Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics




Aug. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1293

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1884. 1883.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total:
1st Class 57 210 267 44 206 250
2nd Class 460 1,988 2,448 307 2,020 2,327
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total 517 2,198 2,715 351 2,226 2,577

Season Tickets .. .. 22 .. .. 27

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. 139 .. .. 126
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 19 .. .. 4
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 158 .. .. 130

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

             Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 30 .. .. 20
Timber .. .. 169 .. .. 117
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 163 .. .. 285
Minerals .. .. 9,584 .. .. 6,677
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 9,946 .. .. 7,099

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. .. .. £ s. d.
.. .. 146 1 7 .. .. 162 10 7
Parcels and Luggage.. .. 5 9 9 .. .. 4 9 9
Goods .. .. 1,220 6 4 .. .. 1,019 17 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 24 1 7 .. .. 34 7 9
Rents and Commission.. .. 21 0 0 .. .. 32 10 0
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. £1,416 19 3 .. .. £1,253 15 9

WESTPORT SECTION.
1884. 1883.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. ..
2nd Class 483 1,190 1,673 341 784 1,125
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total 483 1,190 1,673 341 784 1,125

Season Tickets .. .. 3 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. 123 .. .. 179
Horses .. .. .. .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 6 .. .. 5
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 129 .. .. 185

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. 1 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 1
Calves .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 10
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 2 .. .. 12

             Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 318 .. .. 141
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 98 .. .. 91
Minerals .. .. 4,690 .. .. 3,836
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 5,106 .. .. 4,068

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. .. .. £ s. d.
.. .. 111 7 6 .. .. 73 9 6
Parcels and Luggage.. .. 4 14 11 .. .. 3 4 8
Goods .. .. 770 10 9 .. .. 656 10 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 34 1 6 .. .. 5 8 0
Rents and Commission.. .. 7 0 0 .. .. 10 5 0
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. £927 14 8 .. .. £748 17 2

NELSON SECTION.
1884. 1883.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 127 124 251 119 126 245
2nd Class 2,374 2,390 4,764 2,011 2,400 4,411
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total 2,501 2,514 5,015 2,130 2,526 4,656

Season Tickets .. .. 12 .. .. 28

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. 270 .. .. 352
Horses .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 23 .. .. 21
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 294 .. .. 374

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. .. .. .. 3
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 1 .. .. 3

             Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 15 .. .. 40
Wool .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Firewood .. .. 360 .. .. 205
Timber .. .. 184 .. .. 94
Grain .. .. 387 .. .. 194
Merchandise .. .. 143 .. .. 157
Minerals .. .. 24 .. .. 9
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 1,114 .. .. 700

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. .. .. £ s. d.
.. .. 333 16 5 .. .. 282 5 5
Parcels and Luggage.. .. 10 7 0 .. .. 13 3 4
Goods .. .. 429 17 4 .. .. 270 18 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 9 8 .. .. 0 13 4
Rents and Commission.. .. 5 14 0 .. .. 15 2 0
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. £780 4 5 .. .. £582 2 3

PICTON SECTION.
1884. 1883.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 288 558 846 347 224 571
2nd Class 428 1,446 1,874 593 1,174 1,767
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total 716 2,004 2,720 940 1,398 2,338

Season Tickets .. .. 2 .. .. 13

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. 118 .. .. 145
Horses .. .. .. .. .. 2
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 4 .. .. 6
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 123 .. .. 153

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. 1 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 45
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 1 .. .. 46

             Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 60 .. .. 80
Wool .. .. 38 .. .. 1
Firewood .. .. 565 .. .. 340
Timber .. .. 217 .. .. 219
Grain .. .. 109 .. .. 61
Merchandise .. .. 255 .. .. 190
Minerals .. .. 246 .. .. 136
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 1,490 .. .. 1,027

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. .. .. £ s. d.
.. .. 232 8 10 .. .. 186 8 7
Parcels and Luggage.. .. 4 17 0 .. .. 7 2 1
Goods .. .. 342 3 10 .. .. 212 1 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 1 10 6 .. .. 8 1 9
Rents and Commission.. .. 8 12 0 .. .. 8 4 0
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. £589 12 2 .. .. £421 17 6

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 19th August, 1884.



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21 August 1884
Railways, Traffic, Revenue, Passengers, Goods, Parcels, Sections, Greymouth, Westport, Nelson, Picton
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways