New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 43

Page 1815

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs



MAY 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1815

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS FROM 1st APRIL, 1913, TO 26th APRIL, 1913.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
1913 36,275 105,714 203,852 585,578
1912 40,228 139,467 208,215 757,858
Increase .. .. .. ..
Decrease 3,953 33,753 4,363 172,280
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.
1913 106,254 1,572 209 4,580 112,615 259 17,918 2,866 1,003,850 20,701 1,045,594
1912 101,966 1,755 233 5,339 109,293 255 14,548 4,130 772,785 17,845 809,563
Increase 4,288 .. .. .. 3,322 4 3,370 .. 231,065 2,856 236,031
Decrease .. 183 24 759 .. .. .. 1,264 .. .. ..
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.
1913 22,904 0 7,536 4 9,282 0 57,607 14 119,643 6 75,957 5 214,681 12 507,612 1
1912 19,094 0 7,127 4 8,710 0 54,337 18 118,907 17 71,963 11 194,971 8 475,111 18
Increase 3,810 0 409 0 572 0 3,269 16 735 9 3,993 14 19,710 4 32,500 3
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

ESTIMATED COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAYS, ROLLING-STOCK, ETC., 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 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, 24th May, 1913. H. DAVIDSON,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
24 May 1913
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Statistics
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
24 May 1913
Railway, Construction, Costs, Financial Statistics
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways