Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics




SEPT. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1371

WELLINGTON SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1884. 1883.
s. R. Total. s. R. Total.
1st Class 1,195 1,398 2,593 1,279 1,510 2,789
2nd Class 6,148 5,008 11,156 6,666 5,286 10,951
Total 7,343 6,406 13,749 6,944 6,796 13,740

Season Tickets .. 60 .. 73

PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. NO.
Parcels 1,633 1,505
Horses 12 14
Carriages : 2 2
Dogs 98 71
Total .. 1,745 1,592

GOODS,-
No. No.
Drays 2 1
Cattle 1 47
Calves 51 40
S h e e p 6,583 5,145
Pigs 126 184
Total .. 6,763 5,417

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. 65 95
Wool 8 9
Firewood 970 795
Timber 1,261 1,390
Grain 194 281
Merchandise 1,246 748
Minerals 211 751
Total .. 3,955 4,069

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 1,482 0 6 1,290 13 0
Parcels and Luggage 155 9 10 133 0 7
Goods .. 2,213 19 10 1,745 8 11
Miscellaneous .. 31 4 4 15 13 6
Rents and Commission 39 9 4 40 14 1
T o t s , £3,922 3 10 £3,225 10 1

WANGANUI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1884. 1883.
s. R. Total. s. R. Total.
1st Class 1,607 426 2,033 1,600 434 2,034
2nd Class 5,486 2,360 7,843 4,286 2,420 6,705
Total 7,093 2,786 9,879 5,885 2,354 8,739

Season Tickets .. 2 .. 9

PARCELS, ETC.,—
NO. No.
Parcels 1,550 1,436
Horses 33 20
Carriages . 3 1
Dogs 176 145
Total .. 1,762 1,602

GOODS,-
No. No
Drays 2 3
Cattle 54 4
Calves 1 1
Sheep 1,433 174
Pigs 188 233
Total .. 1,678

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. 40 55
Wool 11 6
Firewood 530 515
Timber 1,132 1,537
Grain 240 568
Merchandise 729 601
Minerals 223 170
Total .. 2,905 3,452

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 1,575 4 7 1,032 13 3
Parcels and Luggage 127 18 5 106 0 11
Goods .. 1,576 17 3 1,511 9 8
Miscellaneous .. 63 14 9 72 15 1
Rents and Commission 223 19 10 22 1 0
Total .. £3,567 14 10 £2,744 19 11

NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1884. 1883.
s. R. Total. s. R. Total.
1st Class 413 122 535 437 158 595
2nd Class 1,989 1,802 3,791 3,020 2,252 5,272
Total 2,402 1,924 4,326 3,467 9,410 6,367

Season Tickets .. 2 .. 1

PARCELS, ETC.,—
No NO.
Parcels 452 658
Horses 6 5
Carriages : :: 2
D o g s ii 79
T o t a l 500 744

GOODS,—
No. No.
Drays 2 1
Cattle 134 12
Calves 22 1
Sheep 2,773 1,447
Pigs 12 13
Total .. 2,943 1,474

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. 40 ..
Wool .. 6
Firewood 250 440
Timber 383 362
Grain 123 93
Merchandise 250 321
Minerals 22 317
Total .. 1,068 1,539

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 540 4 2 471 15 10
Parcels and Luggage 32 4 5 46 0 2
Goods .. 507 11 9 380 18 1
Miscellaneous .. 5 2 11 15 16 5
Rents and Commission 5 5 0 5 10 0
Total .. £1,090 8 3 £920 0 6

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1884. 1883.
1st Class 13,505 12,484 25,990 15,488 14,949 30,430
2nd Class 49,640 38,672 88,212 54,303 46,434 100,737
Total 63,045 51,166 114,211 69,791 61,376 131,167

Season Tickets .. 326 .. 349

PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No.
Parcels 14,568 15,552
Horses 425 584
Carriages . 32 55
Dogs 1,056 1,312
Total .. 16,081 17,503

GOODS,—
No. No.
D r a g s 25 40
Cattle 1,143 1,216
Calves 16 6
Sheep 23,402 37,922
Pigs 1,824 1,700
Total .. 31,410 40,884

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. 1,185 1,275
W o o l 641 603
Firewood 2,685 3,045
Timber 6,157 7,371
Grain 26,277 27,327
Merchandise 23,366 20,560
Minerals 29,703 26,282
Total .. 89,964 86,463

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 14,620 6 9 14,207 6 9
Parcels and Luggage 1,618 3 6 1,810 18 1
Goods .. 29,320 7 5 25,433 4 7
Miscellaneous .. 1,290 5 0 2,319 7 2
Rents and Commission 465 3 11 363 18 8
Total .. £47,314 6 7 £44,139 15 3



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1884, No 105





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