New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 15

Page 473

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



FEB. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 473

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1915, to 8th January, 1916.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
*1916 .. .. 347,612 1,095,490
†1915 .. .. 342,241 1,137,634
Increase .. .. 5,371
Decrease .. .. 42,144
All Sections. Parcels, &c. Drays. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
*1916 1,080,706 2,681 241,932 23,576 3,986,424 114,041 4,368,654
†1915 1,066,177 2,358 197,912 25,450 3,473,474 102,251 3,801,445
Increase 14,529 323 44,020 512,950 11,790 567,209
Decrease 1,874
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.
*1916 232,304 0 98,698 6 81,634 0 483,961 4 812,438 2 663,917 10 2,179,689 16 4,552,642 18
†1915 170,884 0 90,720 4 94,049 0 489,269 11 840,004 1 641,721 9 2,299,005 5 4,625,653 10
Increase 61,420 0 7,978 2 22,196 1
Decrease 12,415 0 5,308 7 27,565 19 119,315 9 73,010 12
  • 283 days. † 277 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— 34.368 0 0
Surveys, North Island 5,169 0 0
Miscellaneous, North Island 5.752 0 0
Surveys, South Island 5.165 0 0
Miscellaneous, South Island 98.592 0 0
P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way 13,689 0 0
W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. Stores
Totals £34,133,825 0 0 £1,999,330 0 0

Railway Department, 7th February, 1916. J. MACDONALD.
Acting Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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

🚂 Transport & Communications
7 February 1916
Railways, Financial Report, Revenue, Expenditure, North Island, South Island
  • J. Macdonald, Acting Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
7 February 1916
Railways, Traffic Statistics, Passengers, Goods, Livestock
  • J. Macdonald, Acting Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
7 February 1916
Railways, Construction Costs, Rolling-Stock, Public Works Department
  • J. Macdonald, Acting Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways