Railway Traffic Statistics




JUNE 17.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 913

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. - Traffic Returns
for the Four Weeks ending 1st May,
1880: -

KAIPARA SECTION.

Category 1880 1879
PASSENGERS, - No. No.
1st Class 318 338
2nd Class 1,269 981
Total... 1,587 1,319
GOODS, - Tons. Tons.
Wool 2 1
Timber 342 373
Grain 38 11
Merchandise 450 327
Minerals 139 27
Firewood ... 8
Total 971 747
LIVE STOCK, - No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. 138 ...
Horses and Cattle ... ...
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... 26
Total... 138 26
RECEIPTS, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 150 5 5 140 13 7
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 370 3 0 271 17 5
Total... £520 8 5 £412 11 0

AUCKLAND SECTION.

Category 1880 1879
PASSENGERS, - No. No.
1st Class 8,144 4,243
2nd Class 21,356 20,135
Total... 29,500 24,378
GOODS, - Tons. Tons.
Wool 1 1
Timber 779 765
Grain 524 237
Merchandise 1,916 1,432
Minerals 3,305 2,807
Firewood 45 36
Total... 6,570 5,276
LIVE STOCK,- No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. 2,315 989
Horses and Cattle 844 ...
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 3,883 3,104
Total... 7,042 4,093
RECEIPTS,- £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 2,711 14 10 2,447 18 8
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 2,685 4 7 2,154 4 5
Total... £5,396 19 5 £4,602 3 1

NAPIER SECTION.

Category 1880 1879
PASSENGERS, - No. No.
1st Class 2,199 1,796
2nd Class 5,474 5,415
Total... 7,673 7,211
GOODS, - Tons. Tons.
Wool 146 65
Timber 464 374
Grain 306 134
Merchandise 927 408
Minerals 325 245
Firewood 610 348
Total... 2,778 1,574

NAPIER SECTION—continued.

Category 1880 1879
LIVE STOCK, No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. 1,040 ...
Horses and Cattle 57 19
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 361 1,467
Total... 1,458 1,486
RECEIPTS, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 1,047 7 9 1,059 16 6
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 1,196 17 0 638 2 8
Total... £2,244 4 9 £1,697 19 2

WELLINGTON SECTION.

Category 1880 1879
PASSENGERS, - No. No.
1st Class 2,876 3,061
2nd Class 10,925 8,844
Total... 13,801 11,905
GOODS, - Tons. Tons.
Wool 23 10
Timber 850 707
Grain 119 98
Merchandise 634 1,399
Minerals 756 124
Firewood 805 664
Total... 3,187 3,002
LIVE STOCK, - No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. 853 ...
Horses and Cattle 94 12
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 3,817 3,400
Total... 4,764 3,412
RECEIPTS, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 1,400 9 3 1,517 16 11
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 1,280 11 2 1,265 10 9
Total... £2,681 0 5 £2,783 7 8

WANGANUI SECTION.

Category 1880 1879
PASSENGERS, - No. No.
1st Class 2,399 2,866
2nd Class 8,008 9,537
Total... 10,407 12,403
GOODS, - Tons. Tons.
Wool 18 13
Timber 1,353 1,448
Grain 474 321
Merchandise 681 1,014
Minerals 396 23
Firewood 1,095 868
Total... 4,017 3,687
LIVE STOCK, - No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. 1,396 ...
Horses and Cattle 21 5
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 3,295 251
Total... 4,712 256
RECEIPTS, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 1,341 18 2 1,709 16 9
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 1,628 5 8 1,565 14 7
Total... £2,970 3 10 £3,275 11 4

NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.

Category 1880 1879
PASSENGERS, - No. No.
1st Class 547 283
2nd Class 5,552 3,694
Total... 6,099 3,977


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17 June 1880
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