Railway Traffic Returns




May 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 621

WESTPORT SECTION.
1886. 1885.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. 2 2 .. 16 16
2nd Class 697 1,578 2,275 560 1,334 1,894
Total 697 1,580 2,277 560 1,350 1,910

Season Tickets .. .. 2 .. .. 0

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. 198 .. .. 126
Horses .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 20 .. .. 11
Total .. .. 220 .. .. 137

Goods,—
.. .. No. .. .. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 8
Calves .. .. 2 .. .. 3
Sheep .. .. 15 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 17 .. .. 12

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 398 .. .. 339
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 160 .. .. 110
Minerals .. .. 9,440 .. .. 3,729
Total .. .. 9,998 .. .. 4,178

Revenue,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. .. .. £ s. d.
.. .. 172 13 1 .. .. 163 14 0
Parcels and Luggage
.. .. 8 19 6 .. .. 4 14 1
Goods .. .. 1,432 13 0 .. .. 686 6 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 5 0 .. .. 79 18 0
Rents and Commission
.. .. 1 10 0 .. .. 1 15 0
Total .. .. £1,616 0 7 .. .. £936 7 6

NELSON SECTION.
1886. 1885.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 182 1,260 1,442 232 1,088 1,320
2nd Class 2,872 4,126 6,998 2,869 3,984 6,853
Total 3,054 5,386 8,440 3,101 5,072 8,173

Season Tickets .. .. 4 .. .. 1

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. 329 .. .. 354
Horses .. .. 2 .. .. 5
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 16 .. .. 16
Total .. .. 347 .. .. 375

Goods,—
.. .. No. .. .. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 14
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 1 .. .. 14

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. 45 .. .. 5
Firewood .. .. 9 .. .. 9
Timber .. .. 215 .. .. 165
Grain .. .. 229 .. .. 228
Merchandise .. .. 280 .. .. 89
Minerals .. .. 273 .. .. 184
Total .. .. 1,325 .. .. 787

Revenue,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. .. .. £ s. d.
.. .. 473 6 11 .. .. 509 16 7
Parcels and Luggage
.. .. 11 17 8 .. .. 15 2 3
Goods .. .. 493 5 11 .. .. 345 9 9
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 8 6
Rents and Commission
.. .. 1 4 0 .. .. 1 9 0
Total .. .. £979 14 6 .. .. £872 6 1

PICTON SECTION.
1886. 1885.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 509 650 1,159 339 266 605
2nd Class 699 2,044 2,743 643 1,182 1,825
Total 1,208 2,694 3,902 982 1,448 2,430

Season Tickets .. .. 3 .. .. 15

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. 116 .. .. 133
Horses .. .. 7 .. .. 6
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 7 .. .. 26
Total .. .. 130 .. .. 165

Goods,—
.. .. No. .. .. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 17 .. .. 13
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 19
Total .. .. 18 .. .. 32

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. 35 .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 2 .. .. 4
Timber .. .. 480 .. .. 470
Grain .. .. 89 .. .. 149
Merchandise .. .. 581 .. .. 243
Minerals .. .. 143 .. .. 128
Total .. .. 1,527 .. .. 1,128

Revenue,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. .. .. £ s. d.
.. .. 317 18 0 .. .. 292 10 11
Parcels and Luggage
.. .. 8 5 4 .. .. 8 18 5
Goods .. .. 392 14 4 .. .. 280 19 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 14 0 .. .. 0 15 3
Rents and Commission
.. .. 12 11 0 .. .. 8 13 0
Total .. .. £732 2 8 .. .. £591 17 4

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 7th May, 1886.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1886, No 29





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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for Four Weeks Ending 31 March 1886 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
7 May 1886
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Sections, Westport, Nelson, Picton
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways