Railway Traffic Returns




900 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 40

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the
period from 29th May to 26th June, 1886, also for
the corresponding period ended 20th June, 1885.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

  1.                  1885.

    PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 101 126 227 222 .. 222
    2nd Class 143 202 345 213 .. 213
    Total 244 328 572 435 .. 435

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 293 268
Horses .. .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 4 1
Total .. .. 297 270

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. 3 1
Total .. .. 3 1

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 40 ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 33 17
Grain .. .. 62 48
Merchandise .. .. 66 91
Minerals .. .. 2,646 2,974
Total .. .. 2,847 3,130

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 31 9 6 33 11 6
Parcels and Luggage 5 13 6 4 16 8
Goods .. ..408 1 6 443 14 8
Miscellaneous .. 1 4 6 6 2 8
Rents and Commission 4 6 4 7 18 4
Total .. ..£450 15 4 £496 3 10

WHANGAREI SECTION.

  1.                  1885.

    PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 102 234 336 122 288 410
    2nd Class 303 920 1,223 351 582 933
    Total 405 1,154 1,559 473 870 1,343

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 7 16
Horses .. .. 5 4
Carriages .. .. .. 2
Dogs .. .. 1 7
Total .. .. 13 29

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 4 4
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 4 5

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. 10
Timber .. .. 3 ..
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 174 206
Minerals .. .. 2,135 2,066
Total .. .. 2,312 2,282

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 33 19 8 38 5 4
Parcels and Luggage 2 8 7 3 7 8
Goods .. ..250 17 2 265 13 6
Miscellaneous .. 2 4 0 2 0 0
Rents and Commission 2 8 0 2 0 0
Total .. ..£289 13 5 £311 10 6

AUCKLAND SECTION.

  1.                  1885.

    PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 2,109 2,330 4,439 2,549 2,570 5,119
    2nd Class 9,770 11,258 21,028 11,211 12,518 23,729
    Total 11,879 13,588 25,467 13,760 15,088 28,848

Season Tickets .. .. 77 .. .. 85

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,589 2,320
Horses .. .. 51 33
Carriages .. .. 4 3
Dogs .. .. 256 372
Total .. .. 2,900 2,728

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 5 5
Cattle .. .. 736 1,156
Calves .. .. 47 78
Sheep .. .. 2,842 5,175
Pigs .. .. 382 300
Total .. .. 4,012 6,714

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 225 345
Firewood .. .. 4 15
Timber .. .. 510 595
Grain .. .. 1,080 2,115
Merchandise .. .. 501 574
Minerals .. .. 2,178 3,005
Total .. .. 6,308 5,143

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. ..2,830 16 11 2,861 17 6
Parcels and Luggage 269 3 10 270 1 10
Goods .. ..4,441 5 4 6,469 0 3
Miscellaneous .. 9 13 5 39 15 9
Rents and Commission 139 10 0 142 6 0
Total .. ..£7,690 9 6 £9,783 1 4

NAPIER SECTION.

  1.                  1885.

    PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 2,490 1,254 3,744 2,618 1,144 3,762
    2nd Class 6,012 5,230 11,242 5,992 3,626 9,618
    Total 8,502 6,484 14,986 8,610 4,770 13,380

Season Tickets .. .. 15 .. .. 11

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,794 1,643
Horses .. .. 46 55
Carriages .. .. .. 8
Dogs .. .. 129 139
Total .. .. 1,969 1,840

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 3 5
Cattle .. .. 45 14
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 1,306 1,226
Pigs .. .. 89 1
Total .. .. 1,443 1,246

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 35 45
Firewood .. .. 61 65
Timber .. .. 855 1,205
Grain .. .. 2,420 2,688
Merchandise .. .. 269 205
Minerals .. .. 1,383 905
Total .. .. 390 394

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. ..1,725 7 2 1,536 18 7
Parcels and Luggage 146 16 7 144 15 1
Goods .. ..2,529 4 10 2,379 15 3
Miscellaneous .. 11 8 2 13 0 10
Rents and Commission 40 10 0 9 11 0
Total .. ..£4,453 6 9 £4,084 0 9



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