Railway Traffic Returns




Feb. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 207

WELLINGTON SECTION.

    1. PASSINGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,068 3,610 4,678 1,323 3,948 5,271
      2nd Class 4,755 15,610 20,365 6,110 12,966 19,076
      Total 5,823 19,220 25,043 7,433 16,914 24,347

Season Tickets .. .. 41 .. .. 34

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,977 1,694
Horses .. .. 59 41
Carriages .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 141 84
Total .. .. 2,177 1,820

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 3
Cattle .. .. 4 2
Calves .. .. .. 18
Sheep .. .. 12,176 4,729
Pigs .. .. 113 94
Total .. .. 12,294 4,846

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 55 30
Firewood .. .. 478 597
Timber .. .. 680 660
Grain .. .. 1,592 2,010
Merchandise .. .. 84 175
Minerals .. .. 1,103 651
Total .. .. 4,096 4,370

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,351 1 7 2,129 9 1
Parcels and Luggage .. 213 17 9 161 10 8
Goods .. .. 2,853 10 0 2,623 9 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 4 2 11 6 0 3
Rents and Commission .. 118 6 11 24 1 6
Total .. .. £5,540 19 2 £4,944 11 4

WANGANUI SECTION.

    1. PASSINGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,464 1,564 3,028 1,700 3,758 5,458
      2nd Class 5,283 10,302 15,585 5,513 9,336 14,849
      Total 6,747 11,866 18,613 7,213 13,094 20,307

Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,681 1,604
Horses .. .. 115 117
Carriages .. .. 1 1
Dogs .. .. 138 150
Total .. .. 1,935 1,872

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 4
Cattle .. .. 54 20
Calves .. .. .. 2
Sheep .. .. 885 1,091
Pigs .. .. 487 152
Total .. .. 1,427 1,269

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 135 140
Firewood .. .. 440 418
Timber .. .. 475 390
Grain .. .. 1,048 982
Merchandise .. .. 148 250
Minerals .. .. 600 695
Total .. .. 2,961 3,001

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,996 1 2 1,984 9 6
Parcels and Luggage .. 199 3 10 183 18 3
Goods .. .. 1,625 15 1 1,482 1 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 37 5 0 162 11 7
Rents and Commission .. 147 9 10 23 19 9
Total .. .. £4,005 14 11 £3,837 0 10

NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.

    1. PASSINGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 296 396 692 460 488 948
      2nd Class 1,771 4,394 6,165 2,753 6,330 9,083
      Total 2,067 4,790 6,857 3,213 6,818 10,031

Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 1

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 474 648
Horses .. .. 26 46
Carriages .. .. 3 3
Dogs .. .. 44 57
Total .. .. 547 754

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 ..
Cattle .. .. 116 35
Calves .. .. 1 1
Sheep .. .. 4,492 793
Pigs .. .. .. 2
Total .. .. 4,610 831

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 28 8
Firewood .. .. 140 140
Timber .. .. 805 275
Grain .. .. 20 12
Merchandise .. .. 235 259
Minerals .. .. 174 4
Total .. .. 1,402 698

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 593 5 2 733 19 6
Parcels and Luggage .. 54 7 6 73 16 6
Goods .. .. 606 18 7 287 16 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 7 8 9 0 18 5
Rents and Commission .. .. .. 21 0 0
Total .. .. £1,262 0 0 £1,117 11 4

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.

    1. PASSINGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 12,472 51,018 63,490 15,066 51,534 66,650
      2nd Class 41,163 148,330 189,493 50,642 146,788 197,430
      Total 53,635 199,348 252,983 65,708 198,372 264,080

Season Tickets .. .. 275 .. .. 326

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 16,320 17,584
Horses .. .. 552 506
Carriages .. .. 56 69
Dogs .. .. 963 1,198
Total .. .. 17,891 19,357

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 28 43
Cattle .. .. 1,136 918
Calves .. .. 77 68
Sheep .. .. 33,648 26,259
Pigs .. .. 923 672
Total .. .. 35,812 27,960

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 440 620
Firewood .. .. 10,702 10,215
Timber .. .. 1,400 1,790
Grain .. .. 5,580 6,989
Merchandise .. .. 9,860 10,342
Minerals .. .. 19,800 18,301
Total .. .. 60,572 69,653

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 26,440 14 8 26,639 9 0
Parcels and Luggage .. 1,918 7 10 2,039 11 3
Goods .. .. 25,290 1 0 25,778 3 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 813 16 2 1,676 4 6
Rents and Commission .. 1,468 8 7 1,077 16 10
Total .. .. £55,931 8 3 £57,211 5 0



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