Railway Traffic Returns




Ост. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1507

Traffic Returns.
NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.-Traffic Returns for the
Four Weeks ending the 15th September, 1883 :-

WHANGAREI SECTION.
PASSENGERS,- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 89 376 465 127 222 349
2nd Class 316 872 1,188 276 324 600
Total 405 1,248 1,653 403 546 949
Season Tickets .. .. 5 .. .. ..
PARCELS, ETC.,- No. No.
Parcels .. .. 72 .. .. ..
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Total .. .. 74 .. .. ..
GOODS,- No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 5 .. .. 5
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 83 .. 2
Grain .. .. 35 .. 33
Merchandise .. .. 168 .. 14
Minerals .. .. 1,671 .. 2,283
Total .. .. 1,962 .. 2,332
REVENUE,- £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 57 3 2 28 12 6
Parcels and Luggage .. 2 9 9 0 15 3
Goods .. 219 1 5 238 8 2
Miscellaneous .. 0 4 6 .. .. ..
Rents and Commission .. 1 14 0 .. .. ..
Total .. £280 12 10 £267 15 11

NAPIER SECTION.
PASSENGERS,- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,984 660 2,644 1,686 1,002 2,688
2nd Class 4,676 2,170 6,846 4,109 2,140 6,249
Total 6,660 2,830 9,490 5,795 3,142 8,937
Season Tickets .. .. 6 .. .. 8
PARCELS, ETC.,- No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,339 .. 1,124
Horses .. .. 37 .. 31
Carriages .. .. 2 .. 3
Dogs .. .. 71 .. 50
Total .. .. 1,449 .. 1,208
GOODS,- No. No.
Drays .. .. 6 .. ..
Cattle .. .. 21 .. 20
Calves .. .. 1 .. 10
Sheep .. .. 422 .. 62
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 450 .. 95
Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 60 .. 65
Wool .. .. 22 .. 27
Firewood .. .. 855 .. 1,005
Timber .. .. 1,481 .. 1,354
Grain .. .. 288 .. 359
Merchandise .. .. 498 .. 708
Minerals .. .. 470 .. 230
Total .. .. 3,674 .. 3,748
REVENUE,- £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 1,050 2 8 904 1 5
Parcels and Luggage .. 111 14 3 89 2 1
Goods .. 1,429 1 5 1,516 7 7
Miscellaneous .. 11 7 11 22 18 2
Rents and Commission .. 1 0 0 0 16 0
Total .. £2,603 8 6 £2,533 5 3

AUCKLAND SECTION.
PASSENGERS,- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,171 1,868 4,039 4,256 2,104 6,360
2nd Class 9,618 7,398 17,016 11,267 6,606 17,873
Total 11,789 9,266 21,055 15,523 8,710 24,233
Season Tickets .. .. 54 .. .. 61
PARCELS, ETC.,- No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,187 .. 2,465
Horses .. .. 58 .. 64
Carriages .. .. 1 .. 4
Dogs .. .. 119 .. 131
Total .. .. 2,365 .. 2,664
GOODS,- No. No.
Drays .. .. 8 .. 6
Cattle .. .. 830 .. 893
Calves .. .. 73 .. 167
Sheep .. .. 1,874 .. 1,685
Pigs .. .. 231 .. 233
Total .. .. 3,016 .. 2,984
Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 155 .. 30
Wool .. .. 4 .. 4
Firewood .. .. 240 .. 90
Timber .. .. 999 .. 685
Grain .. .. 685 .. 1,130
Merchandise .. .. 2,186 .. 2,596
Minerals .. .. 3,428 .. 2,668
Total .. .. 7,693 .. 7,203
REVENUE, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 2,162 8 6 2,198 19 11
Parcels and Luggage .. 246 8 3 274 13 4
Goods .. 3,852 15 5 3,634 16 4
Miscellaneous .. 10 19 7 45 8 8
Rents and Commission .. 85 3 3 26 6 0
Total .. £6,357 15 0 £6,180 4 3

WELLINGTON SECTION.
PASSENGERS,- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,322 1,776 3,098 2,221 966 3,187
2nd Class 5,376 5,396 10,772 7,726 4,362 12,088
Total 6,698 7,172 13,870 9,947 5,328 15,275
Season Tickets .. .. 43 .. .. 37
PARCELS, ETC.,- No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,547 .. 1,471
Horses .. .. 15 .. 15
Carriages .. .. 4 .. 3
Dogs .. .. 89 .. 54
Total .. .. 1,655 .. 1,543
GOODS,- No. No.
Drays .. .. 3 .. 5
Cattle .. .. 17 .. 17
Calves .. .. 38 .. 29
Sheep .. .. 8,206 .. 5,194
Pigs .. .. 283 .. 66
Total .. .. 8,547 .. 5,311
Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 80 .. 100
Wool .. .. 8 .. 12
Firewood .. .. 940 .. 785
Timber .. .. 1,663 .. 1,489
Grain .. .. 254 .. 155
Merchandise .. .. 1,243 .. 643
Minerals .. .. 835 .. 350
Total .. .. 5,023 .. 3,534
REVENUE, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 1,443 16 10 1,378 17 7
Parcels and Luggage .. 150 4 6 141 3 9
Goods .. 2,126 12 9 1,791 12 5
Miscellaneous .. 27 4 3 5 4 11
Rents and Commission .. 18 11 1 15 12 0
Total .. £3,766 10 1 £3,332 10 8



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for four weeks ending 15th September, 1883

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18 October 1883
Railways, Traffic Statistics, Whangarei, Napier, Auckland, Wellington, Revenue