New Zealand Gazette – 1914 – No. 68

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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 68

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1914, to 20th June, 1914.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
1914 111,100 358,672 627,200 2,015,098 3,112,070 67,960
1913 107,638 355,346 622,378 1,975,344 3,060,706 63,769
Increase 3,462 3,326 4,822 39,754 51,364 4,191
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 307,224 5,232 618 15,071 328,145 805 54,595 11,965 1,838,550 43,779 1,949,694
1913 293,559 4,664 639 15,060 313,922 742 53,578 6,010 2,330,605 47,543 2,438,478
Increase 13,665 568 .. 11 14,223 63 1,017 5,955 .. .. ..
Decrease .. .. 21 .. .. .. .. .. 492,055 3,764 488,784
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 56,080 0 18,298 16 27,544 0 158,057 6 297,850 7 216,242 14 674,392 3 1,448,465 6
1913 70,334 0 17,786 12 30,478 0 155,916 18 297,923 6 221,963 8 673,132 6 1,467,534 10
Increase .. 512 4 .. 2,140 8 .. .. 1,259 17 ..
Decrease 14,254 0 .. 2,934 0 .. 72 19 5,720 14 .. 19,069 4

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 .. 115,904 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 .. 5,168 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

H. DAVIDSON.
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Railway Department, 20th July, 1914.



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🚂 Railway Working Account for Financial Year 1914-15 (continued from previous page)

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

🚂 Estimated Cost of Construction of Railways to 31st March 1914

🚂 Transport & Communications
20 July 1914
Railway, Construction, Cost, Public Works Department
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways