New Zealand Gazette – 1921 – No. 87

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✨ Railway Traffic and Financial Report



SEPT. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

N.Z.R.—FINANCIAL YEAR 1921–22.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON ALL SECTIONS from 1st April, 1921, to 20th August, 1921.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
1921 307,339 522,922 1,420,541 2,977,270
1920 328,987 585,342 1,470,605 3,241,956
Increase
Decrease 21,648 62,420 50,064 264,686
All Sections. Cattle. Sheep. Pigs. Total. Timber. Minerals. Other Goods. Total.
No. No. No. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons.
1921 123,696 2,687,703 46,824 2,858,223 298,365 1,083,961 1,140,043 2,522,369
1920 175,798 2,916,448 36,671 3,128,917 263,413 1,022,702 1,146,414 2,432,529
Increase 10,153 34,952 61,259 89,840
Decrease 52,102 228,745 270,694 6,371

RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT, showing REVENUE and EXPENDITURE to the Termination of the Period ending 20th August, 1921.

Section. Revenue. Expenditure. For a Twelve-monthly Period, Average to Date.
Miles open for Traffic. Four-weekly. Total to Date. Four-weekly.
NORTH ISLAND,—Whangarei 80 £ s. d.4,525 2 2 £ s. d.26,816 0 1
Kaihu 20 517 2 0 3,511 15 7
Gisborne 49 2,585 19 5 18,085 10 3
North Island Main Lines and Branches 1,133 253,378 6 1 1,470,872 13 2
Total 1,282 261,006 9 8 1,519,285 19 1
SOUTH ISLAND,—South Island Main Lines and Branches 1,429 149,349 4 11 866,481 10 10
Westland 157 13,721 8 11 79,316 13 6
Westport 36 8,514 2 1 46,478 11 2
Nelson 61 1,793 7 2 11,216 9 3
Picton 56 3,072 0 5 17,293 14 1
Lake Wakatipu Steamers 354 17 2 2,480 10 6
Total 1,739 176,805 0 8 1,043,267 9 4
Grand total 3,021 437,811 10 4 2,562,553 8 5

CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.

| NORTH ISLAND,—Whangarei | 80 | £ s. d.4,728 2 11 | £ s. d.24,067 14 8 | £ s. d.7,379 1 6 | £ s. d.24,999 14 0 | 103·87 | £ s. d.782 4 0 | £ s. d.812 9 10 |
| Kaihu | 20 | 454 12 8 | 2,605 11 10 | 1,182 4 5 | 4,130 8 2 | 158·52 | 338 14 7 | 536 19 1 |
| Gisborne | 49 | 2,378 10 8 | 14,759 4 1 | 3,375 2 7 | 13,877 7 9 | 94·03 | 783 2 10 | 736 7 0 |
| North Island Main Lines and Branches | 1,133 | 258,545 15 4 | 1,363,757 11 8 | 300,162 19 6 | 1,067,822 16 10 | 78·30 | 3,202 8 10 | 2,507 10 2 |
| Total | 1,282 | 266,107 1 7 | 1,405,190 2 3 | 312,099 8 0 | 1,110,830 6 9 | 79·05 | | |
| SOUTH ISLAND,—South Island Main Lines and Branches | 1,417 | 154,870 17 11 | 876,946 12 7 | 208,577 4 5 | 786,599 6 10 | 89·70 | 1,609 1 6 | 1,443 6 0 |
| Westland | 157 | 12,680 7 7 | 67,409 0 8 | 16,647 18 2 | 61,961 0 6 | 91·92 | 1,116 6 7 | 1,026 2 2 |
| Westport | 36 | 7,771 14 11 | 39,280 5 2 | 10,982 7 0 | 34,315 10 8 | 87·36 | 2,836 18 2 | 2,478 7 0 |
| Nelson | 61 | 2,762 1 6 | 15,016 12 11 | 4,797 9 0 | 18,431 15 7 | 122·74 | 640 1 1 | 785 12 4 |
| Picton | 56 | 2,578 15 0 | 16,491 6 2 | 4,217 14 10 | 15,708 19 0 | 95·26 | 765 13 4 | 729 8 6 |
| Lake Wakatipu Steamers | | 307 19 8 | 2,704 16 9 | 993 3 9 | 3,750 5 6 | 138·65 | | |
| Total | 1,727 | 180,971 16 7 | 1,017,848 14 3 | 246,215 17 2 | 920,766 18 1 | 90·46 | | |
| Grand total | 3,009 | 447,078 18 2 | 2,423,038 16 6 | 558,315 5 2 | 2,031,597 4 10 | 83·85 | | |

  • Four-weekly expenditure includes accumulated arrears (for period 1st April to 21st August, 1920) of cost-of-living bonus granted to employees.


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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for August 1921 (continued from previous page)

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

🚂 Railway Working Account for August 1921

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