Railway Traffic Returns




APRIL 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 395
GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1885. 1884.
PASSENGERS,- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 49 320 369 68 306 374
2nd Class 802 2,780 3,582 701 2,718 3,419
Total 851 3,100 3,951 769 3,024 3,793
Season Tickets .. 24 .. 5
PARCELS, ETC.,-
No. No.
Parcels .. 272 133
Horses .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 1 6
Total .. .. 273 139
Goods,- No. No.
Drays .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. ..
Calves .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. ..
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. ..
Firewood .. 35 25
Timber .. 173 168
Grain .. .. ..
Merchandise .. 170 144
Minerals .. 12,595 9,357
Total .. .. 12,973 9,694
REVENUE,- £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 211 1 0 202 4 9
Parcels and Luggage 8 6 6 4 14 3
Goods .. 1,591 15 1 1,193 17 10
Miscellaneous .. 29 6 2 32 16 5
Rents and Commission .. .. ..
Total .. .. £1,840 8 9 £1,433 13 3
WESTPORT SECTION.
1885. 1884.
PASSENGERS,- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. ..
2nd Class 473 992 1,465 635 1,298 1,933
Total 473 992 1,465 635 1,298 1,933
Season Tickets .. 3 .. 0
PARCELS, ETC.,-
No. No.
Parcels .. 108 304
Horses .. 3 ..
Carriages .. .. ..
Dogs .. 2 4
Total .. .. 113 308
Goods,- No. No.
Drays .. 1 1
Cattle .. .. 1
Calves .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 4
Pigs .. .. 1
Total .. .. 1 7
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 361 296
Timber .. .. ..
Grain .. .. ..
Merchandise .. 105 132
Minerals .. 5,858 9,642
Total .. .. 6,324 10,070
REVENUE,- £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 106 9 8 123 8 2
Parcels and Luggage 4 19 7 5 19 7
Goods .. 919 0 7 1,443 18 0
Miscellaneous .. 0 10 0 0 9 6
Rents and Commission 5 5 0 5 5 0
Total .. .. £1,036 4 10 £1,579 0 3
NELSON SECTION.
1885. 1884.
PASSENGERS,- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 141 4,564 4,705 187 144 331
2nd Class 182 2,726 2,908 2,347 2,552 4,899
Total 323 7,290 7,613 2,534 2,696 5,230
Season Tickets .. 26 .. 31
PARCELS, ETC.,-
No. No.
Parcels .. .. 298 388
Horses .. .. 1 7
Carriages .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 12 17
Total .. .. 311 412
Goods,- No. No.
Drays .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. ..
Calves .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. ..
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 25
Wool .. .. 18 5
Firewood .. .. 245 280
Timber .. .. 223 281
Grain .. .. 130 41
Merchandise .. 214 213
Minerals .. 109 82
Total .. .. 939 927
REVENUE,- £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 390 7 11 337 11 2
Parcels and Luggage 11 2 3 18 2 5
Goods .. 486 16 7 317 16 6
Miscellaneous .. 8 14 4 3 6 0
Rents and Commission 12 9 0 1 4 0
Total .. .. £909 10 1 £678 0 1
PICTON SECTION.
1885. 1884.
PASSENGERS,- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 340 516 856 205 628 833
2nd Class 477 1,804 2,281 286 1,753 2,039
Total 817 2,320 3,137 491 2,381 2,872
Season Tickets .. 34 .. 0
PARCELS, ETC.,-
No. No.
Parcels .. 139 113
Horses .. 9 12
Carriages .. .. ..
Dogs .. 32 15
Total .. .. 180 140
Goods,- No. No.
Drays .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. ..
Calves .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 3 922
Pigs .. .. ..
Total .. .. 3 923
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. ..
Firewood .. 390 410
Timber .. 124 187
Grain .. 161 38
Merchandise .. 87 107
Minerals .. .. 256
Total .. .. 762 998
REVENUE,- £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 261 7 7 232 2 4
Parcels and Luggage 9 18 1 11 1 10
Goods .. 168 10 7 239 18 7
Miscellaneous .. 10 14 6 4 6 0
Rents and Commission 8 2 0 7 12 0
Total .. .. £458 12 9 £495 0 9
J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways,
Railway Department, 1st April, 1885.



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🚂 Transport & Communications
1 April 1885
Railways, Traffic Returns, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Sections, 1885, Greymouth, Westport, Nelson, Picton
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways