Railway Traffic Returns




Feb. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 221

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the Four Weeks ending the 5th January, 1884:—

WHANGAREI SECTION.

  1.                  1883.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 414 722 1,136 379 272 651
    2nd Class 508 1,588 2,096 1,208 652 1,860
    ——— ———— ———— ———— ——— ————
    Total 922 2,310 3,232 1,587 924 2,511
    ——— ———— ———— ———— ——— ————

Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 51 .. ..
Horses .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 5 .. ..
Total .. .. 56 .. ..
——— ———— ———— ———— ——— ————

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

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. 19 .. 2
Firewood .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 3 .. 112
Grain .. .. 7 .. 4
Merchandise .. .. 117 .. 34
Minerals .. .. 973 .. 1,475
Total .. .. 1,119 .. 1,627
——— ———— ———— ———— ——— ————

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 89 6 11 65 7 8
Parcels and Luggage 1 13 3 0 12 9
Goods .. .. 134 .7 9 180 18 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 3 2 8 0 13 0
Rents and Commission 1 16 0 1 4 0
——— ———— ———— ———— ——— ————
Total .. .. £230 6 7 £248 16 2
——— ———— ———— ———— ——— ————

AUCKLAND SECTION.

  1.                  1883.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 2,730 4,668 7,398 9,221 2,298 11,519
    2nd Class 10,207 40,508 50,715 21,640 29,670 51,310
    ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
    Total 12,937 45,176 58,113 30,861 31,968 62,829
    ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————

Season Tickets .. .. 59 .. .. 39

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,208 .. 2,408
Horses .. .. 107 .. 96
Carriages .. .. 5 .. 5
Dogs .. .. 142 .. 145
Total .. .. 2,462 .. 2,654
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GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 9 .. 6
Cattle .. .. 794 .. 552
Calves .. .. 106 .. 107
Sheep .. .. 2,011 .. 2,398
Pigs .. .. 23 .. 136
Total .. .. 2,943 .. 3,199
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Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. 75 .. 115
Firewood .. .. 91 .. 65
Timber .. .. 415 .. 140
Grain .. .. 1,248 .. 721
Merchandise .. .. 205 .. 71
Minerals .. .. 1,704 .. 2,186
Total .. .. 2,691 .. 2,710
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 3,737 4 11 3,784 18 5
Parcels and Luggage 279 6 3 295 15 0
Goods .. .. 3,266 5 4 3,045 0 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 12 1 4 17 14 0
Rents and Commission 83 10 3 33 9 9
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. £7,378 8 1 £7,176 17 9
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NAPIER SECTION.

  1.                  1883.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 1,658 3,000 4,658 2,564 784 3,348
    2nd Class 4,832 11,752 16,584 9,099 3,532 12,631
    ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
    Total 6,490 14,752 21,242 11,663 4,316 15,979
    ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————

Season Tickets .. .. 8 .. .. 5

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,618 .. 1,344
Horses .. .. 54 .. 81
Carriages .. .. 5 .. 5
Dogs .. .. 86 .. 77
Total .. .. 1,763 .. 1,507
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GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 .. 2
Cattle .. .. 3 .. 17
Calves .. .. 2 .. 1
Sheep .. .. 1,622 .. 328
Pigs .. .. 4 .. 2
Total .. .. 1,633 .. 350
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————

Chaff, &c. .. .. 20 .. 15
Wool .. .. 1,035 .. 950
Firewood .. .. 520 .. 540
Timber .. .. 1,147 .. 864
Grain .. .. 154 .. 51
Merchandise .. .. 623 .. 493
Minerals .. .. 75 .. 345
Total .. .. 3,574 .. 3,258
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,736 0 5 1,691 1 4
Parcels and Luggage 146 4 6 129 6 10
Goods .. .. 1,916 5 5 1,676 17 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 55 5 10 76 15 0
Rents and Commission 2 0 0 23 8 1
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. £3,855 16 2 £3,597 8 3
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WELLINGTON SECTION.

  1.                  1883.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 1,323 3,948 5,271 4,686 1,046 5,732
    2nd Class 6,110 12,966 19,076 14,984 5,508 20,442
    ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
    Total 7,433 16,914 24,347 19,620 6,554 26,174
    ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————

Season Tickets .. .. 34 .. .. 47

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,694 .. 1,491
Horses .. .. 41 .. 20
Carriages .. .. 1 .. 5
Dogs .. .. 84 .. 99
Total .. .. 1,820 .. 1,615
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GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 3 .. 3
Cattle .. .. 2 .. 12
Calves .. .. 18 .. 25
Sheep .. .. 4,729 .. 5,949
Pigs .. .. 94 .. 213
Total .. .. 4,846 .. 6,202
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————

Chaff, &c. .. .. 30 .. 25
Wool .. .. 597 .. 595
Firewood .. .. 660 .. 790
Timber .. .. 2,010 .. 1,820
Grain .. .. 175 .. 59
Merchandise .. .. 651 .. 510
Minerals .. .. 247 .. 241
Total .. .. 4,370 .. 4,040
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,129 9 1 2,318 19 3
Parcels and Luggage 161 10 8 142 13 2
Goods .. .. 2,623 9 10 2,558 12 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 6 0 3 20 3 11
Rents and Commission 24 1 6 27 18 3
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. £4,944 11 4 £5,068 7 6
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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for Four Weeks Ending 5th January 1884

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