New Zealand Gazette – 1914 – No. 34

Page 1357

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs



APRIL 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1357

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1913, to 28th February, 1914.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
1914 439,521 1,435,856 2,510,120 7,865,768 12,251,265 259,748
1913 453,276 1,391,872 2,479,675 7,515,166 11,839,989 242,457
Increase .. 43,984 30,445 350,602 411,276 17,291
Decrease 13,755 .. .. .. .. ..
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.
1914 1,257,325 20,090 2,520 48,847 1,328,782 2,817 208,132 24,647 5,630,859 124,232 5,990,687
1913 1,202,345 19,927 2,678 51,898 1,276,848 2,943 181,739 22,688 4,514,062 120,041 4,841,473
Increase 54,980 163 .. .. 51,934 .. 26,393 1,959 1,116,797 4,191 1,149,214
Decrease .. .. 158 3,051 .. 126 .. .. .. .. ..
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.
1914 214,002 0 139,335 8 107,116 0 608,471 2 933,067 6 786,171 9 2,303,003 16 5,091,167 1
1913 194,400 0 139,213 12 102,900 0 639,602 13 1,078,162 6 766,459 12 2,559,861 2 5,480,599 5
Increase 19,602 0 121 16 4,216 0 .. .. 19,711 17 .. ..
Decrease .. .. .. 31,131 11 145,095 .. 256,857 6 389,432 4

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

Railway Department, 30th March, 1914. H. DAVIDSON,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections

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

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
30 March 1914
Railway, Construction, Costs, Public Works Department
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways