New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 70

Page 2019

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs



JUNE 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2019

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1915, to 1st May, 1915 (Thirty-one Days).

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
1915 (thirty-one days) .. 42,562 158,454 251,871 973,406
1914 (twenty-five days) .. 38,048 144,116 204,644 822,949
Increase .. .. .. 4,514 14,338 47,227 150,457
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All Sections. Parcels, &c. Drays. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
1915 (thirty-one days) .. 128,399 236 27,348 4,724 866,859 22,354 921,521
1914 (twenty-five days) .. 114,752 249 15,584 3,265 789,464 19,300 827,862
Increase .. .. .. 13,647 .. 11,764 1,459 77,395 3,054 93,659
Decrease .. .. .. .. 13 .. .. .. .. ..
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 (thirty-one days) 26,484 0 8,987 0 9,280 0 48,800 10 112,586 3 75,000 0 246,911 5 528,048 18
1914 (twenty-five days) 16,880 0 6,934 12 7,946 0 47,132 0 104,049 18 70,028 3 194,115 10 447,086 3
Increase .. .. .. 9,604 0 2,052 8 1,334 0 1,668 10 8,536 5 4,971 17 52,795 15 80,962 15
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

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 .. .. .. 5,168 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, 29th May, 1915. H. DAVIDSON,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
29 May 1915
Railways, Financial Report, Revenue, Expenditure, North Island, South Island
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Statistics

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railways, Construction Costs, Public Works Department, Greymouth and Westport Harbour Boards