New Zealand Gazette – 1879 – No. 20

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✨ Railway Traffic Returns



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Traffic Returns.
NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns
for the Four Weeks ending 11th January,
1879:—

KAIPARA SECTION.

1879. Corresponding Four Weeks 1878.
PASSENGERS,— No.
1st Class 402 284
2nd Class 1,033 914
Total... *1,435 1,198
Goods,— Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool 4 0 0 7 0 0
Timber 649 0 0 69 0 0
Grain 6 0 0 7 0 0
Merchandise 270 0 0 248 0 0
Minerals 8 0 0 4 0 0
Firewood 8 0 0 ...
Total... 945 0 0 335 0 0
LIVE STOCK,— No. No.
Horses and Cattle ... 2
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... 11
Total... ... 13
RECEIPTS,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 164 11 11 163 2 11
Goods and Live Stock 237 8 8 128 11 11
Total... £402 0 7 £291 14 10
Wharf Dues... 51 14 9 39 5 7
Total Revenue £453 15 4 £331 0 5

AUCKLAND SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— No. No.
1st Class 5,109 1,573
2nd Class 34,515 15,775
Total... *39,624 17,348
Goods,— Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool 55 0 0 62 0 0
Timber 497 0 0 341 0 0
Grain 81 0 0 107 0 0
Merchandise 1,178 0 0 1,289 0 0
Minerals 1,212 0 0 1,437 0 0
Firewood 60 0 0 ...
Total... 3,083 0 0 3,236 0 0
LIVE STOCK,— No. No.
Horses and Cattle 436 51
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 2,306 1,451
Total... 2,742 1,502
RECEIPTS,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 2,827 6 5 2,241 12 3
Goods and Live Stock 1,489 16 2 1,107 7 5
Total... ...£4,317 2 7 ...£3,348 19 8
Wharf Dues... 106 6 9 74 2 11
Total Revenue ...£4,423 9 4 ...£3,423 2 7

NAPIER SECTION—continued.

LIVE STOCK,— 1879. No. 1878. No.
Horses and Cattle 7 32
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 77 83
Total... 84 115
RECEIPTS,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 1,541 1 11 1,328 8 5
Goods and Live Stock 1,060 6 1 735 2 5
Total Revenue ...£2,601 8 0 ...£2,063 10 10

WELLINGTON SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— No. No.
1st Class 4,216 2,611
2nd Class 10,673 8,523
Total... *14,889 11,134
Goods,— Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool 434 0 0 109 0 0
Timber 742 0 0 236 0 0
Grain ... 3 0 0
Merchandise 1,247 0 0 693 0 0
Minerals 183 0 0 473 0 0
Firewood 564 0 0 ...
Total... 3,170 0 0 1,514 0 0
LIVE STOCK,— No. No.
Horses and Cattle 13 4
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 2,021 5
Total... 2,034 9
RECEIPTS,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 1,840 9 7 1,023 15 7
Goods and Live Stock 1,395 13 5 384 11 10
Total Revenue ...£3,236 3 0 £1,408 7 5

WANGANUI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— No. No.
1st Class 3,527 409
2nd Class 11,921 2,098
Total... *15,448 2,507
Goods,— Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool 366 0 0 116 0 0
Timber 629 0 0 220 0 0
Grain 55 0 0 12 0 0
Merchandise 905 0 0 438 0 0
Minerals 15 0 0 238 0 0
Firewood 544 0 0 ...
Total... 2,514 0 0 1,024 0 0
LIVE STOCK,— No. No.
Horses and Cattle 28 20
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 84 ...
Total... 112 20
RECEIPTS,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 2,015 9 8 465 15 9
Goods and Live Stock 1,116 2 5 597 10 7
Total... ...£3,131 12 1 ...£1,063 6 4
Wharf Dues... 63 18 2 64 11 2
Total Revenue ...£3,195 10 3 ...£1,127 17 6

NAPIER SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— No. No.
1st Class 2,437 2,101
2nd Class 7,497 5,271
Total... *9,934 7,372
Goods,— Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool 452 0 0 402 0 0
Timber 345 0 0 212 0 0
Grain 57 0 0 77 0 0
Merchandise 565 0 0 351 0 0
Minerals 117 0 0 286 0 0
Firewood 516 0 0 ...
Total... 2,052 0 0 1,328 0 0

NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— | No. |
1st Class | 516 | 224 |
2nd Class | 5,628 | 3,103 |
Total... | *6,144 | 3,327 |

*Return and Saturday tickets counted as two passengers.



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for Four Weeks ending January 1879

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