New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 69

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 69

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1912, to 20th July, 1912.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
1912 146,534 433,872 808,310 2,298,926 3,687,642 79,584
1911 134,479 405,216 742,068 2,105,450 3,387,213 75,188
Increase 12,055 28,656 66,242 193,476 300,429 4,396
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. ..
All Sections. Parcels Horses. Car-riages. Dogs. 'Total. Drays, &c. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
1912 370,136 5,824 806 20,359 397,125 929 59,878 9,743 2,156,604 50,685 2,277,839
1911 386,142 5,487 741 20,439 362,809 840 53,933 7,640 1,846,926 47,266 1,956,605
Increase 33,994 337 65 .. 34,316 89 5,945 2,103 309,678 3,419 321,234
Decrease .. .. .. 80 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All Sections. Chaff, Lime, &c. Wool. Firewood. Timber. Grain. Merchandise. Minerals. Total.
Tons c. Tons c. Tons c. Tons c. Tons c. Tons c. Tons c. Tons c.
1912 78,036 0 21,462 8 35,453 0 213,737 18 443,914 7 271,703 11 886,267 18 1,950,575 2
1911 72,504 0 19,860 4 39,344 0 221,284 5 329,325 6 259,896 11 833,396 18 1,775,611 4
Increase 5,532 0 1,602 4 .. .. 114,589 1 11,807 0 52,871 0 174,963 18
Decrease .. .. 3,891 0 7,546 7 .. .. .. ..

ESTIMATED COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAYS, ROLLING-STOCK, &c., to 31st March, 1912, 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.
Whangarei—Kawakawa .. 564,745 0 0 71,373 0 0
Kaihu 67,918 0 0 8,531 0 0
Gisborne 203,596 0 0 265,280 0 0
North Island Main Lines and Branches .. 13,116,727 0 0 531,495 0 0
South Island Main Lines and Branches .. 13,277,297 0 0 369,930 0 0
Westland 1,709,057 0 0 541,304 0 0
Westport 525,251 0 0 99,092 0 0
Nelson 408,382 0 0 119,391 0 0
Picton 557,817 0 0 26,969 0 0
Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service 33,032 0 0 ..
In Suspense—
Surveys, North Island .. 30,009 0 0
Miscellaneous, North Island .. 5,169 0 0
Surveys, South Island .. 6,526 0 0
Miscellaneous, South Island .. .. 5,168 0 0
P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way .. 102,850 0 0
W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. Stores 17,267 0 0 ..
W.R.D. Deposit Account for Permanent-way Material 25,000 0 0 ..
Totals .. £30,506,089 0 0 £2 183,090 0 0

Railway Department, 17th August, 1912.

H. DAVIDSON,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections (April-July 1912)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway traffic, Passengers, Parcels, Livestock, Goods, Tonnage, Comparative statement, 1911, 1912

🚂 Estimated Cost of Construction of Railways, Rolling-stock, etc. (to March 1912)

🚂 Transport & Communications
17 August 1912
Railway construction costs, Opened lines, Unopened lines, Public Works Department, Harbour Boards, Greymouth, Westport
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways