Railway Traffic Statistics




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[SEPT. 11

NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION continued.

GOODS, -
1879.
Tons cwt. qr.
1878.
Tons cwt. qr.
Wool
... 145 0 0
280 0 0
Timber
... 31 0 0
17 0 0
Grain
... 103 0 0
132 0 0
Merchandise
... 71 0 0
14 0 0
Minerals
... 130 0 0
92 0 0
Firewood
...
Total... 480 0 0 535 0 0

LIVE STOCK, -
Parcels and Dogs
Horses and Cattle
Sheep, Pigs, &c.
Total
No.
90
2,021
2,111

No.
2

RECEIPTS, -
Passengers, Parcels, &c. ...
Goods and Live Stock
Total...
£
1879.
8. d.
104 4 8
425 4 11
£529 9 7

  1. £
  2. d.
    98 15 1
    568 19 2
    £667 14 3

WESTPORT SECTION.

PASSENGERS, -
1st Class
2nd Class
Total
No.
18
1,041
1,059*

No.
6
701
707

GOODS, -
Tons cwt. qr.
Tons cwt. qr.
Wool
... 137 0 0
20 0 0
Timber
... 97 0 0
151 0 0
Grain
... 214 0 0
274 0 0
Merchandise
...
Minerals
...
Firewood
...
Total... 448 0 0 445 0 0

CHRISTCHURCH, DUNEDIN, AND INVERCARGILL SECTION.

PASSENGERS, -
1st Class
2nd Class
Total...
No.
27,299
91,636
118,935*

No.
27,532
69,844
97,376

GOODS, -
Tons cwt. qr.
Tons cwt. qr.
Wool
... 482 0 0
396 0 0
Timber
... 6,492 0 0
9,026 0 0
Grain
... 14,113 0 0
13,296 0 0
Merchandise
... 17,097 0 0
13,401 0 0
Minerals
... 18,536 0 0
15,523 0 0
Firewood
... 3,190 0 0
2,996 0 0
Total... 59,910 0 0 54,638 0 0

LIVE STOCK, —
Parcels and Dogs
Horses and Cattle
Sheep, Pigs, &c.
Total
No.
8,640
865
18,610
28,115

No.
652
10,945
11,597

RECEIPTS, -
£
8. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 15,931 14 8
Goods and Live Stock ... 20,292 4 9
Total Revenue £36,223 19 5

£
14,421 19 3
18,476 13 0
£32,898 12 3

LIVE STOCK, —
Parcels and Dogs
Horses and Cattle
Sheep, Pigs, &c.
Total...
No.
129
1
11
141

No.
1
1
2

RECEIPTS, -
£
8. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 42 13 10
Goods and Live Stock ... 197 3 6
Total... £239 17 4

£
8. d.
46 15 11
159 5 5
£206 1 4

NELSON SECTION.

PASSENGERS, -
1st Class
2nd Class
Total...
No.
560
3,779
4,339*

No.
410
2,253
2,663

GOODS, -
Tons ewt. qr.
Tons cwt. qr.
Wool
... 201 0 0
4 0 0
Timber
... 72 0 0
247 0 0
Grain
... 125 0 0
116 0 0
Merchandise
... 28 0 0
122 0 0
Minerals
... 290 0 0
26 0 0
Firewood
...
140 0 0
Total... 716 0 0 655 0 0

GREYMOUTH SECTION.

PASSENGERS, -
1st Class
2nd Class
Total...
No.
356
1,304
1,660*

No.
279
1,352
1,631

GOODS, -
Tons cwt. qr.
Tons cwt. qr.
Wool
... 53 0 0
43 0 0
Timber
... 143 0 0
64 0 0
Grain
... 2,554 0 0
141 0 0
Merchandise
...
Minerals
...
Firewood
...
Total... 2,750 0 0

43 0 0
64 0 0
141 0 0
2,965 0 0
3,213 0 0

LIVE STOCK, -
Parcels and Dogs
Horses and Cattle
Sheep, Pigs, &c.
Total...
No.
6
...
...
6

No.
1
...
1

LIVE STOCK, -
Parcels and Dogs
Horses and Cattle
Sheep, Pigs, &c.
Total...
No.
132
2
230
134

No.
...
2
230

RECEIPTS, -
Passengers, Parcels, &c.
Goods and Live Stock
Total Revenue
£
301 4 9
151 0 7
£452 5 4

  1. d.
    £
    286 9 7
    159 12 8
    £446 2 3

PICTON SECTION.

PASSENGERS, -
1st Class
2nd Class
Total...
No.
396
1,339
1,735*

No.
251
940
1,191

  • Return and Saturday tickets counted as two passengers.


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1879, No 95





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🚂 Continuation of New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for Four Weeks ending 26th July, 1879 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
11 September 1879
Railways, Traffic returns, Passengers, Goods, Livestock, Receipts, New Plymouth, Westport, Christchurch, Nelson, Greymouth, Picton