New Zealand Gazette – 1878 – No. 121

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✨ Railway Statistics and Estates



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

CHRISTCHURCH-DUNEDIN SECTION—continued.

GOODS,—

  1. Tons cwt. qr.
    Wool
    ... 256 0 0
    Timber
    ... 8,743 0 0
    Grain
    ... 8,817 0 0
    Merchandise
    ... 16,365 0 0
    Minerals
    ... 13,173 0 0
    Firewood
    ... 1,512 0 0
    Total...
    ... 48,866 0 0

LIVE STOCK,—
No.
Horses and Cattle
1,031
Sheep, Pigs, &c.
9,178
Total
10,209

RECEIPTS,—
£ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c. 14,413 13 11
Goods and Live Stock 16,357 19 6
Total Revenue £30,771 13 5

INVERCARGILL SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class
2nd Class
Total...

No.
1,802
8,160
*9,962

No.
1,080
5,791
6,871

  • Return and Saturday tickets counted as two, year 1878.

INVERCARGILL SECTION—continued.

GOODS,—
1878.
Tons cwt.. qr.
Wool
... 47 0 0
Timber
... 1,646 0 0
Grain
... 545 0 0
Merchandise
... 2,734 0 0
Minerals
... 915 0 0
Firewood
... 524 0 0
Total...
... 6,411 0 0

LIVE STOCK,—
No.
Horses and Cattle
70
Sheep, Pigs, &c.
1,289
Total...
1,359

RECEIPTS,—
£ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 1,382 5 2
Goods and Live Stock 2,470 6 5
Total Revenue £3,852 11 7

  1. Tons cwt. qr.
    154 0 0
    5,697 0 0
    7,436 0 0
    12,958 0 0
    14,436 0 0
    0 0
    40,681 0 0
    No.
    637
    6,733
    7,370
    £ s. d.
    11,526 0 5
    13,177 7 1
    £24,703 7 6

  2. Tons cwt. qr.
    38 0 0
    1,030 0 0
    332 0 0
    1,224 0 0
    779 0 0
    0 0
    3,403 0 0
    No.
    30
    58
    88
    £ s. d.
    1,276 7 1
    1,297 19 11
    £2,574 7 0

G. WILSON,
(pro Accountant, Working Railways.)

RAILWAYS WORKING ACCOUNT.

SHOWING the Total Receipts and Expenditure during the Financial Year 1878-79, to the termination
of the Four-weekly Period ending 19th October, 1878.

Section. Length open for Traffic. Four-Weekly Receipts. Total Receipts to Date. Total Expenditure to Date. Percentage of Expenditure to Receipts. FOR A TWELVE-MONTHLY PERIOD, AVERAGE TO DATE. Receipts per Mile of Railway. Expenditure per Mile of Railway.
Kaipara 16 £ s. d. 341 6 7 £ s. d. 1,381 19 0 £ s. d. 1,425 0 9 103.11 £ s. d. 280 14 2 £ s. d. 289 9 2
Auckland 97 3,657 15 8 13,797 6 1 12,235 17 2 88.68 462 5 7 409 19 2
Napier 65 2,238 15 10 7,572 5 9 5,622 1 5 74.24 378 12 2 281 2 0
Wellington 28 1,748 2 6 5,996 15 11 4,354 9 1 72.61 696 1 0 505 8 7
Wanganui 86 2,279 11 8 8,325 5 3 6,064 2 4 72.84 314 12 2 229 3 2
New Plymouth 21 387 1 6 1,618 10 4 1,642 1 3 101.49 250 9 7 254 4 5
Greymouth... 8 658 11 9 2,616 8 6 1,455 7 3 55.62 1,062 18 4 591 4 10
Westport 19 203 19 3 814 17 6 954 10 7 117.13 139 7 7 163 5 5
Nelson 20 484 13 10 1,896 9 11 1,586 10 8 83.65 308 3 7 257 16 2
Picton 18 402 11 10 1,557 15 8 1,502 4 4 96.42 281 5 2 271 4 7
Christchurch-Dunedin 532 30,771 13 5 120,204 0 7 87,763 13 3 73.01 741 7 7 541 6 0
Invercargill 167 3,852 11 7 14,254 13 2 12,768 10 1 89.57 277 8 2 248 9 9
Totals 1,068 47,026 15 5 180,036 7 8 137,375 0 0 76.30 ... ...

Railway Department,
28th November, 1878.

G. WILSON,
(pro Accountant, Working Railways.)

PARTICULARS of the Estates of Deceased Persons which have been placed under the charge of the
PUBLIC TRUSTEE for management during the Month of November, 1878.

No. Name of Deceased. Colonial Residence. Supposed British or Foreign Residence. Date of Rule or Order. Value or Estimated Value of Personal Estate. Time of Deceased's Death. Remarks.
1 Jones, John Greymouth ... ... Nov. 1, 1878 Under £250... July 12, 1878
2 Ah Ham or Ham Sing Palmerston S. ... None required Under £2 Sept. 17, 1878
3 McVey, Isaac Dunedin ... None required Under £50 Oct. 10, 1878
4 Waters, Arthur Timaru ... None required Under £1 Sept. 1, 1878 wreck of barque "Melrose."
5 Crichton, Robert Timaru Ayrshire None required Under £5 Aug. 23, 1878 Drowned, Seaman, barque "Bells."
6 Burford, John Reefton ... None required Under £50 Aug. 21, 1878
7 Donnelly, John Featherston ... None required Under £25 Nov. 9, 1878
8 Higgins, Christopher Auckland ... None required Under £1 Oct. 26, 1878
9 Morgan, Charles Christchurch ... None required Under £50 Nov. 20, 1878
10 Coles, Edward Upper Hutt... ... None required Under £2 Nov. 23, 1878
11 Burns, James Featherston ... ... None required Under £2 Nov. 26, 1878

Dated the 2nd day of December, 1878.

CHARLES D. DE CASTRO,
(for the Public Trustee.)



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🚂 Continuation of Railway Traffic Returns for Christchurch-Dunedin and Invercargill Sections (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
28 November 1878
Railway statistics, Goods, Live Stock, Receipts, Passengers, Invercargill
  • G. Wilson (pro Accountant, Working Railways.)

🚂 Railways Working Account Summary for Financial Year 1878-79 to October 19, 1878

🚂 Transport & Communications
28 November 1878
Railway finance, Revenue, Expenditure, Section statistics, Kaipara, Auckland, Napier
  • G. Wilson (pro Accountant, Working Railways.)

🏢 Particulars of Deceased Estates placed under the charge of the Public Trustee (November 1878)

🏢 State Enterprises & Insurance
2 December 1878
Deceased estates, Public Trustee, Administration, Greymouth, Dunedin, Timaru
11 names identified
  • John Jones, Deceased estate administered by Public Trustee
  • Ah Ham or Ham Sing, Deceased estate administered by Public Trustee
  • Isaac McVey, Deceased estate administered by Public Trustee
  • Arthur Waters, Deceased estate administered by Public Trustee
  • Robert Crichton, Deceased estate administered by Public Trustee
  • John Burford, Deceased estate administered by Public Trustee
  • John Donnelly, Deceased estate administered by Public Trustee
  • Christopher Higgins, Deceased estate administered by Public Trustee
  • Charles Morgan, Deceased estate administered by Public Trustee
  • Edward Coles, Deceased estate administered by Public Trustee
  • James Burns, Deceased estate administered by Public Trustee

  • Charles D. De Castro (for the Public Trustee.)