Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics




Dec. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1699

WELLINGTON SECTION.

1884. 1883.

Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,222 2,190 3,412 1,320 2,778 4,098
2nd Class 5,981 7,398 13,379 5,669 11,568 17,237

Total 7,203 9,588 16,791 6,989 14,346 21,335

Season Tickets .. .. 61 .. .. 49

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,556 1,598
Horses .. .. 47 23
Carriages .. .. 2 5
Dogs .. .. 98 85

Total .. .. 1,703 1,711

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 10 1
Cattle .. .. 23 2
Calves .. .. 8 12
Sheep .. .. 10,443 7,033
Pigs .. .. 42 3

Total .. .. 10,526 7,051

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 80 80
Wool .. .. 111 63
Firewood .. .. 985 635
Timber .. .. 1,896 1,411
Grain .. .. 187 276
Merchandise .. .. 685 738
Minerals .. .. 134 622

Total .. .. 4,078 3,825

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,563 14 3 1,718 10 5
Parcels and Luggage 165 8 4 143 18 3
Goods .. .. 2,683 8 7 1,932 16 7
Miscellaneous .. 5 8 5 6 1 1
Rents and Commission 51 8 4 42 2 7

Total .. .. £4,469 7 11 £3,843 8 11

WANGANUI SECTION.

1884. 1883.

Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,681 344 2,025 1,819 998 2,817
2nd Class 5,359 2,042 7,401 6,179 3,868 10,047

Total 7,040 2,386 9,426 7,998 4,866 12,864

Season Tickets .. .. 6 .. .. 1

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,493 1,477
Horses .. .. 64 109
Carriages .. .. 5 7
Dogs .. .. 117 108

Total .. .. 1,679 1,701

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 2
Cattle .. .. 5 88
Calves .. .. 3 4
Sheep .. .. 541 663
Pigs .. .. 371 113

Total .. .. 922 870

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 80 135
Wool .. .. 50 33
Firewood .. .. 505 390
Timber .. .. 948 1,570
Grain .. .. 283 398
Merchandise .. .. 606 749
Minerals .. .. 282 149

Total .. .. 2,754 3,424

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,347 5 9 1,498 0 4
Parcels and Luggage 171 16 3 177 17 10
Goods .. .. 1,368 12 7 1,764 12 5
Miscellaneous .. 159 0 5 62 19 2
Rents and Commission 283 18 2 55 13 7

Total .. .. £3,330 13 2 £3,559 3 4

NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.

1884. 1883.

Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 440 174 614 401 206 607
2nd Class 2,229 2,042 4,271 3,034 2,438 5,472

Total 2,669 2,216 4,885 3,435 2,644 6,079

Season Tickets .. .. 3 .. .. 4

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 423 584
Horses .. .. 27 29
Carriages .. .. 2 ..
Dogs .. .. 52 35

Total .. .. 504 648

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 103 17
Calves .. .. 4 1
Sheep .. .. 2,396 3,546
Pigs .. .. 33 36

Total .. .. 2,536 3,601

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 15 ..
Wool .. .. 8 12
Firewood .. .. 275 240
Timber .. .. 392 622
Grain .. .. 231 71
Merchandise .. .. 327 256
Minerals .. .. 84 21

Total .. .. 1,332 1,222

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 568 19 1 531 14 10
Parcels and Luggage 54 4 6 54 8 4
Goods .. .. 720 7 0 445 1 4
Miscellaneous .. 8 19 8 3 14 8
Rents and Commission 4 0 0 18 0 0

Total .. .. £1,356 10 3 £1,052 19 2

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.

1884. 1883.

Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 14,642 15,314 29,956 16,291 27,370 43,661
2nd Class 51,548 45,626 97,174 57,010 79,344 136,354

Total 66,190 60,940 127,130 73,301 106,714 180,015

Season Tickets .. .. 349 .. .. 362

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 14,729 16,546
Horses .. .. 496 572
Carriages .. .. 44 57
Dogs .. .. 932 1,101

Total .. .. 16,201 18,276

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 41 45
Cattle .. .. 1,323 904
Calves .. .. 58 176
Sheep .. .. 30,861 28,670
Pigs .. .. 1,128 995

Total .. .. 33,411 30,790

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 780 845
Wool .. .. 1,538 1,265
Firewood .. .. 2,455 2,535
Timber .. .. 7,360 7,350
Grain .. .. 17,369 20,450
Merchandise .. .. 21,951 20,356
Minerals .. .. 23,734 25,825

Total .. .. 75,187 78,626

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 15,105 17 4 18,584 2 9
Parcels and Luggage 1,734 5 1 1,980 3 1
Goods .. .. 25,911 1 7 24,637 7 0
Miscellaneous .. 1,031 6 7 1,549 19 5
Rents and Commission 456 12 2 655 4 9

Total .. .. £44,239 2 9 £47,406 17 0



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