New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 3

Page 188

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 3

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1914, to 5th December, 1914.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
1914 309,774 963,918 1,848,583 5,375,594
1913 316,763 988,564 1,834,604 5,205,262
Increase 13,979 170,332
Decrease 6,989 24,646
152,676 11,558

All Sections.

Parcels, &c. Drays. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
1914 910,649 2,195 178,888 23,528 3,002,201 88,965
1913 920,431 2,124 163,887 16,703 3,356,962 81,443
Increase 71 14,996 6,825 7,522
Decrease 9,782 354,761

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 159,802 0 61,108 8 87,869 0 450,666 3 776,593 10 584,236 9 2,136,973 4
1913 173,698 0 45,139 16 86,022 0 468,526 14 727,823 11 561,964 14 1,822,846 13
Increase 15,968 12 1,847 0 48,769 19 22,271 15 314,126 11
Decrease 13,891 0 17,860 11

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.

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 1,313,809 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 584,209 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, 9th January, 1915.

H. DAVIDSON,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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

🚂 Transport & Communications
9 January 1915
Railway, Traffic Statistics, Passengers, Freight, Construction Costs
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways