New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 61

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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 61

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1914, to 31st March, 1915.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
1915 .. .. .. 467,691 1,502,530 2,766,263 8,829,288 13,565,772 302,912
1914 .. .. .. 485,291 1,553,666 2,755,884 8,561,052 13,355,893 287,037
Increase .. .. .. .. .. 10,379 268,236 209,879 15,875
Decrease .. .. .. 17,600 51,136 .. .. .. ..
All Sections. Parcels, &c. Drays. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
1915 .. .. 1,485,977 3,090 273,443 40,776 6,923,306 163,155 7,403,770
1914 .. .. 1,471,730 3,090 225,116 29,175 6,860,495 145,773 7,263,649
Increase .. .. 14,247 .. 48,327 11,601 62,811 17,382 140,121
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
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 .. .. 218,668 0 162,001 12 119,478 0 621,963 3 1,103,352 8 861,790 13 2,988,027 19 6,075,281 15
1914 .. .. 235,980 0 155,708 16 117,038 0 676,858 0 1,050,394 11 873,746 3 2,551,614 5 5,661,339 15
Increase .. .. .. 6,292 16 2,440 0 .. 52,957 17 .. 436,413 14 413,942 0
Decrease .. .. 17,312 0 .. .. 54,894 17 .. 11,955 10 .. ..

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..63 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, 3rd May, 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
3 May 1915
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Financial Report
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections from 1st April, 1914, to 31st March, 1915

🚂 Transport & Communications
3 May 1915
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Statistics
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Estimated Cost of Construction of Railways, Rolling-Stock, etc., to 31st March, 1914

🚂 Transport & Communications
3 May 1915
Railways, Construction, Cost, Rolling-Stock
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways