Railway Traffic Returns




July 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 827

WESTPORT SECTION.

  1.                      1885.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class .. .. .. .. .. ..
    2nd Class 634 1,466 2,100 516 918 1,434
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Total 634 1,466 2,100 516 918 1,434
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 186 .. .. 108
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 10 .. .. 16
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 196 .. .. 124

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

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 419 .. .. 260
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 141 .. .. 151
Minerals .. .. 9,665 .. .. 3,629
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 10,225 .. .. 4,040

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 145 17 2 107 12 4
Parcels and Luggage 7 19 9 4 5 6
Goods .. .. 1,444 14 5 646 3 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 2 11 0 1 0 0
Rents and Commission 1 10 0 1 10 0
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £1,602 12 4 £760 11 4

NELSON SECTION.

  1.                      1885.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 107 268 375 105 82 187
    2nd Class 2,009 2,928 4,937 2,296 2,040 4,336
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Total 2,116 3,196 5,312 2,401 2,122 4,523
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Season Tickets .. .. 6 .. .. 5

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 288 .. .. 340
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 10 .. .. 2
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 298 .. .. 342

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

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. .. .. .. ..
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. .. .. .. ..
Minerals .. .. .. .. .. ..
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. ..

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 309 14 5 302 16 4
Parcels and Luggage 9 16 0 12 0 9
Goods .. .. 414 14 2 494 6 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 19 6 0 16 2
Rents and Commission 14 19 0 13 9 0
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £750 3 1 £823 8 11

PICTON SECTION.

  1.                      1885.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 250 546 796 266 232 498
    2nd Class 443 1,872 2,315 481 1,092 1,573
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Total 693 2,418 3,111 747 1,324 2,071
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 3

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 104 .. .. 116
Horses .. .. 2 .. .. 6
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 14 .. .. 7
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 120 .. .. 129

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 32
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 6 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 8
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 7 .. .. 42

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Firewood .. .. 455 .. .. 540
Timber .. .. 95 .. .. 148
Grain .. .. 191 .. .. 290
Merchandise .. .. 118 .. .. 106
Minerals .. .. 50 .. .. 6
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 936 .. .. 1,107

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 232 13 7 186 1 9
Parcels and Luggage 5 11 10 7 8 10
Goods .. .. 198 2 1 248 8 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 13 3 1 12 6
Rents and Commission 6 4 0 10 2 0
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £443 4 9 £453 13 7

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 29th June, 1886.



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🚂 Traffic Returns for Various Railway Sections (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
29 June 1886
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, 1886, 1885, Westport, Nelson, Picton
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways