✨ Railway Statistics and Land Sales
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 379
CHRISTCHURCH, DUNEDIN, AND INVERCARGILL CHRISTCHURCH, DUNEDIN, AND INVERCARGILL
SECTION—continued. SECTION—continued.
| Goods,— | 1879. Tons cwt. qr. | 1878. Tons cwt. qr. | RECEIPTS,— | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wool ... ... | 7,815 0 0 | 5,883 0 0 | Passengers, Parcels, &c. | 23,248 12 9 | 16,025 11 6 |
| Timber ... ... | 12,780 0 0 | 7,900 0 0 | Goods and Live Stock | 25,565 15 5 | 18,978 5 0 |
| Grain ... ... | 6,639 0 0 | 3,907 0 0 | Total Revenue | £48,814 8 2 | £35,003 16 6 |
| Merchandise ... | 21,613 0 0 | 16,797 0 0 | |||
| Minerals ... ... | 14,119 0 0 | 13,195 0 0 | |||
| Firewood ... ... | 2,128 0 0 | 0 | |||
| Total... | 65,094 0 0 | 47,682 0 0 |
R. WHITAKER,
Accountant, Working Railways.
LIVE STOCK,—
| | No. | No. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Horses and Cattle | 813 | 577 |
| Sheep, Pigs, &c. | 11,704 | 15,548 |
| Total | 12,517 | 16,125 |
15th March, 1879.
- Return and Saturday tickets counted as two, year-1878.
RAILWAYS WORKING ACCOUNT.
SHOWING the Total Receipts and Expenditure during the Financial Year 1878–79 to the termination
of the Four-weekly Period ending 8th February, 1879.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | Receipts per Mile of Railway. | ||
| Kaipara | 16 | 434 8 7 | 2,987 4 0 | 2,896 16 10 | 96.98 | 303 7 9 |
| Auckland | 97 | 4,620 12 9 | 30,469 8 4 | 25,325 4 6 | 83.12 | 510 8 9 |
| Napier | 65 | 2,550 18 0 | 17,425 14 3 | 11,654 10 11 | 66.88 | 435 12 9 |
| Wellington ... | 45 | 3,128 15 0 | 17,430 12 4 | 11,691 3 10 | 67.07 | 776 0 4 |
| Wanganui | 86 | 2,953 7 6 | 19,667 2 8 | 12,985 14 8 | 66.03 | 371 12 4 |
| New Plymouth | 21 | 623 3 2 | 3,627 11 2 | 3,295 6 9 | 90.84 | 280 14 0 |
| Greymouth... | 8 | 581 0 9 | 5,156 5 8 | 2,854 9 6 | 55.36 | 1,047 7 4 |
| Westport | 19 | 244 13 8 | 1,613 17 0 | 2,043 4 3 | 126.60 | 138 0 7 |
| Nelson | 20 | 605 0 8 | 4,147 3 10 | 3,515 14 7 | 84.77 | 336 19 2 |
| Picton | 18 | 375 10 5 | 3,184 4 4 | 2,997 7 4 | 94.13 | 287 9 2 |
| Christchurch, Dunedin, and Invercargill | 720 | 48,814 8 2 | 319,103 13 11 | 223,630 5 10 | 70.08 | 742 8 7 |
| Totals | 1,115 | 64,931 18 8 | 424,812 17 6 | 302,889 19 0 | 71.30 |
Working Railways Department,
15th March, 1879.
R. WHITAKER,
Accountant, Working Railways.
R ETURN of LANDS SOLD and DEPOSITS RECEIVED in the Provincial District of WELLINGTON, from the
1st January to the 28th February, 1879.
| District. | Purchaser or Applicant. | Land Selected or Applied for. | Contents. | Payment. Cash. | Payment. Scrip. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | ||||
| Wairarapa | Julius Jespersen | Rural Section 16, Mauriceville | 41 0 32 | 41 4 0 | ... | Balance. |
| John Swenson | Rural Section 3, Mauriceville | 39 3 36 | 29 19 6 | ... | ||
| Manawatu | Edwin Clevely | Suburban Section 1510, Bunnythorpe | 21 1 0 | 63 15 0 | ... | |
| Jens Polsson | Allotments 6 and 7 of Suburban Section 295, and Allotments 6 and 7 of Suburban Section 296, Palmerston... | 3 2 16 | 80 0 0 | ... | ||
| Wm. Alfred Waters | Allotment 10 of Suburban Section 277, Palmerston | 1 2 0 | ||||
| Wairoa | Andrew McDonald | Rural Section 428 | 40 0 0 | 30 0 0 | Deferred | |
| payments. | ||||||
| Frederick Hastings | Rural Section 4, Block VIII | 77 1 16 | 11 12 1 | ... | ||
| Percival Wilson | Rural Section 2, Block IX.... | 182 0 0 | 27 6 0 | ... | ||
| Totals | ... | 366 3 20 | 293 16 7 | 30 0 0 |
NOTE.—A sum of £609 has also been received in payment for sections in the Okotuku District, sold on behalf of
Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 11th March, 1879.
the Patea Harbour Board.
JOS. G. HOLDSWORTH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.
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🚂 Transport & Communications8 February 1879
Railways, Traffic returns, Statistics, Goods, Livestock, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill
- R. Whitaker, Accountant, Working Railways
🗺️ Return of Lands Sold and Deposits Received in Wellington Provincial District
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey11 March 1879
Land sales, Deposits, Wellington Provincial District, Wairarapa, Manawatu, Wairoa, Mauriceville, Palmerston
8 names identified
- Julius Jespersen, Purchaser/Applicant, Rural Section 16
- John Swenson, Purchaser/Applicant, Rural Section 3
- Edwin Clevely, Purchaser/Applicant, Suburban Section 1510
- Jens Polsson, Purchaser/Applicant, Allotments 6 and 7
- Wm. Alfred Waters, Purchaser/Applicant, Allotment 10
- Andrew McDonald, Purchaser/Applicant, Rural Section 428
- Frederick Hastings, Purchaser/Applicant, Rural Section 4
- Percival Wilson, Purchaser/Applicant, Rural Section 2
- JOS. G. HOLDSWORTH, Commissioner of Crown Lands