New Zealand Gazette – 1879 – No. 51

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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 5th April, 1879:—

KAIPARA SECTION.

1879. No. Corresponding Four Weeks, 1878. No.
PASSENGERS,—
1st Class ... 197
2nd Class ... 1,019
Total... ... 1,331*
Goods,— Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool ... 1 0 0
Timber ... 288 0 0
Grain ... 5 0 0
Merchandise ... 388 0 0
Minerals ... 165 0 0
Firewood ... 132 0 0
Total ... 979 0 0
LIVE STOCK,— No. No.
Horses and Cattle ... 1
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... 1
Total... ... 2
RECEIPTS,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c. ... 156 19 4 108 12
Goods and Live Stock ... 222 9 5 158 19
Total... ... £379 8 9 £267 12
Wharf Dues... ... 64 1 2 50 11
Total Revenue ... £443 9 11 £318 3

NAPIER SECTION—continued.

LIVE STOCK,— 1879. No. 1878. No.
Horses and Cattle ... 56
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... 551
Total... ... 607
RECEIPTS,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c. ... 1,604 6 7 1,624 0
Goods and Live Stock ... 939 6 1 1,102 0
Total Revenue ... £2,543 12 8 £2,726 0

WELLINGTON SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— No. No.
1st Class ... 2,998
2nd Class ... 9,830
Total... ... 12,828*
GOODS,— Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool ... 32
Timber ... 1,086
Grain ... 102
Merchandise ... 1,392
Minerals ... 99
Firewood ... 932
Total... ... 3,643
LIVE STOCK,— No. No.
Horses and Cattle ... 32
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... 2,696
Total... ... 2,728
RECEIPTS,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c. ... 1,490 11 9 896 19
Goods and Live Stock ... 1,537 4 7 584 0
Total Revenue ... £3,027 16 4 £1,481 0

AUCKLAND SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— No. No.
1st Class ... 3,476
2nd Class ... 14,749
Total... ... 18,225*
GOODS,— Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool ... 16
Timber ... 477
Grain ... 478
Merchandise ... 1,632
Minerals ... 2,023
Firewood ... 28
Total... ... 4,654
LIVE STOCK,— No. No.
Horses and Cattle ... 1,016
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... 4,197
Total... ... 5,213
RECEIPTS,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c. ... 2,250 6 9 1,863 19
Goods and Live Stock ... 2,210 15 11 1,455 5
Total... ... £4,461 2 8 £3,319 5
Wharf Dues... ... 107 9 3 90 18
Total Revenue ... £4,568 11 11 £3,410 4

WANGANUI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— No. No.
1st Class ... 2,917
2nd Class ... 9,399
Total... ... 12,316*
GOODS,— Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool ... 40
Timber ... 1,436
Grain ... 219
Merchandise ... 963
Minerals ... 62
Firewood ... 676
Total... ... 3,396
LIVE STOCK,— No. No.
Horses and Cattle ... 3
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... 632
Total... ... 635
RECEIPTS,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c. ... 1,784 19 7 734 4
Goods and Live Stock ... 1,329 6 9 514 19
Total... ... £3,114 6 4 £1,249 4
Wharf Dues... ... 107 15 6 78 17
Total Revenue ... £3,222 1 10 £1,328 1

NAPIER SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— No. No.
1st Class ... 2,616
2nd Class ... 10,240
Total... ... 12,856*
GOODS,— Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool ... 148
Timber ... 350
Grain ... 233
Merchandise ... 561
Minerals ... 44
Firewood ... 676
Total... ... 2,012

NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— No. No.
1st Class ... 400
2nd Class ... 5,461
Total... ... 5,861*

*Return and Saturday tickets counted as two passengers.



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for the Four Weeks ending April 5, 1879

🚂 Transport & Communications
5 April 1879
Railway statistics, Traffic returns, Passengers, Goods, Live Stock, Kaipara, Napier, Wellington, Auckland, Wanganui, New Plymouth