Railway Traffic Returns




June 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 713

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1886. 1885.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,153 4,372 5,525 1,269 3,282 4,551
2nd Class 5,062 18,636 23,698 5,402 9,594 14,996
Total 6,215 23,008 29,223 6,671 12,876 19,547

Season Tickets .. ..162 .. ..101

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. No. 2,165 No. 1,698
Horses .. .. 89 23
Carriages .. .. 4 4
Dogs .. .. 149 127
Total .. .. 2,403 1,852

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. No. 4 No.
Cattle .. .. 11 1
Calves .. .. 38 26
Sheep .. .. 10,779 13,494
Pigs .. .. 59 76
Total .. .. 10,891 13,597

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. 55 Tons. 75
Wool .. .. 1,025 728
Firewood .. .. 820 905
Timber .. .. 2,224 1,743
Grain .. .. 160 284
Merchandise .. .. 1,839 1,114
Minerals .. .. 184 196
Total .. .. 6,307 5,045

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. 2,451 6 8 £ s. d. 2,156 16 8
Parcels and Luggage 229 10 5 174 2 4
Goods .. .. 3,099 14 7 2,746 18 6
Miscellaneous .. 13 16 10 4 11 6
Rents and Commission 80 18 11 39 13 10
Total .. .. £5,875 7 5 £5,122 2 10

WANGANUI SECTION.
1886. 1885.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,625 1,748 4,373 2,202 1,150 3,352
2nd Class 10,019 9,480 19,499 8,539 6,282 14,821
Total 12,644 11,228 23,872 10,741 7,432 18,173

Season Tickets .. .. 95 .. .. 24

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. No. 2,327 No. 1,956
Horses .. .. 245 130
Carriages .. .. 7 3
Dogs .. .. 261 223
Total .. .. 2,840 2,312

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. No. 4 No.
Cattle .. .. 116 58
Calves .. .. 37 ..
Sheep .. .. 5,370 4,074
Pigs .. .. 422 319
Total .. .. 5,949 4,451

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. 65 Tons. 50
Wool .. .. 11 37
Firewood .. .. 795 830
Timber .. .. 1,490 1,312
Grain .. .. 649 628
Merchandise .. .. 1,235 1,190
Minerals .. .. 291 184
Total .. .. 4,536 4,231

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. 3,581 1 0 £ s. d. 2,632 4 2
Parcels and Luggage 391 6 10 274 9 0
Goods .. .. 2,374 6 10 2,203 8 0
Miscellaneous .. 180 10 6 72 11 10
Rents and Commission 74 4 10 65 8 6
Total .. .. £6,601 10 0 £5,248 1 6

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1886. 1885.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 12,864 37,900 50,764 13,981 29,184 43,165
2nd Class 44,897 114,194 159,091 49,681 76,666 126,347
Total 57,761 152,094 209,855 63,662 105,850 169,512

Season Tickets .. ..940 .. ..731

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. No. 17,577 No. 13,933
Horses .. .. 611 596
Carriages .. .. 43 42
Dogs .. .. 1,709 1,466
Total .. .. 19,940 16,037

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. No. 28 No. 41
Cattle .. .. 1,367 625
Calves .. .. 23 48
Sheep .. .. 73,667 50,583
Pigs .. .. 3,636 1,979
Total .. .. 78,721 53,276

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. 1,170 Tons. 700
Wool .. .. 2,407 2,259
Firewood .. .. 2,195 2,180
Timber .. .. 6,657 5,805
Grain .. .. 53,190 52,951
Merchandise .. .. 23,225 23,033
Minerals .. .. 23,223 23,910
Total .. .. 112,067 110,838

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. 23,429 10 3 £ s. d. 19,955 14 11
Parcels and Luggage 2,022 10 5 1,785 9 10
Goods .. .. 40,690 15 11 38,774 3 8
Miscellaneous .. 908 8 8 880 17 1
Rents and Commission 684 1 4 464 16 7
Total .. .. £67,735 6 7 £61,861 2 1

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1886. 1885.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 83 438 521 64 292 356
2nd Class 1,098 3,064 4,162 675 3,072 3,747
Total 1,181 3,502 4,683 739 3,364 4,103

Season Tickets .. .. 38 .. .. 37

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. No. 166 No. 143
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 5 3
Total .. .. 171 146

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

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. 45
Timber .. .. 187 222
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 213 163
Minerals .. .. 10,707 12,123
Total .. .. 11,107 12,553

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. 258 2 8 £ s. d. 211 10 2
Parcels and Luggage 6 11 3 5 11 9
Goods .. .. 1,499 1 8 1,539 7 3
Miscellaneous .. 27 8 2 29 19 2
Rents and Commission 6 16 0 7 10 0
Total .. .. £1,797 19 9 £1,793 18 4



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