Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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WELLINGTON SECTION.

PASSENGERS,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.

1st Class 1,286 2,070 3,356 1,195 1,398 2,593

2nd Class 6,124 7,032 13,156 6,148 5,008 11,156

Total 7,410 9,102 16,512 7,343 6,406 13,749

Season Tickets .. 62 .. 60

PARCELS, ETC.,-- No. No.

Parcels .. .. 1,843 1,633

Horses .. .. 26 12

Carriages .. .. 1 2

Dogs .. .. 122 98

Total .. .. 1,992 1,745

Goods,-- No. No.

Drays .. .. 3 2

Cattle .. .. 3 1

Calves .. .. 52 51

Sheep .. .. 13,095 6,583

Pigs .. .. 6 126

Total .. .. 13,159 6,763

Tons. Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 85 65

Wool .. .. 6 8

Firewood .. .. 660 970

Timber .. .. 1,721 1,261

Grain .. .. 227 194

Merchandise .. 664 1,246

Minerals .. .. 717 211

Total .. .. 4,080 3,955

REVENUE,-- £ s. d. £ s. d.

Passengers .. 1,789 4 7 1,482 0 6

Parcels and Luggage 159 10 10 155 9 10

Goods .. .. 2,425 6 6 2,213 19 10

Miscellaneous .. 3 15 5 31 4 4

Rents and Commission 78 11 2 39 9 4

Total .. .. £4,451 8 6 £3,922 3 10

WANGANUI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.

1st Class 1,902 618 2,520 2,020 548 2,568

2nd Class 7,493 4,902 12,395 7,475 4,162 11,637

Total 9,395 5,520 14,915 9,495 4,710 14,205

Season Tickets .. 12 .. 4

PARCELS, ETC.,-- No. No.

Parcels .. .. 2,204 2,002

Horses .. .. 71 39

Carriages .. .. 2 3

Dogs .. .. 206 218

Total .. .. 2,483 2,262

Goods,-- No. No.

Drays .. .. 7 4

Cattle .. .. 115 188

Calves .. .. 202 23

Sheep .. .. 4,890 4,206

Pigs .. .. 565 200

Total .. .. 5,779 4,621

Tons. Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 25 80

Wool .. .. 7 11

Firewood .. .. 860 780

Timber .. .. 2,047 1,516

Grain .. .. 459 363

Merchandise .. 1,093 978

Minerals .. .. 238 245

Total .. .. 4,729 3,973

REVENUE,-- £ s. d. £ s. d.

Passengers .. 2,324 18 1 2,115 8 9

Parcels and Luggage 191 5 2 160 2 10

Goods .. .. 2,437 17 3 2,084 9 0

Miscellaneous .. 79 12 6 68 17 8

Rents and Commission 76 1 11 229 4 10

Total .. .. £5,109 14 11 £4,658 3 1

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.

PASSENGERS,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.

1st Class 13,439 12,734 26,173 13,505 12,494 25,999

2nd Class 48,076 39,538 87,614 49,540 38,672 88,212

Total 61,515 52,272 113,787 63,045 51,166 114,211

Season Tickets .. 376 .. 326

PARCELS, ETC.,-- No. No.

Parcels .. .. 14,428 14,568

Horses .. .. 415 425

Carriages .. .. 28 32

Dogs .. .. 913 1,056

Total .. .. 15,784 16,081

Goods,-- No. No.

Drays .. .. 33 25

Cattle .. .. 1,166 1,143

Calves .. .. 20 16

Sheep .. .. 33,182 28,402

Pigs .. .. 2,571 1,824

Total .. .. 36,972 31,410

Tons. Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 1,000 1,135

Wool .. .. 594 641

Firewood .. .. 3,300 2,685

Timber .. .. 6,326 6,157

Grain .. .. 26,093 26,277

Merchandise .. 19,892 23,366

Minerals .. .. 24,913 29,703

Total .. .. 82,118 89,964

REVENUE,-- £ s. d. £ s. d.

Passengers .. 14,699 17 10 14,620 6 9

Parcels and Luggage 1,506 15 2 1,618 3 6

Goods .. .. 24,987 17 7 29,320 7 5

Miscellaneous .. 1,258 14 5 1,290 5 0

Rents and Commission 454 0 10 465 3 11

Total .. .. £42,907 5 10 £47,314 6 7

GREYMOUTH SECTION.

PASSENGERS,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.

1st Class 50 394 444 32 212 244

2nd Class 617 3,276 3,893 568 2,606 3,174

Total 667 3,670 4,337 600 2,818 3,418

Season Tickets .. 12 .. 3

PARCELS, ETC.,-- No. No.

Parcels .. .. 162 148

Horses .. .. .. ..

Carriages .. .. .. ..

Dogs .. .. 9 12

Total .. .. 171 160

Goods,-- No. No.

Drays .. .. .. ..

Cattle .. .. .. ..

Calves .. .. .. ..

Sheep .. .. .. ..

Pigs .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. .. ..

Tons. Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..

Wool .. .. .. ..

Firewood .. .. 25 10

Timber .. .. 282 207

Grain .. .. .. ..

Merchandise .. 252 175

Minerals .. .. 10,074 8,658

Total .. .. 10,633 9,050

REVENUE,-- £ s. d. £ s. d.

Passengers .. 238 2 0 182 12 4

Parcels and Luggage 8 16 3 6 2 0

Goods .. .. 1,420 16 4 1,211 2 5

Miscellaneous .. 53 0 2 44 15 3

Rents and Commission .. .. 20 0 0

Total .. .. £1,720 14 9 £1,464 12 0



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for Four Weeks (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
17 September 1885
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Sections, Wanganui, Hurunui-Bluff, Greymouth