Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics




Nov. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1323

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1885. 1884.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,437 2,836 4,273 1,349 1,626 2,975
2nd Class 6,777 9,110 15,887 5,740 4,826 10,566
Total 8,214 11,946 20,160 7,089 6,452 13,541
Season Tickets .. ..148 .. .. 92

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,879 1,525
Horses .. .. 22 18
Carriages .. .. 1 3
Dogs .. .. 121 71
Total .. .. 2,023 1,617

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 3 3
Cattle .. .. 207 12
Calves .. .. 22 21
Sheep .. .. 4,408 2,642
Pigs .. .. .. 41
Total .. .. 4,640 2,719

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 105 120
Wool .. .. 7 18
Firewood .. .. 875 1,050
Timber .. .. 1,891 2,305
Grain .. .. 277 308
Merchandise .. .. 1,022 735
Minerals .. .. 336 199
Total .. .. 4,513 4,735

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,304 4 11 1,502 18 2
Parcels and Luggage 169 14 1 153 8 8
Goods .. .. 2,468 5 1 2,660 16 7
Miscellaneous .. 7 4 2 13 4 10
Rents and Commission 59 0 4 58 16 7
Total .. .. £5,008 8 7 £4,389 4 10

WANGANUI SECTION.
1885. 1884.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,338 610 2,948 2,248 470 2,718
2nd Class 7,796 4,510 12,306 7,905 3,944 11,849
Total 10,134 5,120 15,254 10,153 4,414 14,567
Season Tickets .. .. 59 .. .. 23

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,019 1,956
Horses .. .. 79 90
Carriages .. .. 5 6
Dogs .. .. 142 149
Total .. .. 2,245 2,201

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 4 3
Cattle .. .. 235 167
Calves .. .. 20 4
Sheep .. .. 4,401 3,539
Pigs .. .. 104 59
Total .. .. 4,764 3,780

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 50 170
Wool .. .. 11 10
Firewood .. .. 745 790
Timber .. .. 1,979 2,062
Grain .. .. 530 363
Merchandise .. .. 1,195 865
Minerals .. .. 359 383
Total .. .. 4,869 4,643

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,102 8 2 1,912 5 10
Parcels and Luggage 231 11 10 232 18 5
Goods .. .. 2,581 5 6 2,296 10 0
Miscellaneous .. 98 6 0 60 3 10
Rents and Commission 65 11 8 260 11 10
Total .. .. £5,079 3 2 £4,762 9 11

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1885. 1884.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 14,515 12,784 27,299 16,241 12,694 28,935
2nd Class 51,878 45,164 97,042 51,175 39,130 90,305
Total 66,393 57,948 124,341 67,416 51,824 119,240
Season Tickets .. .. .837 .. .. .640

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 15,101 14,380
Horses .. .. 549 698
Carriages .. .. 32 33
Dogs .. .. 800 978
Total .. .. 16,482 16,089

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 24 35
Cattle .. .. 713 1,041
Calves .. .. 7 42
Sheep .. .. 30,638 31,363
Pigs .. .. 1,531 1,014
Total .. .. 32,913 33,495

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 790 970
Wool .. .. 639 826
Firewood .. .. 2,525 2,855
Timber .. .. 7,314 7,678
Grain .. .. 24,678 22,348
Merchandise .. .. 24,845 23,515
Minerals .. .. 23,178 21,846
Total .. .. 83,969 80,038

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 14,762 9 1 14,718 2 9
Parcels and Luggage 1,777 15 5 1,901 19 1
Goods .. .. 25,908 18 11 27,384 5 3
Miscellaneous .. 973 17 8 1,030 10 4
Rents and Commission 553 12 7 535 12 3
Total .. .. £43,976 13 8 £45,570 9 8

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1885. 1884.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 42 310 352 37 280 317
2nd Class 589 3,616 4,205 489 2,374 2,863
Total 631 3,926 4,557 526 2,654 3,180
Season Tickets .. .. 40 .. .. 29

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 147 156
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 4 13
Total .. .. 151 169

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 1 ..
Pigs .. .. .. 2
Total .. .. 1 2

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 20 35
Timber .. .. 274 252
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 316 215
Minerals .. .. 10,581 8,563
Total .. .. 11,191 9,065

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 257 16 3 182 5 2
Parcels and Luggage 7 15 3 5 15 9
Goods .. .. 1,536 13 3 1,209 17 11
Miscellaneous .. 62 3 11 39 15 4
Rents and Commission 20 0 0 20 0 0
Total .. .. £1,884 8 8 £1,457 14 2



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