New Zealand Gazette – 1914 – No. 1

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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 1

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1913, to 6th December, 1913.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
1913 316,763 988,564 1,834,604 5,205,262 8,345,193 191,646
1912 326,104 949,046 1,802,777 4,940,568 8.018,495 180,369
Increase .. 39,518 31,827 264,694 326,698 11,277
Decrease .. 9,341 .. .. .. ..
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 867,995 14,299 1,833 33,804 920,431 2,124 163,887 16,703 3,356,962 81,443 3,621,119
1912 841,297 14,282 1,961 39,376 896,916 2,120 144,080 14,681 2,913,923 80,525 3,155,329
Increase 26,698 17 .. .. 23,515 4 19,807 2,022 443,039 918 465,790
Decrease .. .. 128 3,072 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
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 173,693 0 45,139 16 86,022 0 468,526 14 727,823 11 561,964 14 1,822,846 13 3,886,016 8
1912 153,654 0 47,452 4 77,734 0 491,690 16 865,744 7 560,832 0 1,995,671 0 4,192,778 7
Increase 20,039 0 .. 8,288 0 .. .. 1,132 14 .. ..
Decrease .. 2,312 8 .. 23,164 2 137,920 16 .. 172,824 7 306,761 19

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, 10th January, 1914

H. DAVIDSON,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways,



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
10 January 1914
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Statistics
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Estimated Cost of Construction of Railways and Rolling-Stock

🚂 Transport & Communications
10 January 1914
Railway, Construction, Cost, Rolling-Stock, Public Works
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways