New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 101

Page 3051

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



Aug. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3051

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1915, to 24th July, 1915.

All Sections. S. R. S. R. Total. Season Tickets.
*1915 143,822 460,556 889,262 2,840,876 4,334,516 97,009
†1914 146,915 463,568 837,178 2,536,892 3,984,553 89,802
Increase ... ... 52,084 303,984 349,963 7,207
Decrease 3,093 3,012 ... ... ... ...
All Sections. Parcels, &c. Drays. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
*1915 397,917 991 97,023 11,689 2,444,711 50,441 2,604,855
†1914 417,700 1,035 71,495 14,961 2,123,171 48,968 2,259,630
Increase ... ... 25,528 ... 321,540 1,473 345,225
Decrease 19,783 44 ... 3,272 ... ... ...
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.
*1915 131,716 0 22,261 4 37,696 0 190,024 12 359,889 14 260,867 0 895,338 7 1,897,792 17
†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
Increase 56,444 0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Decrease ... 431 16 1,612 0 22,653 16 19,490 19 20,330 5 38,960 15 47,035 11
  • 115 days. † 109 days.

ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION of RAILWAYS, ROLLING-STOCK, ETC., to 31st March, 1915, 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 754.565 0 0 35,799 0 0
Kaihu 103.913 0 0 99 0 0
Tauranga ... 191,459 0 0
Gisborne 573.189 0 0 175,538 0 0
North Island Main Lines and Branches 14.554,271 0 0 676,960 0 0
South Island Main Lines and Branches 14,321,252 0 0 60,738 0 0
Westland 2,052,264 0 0 514,115 0 0
Westport 591,045 0 0 86,638 0 0
Nelson 538,615 0 0 26,807 0 0
Picton 587,361 0 0 79,128 0 0
Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service 43.661 0 0 ...
In Suspense— Surveys, North Island ... 34,368 0 0
Miscellaneous, North Island ... 5,169 0 0
Surveys, South Island ... 5,752 0 0
Miscellaneous, South Island ... 5. 6* 0 0
P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. Stores ... 98.592 0 0
Totals 13,689 0 0 £1,999,330 0 0

Railway Department, 23rd August, 1915.

H. DAVIDSON,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 Railway Working Account for Financial Year 1915-16 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
23 August 1915
Railways, Traffic, Revenue, Expenditure, Financial Report, North Island, South Island
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
23 August 1915
Railways, Traffic, Statistics, Passengers, Goods, Livestock
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
23 August 1915
Railways, Construction, Cost, Rolling-Stock, Public Works Department
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways