New Zealand Gazette – 1878 – No. 18

Page 241

✨ Land Reserve, Railway Rates, Traffic



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Change of Purpose of Reserve.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 25th February, 1878.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the
Governor has approved, under the provisions of
the 148th section of "The Land Act, 1877," of the
intended change of purpose of the reserve specified
in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

| Description and
Purpose of
Reserve. | Area of which the Purpose is
intended to be Changed. | Intended Purpose. |
|---|---|---|
| Section No.
350 (in red), in
the Provincial
District of Can-
terbury. Road,
Railway, and
Telegraph pur-
poses; notice
whereof is pub-
lished in the
New Zealand
Gazette, 1877,
No. 84, page
1011. | All that piece or parcel of
land in the Provincial Dis-
trict of Canterbury, contain-
ing twenty (20) acres, more
or less, being Section No.
2275 (in red). Bounded
towards the North-east by
Section No. 2064 (in red),
19 chains 50 links; towards
the North-west by Section
No. 350 (in red), 21 chains;
towards the South-west by
Section No. 350 (in red), 14
chains 15 links; and towards
the South-east by a road line
for a distance of about 7
chains as the same is de-
lineated on the plans de-
posited in the Provincial Dis-
trict Survey Office, Christ-
church. | For the Ash-
burton Agricul-
tural and Pas-
toral Associa-
tion. |

J. BALLANCE,
(for the Minister for Lands.)

Alterations and Additions to the Rates for the Con-
veyance, Delivery, and Storage of Goods, Parcels,
&c., on New Zealand Railways.

IN accordance with the By-laws for the New Zea-
land Railways, fixed by Order in Council, dated
the 17th day of April, 1877, the following alterations
and additions to the rates for the conveyance,
delivery, and storage of goods, parcels, &c., on
New Zealand Railways, are hereby declared to be
fixed, and shall come into force from the 11th day
of March, 1878 :-

TERMINAL CHARGE.

A terminal charge of three shillings and ninepence
(3s. 9d.) will be made at Dunedin, Christchurch,
and Invercargill Stations, on goods of Classes A, B,
C, D, and E., in lieu of the present terminal charge
of two shillings and sixpence (2s. 6d.)

POTATOES.

The charge for weighing potatoes will be at the
rate of one halfpenny (½d.) per cwt., in lieu of the
present charge of one penny (1d.)

Dated this twenty-seventh day of February, 1878.

J. BALLANCE,
(Minister acting for the Minister for
Public Works.)

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.----Traffic Returns
for the Four Weeks ending 12th January, 1878:-

KAIPARA SECTION.

| PASSENGERS,- | 1878.
No. | Corresponding
Four Weeks
1877.
No. |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Class | 284 | 169 |
| 2nd Class | 914 | 624 |
| Total... | 1,198 | 793 |

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KAIPARA SECTION—continued.

| GOODS,— | 1878.
Tons cwt. qr. | 1877.
Tons cwt. qr. |
|---|---|---|
| Wool | 7 0 0 | 44 0 0 |
| Sawn Timber | 70 0 0 | |
| Grain | 7 0 0 | |
| Merchandise | 248 0 0 | 324 0 0 |
| Minerals | 4 0 0 | |
| Total | 336 0 0 | 368 0 0 |

LIVE STOCK,— No. No.
Horses and Cattle 2 6
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 11 20
Total... 13 26
RECEIPTS,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 163 2 11 130 8 7
Goods and Live Stock 128 11 11 126 3 2
Total... £291 14 10 £256 11 9
Wharf Dues... 39 5 7 39 18 7
Total Revenue £331 0 5 £296 10 4

AUCKLAND SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— No. No.
1st Class 1,573 3,222
2nd Class 15,775 15,058
Total... 17,348 18,280
GOODS,— Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool 62 0 0
Sawn Timber 341 0 0 166 0 0
Grain 107 0 0
Merchandise 1,289 0 0 1,240 0 0
Minerals 1,437 0 0
Total... 3,236 0 0 1,406 0 0
LIVE STOCK,— No. No.
Horses and Cattle 51 19
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 1,451 1,036
Total... 1,502 1,055
RECEIPTS,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 2,241 12 3 1,554 4 9
Goods and Live Stock 1,107 7 5 601 4 4
Total... £3,348 19 8 £2,155 9 1
Wharf Dues 74 2 11
Total Revenue £3,423 2 7 £2,155 9 1

NAPIER SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— No. No.
1st Class 2,101 1,563
2nd Class 5,271 5,084
Total... 7,372 6,647
GOODS,— Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool 402 0 0 284 0 0
Sawn Timber 211 0 0
Grain 77 0 0
Merchandise 351 0 0 1,387 0 0
Minerals 287 0 0
Total... 1,328 0 0 1,671 0 0
LIVE STOCK,— No. No.
Horses and Cattle 32 11
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 83 180
Total... 115 191
RECEIPTS,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 1,328 8 5 1,167 19 7
Goods and Live Stock 735 2 5 980 3 9
Total Revenue £2,063 10 10 £2,148 3 4


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🗺️ Notification of Intended Change of Purpose for Land Reserve in Canterbury

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
25 February 1878
Land reserve, Canterbury, Section 350, Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association, Road
  • J. Ballance (for the Minister for Lands)

🚂 Alterations to New Zealand Railways Rates for Goods and Storage

🚂 Transport & Communications
27 February 1878
Railway rates, Terminal charge, Dunedin, Christchurch, Invercargill, Potatoes, Goods conveyance
  • J. Ballance (Minister acting for the Minister for Public Works)

🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for January 1878 for Several Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
12 January 1878
Railway statistics, Traffic returns, Kaipara, Auckland, Napier, Passengers, Goods, Live Stock, Receipts