New Zealand Gazette – 1914 – No. 60

Page 2559

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



JUNE 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2559

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1914, to 23rd May, 1914.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
1914 75,901 241,392 419,707 1,377,250 2,114,250 44,134
1913 72,957 236,040 414,066 1,263,388 1,986,451 42,482
Increase 2,944 5,352 5,641 113,862 127,799 1,652
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. ..
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.
1914 214,555 3,764 429 10,218 228,966 525 38,276 8,492 1,397,304 35,841 1,480,438
1913 206,361 3,175 407 10,061 220,004 503 38,407 4,778 1,779,831 38,596 1,862,115
Increase 8,194 589 22 157 8,962 22 .. 3,714 .. .. ..
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. 131 .. 382,527 2,755 381,677
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 35,880 0 13,328 16 17,660 0 103,964 14 210,744 4 146,902 10 434,224 15 962,704 19
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
Increase .. 655 16 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Decrease 9,436 0 .. 2,058 0 1,542 6 9,729 1 6,470 19 1,158 10 29,739 0

ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION of RAILWAYS, ROLLING-STOCK, ETC., to 31st March, 1914, 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 582,325 0 0 153,061 0 0
Kaihu 68,281 0 0 28,699 0 0
Tauranga .. 145,904 0 0
Gisborne 337,339 0 0 322,092 0 0
North Island Main Lines and Branches 13,987,793 0 0 622,133 0 0
South Island Main Lines and Branches 13,677,921 0 0 498,809 0 0
Westland 1,313,809 0 0 567,984 0 0
Westport 587,258 0 0 75,350 0 0
Nelson 535,364 0 0 23,931 0 0
Picton 584,203 0 0 55,901 0 0
Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service 42,589 0 0 ..
In Suspense—
Surveys, North Island .. 31,558 0 0
Miscellaneous, North Island .. 5,169 0 0
Surveys, South Island .. 6,129 0 0
Miscellaneous, South Island .. 5,165 0 0
P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way .. 83,601 0 0
W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. Stores 38,205 0 0 ..
Totals £32,355,087 0 0 £2,625,489 0 0

Railway Department, 22nd June, 1914. H. DAVIDSON, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections from 1st April to 23rd May 1914

🚂 Transport & Communications
22 June 1914
Railway traffic, Passengers, Goods, Statistics, 1914
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Estimated Cost of Construction of Railways, Rolling-Stock, etc., to 31st March 1914

🚂 Transport & Communications
22 June 1914
Railway construction, Costs, Public Works Department, 1914
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways