New Zealand Gazette – 1881 – No. 5

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✨ Railway Traffic Statistics



JAN. 20.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.

Category 1880 1879
PASSENGERS, - No. No.
1st Class 343 357
2nd Class 4,210 3,589
Total... 4,553 3,946
GOODS, - Tons. Tons.
Wool 265 160
Timber 68 112
Grain 386 167
Merchandise 116 162
Minerals 260 90
Firewood
Total... 1,095 691
LIVE STOCK, - No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. 297 143
Horses and Cattle 26 2
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 415 79
Total 738 224
RECEIPTS, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 380 17 11 252 12 1
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 339 2 7 195 18 10
Total... £720 0 6 £448 10 11

AMBERLEY-KINGSTON SECTION.

Category 1880 1879
PASSENGERS, - No. No.
1st Class 32,073 33,332
2nd Class 103,523 112,876
Total... 135,596 146,208
GOODS, - Tons. Tons.
Wool 6,397 5,027
Timber 8,430 8,499
Grain 12,313 7,270
Merchandise 15,651 13,198
Minerals 17,129 17,003
Firewood 2,345 2,275
Total... 62,265 53,272
LIVE STOCK, - No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. 15,023 14,173
Horses and Cattle 1,535 1,578
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 17,277 19,285
Total 33,835 35,036
RECEIPTS, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 18,214 13 6 20,136 5 9
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c 26,300 3 8 20,251 10 5
Total ...£44,514 17 2 £40,387 16 2

GREYMOUTH SECTION.

Category 1880 1879
PASSENGERS, - No. No.
1st Class 387 428
2nd Class 1,839 1,815
Total... 2,226 2,243
GOODS, - Tons. Tons.
Wool 189 93
Timber ... ...
Grain 188 169
Merchandise 4,052 3,501
Minerals ... ...
Firewood ... ...
Total... 4,429 3,763
LIVE STOCK, - No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. 4 9
Horses and Cattle 1 ...
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... ...
Total... 5 9
RECEIPTS, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c. 116 6 3 128 9 5
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 951 17 2 583 3 1
Total... £1,068 3 5 £711 12 6

WESTPORT SECTION.

Category 1880 1879
PASSENGERS, - No. No.
1st Class 54 82
2nd Class 802 1,137
Total... 856 1,219
GOODS, - Tons. Tons.
Wool ... ...
Timber 86 66
Grain ... 59
Merchandise 19 19
Minerals 1,361 162
Firewood ... ...
Total... 1,466 287
LIVE STOCK, - No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. 132 131
Horses and Cattle 2 ...
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... 1
Total... 134 132
RECEIPTS, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 38 13 7 50 8 6
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 421 5 11 279 8 8
Total... £459 19 6 £329 16 2

NELSON SECTION.

Category 1880 1879
PASSENGERS, - No. No.
1st Class 402 1,260
2nd Class 4,046 4,938
Total... 4,448 6,198
GOODS, - Tons. Tons.
Wool 36 26
Timber 294 328
Grain 4 14
Merchandise 146 312
Minerals 27 28
Firewood 315 345
Total... 822 1,053
LIVE STOCK, - No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. 197 143
Horses and Cattle 1 1
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 20 ...
Total... 218 144
RECEIPTS, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 263 14 4 411 16 6
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 328 10 9 230 18 7
Total... £592 5 1 £642 15 1

PICTON SECTION.

Category 1880 1879
PASSENGERS, - No. No.
1st Class 434 415
2nd Class 1,395 1,536
Total... 1,829 1,951
GOODS, - Tons. Tons.
Wool 27 1
Timber 634 644
Grain 31 12
Merchandise 184 50
Minerals 9 44
Firewood 390 380
Total... 1,275 1,131
LIVE STOCK, - No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. 145 112
Horses and Cattle 6 9
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 249 ...
Total... 400 121
RECEIPTS, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 159 4 8 147 4 0
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 310 4 7 233 13 8
Total £469 9 3 £380 17 8

A. C. FIFE,
Chief Accountant.
Wellington, 19th January, 1881,

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



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for various sections (continuation) (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
19 January 1881
Railways, Traffic returns, Statistics, Passengers, Goods, Livestock, Receipts, New Plymouth, Amberley, Greymouth, Westport, Nelson, Picton
  • A. C. Fife, Chief Accountant
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways