New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 88

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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 88

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1913, to 8th November, 1913.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
1913 281,486 873,676 1,613,133 4,573,380 7,341,675 168,575
1912 289,391 848,084 1,606,758 4,396,016 7,140,149 160,668
Increase .. 25,592 6,375 177,364 201,526 7,907
Decrease 7,805 .. .. .. .. ..
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 752,388 12,178 1,589 32,989 799,444 1,908 148,672 15,444 3,175,064 73,734 3,409,822
1912 730,234 12,137 1,653 35,602 779,626 1,811 127,359 13,669 2,721,523 70,004 2,934,966
Increase 22,454 41 .. .. 19,818 97 16,313 1,775 453,541 3,730 475,456
Decrease .. .. 64 2,613 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
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 160,695 0 32,076 4 78,790 0 429,077 16 656,323 14 518,027 6 1,742,706 5 3,617,696 5
1912 137,896 0 31,675 12 69,686 0 431,580 16 778,503 5 498,972 14 1,764,049 12 3,712,363 19
Increase 22,799 0 400 12 9,104 0 .. .. 19,054 12 .. ..
Decrease .. .. .. 2,503 0 122,179 11 .. 21,343 7 94,667 14

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 581,117 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 .. .. 5,109 0 0
Surveys, South Island .. .. 5,636 0 0
Miscellaneous, South Island .. .. .. 5,563 0 0
P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way .. .. 100,689 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

Railway Department, 8th December, 1913.

H. DAVIDSON,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
8 December 1913
Railway Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Statistics, 1913, 1912
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Estimated Cost of Construction of Railways and Rolling-Stock

🚂 Transport & Communications
8 December 1913
Railway Construction, Costs, Opened Lines, Unopened Lines, 1913
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways