New Zealand Gazette – 1879 – No. 72

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✨ Railway Traffic Returns



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 899

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.-Traffic Returns
for the Four Weeks ending 31st May, 1879:-
KAIPARA SECTION.

1879. Corresponding Four Weeks 1878.
PASSENGERS, - No. No.
1st Class 256 171
2nd Class 814 546
Total... 1,070* 717
GOODS, - Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool 1 0 0 84 0 0
Timber 546 0 0 19 0 0
Grain 8 0 0 314 0 0
Merchandise 223 0 0 14 0 0
Minerals ... 12 0 0
Firewood ...
Total 782 0 0 443 0 0
LIVE STOCK, - No. No.
Horses and Cattle ... 25
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ...
Total... ... 25
RECEIPTS, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 129 13 4 93 9 5
Goods and Live Stock 191 2 8 173 7 2
Total... £320 16 0 £266 16 7
Wharf Dues... 40 1 10 53 9 9
Total Revenue £360 17 10 £320 6 4

AUCKLAND SECTION.

PASSENGERS, - No. No.
1st Class 3,545 1,302
2nd Class 13,797 7,637
Total... 17,342* 8,939
GOODS, - Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool 717 0 0 12 0 0
Timber 181 0 0 435 0 0
Grain 1,289 0 0 126 0 0
Merchandise 2,700 0 0 1,096 0 0
Minerals ... 857 0 0
Firewood 12 0 0
Total... 4,899 0 0 2,526 0 0
LIVE STOCK, - No. No.
Horses and Cattle 888 52
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 1,995 2,530
Total... 2,883 2,582
RECEIPTS, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 2,029 2 4 1,571 9 1
Goods and Live Stock 1,910 1 5 1,276 6 8
Total... £3,939 3 9 £2,847 15 9
Wharf Dues... 101 19 3 111 1 9
Total Revenue £4,041 3 0 £2,958 17 6

NAPIER SECTION.

PASSENGERS, - No. No.
1st Class 2,024 1,611
2nd Class 5,426 4,219
Total... 7,450* 5,830
GOODS, - Tons cwt. qr Tons cwt. qr
Wool 40 0 0 30 0 0
Timber 276 0 0 423 0 0
Grain 87 0 0 174 0 0
Merchandise 365 0 0 637 0 0
Minerals 224 0 0 60 0 0
Firewood 280 0 0 452 0 0
Total... 1,272 0 0 1,776 0 0
  • Return and Saturday tickets counted as two passengers.

NAPIER SECTION-continued.

LIVE STOCK, - No. No.
Horses and Cattle 44 89
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 33 93
Total... 77 182
RECEIPTS, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 1,005 3 4 1,037 16 11
Goods and Live Stock 479 13 11 770 13 11
Total Revenue £1,484 17 3 £1,808 10 10

WELLINGTON SECTION.

PASSENGERS, - No. No.
1st Class 2,659 1,681
2nd Class 9,337 5,747
Total... 11,996* 7,428
GOODS, - Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool 3 0 0 8 0 0
Timber 577 0 0 485 0 0
Grain 86 0 0 591 0 0
Merchandise 570 0 0 312 0 0
Minerals 136 0 0 448 0 0
Firewood 556 0 0
Total... 1,928 0 0 1,844 0 0
LIVE STOCK, - No. No.
Horses and Cattle 118 10
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 2,839 112
Total... 2,957 122
RECEIPTS, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c. 1,323 5 7 768 3 0
Goods and Live Stock 856 1 8 519 14 10
Total Revenue ... £2,179 7 3 £1,287 17 10

WANGANUI SECTION.

PASSENGERS, - No. No.
1st Class 2,184 878
2nd Class 8,181 3,008
Total... 10,365* 3,886
GOODS, - Tons cwt. qr. Tons cwt. qr.
Wool 8 0 0 652 0 0
Timber 1,309 0 0 126 0 0
Grain 227 0 0 451 0 0
Merchandise 2,126 0 0 ...
Minerals 17 0 0 500 0 0
Firewood 1,272 0 0
Total... 4,959 0 0 1,729 0 0
LIVE STOCK, - No. No.
Horses and Cattle 26 22
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 162 73
Total... 188 95
RECEIPTS, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 1,429 17 9 888 19 3
Goods and Live Stock 1,511 9 6 740 19 6
Total... £2,941 7 3 £1,629 18 9
Wharf Dues... 96 17 5 86 5 2
Total Revenue £3,038 4 8 £1,716 3 11

NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.

PASSENGERS, - No. No.
1st Class 209 160
2nd Class 3,523 1,744
Total... 3,732* 1,904


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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for Four Weeks ending 31st May, 1879

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31 May 1879
Railways, Traffic Returns, Statistics, Passengers, Goods, Livestock, Revenue, Kaipara, Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Wanganui, New Plymouth