New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 70

Page 2857

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics

Sept. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2857

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1913, to 16th August, 1913.

All Sections.	First-class Passengers.		Second-class Passengers.		Total.	Season Tickets.
	S.	R.	S.	R.
1913 .. .. ..	173,556	547,510	1,020,334	2,950,402	4,691,802	106,559
1912 .. .. ..	179,957	524,650	1,004,214	2,769,874	4,478,695	101,046
Increase .. .. ..	..	22,860	16,120	180,528	213,107	5,513
Decrease .. .. ..	6,401	..	..	..	..	..

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 .. ..	456,860	6,885	991	23,127	487,863	1,204	88,554	10,285	2,848,504	55,144	3,003,691
1912 .. ..	449,624	6,896	1,006	24,676	482,202	1,139	74,945	10,665	2,348,866	54,049	2,489,664
Increase .. ..	7,236	..	..	..	5,661	65	13,609	..	499,638	1,095	514,027
Decrease .. ..	..	11	15	1,549	..	..	..	380	..	..	..

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 .. ..	110,774 0	25,000 4	52,126 0	265,980 16	436,020 4	349,345 12	1,146,472 4	2,385,719 0
1912 .. ..	95,110 0	24,003 8	44,490 0	267,062 18	525,914 2	328,245 6	1,121,640 8	2,406,466 2
Increase .. ..	15,664 0	996 16	7,636 0	..	..	21,100 6	24,831 16	..
Decrease .. ..	..	..	..	1,082 2	89,893 18	..	..	20,747 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 .. .. ..	..	5,168 0 0
P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way .. .. ..	..	100,680 0 0
W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. Stores .. .. ..	37,802 0 0	..
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	£31,611,220 0 0	£2,220,563 0 0