New Zealand Gazette – 1881 – No. 105

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 106

NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.

	1881.	1880.
PASSENGERS, -	S.	R. \| Total. \| S. \| R. \| Total.
1st Class	460	410 \| 870 \| 216 \| 102 \| 318
2nd Class	4,150	2,064 \| 6,214 \| 2,728 \| 1,016 \| 3,744
Total	4,610	2,474 \| 7,084 \| 2,944 \| 1,118 \| 4,062

GOODS, -

	Tons.	Tons.
Wool	...	365 \| 262
Timber	...	173 \| 71
Grain	...	199 \| 168
Merchandise	...	136 \| 106
Minerals	...	335 \| 125
Firewood	...	\|
Total...	...	1,208 \| 732

LIVE STOCK, —

	No.	No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c.	...	447 \| 236
Horses and Cattle	...	17 \| 13
Sheep, Pigs, &c.	...	83 \| 1,142
Total	...	547 \| 1,391

REVENUE, -
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 721 15 3 382 10 11
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 386 1 1 255 10 10
Total... ...£1,107 16 4 £638 1 9

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.

	1881.	1880.
PASSENGERS, -	S.	R. \| Total. \| S. \| R. \| Total.
1st Class	22,868	15,870 \| 38,738 \| 21,412 \| 14,620 \| 36,032
2nd Class	75,929	44,878 \| 120,807 \| 73,507 \| 44,918 \| 118,425
Total	98,797	60,748 \| 159,545 \| 94,919 \| 59,538 \| 154,457

GOODS, -

	Tons.	Tons.
Wool	...	1,290 \| 1,489
Timber	...	10,747 \| 9,801
Grain	...	16,108 \| 15,094
Merchandise	...	16,374 \| 17,087
Minerals	...	22,349 \| 18,658
Firewood	...	2,570 \| 2,515
Total...	...	69,438 \| 64,644

LIVE STOCK, -

	No.	No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c.	...	15,999 \| 14,185
Horses and Cattle	...	2,029 \| 1,340
Sheep, Pigs, &c.	...	13,779 \| 11,414
Total...	...	31,807 \| 26,939

REVENUE, -
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 20,364 5 0 19,389 10 2
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c 25,619 15 2 25,192 4 0
Total... ...£45,984 0 2 £44,581 14 2

GREYMOUTH SECTION.

	1881.	1880.
PASSENGERS, -	S.	R. \| Total. \| S. \| R. \| Total.
1st Class	155	124 \| 279 \| 294 \| 106 \| 400
2nd Class	933	740 \| 1,673 \| 1,038 \| 1,030 \| 2,068
Total	1,088	864 \| 1,952 \| 1,332 \| 1,136 \| 2,468

GOODS, -

	Tons.	Tons.
Wool	...	... \| ...
Timber	...	66 \| 102
Grain	...	135 \| 182
Merchandise	...	3,740 \| 2,812
Minerals	...	5 \| ...
Firewood	...	\|
Total...	...	3,946 \| 3,096

LIVE STOCK, -

	No.	No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c.	...	8 \| 6
Horses and Cattle	...	3 \| ...
Sheep, Pigs, &c.	...	\|
Total...	...	11 \| 6

REVENUE, -
Passengers, Parcels, &c. 126 0 3 136 10 7
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 634 12 11 605 9 0
Total... ...£760 13 2 £741 19 7

WESTPORT SECTION.

	1881.	1880.
PASSENGERS, -	S.	R. \| Total. \| S. \| R. \| Total.
1st Class	13	56 \| 69 \| 11 \| 24 \| 35
2nd Class	616	392 \| 1,008 \| 449 \| 298 \| 747
Total...	629	448 \| 1,077 \| 460 \| 322 \| 782

GOODS, -

	Tons.	Tons.
Wool	...	82 \| 75
Timber	...	\|
Grain	...	35 \| 32
Merchandise	...	1,382 \| 1,181
Minerals	...	\|
Firewood	...	\|
Total...	...	1,499 \| 1,288

LIVE STOCK, -

	No.	No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c.	...	166 \| 126
Horses and Cattle	...	3 \| ...
Sheep, Pigs, &c.	...	10 \| ...
Total...	...	179 \| 126

REVENUE, -
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 64 2 3 36 1 9
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 278 11 8 350 3 1
Total... £342 13 11 £386 4 10

NELSON SECTION.

	1881.	1880.
PASSENGERS, -	S.	R. \| Total. \| S. \| R. \| Total.
1st Class	326	120 \| 446 \| 604 \| 192 \| 796
2nd Class	2,296	1,964 \| 4,260 \| 2,326 \| 1,760 \| 4,086
Total	2,622	2,084 \| 4,706 \| 2,930 \| 1,952 \| 4,882

GOODS, -

	Tons.	Tons.
Wool	...	13 \| 13
Timber	...	153 \| 177
Grain	...	75 \| 11
Merchandise	...	105 \| 111
Minerals	...	20 \| 16
Firewood	...	250 \| 235
Total...	...	616 \| 563

LIVE STOCK, -

	No.	No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c.	...	198 \| 167
Horses and Cattle	...	3 \| 3
Sheep, Pigs, &c.	...	10 \| 62
Total...	...	201 \| 232

REVENUE, -
Passengers, Parcels, &c. ... 307 1 7 330 16 6
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 289 7 2 260 16 4
Total... £596 8 9 £591 12 10

PICTON SECTION.

	1881.	1880.
PASSENGERS, -	S.	R. \| Total. \| S. \| R. \| Total.
1st Class	467	170 \| 637 \| 376 \| 146 \| 522
2nd Class	851	1,340 \| 2,191 \| 748 \| 1,204 \| 1,947
Total	1,318	1,510 \| 2,828 \| 1,119 \| 1,350 \| 2,469

GOODS, -

	Tons.	Tons.
Wool	...	20 \| 13
Timber	...	272 \| 511
Grain	...	108 \| 40
Merchandise	...	257 \| 69
Minerals	...	9 \| 21
Firewood	...	315 \| 340
Total...	...	981 \| 981

LIVE STOCK, -

	No.	No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c.	...	112 \| 179
Horses and Cattle	...	5 \| 3
Sheep, Pigs, &c.	...	\|
Total...	...	117 \| 182

REVENUE, -
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 219 5 8 200 13 3
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 270 4 4 222 19 7
Total... £489 10 0 £423 12 10

Wellington, 12th December, 1881.

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1881, No 105

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