New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 49

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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 49

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1913, to 24th May, 1913.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
1913 72,957 236,040 414,066 1,263,388 1,986,451 42,482
1912 77,628 232,462 408,177 1,244.742 1,963,009 41,570
Increase .. 3,573 5,889 18,646 23,442 912
Decrease .. 4,671 .. .. .. ..
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.
1913 206,361 3,175 407 10,061 220,004 503 38,407 4,778 1,779,831 38,596 1,862,115
1912 201,186 3,268 414 10,741 215,609 473 31,656 7,249 1,396,057 34,745 1,470,180
Increase 5,175 .. .. .. 4,395 30 6,751 .. 383,774 3,851 391,935
Decrease .. 93 7 680 .. .. .. 2,471 .. .. ..
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 45,316 0 12,673 0 19,718 0 105,507 0 220,473 5 153,373 9 435,383 5 992,443 19
1912 39,778 0 12,710 4 17,898 0 109,894 2 257,591 1 147,033 14 427,465 0 1,012,870 1
Increase 5,538 0 .. 1,820 0 .. .. 6,339 15 7,918 5 ..
Decrease .. 37 4 .. 4,387 2 37,117 16 .. .. 19,926 2

ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION of RAILWAYS, ROLLING-STOCK, ETC., to 31st March, 1913, 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 .. 572,438 0 0 116,397 0 0
Kaihu 68,281 0 0 20,289 0 0
Gisborne 332,268 0 0 223,666 0 0
North Island Main Lines and Branches 13,641,054 0 0 533,547 0 0
South Island Main Lines and Branches 13,511,641 0 0 418,777 0 0
Westland 1,715,702 0 0 627,508 0 0
Westport 586,239 0 0 60,019 0 0
Nelson 531,117 0 0 22,801 0 0
Picton 574,424 0 0 48,104 0 0
Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service 40,254 0 0 ..
In Suspense—
Surveys, North Island .. 32,802 0 0
Miscellaneous, North Island .. 5,169 0 0
Surveys, South Island .. 5,636 0 0
Miscellaneous, South Island .. 5,163 0 0
P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way .. 100,680 0 0
W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. Stores .. ..
Totals £31,611,220 0 0 £2,220,563 0 0

Railway Department, 23rd June, 1913.

H. DAVIDSON,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
23 June 1913
Traffic, Passengers, Parcels, Livestock, Goods, Statistics
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
23 June 1913
Construction Costs, Railways, Rolling-Stock, Public Works Department
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways