New Zealand Gazette – 1885 – No. 30

Page 603

✨ Railway Traffic Returns



May 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 603

WESTPORT SECTION.

    1. PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class .. 16 16 .. .. ..
      2nd Class 560 1,334 1,894 521 1,260 1,781
      Total 560 1,350 1,910 521 1,260 1,781
      Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 126 306
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 11 11
Total .. .. 137 317

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 ..
Cattle .. .. 8 ..
Calves .. .. 3 ..
Sheep .. .. .. 20
Pigs .. .. .. 1
Total .. .. 12 21

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 339 354
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 110 136
Minerals .. .. 3,729 10,086
Total .. .. 4,178 10,576

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 163 14 0 130 2 0
Parcels and Luggage 4 14 1 6 11 10
Goods .. .. 686 6 5 1,493 4 4
Miscellaneous .. 79 18 0 9 18 6
Rents and Commission 1 15 0 1 10 0
Total .. .. £936 7 6 £1,641 6 8

NELSON SECTION.

    1. PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 232 *3,112 2,880 242 1,148 1,390
      2nd Class 4,969 3,984 8,953 2,646 3,596 6,242
      Total 5,201 872 6,073 2,888 4,744 7,632
      Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 3

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 354 334
Horses .. .. 5 2
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 16 13
Total .. .. 375 349

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 14 51
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 14 51

Goods—continued.

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 5 40
Wool .. .. 9 14
Firewood .. .. 165 275
Timber .. .. 228 227
Grain .. .. 89 132
Merchandise .. .. 184 199
Minerals .. .. 107 27
Total .. .. 787 914

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 509 16 7 427 3 11
Parcels and Luggage 15 2 3 13 8 2
Goods .. .. 345 9 9 826 10 7
Miscellaneous .. 0 8 6 0 11 8
Rents and Commission 1 9 0 1 4 0
Total .. .. £872 6 1 £768 18 4

*Deduct 3,112 first returns to adjust error in last period.

PICKTON SECTION.

    1. PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 339 266 605 259 348 607
      2nd Class 643 1,182 1,825 416 1,652 2,068
      Total 982 1,448 2,430 675 2,000 2,675
      Season Tickets .. .. 15 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 133 126
Horses .. .. 6 4
Carriages .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 26 15
Total .. .. 165 146

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 13 35
Pigs .. .. 19 3
Total .. .. 32 39

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. 20
Wool .. .. 4 1
Firewood .. .. 470 310
Timber .. .. 149 151
Grain .. .. 243 213
Merchandise .. .. 128 102
Minerals .. .. 134 52
Total .. .. 1,128 849

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 292 10 11 228 9 4
Parcels and Luggage 8 18 5 9 5 5
Goods .. .. 280 19 9 198 11 5
Miscellaneous .. 0 15 3 7 6 11
Rents and Commission 8 13 0 9 7 0
Total .. .. £591 17 4 £453 0 1

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 6th May, 1885.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for Various Sections (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
6 May 1885
Railways, Traffic Returns, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Sections, Westport, Nelson, Pickton
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways