New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 79

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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 79

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1915, to 29th May, 1915.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
*1915 .. .. .. S. 77,897 R. 254,420 S. 464,020 R. 1,566,150 2,362,487 50,318
†1914 .. .. .. 75,901 241,392 419,707 1,377,250 2,114,250 44,134
Increase .. .. .. 1,996 13,028 44,313 188,900 248,237 6,184
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All Sections. Parcels, &c. Drays. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
*1915 .. .. No. 227,399 No. 455 No. 52,998 No. 8,010 No. 1,481,636 No. 37,592 No. 1,580,691
†1914 .. .. 228,966 525 38,276 8,492 1,397,304 35,841 1,480,438
Increase .. .. .. .. 14,722 .. 84,332 1,751 100,253
Decrease .. .. 1,567 70 .. 482 .. .. ..
All Sections. Chaff, Lime, &c. Wool. Firewood. Timber. Grain. Merchandise. Minerals. Total.
*1915 .. .. Tons c. 58,010 0 Tons c. 14,011 16 Tons c. 20,348 0 Tons c. 100,316 14 Tons c. 203,125 4 Tons c. 137,372 12 Tons c. 467,306 2 Tons c. 1,000,490 8
†1914 .. .. 35,880 0 13,328 16 17,660 0 103,964 14 210,744 4 146,902 10 434,224 15 962,704 19
Increase .. .. 22,130 0 683 0 2,688 0 .. .. .. 33,081 7 37,785 9
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. 3,648 0 7,619 0 9,529 18 .. ..
  • 59 days.
    † 53 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. £94,133,825 0 0 £1,999,330 0 0

Railway Department, 28th June, 1915.

H. DAVIDSON,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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

🚂 Transport & Communications
28 June 1915
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Statistics
  • 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
28 June 1915
Railways, Construction, Cost, Rolling-Stock
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways