Railway Traffic Returns




Feb. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 223

WESTPORT SECTION.

  1.                  1883.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 16 .. 16 5 2 7
    2nd Class 1,365 980 2,345 1,198 624 1,822

Total 1,381 980 2,361 1,203 626 1,829

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 291 169
Horses .. .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 13 3

Total .. .. 304 173

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 1 ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 60 15
Pigs .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 61 15

            Tons.            Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 221 100
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 147 40
Minerals .. .. 4,667 2,839

Total .. .. 5,035 2,979

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 192 18 10 124 18 0
Parcels and Luggage 7 2 0 3 12 9
Goods .. 787 1 11 447 13 0
Miscellaneous .. 0 5 0 149 8 10
Rents and Commission 7 0 0 6 10 0

Total .. £994 7 9 £732 2 7

NELSON SECTION.

  1.                  1883.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 188 752 940 658 456 1,114
    2nd Class 2,413 4,022 6,435 3,427 2,398 5,825

Total 2,601 4,774 7,375 4,085 2,854 6,939

Season Tickets .. .. 4 .. .. 2

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 410 298
Horses .. .. 1 1
Carriages .. .. 2 ..
Dogs .. .. 14 9

Total .. .. 427 308

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. 1
Calves .. .. 1 ..
Sheep .. .. 40 ..
Pigs .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 41 2

NELSON SECTION—continued.

  1.                  1883.

    Goods—continued. Tons. Tons.
    Chaff, &c. .. .. ..
    Wool .. 73 51
    Firewood .. 200 255
    Timber .. 172 164
    Grain .. 15 3
    Merchandise .. 137 180
    Minerals .. 37 28

Total .. 634 681

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 456 16 9 450 9 6
Parcels and Luggage 17 10 8 10 14 8
Goods .. 349 6 3 320 19 11
Miscellaneous .. 0 1 6 4 8 0
Rents and Commission 14 4 0 11 4 0

Total .. £837 19 2 £797 16 1

PICKTON SECTION.

  1.                  1883.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 223 1,201 1,424 540 184 674
    2nd Class 292 3,408 3,700 1,072 1,806 2,878

Total 515 4,609 5,124 1,612 1,940 3,552

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 115 136
Horses .. .. 14 2
Carriages .. .. 1 ..
Dogs .. .. 4 9

Total .. .. 134 147

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 1 1
Sheep .. .. 647 ..
Pigs .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 648 1

            Tons.            Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 25 ..
Wool .. .. 6 262
Firewood .. .. 290 240
Timber .. .. 181 71
Grain .. .. 20 81
Merchandise .. .. 211 296
Minerals .. .. 29 56

Total .. .. 762 1,006

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 396 0 6 317 16 8
Parcels and Luggage 10 11 4 7 11 10
Goods .. 174 16 6 304 16 9
Miscellaneous .. 8 14 6 2 7 6
Rents and Commission 6 16 0 8 4 0

Total .. £596 18 10 £640 16 9

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 6th February, 1884.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for Four Weeks Ending 5th January 1884 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
6 February 1884
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Sections, Westport, Nelson, Picton
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways