New Zealand Gazette – 1884 – No. 42

Page 625

✨ Railway Traffic Returns



APRIL 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 625

WESTPORT SECTION.
1884. 1883.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. .. .. .. ..
2nd Class 635 1,298 1,933 851 526 1,377
Total 635 1,298 1,933 851 526 1,377
Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 0
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 304 186
Horses .. .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 4 4
Total .. .. 308 191
GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 ..
Cattle .. .. 1 ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 4 ..
Pigs .. .. 1 ..
Total .. .. 7 ..
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 296 172
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 132 72
Minerals .. .. 9,642 3,721
Total .. .. 10,070 3,965
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 123 8 2 85 9 1
Parcels and Luggage 5 19 7 3 15 2
Goods .. .. 1,443 18 0 580 18 6
Miscellaneous .. 0 9 6 1 10 0
Rents and Commission 5 5 0 5 5 0
Total .. .. £1,579 0 3 £676 17 9

NELSON SECTION.
1884. 1883.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 187 144 331 260 118 378
2nd Class 2,347 2,552 4,899 2,414 2,160 4,574
Total 2,534 2,696 5,230 2,674 2,278 4,952
Season Tickets .. .. 31 .. .. 16
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 388 313
Horses .. .. 7 9
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 17 14
Total .. .. 412 336
GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. 180
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. 180

NELSON SECTION—continued.
1884. 1883.
Goods—continued. Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 25 15
Wool .. .. 4 14
Firewood .. .. 280 390
Timber .. .. 282 273
Grain .. .. 41 24
Merchandise .. .. 213 233
Minerals .. .. 82 10
Total .. .. 927 959
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 337 11 2 316 0 1
Parcels and Luggage 18 2 5 15 5 7
Goods .. .. 317 16 6 364 3 6
Miscellaneous .. 3 6 0 0 4 1
Rents and Commission 1 4 0 ..
Total .. .. £678 0 1 £695 13 3

PICKTON SECTION.
1884. 1883.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 205 628 833 361 164 525
2nd Class 286 1,753 2,039 827 1,290 2,117
Total 491 2,381 2,872 1,188 1,454 2,642
Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 3
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 113 129
Horses .. .. 12 7
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 15 13
Total .. .. 140 149
GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 2
Cattle .. .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 922 46
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 923 49
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. 25
Wool .. .. .. 55
Firewood .. .. 410 240
Timber .. .. 187 240
Grain .. .. 38 76
Merchandise .. .. 106 269
Minerals .. .. 257 113
Total .. .. 998 1,018
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 232 2 4 203 5 5
Parcels and Luggage 11 1 10 11 10 7
Goods .. .. 239 18 7 288 9 1
Miscellaneous .. 4 6 0 3 16 7
Rents and Commission 7 12 0 8 4 0
Total .. .. £495 0 9 £515 5 8

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways,
Railway Department, 2nd April, 1884.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for Westport, Nelson, and Picton Sections (continued from previous page)

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