, Unopened Lines, Public Works Department, Harbour Boards, Kawakawa, Whangarei, Gisborne, North Island, South Island, Westland, Westport, Nelson, Picton, Lake Wakatipu
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways