Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics




Nov. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1587

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1884. 1883.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 37 280 317 54 242 296
2nd Class 489 2,374 2,863 587 2,350 2,937
Total 526 2,654 3,180 641 2,592 3,233
Season Tickets .. .. 29 .. .. 27

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 156 196
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 13 8
Total .. .. 169 204

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. 1
Pigs .. .. 2 ..
Total .. .. 2 1

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 35 5
Timber .. .. 252 169
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 215 297
Minerals .. .. 8,563 7,704
Total .. .. 9,065 8,175

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 182 5 2 188 7 4
Parcels and Luggage 5 15 9 6 9 9
Goods .. .. 1,209 17 11 1,158 5 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 39 15 4 54 6 5
Rents and Commission 20 0 0 22 10 0
Total .. .. £1,457 14 2 £1,429 18 10

NELSON SECTION.
1884. 1883.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 100 98 198 112 172 284
2nd Class 2,244 2,094 4,338 2,204 2,450 4,654
Total 2,344 2,192 4,536 2,316 2,622 4,938
Season Tickets .. .. 38 .. .. 47

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 269 289
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 12 16
Total .. .. 281 305

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. 2

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 6 4
Firewood .. .. 195 210
Timber .. .. 252 155
Grain .. .. 39 199
Merchandise .. .. 138 136
Minerals .. .. 36 61
Total .. .. 671 780

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 334 3 5 321 2 3
Parcels and Luggage 9 12 5 10 8 11
Goods .. .. 315 6 6 277 4 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 1 4 0 0 2 0
Rents and Commission 1 4 0 11 14 0
Total .. .. £660 6 4 £620 11 5

WESTPORT SECTION.
1884. 1883.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. ..
2nd Class 392 1,018 1,410 433 934 1,367
Total 392 1,018 1,410 433 934 1,367
Season Tickets .. .. 3 .. .. 3

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 113 265
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 1 ..
Dogs .. .. 17 4
Total .. .. 131 269

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. ..

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 312 286
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 130 110
Minerals .. .. 6,585 4,778
Total .. .. 7,027 5,174

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 90 18 3 91 0 5
Parcels and Luggage 5 3 4 4 5 2
Goods .. .. 1,028 19 7 772 16 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 22 17 6 1 19 9
Rents and Commission 12 15 0 10 5 0
Total .. .. £1,160 13 8 £880 7 2

PICKTON SECTION.
1884. 1883.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 246 302 548 303 320 623
2nd Class 446 956 1,402 405 1,188 1,593
Total 692 1,258 1,950 708 1,508 2,216
Season Tickets .. .. 16 .. .. 15

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 105 107
Horses .. .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 34 11
Total .. .. 139 119

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 1 1
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 30 40
Pigs .. .. 28 ..
Total .. .. 59 42

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 5 14
Firewood .. .. 515 465
Timber .. .. 89 378
Grain .. .. 175 217
Merchandise .. .. 88 142
Minerals .. .. 125 139
Total .. .. 1,017 1,375

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 214 10 2 202 13 9
Parcels and Luggage 4 8 6 6 1 6
Goods .. .. 222 14 8 311 6 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 10 0 6 18 3
Rents and Commission 8 4 0 10 16 0
Total .. .. £450 7 4 £537 10 7

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 12th November, 1884.



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🚂 Railway Traffic and Revenue for Various Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
12 November 1884
Railway, Traffic, Revenue, Passengers, Parcels, Goods, Sections, Greymouth, Nelson, Westport, Pickton
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways