New Zealand Gazette – 1885 – No. 69

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✨ Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 69

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1885. 1884.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,157 4,882 5,539 1,222 2,190 3,412
2nd Class 4,545 14,786 19,331 5,981 7,398 13,379
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 5,702 19,168 24,870 7,203 9,588 16,791
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 51 .. .. 61

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,972 1,556
Horses .. .. 54 47
Carriages .. .. 9 2
Dogs .. .. 100 98
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 2,135 1,703

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 4 10
Cattle .. .. 17 23
Calves .. .. 33 8
Sheep .. .. 2,775 10,443
Pigs .. .. 2 42
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 2,831 10,526

            Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 60 80
Wool .. .. 65 111
Firewood .. .. 745 985
Timber .. .. 1,757 1,896
Grain .. .. 178 187
Merchandise .. .. 845 685
Minerals .. .. 125 134
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 3,775 4,078

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,403 15 8 1,563 14 3
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 204 1 4 165 8 4
Goods .. .. 2,225 4 9 2,683 8 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 5 8 3 5 8 5
Rents and Commission .. .. 50 10 7 51 8 4
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. £4,889 0 7 £4,469 7 11

WANGANUI SECTION.
1885. 1884.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,158 728 2,886 2,121 518 2,639
2nd Class 7,797 4,510 12,307 7,588 4,084 11,672
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 9,955 5,238 15,193 9,709 4,602 14,311
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 25 .. .. 9

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,126 1,916
Horses .. .. 72 91
Carriages .. .. 7 7
Dogs .. .. 178 169
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 2,383 2,183

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 3 2
Cattle .. .. 180 108
Calves .. .. 6 7
Sheep .. .. 2,452 2,937
Pigs .. .. 583 404
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 3,224 3,458

            Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 45 95
Wool .. .. 68 58
Firewood .. .. 785 780
Timber .. .. 1,759 1,341
Grain .. .. 386 514
Merchandise .. .. 1,310 933
Minerals .. .. 240 365
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 4,593 4,086

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,169 8 4 1,916 4 10
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 244 2 1 226 0 9
Goods .. .. 2,451 13 2 2,088 19 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 83 16 11 168 0 1
Rents and Commission .. .. 19 1 4 287 18 2
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. £4,968 1 10 £4,687 3 5

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1885. 1884.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 11,624 20,144 31,768 14,642 15,314 29,956
2nd Class 40,111 61,294 101,405 51,548 45,626 97,174
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 51,735 81,438 133,173 66,190 60,940 127,130
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 408 .. .. 349

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 14,892 14,729
Horses .. .. 454 496
Carriages .. .. 27 44
Dogs .. .. 816 932
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 16,189 16,201

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 24 41
Cattle .. .. 913 1,323
Calves .. .. 32 58
Sheep .. .. 27,298 30,861
Pigs .. .. 796 1,128
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 29,063 33,411

            Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 735 780
Wool .. .. 1,199 1,538
Firewood .. .. 2,095 2,455
Timber .. .. 7,316 7,360
Grain .. .. 19,421 17,369
Merchandise .. .. 22,737 21,951
Minerals .. .. 21,235 23,734
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 74,738 75,187

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 14,329 18 3 15,105 17 4
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 1,474 6 7 1,734 5 1
Goods .. .. 25,031 0 4 25,911 1 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 975 1 7 1,031 6 7
Rents and Commission .. .. 465 8 8 456 12 2
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. £42,275 15 5 £44,239 2 9

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1885. 1884.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 62 314 376 16 224 240
2nd Class 713 2,878 3,591 689 2,464 3,153
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 775 3,192 3,967 705 2,688 3,393
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 4 .. .. 5

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 165 157
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 9 12
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 174 169

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

            Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. 30
Timber .. .. 238 268
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 256 225
Minerals .. .. 9,218 6,886
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 9,712 7,409

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 226 14 9 176 0 11
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 7 9 6 5 1 3
Goods .. .. 1,316 2 6 1,016 1 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 48 15 1 60 11 2
Rents and Commission .. .. .. .. 2 15 0
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. £1,599 1 10 £1,260 9 8

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1885, No 69

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