Railway Statistics




JAN. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 59

NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.
1881. 1880.
PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class ... 459 326 785 227 116 343
2nd Class ... 3,924 1,462 5,386 2,840 1,370 4,210
Total 4,383 1,788 6,171 3,067 1,486 4,553

GOODS, - Tons. Tons.
Wool ... ... ... 501 265
Timber ... ... ... 96 68
Grain ... ... ... 271 386
Merchandise ... ... ... 74 116
Firewood ... ... ... 345 260
Total... ... 1,287 1,095

LIVE STOCK, - No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. ... 513 297
Horses and Cattle ... 22 26
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... 1 415
Total... 536 738

REVENUE, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 683 10 2 380 17 11
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 404 11 2 339 2 7
Total... ...£1,088 1 4 £720 0 6

WESTPORT SECTION.
1881. 1880.
PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class ... 11 2 13 40 14 54
2nd Class ... 695 410 1,105 474 328 802
Total... 706 412 1,118 514 342 856

GOODS, - Tons. Tons.
Wool ... ... ... 103 86
Timber ... ... ... 38 19
Grain ... ... ... 2,011 1,361
Merchandise ... ... ...
Firewood ... ... ...
Total... ... 2,152 1,466

LIVE STOCK, - No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. ... 191 132
Horses and Cattle ... 2 16
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ...
Total... 207 134

REVENUE, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 61 2 11 38 13 5
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 380 5 2 421 5 11
Total... £441 8 1 £459 19 6

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 21,262 13,008 34,270 19,687 12,386 32,073
2nd Class 67,457 32,992 100,449 70,257 33,266 103,523
Total 88,719 46,000 134,719 89,944 45,652 135,596

GOODS, - Tons. Tons.
Wool 5,802 6,513
Timber 9,916 8,441
Grain 15,268 12,324
Merchandise 23,238 15,725
Minerals 22,908 17,148
Firewood 2,240 2,345
Total... 79,372 62,496

LIVE STOCK, - No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. 16,469 15,025
Horses and Cattle 2,484 1,543
Sheep, Pigs, &c. 16,987 17,279
Total... 35,940 33,847

REVENUE, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c. 18,463 3 4 18,214 13 6
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c 30,359 6 3 26,300 3 8
Total... ...£48,822 9 7 £44,514 17 2

NELSON SECTION.
PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 148 138 286 248 154 402
2nd Class 2,223 1,920 4,143 2,130 1,916 4,046
Total ... 2,371 2,058 4,429 2,378 2,070 4,448

GOODS, - Tons. Tons.
Wool ... ... ... 29 36
Timber ... ... ... 178 294
Grain ... ... ... 78 4
Merchandise ... ... ... 146 146
Minerals ... ... ... 18 27
Firewood ... ... ... 350 315
Total... 799 822

LIVE STOCK, - No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. ... 220 197
Horses and Cattle ... 1 1
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... 20 20
Total... 220 218

REVENUE, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c. ... 263 5 9 263 14 4
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 285 9 3 328 10 9
Total... £548 15 0 £592 5 1

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 199 98 297 293 94 387
2nd Class 1,141 818 1,959 955 884 1,839
Total 1,340 916 2,256 1,248 978 2,226

GOODS, - Tons. Tons.
Wool ... ... ... 804 189
Timber ... ... ...
Grain ... ... ... 109 188
Merchandise ... ... ... 4,406 4,052
Minerals ... ... ... 20
Firewood ... ... ...
Total... 5,339 4,429

LIVE STOCK, - No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. 7 4
Horses and Cattle ... 1
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ...
Total... 7 5

REVENUE, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c. 128 7 0 116 6 3
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 707 5 4 951 17 2
Total... £835 12 4 £1,068 3 5

PICTON SECTION.
PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 369 112 481 280 154 434
2nd Class 776 720 1,496 617 778 1,395
Total 1,145 832 1,977 897 932 1,829

GOODS, - Tons. Tons.
Wool ... ... ... 124 27
Timber ... ... ... 534 633
Grain ... ... ... 144 31
Merchandise ... ... ... 364 185
Minerals ... ... ... 49 9
Firewood ... ... ... 250 390
Total... 1,465 1,275

LIVE STOCK, - No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. ... 86 145
Horses and Cattle ... 12 6
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... 75 249
Total... 173 400

REVENUE, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 193 9 7 159 4 8
Goods, Live Stock, Rents, &c. 475 0 0 310 4 7
Total ... £668 9 7 £469 9 3

Wellington, 10th January, 1882.
J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics for Multiple Sections for 1881 Compared to 1880

🚂 Transport & Communications
10 January 1882
Railways, Traffic Statistics, Passengers, Goods, Live Stock, Revenue, New Plymouth, Westport, Hurunui-Bluff, Nelson, Greymouth, Picton
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways