Railway Traffic Statistics




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 971

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.----Traffic Returns
for the Four Weeks ending 1st June, 1878:---

KAIPARA SECTION.

PASSENGERS, — 1878. No. 1877. Corresponding Four Weeks No.
1st Class 171 186
2nd Class 546 407
Total... 717 593
GOODS, — Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool
Timber 84 0 0 193 0 0
Grain 19 0 0
Merchandise 314 0 0 279 0 0
Minerals 14 0 0
Firewood 12 0 0
Total 443 0 0 472 0 0
LIVE STOCK, — No. No.
Horses and Cattle 1
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 1 1
Total... 1 2
RECEIPTS, — £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 93 9 5 102 0 8
Goods and Live Stock 173 7 2 153 5 6
Total... £266 16 7 £255 6 2
Wharf Dues... 53 9 9 42 18 0
Total Revenue £320 6 4 £298 4 2

AUCKLAND SECTION.

PASSENGERS, — No. No.
1st Class 1,302 2,925
2nd Class 7,637 5,605
Total... 8,939 8,530
GOODS, — Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool 12 0 0 308 0 0
Timber 434 0 0
Grain 126 0 0 1,528 0 0
Merchandise 1,096 0 0
Minerals 857 0 0
Firewood
Total... 2,525 0 0 1,836 0 0
LIVE STOCK, — No. No.
Horses and Cattle 52 36
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 2,530 1,000
Total... 2,582 1,036
RECEIPTS, — £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c. 1,571 9 1 892 7 9
Goods and Live Stock 1,276 6 8 669 13 10
Total... £2,847 15 9 £1,562 1 7
Wharf Dues 111 1 9 59 4 7
Total Revenue £2,958 17 6 £1,621 6 2

NAPIER SECTION.

PASSENGERS, — No. No.
1st Class 1,611 1,071
2nd Class 4,219 3,246
Total... 5,830 4,317
GOODS, — Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool 30 0 0
Timber 423 0 0 426 0 0
Grain 174 0 0
Merchandise 637 0 0 1,434 0 0
Minerals 60 0 0
Firewood 452 0 0
Total... 1,776 0 0 1,860 0 0

NAPIER SECTION—continued.

LIVE STOCK, — 1878. No. 1877. No.
Horses and Cattle 89 17
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 93 1,860
Total... 182 1,877
RECEIPTS, — £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 1,037 16 11 778 13 1
Goods and Live Stock 770 13 11 898 9 8
Total Revenue £1,808 10 10 £1,677 2 9

WELLINGTON SECTION.

PASSENGERS, — No. No.
1st Class 1,681 1,305
2nd Class 5,747 4,885
Total... 7,428 6,190
GOODS, — Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool 9 0 0
Timber 485 0 0 206 0 0
Grain
Merchandise 591 0 0 647 0 0
Minerals 312 0 0
Firewood 448 0 0
Total... 1,845 0 0 853 0 0
LIVE STOCK, — No. No.
Horses and Cattle 10 6
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 112 20
Total... 122 26
RECEIPTS, — £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c. 768 3 0 580 15 4
Goods and Live Stock 519 14 10 240 10 7
Total Revenue £1,287 17 10 £821 5 11

WANGANUI SECTION.

PASSENGERS, — No. No.
1st Class 878 277
2nd Class 3,008 1,162
Total... 3,886 1,439
GOODS, — Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool 652 0 0 310 0 0
Timber 126 0 0
Grain 451 0 0 192 0 0
Merchandise 500 0 0
Minerals
Firewood
Total... 1,729 0 0 502 0 0
LIVE STOCK, — No. No.
Horses and Cattle 22
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 73
Total... 95
RECEIPTS, — £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c. 888 19 3 268 19 11
Goods and Live Stock 740 19 6 286 7 2
Total... 1,629 18 9 555 7 1
Wharf Dues... 86 5 2 50 18 2
Total Revenue £1,716 3 11 £606 5 3

NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.

PASSENGERS, — No. No.
1st Class 160 61
2nd Class 1,744 586
Total... 1,904 647


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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for Four Weeks ending 1st June, 1878.

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1 June 1878
Railway statistics, Traffic returns, Passengers, Goods, Live Stock, Kaipara, Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Wanganui, New Plymouth