New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 130

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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 130

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1915, to 16th October, 1915

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
*1915 246,566 739,840 1,532,578 4,691,864
†1914 245,213 745,230 1,455,759 4,123,664
Increase 1,353 .. 76,819 568,200
Decrease .. 5,390 .. ..
All Sections. Parcels, &c. Drays. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
*1915 690,359 1,889 172,834 18,640 3,052,107 69,336 3,314,806
†1914 692,920 1,752 136,895 19,878 2,579,268 64,447 2,802,240
Increase .. 137 35,939 .. 472,839 4,889 512,566
Decrease 2,561 .. .. 1,238 .. .. ..
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 190,756 0 31,780 12 62,356 0 351,001 4 590,451 10 485,692 11 1,606,194 18 3,318,232 15
†1914 131,752 0 28,303 0 69,986 0 360,570 18 625,080 18 468,026 6 1,675,491 8 3,359,210 10
Increase 59,004 0 3,477 12 .. .. .. 17,666 5 .. ..
Decrease .. .. 7,630 0 9,569 14 34,629 8 .. 69,296 10 40,977 15
  • 199 days.
    † 193 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 .. 194,459 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 .. 34,366 0 0
Miscellaneous, North Island .. 5,169 0 0
Surveys, South Island .. 5,752 0 0
Miscellaneous, South Island .. 5,168 0 0
P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way .. 98,592 0 0
W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. Stores 13,689 0 0 ..
Totals £34,133,825 0 0 £1,999,330 0 0

J. MACDONALD,
Acting Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Railway Department, 15th November, 1915.



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

🚂 Transport & Communications
15 November 1915
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Financial Report
  • J. Macdonald, Acting Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
15 November 1915
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Statistics
  • J. Macdonald, Acting Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
15 November 1915
Railway, Construction, Cost, Rolling-Stock
  • J. Macdonald, Acting Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways