New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 90

Page 3469

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs



Dec. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3469

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1912, to 9th November, 1912.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
1912 289,291 848,084 1,606,758 4,396,016 7,140,149 160,668
1911 275,572 783,910 1,488,230 3,986,294 6,534,006 145,816
Increase 13,719 64,174 118,528 409,722 606,143 14,852
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 730,234 12,137 1,653 35,602 779,626 1,811 127,359 13,669 2,721,523 70,004 2,934,366
1911 664,619 11,768 1,548 35,080 713,015 1,678 119,862 13,680 2,384,843 69,916 2,589,979
Increase 65,615 369 105 522 66,611 133 7,497 .. 336,680 88 344,387
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 .. .. ..
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 137,396 0 31,675 12 69,686 0 431,580 16 778,503 5 498,972 14 1,764,049 12 3,712,363 19
1911 130,682 0 30,319 16 74,286 0 444,899 19 609,429 17 479,112 11 1,681,983 17 3,450,714 0
Increase 7,214 0 1,355 16 .. .. 169,073 8 19,860 3 82,065 15 261,649 19
Decrease .. .. 4,600 0 13,319 3 .. .. .. ..

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 67,318 0 0 8,534 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 0 369,980 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 557,317 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 .. 102,851 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 £2,133,090 0 0

Railway Department, 7th December, 1912.

H. DAVIDSON,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Railway Traffic

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Parcels, Livestock, Goods, Statistics

🚂 Estimated Cost of Railway Construction and Rolling-Stock

🚂 Transport & Communications
7 December 1912
Railways, Construction Costs, Rolling-stock, Public Works, Harbour Boards, Financial
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways