Railway Traffic and Construction Costs




Mar. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 975

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1911, to 3rd February, 1912.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1912 394,756 1,183,888 2,106,027 3,225,313
1911 380,684 1,109,262 2,057,750 3,836,434
Inc. 14,072 74,626 48,277 388,884
Dec. .. .. .. ..

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
1912 .. 161,127 0 0 108,992 4 0 95,064 0 0 602,821 18 0 781,035 2 0 661,051 7 0 2,245,349 14 0
1911 .. 164,670 0 0 117,125 18 0 92,446 0 0 521,225 9 0 814,289 18 0 662,251 0 0 2,289,140 2 0
Increase .. .. .. .. 2,618 0 0 81,596 9 0 .. .. ..
Decrease .. .. 3,543 0 0 8,133 14 0 .. .. 33,254 16 0 1,199 13 0 43,790 8 0

ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION of RAILWAYS, ROLLING-STOCK, &c., to 31st March, 1911, 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 .. ..
Whangarei .. ..
Kaihu .. .. ..
Gisborne .. ..
North Island Main Lines and Branches .. ..
South Island Main Lines and Branches .. ..
Westland .. ..
Westport .. ..
Nelson .. ..
Picton .. ..
Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service.. .. ..
In Suspense—
Surveys, North Island .. ..
Miscellaneous, North Island .. ..
Surveys, South Island .. ..
Miscellaneous, South Island .. ..
P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way .. ..
W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. Stores .. ..
W.R.D. Deposit Account for Permanent-way Material .. ..
Totals .. ..

H. DAVIDSON,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Railway Department, 5th March, 1912.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
5 March 1912
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Freight, Statistics
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Estimated Cost of Construction of Railways, Rolling-Stock, etc.

🚂 Transport & Communications
5 March 1912
Railway, Construction, Cost, Rolling-Stock, Public Works
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways