Railway Traffic and Financial Reports




JULY 1.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

N.Z.R.—FINANCIAL YEAR 1920–21.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1920, to 29th May, 1920.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
1920 * 140,934 273,670 619,044 1,520,035
1919 † 145,286 187,286 695,729 1,006,132
Increase 86,384 513,903
Decrease 4,352 76,685
All Sections. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total. Timber. Minerals. Other Goods. Total.
No. No. No. No. No. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons.
1920 * 65,990 7,883 1,725,672 24,623 1,824,168 95,503 399,025 466,092 960,620
1919 † 58,098 6,510 1,716,669 28,825 1,810,102 89,544 360,526 443,939 894,009
Increase 7,892 1,373 9,003 14,066 5,959 38,499 22,153 66,611
Decrease 4,202
  • 59 days,
    † 54 days.

RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing REVENUE and EXPENDITURE to the Termination of the Period ending 29th May, 1920.

Section. Miles open for Traffic. Revenue. Expenditure. For a Twelve-monthly Period, Average to Date.
Four-weekly. Total to Date. Four-weekly.
NORTH ISLAND, — Whangarei 80 £ 4,489 5 8 £ 9,671 13 9 £ 4,146 13 10
Kaihu 20 £ 487 4 7 £ 1,139 17 10 £ 641 14 7
Gisborne 49 £ 2,913 18 0 £ 7,208 17 3 £ 2,546 3 4
North Island Main Lines and Branches 1,133 £ 263,844 10 3 £ 555,390 11 6 £ 191,700 12 1
Total 1,282 £ 271,734 18 6 £ 573,411 0 4 £ 199,035 3 10
SOUTH ISLAND, — South Island Main Lines and Branches 1,417 £ 172,092 5 8 £ 380,443 9 3 £ 142,253 15 9
Westland 157 £ 11,529 14 9 £ 25,900 0 8 £ 10,880 12 7
Westport 36 £ 7,184 9 0 £ 15,009 7 5 £ 5,073 15 10
Nelson 61 £ 8,162 17 7 £ 6,576 13 6 £ 3,314 3 2
Picton 56 £ 8,269 6 5 £ 6,990 8 9 £ 2,979 16 7
Lake Wakatipu Steamers £ 506 13 0 £ 1,559 10 10 £ 669 6 4
Total 1,727 £ 197,745 6 5 £ 436,479 10 5 £ 165,171 10 3
Grand total 3,009 £ 469,480 4 11 £ 1,009,890 10 9 £ 364,206 14 1

CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.

| NORTH ISLAND, — Whangarei | 74 | £ 4,573 18 0 | £ 9,063 7 4 | £ 3,732 2 6 | £ 6,836 3 7 | 75·43 | £ 796 2 2 | £ 600 9 6 |
| Kaihu | 20 | £ 506 16 6 | £ 1,104 4 4 | £ 842 15 2 | £ 1,440 17 2 | 130·49 | £ 358 17 5 | £ 468 5 7 |
| Gisborne | 49 | £ 2,952 1 11 | £ 5,902 9 9 | £ 2,400 9 0 | £ 4,417 2 8 | 74·84 | £ 782 19 8 | £ 585 18 11 |
| North Island Main Lines and Branches | 1,126 | £ 271,834 13 8| £ 521,166 4 5 | £ 153,327 7 2 | £ 275,433 12 7 | 52·85 | £ 3,008 10 3 | £ 1,589 19 7 |
| Total | 1,269 | £ 279,867 10 1| £ 537,236 5 10 | £ 160,302 13 10| £ 288,127 16 0 | 53·63 | | |
| SOUTH ISLAND, — South Island Main Lines and Branches | 1,404 | £ 180,926 14 2| £ 348,352 9 11 | £ 113,295 4 7 | £ 204,042 18 9 | 58·57 | £ 1,612 14 10 | £ 944 12 10 |
| Westland | 157 | £ 12,802 14 6| £ 23,673 14 9 | £ 10,580 7 8 | £ 18,008 19 5 | 76·08 | £ 980 2 5 | £ 745 12 7 |
| Westport | 36 | £ 7,899 19 9 | £ 13,365 9 1 | £ 4,919 5 5 | £ 8,890 19 3 | 66·52 | £ 2,413 4 2 | £ 1,605 6 3 |
| Nelson | 61 | £ 3,019 8 8 | £ 5,991 3 1 | £ 3,036 9 1 | £ 5,246 19 2 | 87·58 | £ 638 8 0 | £ 559 2 0 |
| Picton | 56 | £ 3,160 12 11| £ 5,835 1 6 | £ 2,427 9 3 | £ 4,464 4 6 | 76·51 | £ 677 5 9 | £ 518 3 4 |
| Lake Wakatipu Steamers | | £ 574 8 9 | £ 1,194 9 0 | £ 640 0 4 | £ 1,310 12 5 | 109·73 | | |
| Total | 1,714 | £ 207,883 18 9| £ 398,412 7 4 | £ 134,898 16 4 | £ 241,964 13 6 | 60·73 | | |
| Grand total | 2,983 | £ 487,751 8 10| £ 935,648 13 2 | £ 295,201 10 2 | £ 530,092 9 6 | 56·66 | | |



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for May 1920 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railways, Traffic Returns, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Whangarei, Kaihu, Gisborne, North Island, South Island, Westland, Nelson, Picton, Lake Wakatipu, Westport

🚂 Railway Working Account for the Period Ending 29th May 1920

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railways, Revenue, Expenditure, Financial Report, Whangarei, Kaihu, Gisborne, North Island, South Island, Westland, Nelson, Picton, Lake Wakatipu, Westport