New Zealand Gazette – 1885 – No. 34

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✨ Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 34

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1885. 1884.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,269 3,282 4,551 1,186 1,996 3,182
2nd Class 5,402 9,594 14,996 5,253 7,858 13,111
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 6,671 12,876 19,547 6,439 9,854 16,293

Season Tickets .. ..101 .. ..96

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. No. 1,698 No. 1,548
Horses .. .. 23 25
Carriages .. .. 4 3
Dogs .. .. 127 121
———— ————
Total .. .. 1,852 1,697

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. No. .. No. 3
Cattle .. .. 1 ..
Calves .. .. 26 60
Sheep .. .. 13,494 9,029
Pigs .. .. 76 49
———— ————
Total .. .. 13,597 9,141

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. 75 Tons. 110
Wool .. .. 728 736
Firewood .. .. 905 965
Timber .. .. 1,743 1,396
Grain .. .. 284 126
Merchandise .. .. 1,114 1,263
Minerals .. .. 196 687
———— ————
Total .. .. 5,045 5,283

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ 2,156 16 8 £ 1,715 4 3
Parcels and Luggage 174 2 4 171 8 11
Goods .. .. 2,746 18 6 2,448 8 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 4 11 6 1 11 9
Rents and Commission 39 13 10 43 5 0
———————— ————————
Total .. .. £5,122 2 10 £4,379 18 9

WANGANUI SECTION.
1885. 1884.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,202 1,150 3,352 2,372 1,190 3,562
2nd Class 8,539 6,282 14,821 9,415 7,442 16,857
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 10,741 7,432 18,173 11,787 8,632 20,419

Season Tickets .. ..24 .. ..36

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. No. 1,956 No. 2,008
Horses .. .. 130 149
Carriages .. .. 3 6
Dogs .. .. 223 211
———— ————
Total .. .. 2,312 2,374

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. No. .. No. 5
Cattle .. .. 58 131
Calves .. .. .. 3
Sheep .. .. 4,074 3,212
Pigs .. .. 319 365
———— ————
Total .. .. 4,451 3,716

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. 50 Tons. 45
Wool .. .. 37 32
Firewood .. .. 830 920
Timber .. .. 1,312 1,672
Grain .. .. 628 1,349
Merchandise .. .. 1,190 1,444
Minerals .. .. 184 238
———— ————
Total .. .. 4,231 5,700

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ 2,632 4 2 £ 2,715 0 2
Parcels and Luggage 274 9 0 258 6 10
Goods .. .. 2,203 8 0 2,911 2 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 72 11 10 71 5 6
Rents and Commission 65 8 6 69 12 2
———————— ————————
Total .. .. £5,248 1 6 £6,025 7 0

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1885. 1884.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 13,981 29,184 43,165 15,890 27,888 43,778
2nd Class 49,681 76,666 126,347 57,609 77,756 135,365
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 63,662 105,850 169,512 73,499 105,644 179,143

Season Tickets .. ..731 .. ..671

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. No. 13,933 No. 15,815
Horses .. .. 596 619
Carriages .. .. 42 50
Dogs .. .. 1,466 1,729
———— ————
Total .. .. 16,037 18,213

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. No. 41 No. 43
Cattle .. .. 625 747
Calves .. .. 48 61
Sheep .. .. 50,583 36,656
Pigs .. .. 1,979 2,100
———— ————
Total .. .. 53,276 39,607

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. 700 Tons. 725
Wool .. .. 2,259 2,031
Firewood .. .. 2,180 2,620
Timber .. .. 5,805 6,743
Grain .. .. 52,951 55,217
Merchandise .. .. 23,033 16,399
Minerals .. .. 23,910 28,091
———— ————
Total .. .. 110,838 111,826

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £19,955 14 11 £21,806 2 11
Parcels and Luggage 1,785 9 10 2,136 14 10
Goods .. .. 38,774 3 8 39,474 13 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 880 17 1 2,631 2 11
Rents and Commission 464 16 7 479 7 8
———————— ————————
Total .. .. £61,861 2 1 £66,528 1 9

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1885. 1884.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 64 292 356 55 194 249
2nd Class 675 3,072 3,747 626 2,702 3,328
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 739 3,364 4,103 681 2,896 3,577

Season Tickets .. ..37 .. ..18

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. No. 143 No. 98
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 3 10
———— ————
Total .. .. 146 108

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

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. Tons. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 45 60
Grain .. .. 222 219
Merchandise .. .. 163 148
Minerals .. .. 12,123 6,322
———— ————
Total .. .. 12,553 6,749

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ 211 10 2 £ 190 8 8
Parcels and Luggage 5 11 9 3 11 9
Goods .. .. 1,539 7 3 958 15 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 29 19 2 35 10 11
Rents and Commission 7 10 0 5 5 0
———————— ————————
Total .. .. £1,793 18 4 £1,193 12 0

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1885, No 34

In 1865 Parliament moved to Wellington and sat in the Wellington Provincial Council Chambers (depicted). Gradually expanded into a larger complex of buildings, it was replaced by the General Assembly Library in 1899

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