New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 38

Page 997

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



APRIL 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 997

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1915, to 4th March, 1916.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
*1916 .. .. .. 428,996 1,309,952 2,668,311 8,844,804
†1915 .. .. .. 424,766 1,388,606 2,524,626 8,064,364
Increase .. .. .. 4,230 .. 143,685 780,440
Decrease .. .. .. .. 78,654 .. ..
All Sections. Parcels, &c. Drays. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
*1916 .. .. .. 1,364,782 3,153 306,609 33,504 6,158,138 157,629 6,659,033
†1915 .. .. .. 1,337,625 2,806 246,632 35,141 5,795,994 139,255 6,219,828
Increase .. .. .. 27,157 347 59,977 .. 362,144 18,374 439,205
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,637 .. .. ..
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 .. .. .. 270,754 0 148,233 10 95,904 0 575,984 2 965,493 4 820,854 1 2,619,413 6 5,496,636 3
†1915 .. .. .. 197,896 0 151,326 12 109,768 0 565,257 7 976,833 13 786,739 11 2,732,984 17 5,520,806 0
Increase .. .. .. 72,858 0 .. .. 10,726 15 .. 34,114 10 .. ..
Decrease .. .. .. .. 3,093 2 13,864 0 .. 11,340 9 .. 113,571 11 24,169 17
  • 339 days. † 333 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

J. MACDONALD,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Railway Department, 3rd April, 1916.



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

🚂 Transport & Communications
3 April 1916
Railways, Financial Report, Revenue, Expenditure, Statistics
  • J. Macdonald, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections

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

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
3 April 1916
Railways, Construction Costs, Rolling-Stock, Infrastructure
  • J. Macdonald, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways