New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 30

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✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 30

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1915, to 5th February, 1916.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
*1916 389,740 1,213,554 2,442,580 8,076,028 12,121,902 271,033
†1915 383,304 1,263,426 2,297,355 7,324,310 11,268,395 244,122
Increase 6,436 .. 145,225 751,718 853,507 26,911
Decrease .. 49,872 .. .. .. ..
All Sections. Parcels, &c. Drays. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
*1916 1,221,104 2,919 274,881 27,857 4,995,821 135,732 5,437,210
†1915 1,196,420 2,576 219,756 30,284 4,554,199 120,951 4,927,766
Increase 24,684 343 55,125 .. 441,622 14,781 509,444
Decrease .. .. .. 2,427 .. .. ..
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 251,036 0 128,176 10 88,242 0 525,443 2 886,652 4 742,724 9 2,392,918 4 5,015,192 9
†1915 184,106 0 128,885 16 100,673 0 520,449 9 896,795 4 706,026 18 2,498,244 17 5,035,181 4
Increase 66,930 0 .. .. 4,993 13 .. 36,697 11 .. ..
Decrease .. 709 6 12,431 0 .. 10,143 0 .. 105,326 13 19,988 15
  • 311 days. † 305 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 £34,133,825 0 0 £1,999,330 0 0

Railway Department, 6th March, 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
6 March 1916
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Financial Report
  • J. Macdonald, Acting Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways