New Zealand Gazette – 1881 – No. 14

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✨ Railway Traffic Statistics



FEB. 17.]

NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.

PASSENGERS,-
1st Class No. 1,918 1881. No. 471 1880.
2nd Class 4,629 6,590
Total... 6,547 7,061

GOODS,-
Wool Tons. Tons.
4 1
Timber 235 137
Grain 82 1
Merchandise 277 155
Minerals 168 131
Firewood 60 20
Total... 826 445

LIVE STOCK, -
Parcels, Dogs, &c. No. No.
349 202
Horses and Cattle 12 8
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 623 145
Total 984 355

RECEIPTS, -
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... £ 8. d. £ 8. d.
502 18 1 467 14 7
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 291 14 2 135 6 6
Total... £794 12 3 £603 1 1

AMBERLEY-KINGSTON SECTION.

PASSENGERS,-
1st Class No. 41,812 1881. No. 43,685 1880.
2nd Class 143,195 152,720
Total... 185,007 196,405

GOODS,-
Tons. Tons.
Wool 7,813 7,750
Timber 8,350 7,196
Grain 8,294 4,575
Merchandise 17,316 14,531
Minerals 15,740 14,759
Firewood 2,170 2,025
Total... 59,683 50,836

LIVE STOCK, -
Parcels, Dogs, &c. No. No.
16,017 15,422
Horses and Cattle 1,078 1,031
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 13,011 10,851
Total 30,106 27,304

RECEIPTS, -
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... £ 8. d. £ 8. d.
25,402 18 1 28,641 13 10
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c 24,852 9 9 20,096 18 8
Total ...£50,255 7 10 £48,738 12 6

GREYMOUTH SECTION.

PASSENGERS,-
1st Class No. 3,183 1881. No. 2,984 1880.
2nd Class 3,374 6,012
Total... 6,557 8,996

GOODS, -
Tons. Tons.
Wool 73 69
Timber 145 180
Grain 3,757 4,150
Merchandise
Minerals
Firewood
Total... 3,975 4,399

LIVE STOCK, -
Parcels, Dogs, &c. No. No.
8 11
Horses and Cattle
Sheep, Pigs, &c.
Total... 8 11

RECEIPTS, -
Passengers, Parcels, &c. ... £ 8. d. £ 8. d.
343 18 4 252 19 10
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 692 9 3 721 12 5
Total... ... £1,036 7 7 £974 12 3

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 231

WESTPORT SECTION.

PASSENGERS,-
1st Class No. 49 1881. No. 138 1880.
2nd Class 1,332 1,747
Total... 1,381 1,885-

GOODS,-
Tons. Tons.
Wool 53 46
Timber 40 30
Grain 1,058 89
Merchandise
Minerals
Firewood
Total... 1,151 165

LIVE STOCK, -
Parcels, Dogs, &c. No. No.
108 127
Horses and Cattle 1
Sheep, Pigs, &c.
Total... 109 127

RECEIPTS, -
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... £ 8. d. £ 8. d.
76 11 9 67 1 2
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 370 11 10 108 12 5
Total... £447 3 7 £175 13 7

NELSON SECTION.

PASSENGERS,-
1st Class No. 1,183 1881. No. 1,234 1880.
2nd Class 5,088 4,483
Total... 6,271 5,717

GOODS,-
Tons. Tons.
Wool 29 40
Timber 117 77
Grain 39 108
Merchandise 135 216
Minerals 19 46
Firewood 250 200
Total... 589 687

LIVE STOCK, No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. 199 153
Horses and Cattle 3 1
Sheep, Pigs, &c.
Total... 202 154

RECEIPTS,-
Passengers, Parcels, &c. ... £ 8. d. £ 8. d.
428 15 2 449 2 5
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 254 12 3 165 14 1
Total... £683 7 5 £614 16 6

PICTON SECTION.

PASSENGERS, - No. No.
1st Class 734 644
2nd Class 3,030 2,545
Total... 3,764 3,189

GOODS, - Tons. Tons.
Wool 37 2
Timber 371 399
Grain 10 17
Merchandise 201 63
Minerals 18 34
Firewood 245 290
Total... 882 805

LIVE STOCK, - No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. 123 139
Horses and Cattle 1 6
Sheep, Pigs, &c.
Total... 124 153

RECEIPTS, - £ 8. d. £ 8. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 403 11 10 264 2 8
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 267 8 1 169 13 10
Total... £670 19 11 £433 16 6

Wellington, 15th February, 1881.

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



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15 February 1881
Railway traffic, Statistics, Passengers, Goods, Livestock, Receipts, New Plymouth, Amberley, Kingston, Greymouth, Westport, Nelson, Picton
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways