Railway Traffic Returns




JUNE 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 983

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1884. 1883.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,151 1,474 2,625 1,446 1,124 2,570
2nd Class 5,894 5,252 11,146 6,432 5,210 11,642
Total 7,045 6,726 13,771 7,878 6,334 14,212
Season Tickets .. .. 52 .. .. 68

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,668 1,556
Horses .. .. 13 5
Carriages .. .. 6 7
Dogs .. .. 120 79
Total .. .. 1,807 1,647

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 2
Cattle .. .. 1 8
Calves .. .. 20 39
Sheep .. .. 10,589 6,824
Pigs .. .. 56 76
Total .. .. 10,666 6,949

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 347 6
Firewood .. .. 865 780
Timber .. .. 1,761 1,648
Grain .. .. 140 535
Merchandise .. .. 1,584 636
Minerals .. .. 360 362
Total .. .. 5,177 4,062

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,524 3 1 1,361 11 2
Parcels and Luggage 160 11 11 135 4 6
Goods .. .. 2,651 18 0 2,060 17 7
Miscellaneous .. 4 8 7 4 4 4
Rents and Commission 40 5 8 42 16 8
Total .. .. £4,381 7 3 £3,604 14 3

WANGANUI SECTION.
1884. 1883.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,018 378 2,396 1,800 530 2,330
2nd Class 6,760 2,694 9,454 5,949 3,036 8,985
Total 8,778 3,072 11,850 7,749 3,566 11,315
Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,682 1,473
Horses .. .. 37 33
Carriages .. .. 5 3
Dogs .. .. 175 187
Total .. .. 1,899 1,696

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 5 3
Cattle .. .. 9 10
Calves .. .. 3 2
Sheep .. .. 418 63
Pigs .. .. 899 279
Total .. .. 834 357

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 25 9
Firewood .. .. 760 725
Timber .. .. 1,179 1,502
Grain .. .. 567 741
Merchandise .. .. 1,213 719
Minerals .. .. 163 209
Total .. .. 4,002 3,920

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,803 9 4 1,288 9 3
Parcels and Luggage 151 2 9 124 17 2
Goods .. .. 2,269 11 1 1,670 9 2
Miscellaneous .. 80 3 5 124 9 1
Rents and Commission 20 17 11 24 2 2
Total .. .. £4,325 4 6 £3,232 6 10

NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.
1884. 1883.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 527 108 635 563 156 719
2nd Class 2,555 1,836 4,391 3,466 2,680 6,146
Total 3,082 1,944 5,026 4,029 2,836 6,865
Season Tickets .. .. 3 .. .. 5

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 650 683
Horses .. .. 13 9
Carriages .. .. 1 ..
Dogs .. .. 74 86
Total .. .. 738 778

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 1
Cattle .. .. 26 17
Calves .. .. .. 2
Sheep .. .. 3,135 2,019
Pigs .. .. 2 ..
Total .. .. 3,165 2,039

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. 5
Firewood .. .. 395 345
Timber .. .. 678 475
Grain .. .. 207 188
Merchandise .. .. 257 437
Minerals .. .. 65 156
Total .. .. 1,602 1,606

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 585 4 5 584 11 9
Parcels and Luggage 52 5 0 53 12 6
Goods .. .. 650 14 1 536 8 4
Miscellaneous .. 1 6 5 7 10 7
Rents and Commission 3 15 0 2 15 0
Total .. .. £1,293 4 11 £1,184 18 2

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1884. 1883.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 18,060 16,380 34,440 21,821 13,696 35,517
2nd Class 58,762 49,048 107,810 70,551 52,878 123,429
Total 76,822 65,428 142,250 92,372 66,574 158,946
Season Tickets .. .. 437 .. .. 393

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 17,023 16,193
Horses .. .. 561 610
Carriages .. .. 40 50
Dogs .. .. 1,414 1,750
Total .. .. 19,038 18,603

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 54 35
Cattle .. .. 1,007 922
Calves .. .. 86 50
Sheep .. .. 32,614 28,176
Pigs .. .. 3,098 3,727
Total .. .. 36,859 32,910

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 1,766 1,544
Firewood .. .. 3,285 2,425
Timber .. .. 6,762 6,090
Grain .. .. 71,179 67,897
Merchandise .. .. 22,883 17,983
Minerals .. .. 30,273 29,707
Total .. .. 137,123 126,536

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 17,917 4 0 17,060 1 5
Parcels and Luggage 1,983 19 2 1,981 7 9
Goods .. .. 45,710 18 0 38,034 5 10
Miscellaneous .. 2,918 9 9 3,344 9 9
Rents and Commission 462 8 7 839 0 2
Total .. .. £68,992 19 6 £61,259 4 11



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