New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 143

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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 143

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1915, to 13th November, 1915.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
*1915 279,882 856,890 1,745,394 5,428,404 8,310,570 196,491
†1914 277,373 861,738 1,657,405 4,783,680 7,580,196 180,156
Increase 2,509 .. 87,989 644,724 730,374 16,335
Decrease .. 4,848 .. .. .. ..
All Sections. Parcels, &c. Drays. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
*1915 910,123 2,145 199,765 20,170 3,176,571 82,772 3,481,423
†1914 807,088 1,963 157,537 21,488 2,699,733 74,824 2,955,515
Increase 3,035 182 42,228 .. 476,838 7,948 525,878
Decrease .. .. .. 1,318 .. .. ..
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 203,828 0 39,179 10 69,514 0 396,926 0 660,757 12 545,746 13 1,810,547 8 3,726,499 3
†1914 146,918 0 36,341 16 78,956 0 405,651 8 696,953 10 527,257 5 1,909,477 19 3,801,555 18
Increase 56,910 0 2,837 14 .. .. .. 18,489 8 .. ..
Decrease .. .. 9,442 0 8,725 8 36,195 18 .. 98,930 11 75,056 15
  • 227 days.
    † 221 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 .. 34,368 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

Railway Department, 13th December, 1915.
J. MACDONALD,
Acting Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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

🚂 Transport & Communications
13 December 1915
Railways, Financial Report, Revenue, Expenditure, Traffic Statistics
  • J. Macdonald, Acting Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
13 December 1915
Railways, Traffic Statistics, Passengers, Goods, Livestock
  • J. Macdonald, Acting Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
13 December 1915
Railways, Construction Costs, Rolling-Stock, Infrastructure
  • J. Macdonald, Acting Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways