Railway Traffic Returns




Mar. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 311

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending the 31st January, 1885:—

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

  1.                  1884.

    PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 372 920 1,292 .. .. ..
    2nd Class 434 .. 434 .. .. ..
    Total 806 920 1,726 .. .. ..

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 248 .. .. ..
Horses .. .. 6 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 3 .. .. ..
Total .. .. 258 .. .. ..

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. .. .. .. .. ..

          Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 5 .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 24 .. ..
Grain .. .. 34 .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 106 .. ..
Minerals .. .. 2,726 .. ..
Total .. .. 2,895 .. ..

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £76 9 4
Parcels and Luggage 6 19 6
Goods .. .. 417 9 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 3 15 6
Rents and Commission 10 13 0
Total .. .. £515 6 5

WHANGAREI SECTION.

  1.                  1884.

    PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 791 1,178 1,969 386 964 1,350
    2nd Class 542 2,518 3,060 415 2,174 2,589
    Total 1,333 3,696 5,029 801 3,138 3,939

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 21 .. .. 41
Horses .. .. 33 .. .. 15
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 7 .. .. ..
Total .. .. 61 .. .. 56

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

          Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. 1 .. ..
Firewood .. .. 5 .. ..
Timber .. .. 12 .. ..
Grain .. .. 12 .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 240 .. ..
Minerals .. .. 2,050 .. ..
Total .. .. 2,320 .. ..

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £126 16 1
Parcels and Luggage 12 10 7
Goods .. .. 260 16 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 18 0
Rents and Commission 2 11 10
Total .. .. £403 13 0

AUCKLAND SECTION.

  1.                  1884.

    PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 3,691 3,700 7,391 3,299 3,586 6,885
    2nd Class 15,090 11,714 26,804 12,331 12,236 24,567
    Total 18,781 15,414 34,195 15,630 15,822 31,452

Season Tickets .. .. 109 .. .. 107

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,211 .. .. 2,125
Horses .. .. 87 .. .. 78
Carriages .. .. 6 .. .. 7
Dogs .. .. 173 .. .. 135
Total .. .. 2,477 .. .. 2,345

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 9 .. .. 8
Cattle .. .. 1,311 .. .. 997
Calves .. .. 229 .. .. 92
Sheep .. .. 7,518 .. .. 5,235
Pigs .. .. 70 .. .. 114
Total .. .. 9,137 .. .. 6,446

          Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 165 .. .. 120
Wool .. .. 49 .. .. 69
Firewood .. .. 530 .. .. 430
Timber .. .. 1,122 .. .. 1,232
Grain .. .. 354 .. .. 338
Merchandise .. .. 2,148 .. .. 2,127
Minerals .. .. 4,449 .. .. 3,279
Total .. .. 8,817 .. .. 7,595

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £3,905 16 11
Parcels and Luggage 293 14 3
Goods .. .. 4,491 19 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 14 6 10
Rents and Commission 69 16 0
Total .. .. £8,775 13 1

NAPIER SECTION.

  1.                  1884.

    PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 3,066 692 3,758 2,995 976 3,971
    2nd Class 6,505 2,534 9,039 7,029 3,350 10,379
    Total 9,571 3,226 12,797 10,024 4,326 14,350

Season Tickets .. .. 16 .. .. 41

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,485 .. .. 1,399
Horses .. .. 71 .. .. 39
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. 4
Dogs .. .. 197 .. .. 140
Total .. .. 1,754 .. .. 1,582

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 3 .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 2 .. .. 14
Calves .. .. 11 .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 4,895 .. .. 4,417
Pigs .. .. 51 .. .. 1
Total .. .. 4,962 .. .. 4,433

          Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 45 .. .. 35
Wool .. .. 542 .. .. 852
Firewood .. .. 1,200 .. .. 950
Timber .. .. 1,853 .. .. 1,376
Grain .. .. 190 .. .. 51
Merchandise .. .. 1,124 .. .. 903
Minerals .. .. 585 .. .. 424
Total .. .. 5,489 .. .. 4,591

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £1,721 2 5
Parcels and Luggage 150 18 10
Goods .. .. 3,083 19 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 7 9 8
Rents and Commission 12 2 4
Total .. .. £4,925 12 8



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