✨ Railway Statistics and Costs
APRIL 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1229
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1910, to 4th March, 1911.
| All Sections. | Passengers. | Season Tickets. | Number. | Number. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class. | Second Class. | Total. | Total. | Parcels. | Horses. | Carriages. | Dogs. | Total. | Drays, &c. | Cattle. | Calves. | Sheep. | Pigs. | |||
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |||||||||||||
| 1911 | 421,797 | 1221170 | 2,268,009 | 6,459,552 | 10,370,528 | 204,279 | 1027249 | 18,804 | 2,533 | 48,308 | 1096894 | 2242 | 176,334 | 18,640 | 5,022,008 | 140695 |
| 1910 | 396,723 | 1225438 | 2,178,060 | 6,365,634 | 10,165,855 | 184,808 | 966,836 | 18,807 | 2,361 | 46,595 | 1034599 | 2321 | 152,585 | 11,332 | 4,305,818 | 112336 |
| Inc. | 25,074 | .. | 89,949 | 93,918 | 204,673 | 19,471 | 60,413 | .. | 172 | 1,713 | 62,295 | .. | 23,749 | 7,308 | 716,190 | 28,359 |
| Dec. | .. | 4,268 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 79 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
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. | |
| 1911 .. | 179,148 0 0 | 133,544 2 0 | 101,310 0 0 | 573,610 19 0 | 904,776 12 0 | 737,982 13 0 | 2,467,478 19 0 | 5,097,851 5 0 |
| 1910 .. | 165,130 0 0 | 144,667 11 0 | 91,914 0 0 | 486,102 6 0 | 952,561 1 0 | 678,357 4 0 | 2,302,584 19 0 | 4,821,317 1 0 |
| Increase .. | 14,018 0 0 | .. | 9,396 0 0 | 87,508 13 0 | .. | 59,625 9 0 | 164,894 0 0 | 276,534 4 0 |
| Decrease .. | .. | 11,123 9 0 | .. | .. | 47,784 9 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, 4th April, 1911.
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