New Zealand Gazette – 1884 – No. 29

Page 455

✨ Railway Traffic Returns



Mar. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 455

WESTPORT SECTION.

  1.      1883.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class .. .. .. .. .. ..
    2nd Class 564 1,092 1,656 973 554 1,527
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total 564 1,092 1,656 973 554 1,527
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. .. 4 .. .. 2

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 326 191
Horses .. .. .. 2
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 7 3
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 333 196

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 4 2
Sheep .. .. 1 ..
Pigs .. .. .. ..
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 5 2

          Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 303 204
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 114 77
Minerals .. .. 8,606 3,831
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 9,023 4,112

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 114 9 10 88 12 3
Parcels and Luggage 7 1 9 4 7 11
Goods .. .. 1,293 4 0 640 15 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 9 16 1 0 11 0
Rents and Commission 1 15 0 1 10 0
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. £1,426 6 8 £735 17 1

NELSON SECTION.

  1.      1883.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 229 848 1,077 504 300 804
    2nd Class 2,560 2,496 5,056 2,668 2,274 4,942
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total 2,789 3,344 6,133 3,172 2,574 5,746
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. .. .. 11 .. .. .. 28

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 364 310
Horses .. .. 1 ..
Carriages .. .. 1 ..
Dogs .. .. 13 6
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 379 316

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. 30
Pigs .. .. .. ..
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. .. 30

NELSON SECTION—continued.

  1.      1883.

    Goods—continued. Tons. Tons.
    Chaff, &c. .. .. 15 ..
    Wool .. .. 55 20
    Firewood .. .. 270 390
    Timber .. .. 218 148
    Grain .. .. 46 9
    Merchandise .. .. 149 189
    Minerals .. .. 184 64
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total .. .. 937 820

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 395 15 8 415 12 2
Parcels and Luggage 14 18 4 10 16 1
Goods .. .. 288 9 3 310 6 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 13 1 0 16 0 6
Rents and Commission 8 19 0 0 12 0
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. £721 3 3 £753 7 5

PICKTON SECTION.

  1.      1883.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 195 480 675 426 194 620
    2nd Class 255 1,417 1,672 751 978 1,729
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total 450 1,897 2,347 1,177 1,172 2,349
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. .. .. 14 .. .. .. 17

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 183 120
Horses .. .. 5 2
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 9 8
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 197 130

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 851 31
Pigs .. .. .. ..
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 851 33

          Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 30 35
Wool .. .. 4 98
Firewood .. .. 275 245
Timber .. .. 191 524
Grain .. .. 20 37
Merchandise .. .. 159 390
Minerals .. .. 7 96
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 686 1,425

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 195 18 8 210 8 10
Parcels and Luggage 8 18 9 9 11 5
Goods .. .. 152 16 9 391 3 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 2 8 6 1 12 1
Rents and Commission 10 16 0 10 10 0
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. £370 18 8 £623 5 5

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 4th March, 1884.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for Four Weeks Ending 2nd February 1884 (continued from previous page)

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