New Zealand Gazette – 1914 – No. 89

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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 89

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1914, to 18th July, 1914.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
1914 .. .. 146,915 463,568 837,178 2,536,892
1913 .. .. 140,943 453,924 827,648 2,471,600
Increase .. .. 5,972 9,644 9,530 65,292
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. ..
All Sections. Parcels, &c. Drays. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
1914 .. .. 417,700 1,035 71,495 14,961 2,123,171 48,968 2,259,630
1913 .. .. 402,457 982 68,632 8,197 2,668,148 51,734 2,797,693
Increase .. .. 15,243 53 2,863 6,764 .. .. ..
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. 544,977 2,766 538,063
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 .. .. 75,272 0 22,693 0 39,308 0 212,678 8 379,380 13 281,197 5 934,299 2 1,944,828 8
1913 .. .. 93,724 0 22,771 8 42,316 0 211,233 16 371,186 10 289,206 0 917,079 17 1,947,517 11
Increase .. .. .. .. .. 1,444 12 8,194 3 .. 17,219 5 ..
Decrease .. .. 18,452 0 78 8 3,008 0 .. .. 8,008 15 .. 2,689 3

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 .. .. .. .. 1,913,809 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

Railway Department, 17th August 1914.

H. DAVIDSON,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections

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

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

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