New Zealand Gazette – 1881 – No. 71

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✨ Railway Traffic Statistics

SEPT. 8.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.


PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total. 1881.	1880. S. R. Total.
1st Class ... 280 104 384	145 130 275
2nd Class ... 3,554 826 4,380	2,702 1,608 4,310
Total 3,834 930 4,764	2,847 1,738 4,585

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GOODS, - Tons.	Tons.
Wool ... ... ... 356	190
Timber ... ... ... 59	158
Grain ... ... ... 170	198
Merchandise ... ... 81	135
Minerals ... ... 300	210 Firewood ...
Total... ... ... 966	890

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LIVE STOCK, - No.	No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. ... 458	258
Horses and Cattle ... 2	...
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... 224	513
Total ... 682	773

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REVENUE, - £ s. d.	£ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 467 13 7	353 16 10
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 272 9 4	155 5 11
Total... ... £740 2 11	£509 2 9

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.


PASSENGERS, S. R. Total.	S. R. Total.
1st Class 16,475 11,406 27,881	16,572 10,648 27,220
2nd Class 63,523 34,598 98,121	65,489 32,774 98,263
Total 79,998 46,004 126,002	82,061 43,422 125,483

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GOODS, - Tons.	Tons.
Wool ... ... ... 341	494
Timber ... ... ... 7,121	6,518
Grain ... ... ... 27,749	33,301
Merchandise ... ... 16,069	13,730
Minerals ... ... 22,645	20,755
Firewood ... ... 2,925	2,435
Total... ... 76,850	77,233

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LIVE STOCK, - No.	No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. ... 16,143	14,630
Horses and Cattle ... 1,540	1,168
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... 15,331	13,230
Total... ... 33,014	29,028

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REVENUE, - £ S. d.	£ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 17,330 13 7	16,606 11 5
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c 28,131 6 9	22,183 9 10
Total... ... £45,462 0 4	£38,790 1 3

GREYMOUTH SECTION.


PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total.	S. R. Total.
1st Class ... 124 42 166	234 94 328
2nd Class ... 754 556 1,310	1,105 728 1,833
Total 878 598 1,476	1,339 822 2,161

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GOODS, - Tons.	Tons.
Wool ... ... ... ... 66	123 Timber ... ... ... ...
Grain ... ... ... 126	170
Merchandise ... ... 3,490	3,131
Minerals ... ... 15	... Firewood ... ...
Total... ... 3,697	3,424

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LIVE STOCK, - No.	No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. ... 7	2
Horses and Cattle ... ... 3	... Sheep, Pigs, &c. ...
Total... ... 7	2

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REVENUE, - £ s. d.	£ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c. ... 106 15 3	137 10 9
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 703 19 6	615 14 9
Total... ... £810 14 9	£753 5 6

Wellington, 5th September, 1881.

WESTPORT SECTION.


1881.	1880.
PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total.	S. R. Total.
1st Class ... 17	17	695 468 1,163
2nd Class ... 655 356 1,011	695 468 1,163 Total... 672 356 1,028

---	---	---
GOODS, - Tons.	Tons.
Wool ... ... ... ... 99	45 Timber ... ... ... ... Grain ... ... ... ...
Merchandise ... ... 39	38
Minerals ... ... 1,631	98 Firewood ... ...
Total... ... 1,769	181

---	---	---
LIVE STOCK, - No.	No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. ... 161	152 Horses and Cattle ... ... Sheep, Pigs, &c. ...
Total... ... 164	152

---	---	---
REVENUE, - £ s. d.	£ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 68 14 8	56 4 9
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 352 14 0	119 16 5
Total... £421 8 8	£176 1 2

NELSON SECTION.


PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total.	S. R. Total.
1st Class ... 136 100 236	256 160 416
2nd Class ... 2,287 1,748 4,035	2,116 1,982 4,098
Total 2,423 1,848 4,271	2,372 2,142 4,514

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GOODS, - Tons.	Tons.
Wool ... ... ... 108	139
Timber ... ... ... 113	44
Grain ... ... ... 143	164
Merchandise ... ... 30	39
Minerals ... ... 70	215 Firewood ... ...
Total... ... 464	601

---	---
LIVE STOCK, - No.	No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. ... 262	223
Horses and Cattle ... 3	... Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... ... 20
Total... ... 265	243

---	---
REVENUE, - £ s. d.	£ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c. ... 281 12 7	290 15 3
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 316 17 0	320 19 7
Total... £611 14 10	£611 14 10

PICTON SECTION.


PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total.	S. R. Total.
1st Class ... 346 144 490	354 194 548
2nd Class ... 770 1,050 1,820	780 958 1,738
Total 1,116 1,194 2,310	1,134 1,152 2,286

---	---
GOODS, - Tons.	Tons.
Wool ... ... ... 5	754
Timber ... ... ... 425	70
Grain ... ... ... 581	81
Merchandise ... ... 97	366
Minerals ... ... 19	...
Firewood ... ... 385	465
Total... ... 1,512	1,736

---	---
LIVE STOCK, - No.	No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. ... 93	126
Horses and Cattle ... 2	1 Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... ... 163
Total... ... 95	290

---	---
REVENUE, - £ s. d.	£ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 197 16 8	190 4 7
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 417 6 11	327 14 7
Total... £615 3 7	£517 19 8

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

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1881, No 71

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🚂 Traffic Returns for New Zealand Railways by Section (continued from previous page)

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated5 September 1881
KeywordsRailway statistics, Traffic returns, Passengers, Goods, Livestock, Revenue, New Plymouth, Hurunui-Bluff, Greymouth, Westport, Nelson, Picton
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J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways

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