✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 33
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1914, to 30th January, 1915.
| All Sections. | First-class Passengers. | Second-class Passengers. | Total. | Season Tickets. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. | R. | S. | R. | |
| 1915 | 383,304 | 1,263,426 | 2,297,355 | 7,324,310 |
| 1914 | 394,914 | 1,301,862 | 2,281,360 | 7,108,012 |
| Increase | .. | .. | 15,995 | 216,298 |
| Decrease | 11,610 | 38,436 | .. | .. |
| All Sections. | Parcels, &c. | Drays. | Cattle. | Calves. | Sheep. | Pigs. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | |
| 1915 | 1,196,420 | 2,576 | 219,756 | 30,284 | 4,554,199 | 120,951 | 4,927,766 |
| 1914 | 1,190,803 | 2,579 | 193,013 | 21,443 | 4,565,802 | 107,127 | 4,889,964 |
| Increase | 5,617 | .. | 26,743 | 8,841 | .. | 13,824 | 37,802 |
| Decrease | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 11,603 | .. | .. |
| 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 | 184,106 0 | 128,885 16 | 100.673 | 520,449 9 | 896.795 4 | 706,026 18 | 2,498,244 17 | 5,035,181 4 |
| 1914 | 198,154 0 | 109,619 0 | 98,406 | 546,487 10 | 862,699 18 | 697,852 1 | 2,067,384 18 | 4,580,603 7 |
| Increase | .. | 19,266 16 | 2,267 0 | .. | 34,095 6 | 8,174 17 | 430,859 19 | 454,577 17 |
| Decrease | 14,048 0 | .. | .. | 26,038 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
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 | 1,313,809 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 | 584,203 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 | .. | 5,68 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, 27th February, 1915.
H. DAVIDSON,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways,
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