Railway Traffic Statistics




1440 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION—continued.

1878. Tons cwt. qr. 1877. Tons cwt. qr.
Goods,
Wool 243 0 0 86 0 0
Timber 98 0 0 5 0 0
Grain 115 0 0 102 0 0
Merchandise 121 0 0 49 0 0
Minerals 172 0 0 0 0 0
Firewood ... ...
Total... 749 0 0 242 0 0
LIVE STOCK, No. No.
Horses and Cattle ... ...
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 26 ...
Total 26
RECEIPTS, £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 203 1 9 164 10 4
Goods and Live Stock 161 12 5 62 0 11
Total... £364 14 2 £226 11 3
Wharf Dues... 21 4 3 3 18 11
Total Revenue £385 18 5 £230 10 2

WESTPORT SECTION—continued.

1878. £ s. d. 1877. £ s. d.
RECEIPTS,
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 66 6 11 30 19 5
Goods and Live Stock 73 16 8 71 12 8
Total... £140 3 7 £102 12 1
Wharf Dues... 82 18 1
Total Revenue £223 1 8 £102 12 1

GREYMOUTH SECTION.

PASSENGERS, No. No.
1st Class 236 244
2nd Class 1,200 1,688
Total... *1,436 1,932
GOODS, Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool 39 0 0 111 0 0
Timber 99 0 0 78 0 0
Grain 124 0 0 135 0 0
Merchandise 3,207 0 0 2,051 0 0
Minerals ... ...
Firewood ... ...
Total... 3,469 0 0 2,375 0 0
LIVE STOCK, No. No.
Horses and Cattle 2 ...
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... ...
Total... 2
RECEIPTS, £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c. ... 96 5 6 118 4 11
Goods and Live Stock 447 9 7 306 3 5
Total... £543 15 1 £424 8 4
Wharf Dues... 197 16 0 149 15 2
Total Revenue £741 11 1 £574 3 6

NELSON SECTION.

PASSENGERS, No. No.
1st Class 505 273
2nd Class 3,771 2,047
Total... *4,276 2,320
GOODS, Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool 5 0 0 3 0 0
Timber 295 0 0 143 0 0
Grain 72 0 0 28 0 0
Merchandise 126 0 0 93 0 0
Minerals 15 0 0 344 0 0
Firewood 212 0 0 0 0 0
Total... 725 0 0 611 0 0
LIVE STOCK, No. No.
Horses and Cattle 3 1
Sheep, Pigs, &c 102 ...
Total... 105 1
RECEIPTS, £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c. ... 273 8 4 237 11 7
Goods and Live Stock 179 17 7 116 6 0
Total Revenue £453 5 11 £353 17 7

WESTPORT SECTION.

PASSENGERS, No. No.
1st Class 34 100
2nd Class 873 179
Total *907 279
GOODS, Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool ... ...
Timber 31 0 0 1 0 0
Grain 103 0 0 27 0 0
Merchandise 253 0 0 564 0 0
Minerals ... ...
Firewood ... ...
Total... 387 0 0 592 0 0
LIVE STOCK, No. No.
Horses and Cattle 1 1
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... 7
Total... 1 8

PICTON SECTION.

PASSENGERS, No. No.
1st Class 377 267
2nd Class 1,314 950
Total... *1,691 1,217
GOODS, Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool 985 0 0 1,088 0 0
Timber 66 0 0 10 0 0
Grain 88 0 0 98 0 0
Merchandise 5 0 0 327 0 0
Minerals 232 0 0 ...
Firewood ... ...
Total... 1,376 0 0 1,523 0 0
LIVE STOCK, No. No.
Horses and Cattle ... 1
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 208 42
Total... 208 43
RECEIPTS, £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c., 120 2 0 131 18 3
Goods and Live Stock 233 6 3 226 19 1
Total... £353 8 3 £358 17 4
Wharf Dues... 93 7 9 81 7 6
Total Revenue £446 16 0 £440 4 10

CHRISTCHURCH-DUNEDIN SECTION.

PASSENGERS, No. No.
1st Class 28,894 14,254
2nd Class 81,819 42,814
Total... *110,713 57,068
  • Return and Saturday tickets counted as two, year 1878.


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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns by Section (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
11 October 1878
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