New Zealand Gazette – 1879 – No. 64

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✨ Railway Traffic Returns



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 805

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.-Traffic Returns
for the Four Weeks ending 3rd May, 1879:—
KAIPARA SECTION.

1879. Corresponding
Passengers,– No. Four Weeks
1st Class 338 1878.
2nd Class 981 No.
Total... 1,319* 221
665
Goods,– Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool 1 0 0 0 0 0
Timber 373 0 0 339 0 0
Grain 11 0 0 13 0 0
Merchandise 327 0 0 290 0 0
Minerals 27 0 0 18 0 0
Firewood 8 0 0 12 0 0
Total... 747 0 0 672 0 0
Live Stock,– No. No.
Horses and Cattle ... ...
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... 26
Total... ... 26
Receipts,– £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 140 13 7 128 9 2
Goods and Live Stock 212 16 9 194 3 3
Total... £353 10 4 £322 12 5
Wharf Dues... 59 0 8 48 17 2
Total Revenue £412 11 0 £371 9 7

AUCKLAND SECTION.

No. No.
Passengers,–
1st Class 4,243 1,638
2nd Class 20,135 12,418
Total... 24,378* 14,056
Goods,– Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool 765 0 0 405 0 0
Timber 237 0 0 173 0 0
Grain 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merchandise 2,806 0 0 664 0 0
Minerals 1,432 0 0 1,231 0 0
Firewood 36 0 0 38 0 0
Total... 5,276 0 0 2,474 0 0
Live Stock,– No. No.
Horses and Cattle 989 95
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 3,104 2,661
Total... 4,093 2,756
Receipts,– £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 2,447 18 8 2,241 6 8
Goods and Live Stock 2,029 5 0 1,341 9 4
Total... £4,477 3 8 £3,582 16 0
Wharf Dues... 124 19 5 123 18 1
Total Revenue £4,602 3 1 £3,706 14 1

NAPIER SECTION.

No. No.
Passengers,–
1st Class 1,796 1,701
2nd Class 5,415 4,577
Total... 7,211* 6,278
Goods,– Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool 65 0 0 77 0 0
Timber 374 0 0 459 0 0
Grain 134 0 0 150 0 0
Merchandise 408 0 0 890 0 0
Minerals 245 0 0 338 0 0
Firewood 348 0 0 636 0 0
Total... 1,574 0 0 2,550 0 0

NAPIER SECTION—continued.

LIVE STOCK,–
Horses and Cattle ... 19
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... 1,467
Total... ... 1,486
RECEIPTS,– £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 1,059 16 6 1,176 13 7
Goods and Live Stock 638 2 10 1,025 13 10
Total Revenue £1,697 19 2 £2,202 12 5

WELLINGTON SECTION.

PASSENGERS,– No. No.
1st Class 3,061 2,029
2nd Class 8,844 8,722
Total... 11,905* 10,751
Goods,– Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool 10 0 0 3 0 0
Timber 707 0 0 524 0 0
Grain 98 0 0 0 0 0
Merchandise 1,400 0 0 608 0 0
Minerals 124 0 0 332 0 0
Firewood 664 0 0 492 0 0
Total... 3,003 0 0 1,959 0 0
LIVE STOCK,– No. No.
Horses and Cattle 12 5
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 3,400 33
Total... 3,412 38
RECEIPTS,– £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 1,517 16 11 1,144 10 9
Goods and Live Stock 1,265 10 9 523 19 3
Total Revenue £2,783 7 8 £1,637 10 0

WANGANUI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,– No. No.
1st Class 2,866 958
2nd Class 9,537 2,616
Total... 12,403* 3,574
Goods,– Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool 13 0 0 3 0 0
Timber 1,448 0 0 914 0 0
Grain 321 0 0 0 0 0
Merchandise 1,014 0 0 479 0 0
Minerals 23 0 0 0 0 0
Firewood 868 0 0 360 0 0
Total... 3,687 0 0 1,768 0 0
LIVE STOCK,– No. No.
Horses and Cattle 5 9
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 251 51
Total... 256 60
RECEIPTS,– £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 1,709 16 9 1,144 10 9
Goods and Live Stock 1,471 5 0 763 7 10
Total... £3,181 1 9 £1,907 18 7
Wharf Dues... 94 9 7 65 8 2
Total Revenue £3,275 11 4 £1,974 1 1

NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.

PASSENGERS,– No. No.
1st Class ... 283
2nd Class ... 3,694
Total... ... 3,977*
  • Return and Saturday tickets counted as two passengers.


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

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Railway traffic, Statistics, Kaipara Section, Auckland Section, Napier Section, Wellington Section, New Plymouth Section, Passengers, Goods