New Zealand Gazette – 1918 – No. 17

Page 410

✨ Railway Costs and Population Statistics



410
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 17

ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION of RAILWAYS, ROLLING-STOCK, ETC., to 31st March, 1917, 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 763,410 0 0 180,023 0 0
Kaihu 99,962 0 0 17,244 0 0
Tauranga .. 309,786 0 0
Gisborne 597,241 0 0 246,557 0 0
North Island Main Lines and Branches 15,421,989 0 0 973,881 0 0
South Island Main Lines and Branches 14,541,345 0 0 155,044 0 0
Westland 2,075,217 0 0 644,771 0 0
Westport 602,317 0 0 95,828 0 0
Nelson 542,406 0 0 36,988 0 0
Picton 675,857 0 0 18,593 0 0
Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service.. 43,708 0 0 ..
In Suspense—
Surveys, North Island .. 35,900 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 .. 77,805 0 0
W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. Stores 15,212 0 0 ..
Totals £35,378,664 0 0 £2,808,509 0 0

Railways Department, 4th February, 1918.

J. MACDONALD,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Population of the Dominion.

RETURN of the Estimated Population of the Dominion of New Zealand on the 31st December, 1917.

Males. Females. Total.
Estimated population (exclusive of Maoris and residents of Cook and other Pacific islands), at 31st December, 1916 549,895 550,668 1,100,563
Increase during 1917—
By excess of births over deaths 8,260 9,394 17,654
By excess of immigration over emigration (including members of Expeditionary Forces) -20,833† 231 -20,602†
Estimated population (exclusive of Maoris and residents of Cook and other Pacific islands) on 31st December, 1917 537,322 560,293 1,097,615
Maori population, Census, 1916 25,933 23,843 49,776
Population of Cook and other Pacific islands, Census, 1916 6,552 6,245 12,797
Total estimated population of the Dominion on 31st December, 1917 569,807. 590,381 1,160,188
  • Subject to revision.
    † Decrease—Excess of emigration.

BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES IN 1917.

The number of births registered during 1917 (28,182) was less than that for 1916 (28,509) by 327, and the rate was 25·64 per 1,000, as against 25·94. The birth-rate in 1917 is the third lowest in the history of New Zealand, the lowest rate (25·12) having been recorded in 1899, and the second lowest (25·33) in 1915.

The deaths in 1917 (10,528) were less than the number registered in 1916 (10,596) by 68, and the rate per 1,000 fell from 9·64 to 9·58. The number for 1916 is the highest recorded in any one year in the history of the Dominion, 1917 coming second.

The number of marriages (excluding those contracted between Maoris) solemnized in 1917 is estimated at only 6,300 giving a rate of 5·73 per 1,000 of the mean population, against 8,213 and 7·47, the actual number and rate in 1916, and 10,028 and 9·12 respectively in 1915. The estimate for 1917 is subject to revision, and the final figures cannot be given until all returns come to hand; but the number and rate given are near enough to the mark. The decrease is of course due to the war, and especially to the system of compulsory military service which takes into account only marriages solemnized before May, 1915.

The numbers and rates of births, deaths, and marriages for the last ten years are as under:—

Year. Numbers. Rate per 1,000 of the Mean Population.
Births. Marriages. Deaths. Births. Marriages. Deaths.
1908 25,940 8,339 9,043 27·45 8·82 9·57
1909 26,524 8,094 8,959 27·29 8·33 9·22
1910 25,984 8,236 9,639 26·17 8·30 9·71
1911 26,354 8,825 9,534 25·97 8·70 9·39
1912 27,508 9,149 9,214 26·48 8·81 8·87
1913 27,935 8,813 10,119 26·14 8·25 9·47
1914 28,338 9,280 10,148 25·99 8·51 9·31
1915 27,850 10,028 9,965 25·33 9·12 9·06
1916 28,509 8,213 10,596 25·94 7·47 9·64
1917 28,182 6,300* 10,528 25·64 5·73* 9·58
  • Approximate.

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, 5th February, 1918.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



Next Page →



Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa — PDF NZ Gazette 1918, No 17


NZLII — PDF NZ Gazette 1918, No 17




✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Estimated Cost of Construction of Railways and Rolling-Stock

🚂 Transport & Communications
4 February 1918
Railways, Construction Costs, Rolling-Stock, Financial Report
  • J. Macdonald, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🏛️ Population of the Dominion of New Zealand

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
5 February 1918
Population, Statistics, Census, Demographics
  • Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician

🏥 Births, Deaths, and Marriages in 1917

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
5 February 1918
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Statistics, Demographics
  • Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician