Railway Traffic Returns




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 20

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1885. 1884.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,563 3,736 5,299 1,769 2,444 4,213
2nd Class 6,616 11,828 18,444 6,254 6,160 12,414

Total 8,179 15,564 23,743 8,023 8,604 16,627

Season Tickets .. ..100 .. .. 68

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,740 1,624
Horses .. .. 117 31
Carriages .. .. 5 2
Dogs .. .. 134 127

Total .. .. 1,996 1,784

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 6 3
Cattle .. .. 19 2
Calves .. .. 2 10
Sheep .. .. 16,368 14,691
Pigs .. .. 66 118

Total .. .. 16,461 14,824

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 45 60
Firewood .. .. 275 2,715
Timber .. .. 1,020 1,025
Grain .. .. 2,063 2,036
Merchandise .. .. 151 186
Minerals .. .. 1,167 1,840

Total .. .. 4,912 8,298

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,283 15 1 1,732 19 6
Parcels and Luggage 229 4 8 155 12 11
Goods .. .. 3,404 4 0 3,099 3 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 23 12 11 31 4 9
Rents and Commission 38 1 2 17 3 8

Total .. .. £5,978 17 10 £5,036 4 1

WANGANUI SECTION.
1885. 1884.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,734 340 2,074 2,107 430 2,537
2nd Class 5,793 2,246 8,039 6,697 2,816 9,513

Total 7,527 2,586 10,113 8,804 3,246 12,050

Season Tickets .. .. 7 .. .. 1

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,743 1,671
Horses .. .. 37 60
Carriages .. .. 1 4
Dogs .. .. 163 110

Total .. .. 1,944 1,845

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 1
Cattle .. .. 23 89
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 1,741 2,509
Pigs .. .. 373 731

Total .. .. 2,139 3,330

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 215 70
Firewood .. .. 229 309
Timber .. .. 530 430
Grain .. .. 940 1,421
Merchandise .. .. 158 344
Minerals .. .. 776 1,134

Total .. .. 3,001 3,859

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,450 3 10 1,481 7 5
Parcels and Luggage 143 11 2 144 3 0
Goods .. .. 1,673 12 6 2,065 14 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 89 7 9 101 7 7
Rents and Commission 160 15 2 22 1 7

Total .. .. £3,517 10 5 £3,814 13 10

NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.
1885. 1884.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 504 114 618 529 252 781
2nd Class 2,354 1,762 4,116 3,255 2,344 5,599

Total 2,858 1,876 4,734 3,784 2,596 6,380

Season Tickets .. .. 8 .. .. 12

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 386 740
Horses .. .. 7 4
Carriages .. .. 1 1
Dogs .. .. 35 34

Total .. .. 429 779

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 3 ..
Cattle .. .. 67 ..
Calves .. .. 2 1
Sheep .. .. 1,401 1,277
Pigs .. .. 1 ..

Total .. .. 1,474 1,278

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 5 6
Firewood .. .. 165 225
Timber .. .. 544 706
Grain .. .. 54 53
Merchandise .. .. 294 333
Minerals .. .. 65 102

Total .. .. 1,127 1,425

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 511 15 1 563 18 5
Parcels and Luggage 32 13 1 47 3 0
Goods .. .. 510 18 8 536 17 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 2 12 8 5 3 2
Rents and Commission 4 15 0 2 5 0

Total .. .. £1,062 14 6 £1,155 7 4

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1885. 1884.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 18,366 28,876 47,242 20,438 19,998 40,436
2nd Class 60,645 58,556 119,201 65,058 51,634 116,692

Total 79,011 87,432 166,443 85,496 71,632 157,128

Season Tickets .. ..478 .. ..445

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 16,498 17,806
Horses .. .. 461 448
Carriages .. .. 48 51
Dogs .. .. 968 1,200

Total .. .. 17,975 19,505

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 38 80
Cattle .. .. 1,089 720
Calves .. .. 65 104
Sheep .. .. 37,489 46,563
Pigs .. .. 1,494 970

Total .. .. 40,175 48,437

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 515 800
Firewood .. .. 9,041 7,797
Timber .. .. 2,140 2,640
Grain .. .. 7,809 7,579
Merchandise .. .. 14,142 13,832
Minerals .. .. 23,903 21,732

Total .. .. 57,550 54,380

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 22,154 14 0 18,911 10 11
Parcels and Luggage 1,873 3 6 2,038 5 5
Goods .. .. 28,635 0 2 27,611 15 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 803 4 3 1,502 4 8
Rents and Commission 461 6 0 110 2 9

Total .. .. £53,927 7 11 £50,173 19 5



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