New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 78

Page 3009

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



Oct. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3009

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1912, to 14th September, 1912.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
1912 216,672 617,606 1,207,438 3,251,148 5,292,864 120,562
1911 203,506 574,627 1,113,370 2,968,702 4,860,205 109,172
Increase 13,166 42,979 94,068 282,446 432,659 11,390
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. ..
All Sections. Parcels. Horses. Carriages. Dogs. Total. Drays, &c. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
1912 536,064 8,330 1,212 28,576 574,182 1,399 93,406 11,703 2,489,563 58,786 2,854,867
1911 488,760 7,916 1,108 28,189 525,973 1,247 86,538 10,729 2,137,226 56,318 2,292,058
Increase 47,304 414 104 387 48,209 152 6,868 974 352,337 2,468 362,799
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
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 111,016 0 26,166 4 54,194 0 324,986 10 611,386 5 382,071 2 1,344,781 2 2,854,601 3
1911 103,058 0 23,831 8 57,904 0 334,327 17 474,310 9 372,381 8 1,272,331 13 2,638,144 15
Increase 7,958 0 2,334 16 .. .. 137,075 16 9,689 14 72,449 9 216,456 8
Decrease .. .. 3,710 0 9,341 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 8,534 0 0
Gisborne 209,596 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 0 369,980 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 .. 102,853 0 0
W.R.D. Stock of A.C.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, 12th October, 1912. H. DAVIDSON,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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12 October 1912
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Statistics
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways