Railway Traffic and Revenue




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 130

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1884.
1883.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 16 224 240 71 292 363
2nd Class 689 2,464 3,153 415 2,474 2,889
Total 705 2,688 3,393 486 2,766 3,252
Season Tickets .. .. 5 .. .. 5
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 157 218
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 12 3
Total .. .. 169 221
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. ..
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 30 25
Timber .. .. 268 175
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. 225 265
Minerals .. 6,886 7,738
Total .. .. 7,409 8,203
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 176 0 11 174 15 4
Parcels and Luggage 5 1 3 6 14 3
Goods .. .. 1,016 1 4 1,083 4 6
Miscellaneous .. 60 11 2 30 2 1
Rents and Commission 2 15 0 1 10 0
Total .. .. £1,260 9 8 £1,296 6 2

NELSON SECTION.
1884.
1883.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 119 110 229 157 860 1,017
2nd Class 2,065 2,366 4,431 1,977 2,898 4,875
Total 2,184 2,476 4,660 2,134 3,758 5,892
Season Tickets .. .. 7 .. .. 4
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 250 360
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. 2
Dogs .. .. 5 7
Total .. .. 255 369
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 2
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. .. 70
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. 73
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. 20
Wool .. .. 1 2
Firewood .. .. 235 170
Timber .. .. 243 228
Grain .. .. 30 26
Merchandise .. 104 124
Minerals .. 36 41
Total .. .. 649 611
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 297 0 10 320 0 8
Parcels and Luggage 8 8 4 14 4 1
Goods .. .. 233 19 9 219 9 6
Miscellaneous .. 0 8 1 0 14 0
Rents and Commission 12 14 0 1 14 0
Total .. .. £552 11 0 £556 2 3

WESTPORT SECTION.
1884.
1883.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. ..
2nd Class 358 1,056 1,414 585 1,128 1,713
Total 358 1,056 1,414 585 1,128 1,713
Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 0
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 127 246
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 14 23
Total .. .. 141 269
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 ..
Cattle .. .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. .. 48
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 2 50
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 334 251
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. 109 60
Minerals .. 6,896 1,765
Total .. .. 7,339 2,076
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 90 8 5 114 15 4
Parcels and Luggage 5 18 7 3 17 2
Goods .. .. 1,039 15 8 395 1 0
Miscellaneous .. 1 0 6 .. ..
Rents and Commission 15 5 0 17 0 0
Total .. .. £1,152 8 2 £530 13 6

PICKTON SECTION.
1884.
1883.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 279 406 685 293 366 659
2nd Class 469 1,274 1,743 1,099 1,794 2,893
Total 748 1,680 2,428 1,392 2,160 3,552
Season Tickets .. .. 4 .. .. 1
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 150 128
Horses .. .. 3 10
Carriages .. .. .. 2
Dogs .. .. 31 16
Total .. .. 184 156
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 ..
Cattle .. .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 53 ..
Pigs .. .. 2 ..
Total .. .. 57 1
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 90 15
Wool .. .. .. 3
Firewood .. .. 520 300
Timber .. .. 91 158
Grain .. .. 74 105
Merchandise .. 105 92
Minerals .. 221 32
Total .. .. 1,101 705
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 216 14 2 245 11 4
Parcels and Luggage 7 12 0 10 12 8
Goods .. .. 225 18 4 161 13 3
Miscellaneous .. 7 7 6 2 2 6
Rents and Commission 15 12 0 16 6 0
Total .. .. £473 4 0 £436 5 9

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways,
Railway Department, 10th December, 1884.



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🚂 Railway Traffic and Revenue for Various Sections

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