Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics




Sept. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1229

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1886. 1885.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,075 2,696 3,771 1,286 2,070 3,356
2nd Class 5,021 12,632 17,653 6,124 7,032 13,156
Total 6,096 15,328 21,424 7,410 9,102 16,512
Season Tickets .. .. 66 .. .. 62

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,163 1,843
Horses .. .. 13 26
Carriages .. .. 1 1
Dogs .. .. 86 122
Total .. .. 2,263 1,992

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 3
Cattle .. .. 47 3
Calves .. .. 31 52
Sheep .. .. 8,021 13,095
Pigs .. .. 61 6
Total .. .. 8,162 13,159

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 60 85
Firewood .. .. 13 6
Timber .. .. 715 660
Grain .. .. 1,945 1,721
Merchandise .. .. 167 227
Minerals .. .. 757 664
Total .. .. 1,563 717

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,824 6 11 1,789 4 7
Parcels and Luggage 167 3 11 159 10 10
Goods .. .. 2,266 19 0 2,425 6 6
Miscellaneous .. 5 17 2 3 15 5
Rents and Commission 44 16 10 73 11 2
Total .. .. £4,309 3 10 £4,451 8 6

WANGANUI SECTION.
1886. 1885.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,077 934 3,011 1,902 618 2,520
2nd Class 7,604 4,782 12,386 7,493 4,902 12,395
Total 9,681 5,716 15,397 9,395 5,520 14,915
Season Tickets .. .. 6 .. .. 12

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,947 2,204
Horses .. .. 64 71
Carriages .. .. 2 2
Dogs .. .. 207 206
Total .. .. 2,220 2,483

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 3 7
Cattle .. .. 309 115
Calves .. .. 4 202
Sheep .. .. 4,621 4,890
Pigs .. .. 428 565
Total .. .. 5,365 5,779

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 100 25
Firewood .. .. 8 7
Timber .. .. 845 860
Grain .. .. 1,398 2,047
Merchandise .. .. 623 459
Minerals .. .. 1,211 1,093
Total .. .. 486 238

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,203 15 0 2,324 18 1
Parcels and Luggage 194 15 11 191 5 2
Goods .. .. 2,255 11 2 2,437 17 3
Miscellaneous .. 121 11 11 79 12 6
Rents and Commission 74 11 0 76 1 11
Total .. .. £4,850 5 0 £5,109 14 11

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1886. 1885.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 8,941 15,008 23,949 13,439 12,734 26,173
2nd Class 32,831 51,022 83,853 48,076 39,538 87,614
Total 41,772 66,030 107,802 61,515 52,272 113,787
Season Tickets .. .. 447 .. .. 376

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 13,663 14,428
Horses .. .. 295 415
Carriages .. .. 22 28
Dogs .. .. 992 913
Total .. .. 14,972 15,784

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 17 33
Cattle .. .. 1,045 1,166
Calves .. .. 11 20
Sheep .. .. 36,166 33,182
Pigs .. .. 2,575 2,571
Total .. .. 39,814 36,972

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 1,510 1,000
Firewood .. .. 813 594
Timber .. .. 2,125 3,300
Grain .. .. 5,377 6,326
Merchandise .. .. 15,618 26,093
Minerals .. .. 16,596 19,892
Total .. .. 25,148 24,913

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 12,667 9 7 14,699 17 10
Parcels and Luggage 1,314 13 5 1,506 15 2
Goods .. .. 20,844 14 9 24,987 17 7
Miscellaneous .. 716 19 0 1,258 14 5
Rents and Commission 517 19 8 454 0 10
Total .. .. £36,061 16 5 £42,907 5 10

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1886. 1885.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 25 268 293 50 394 444
2nd Class 483 2,624 3,107 617 3,276 3,893
Total 508 2,892 3,400 667 3,670 4,337
Season Tickets .. .. 6 .. .. 12

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 121 162
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 9 9
Total .. .. 130 171

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 1 ..
Sheep .. .. 1 ..
Pigs .. .. 2 ..
Total .. .. 4 ..

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 20 25
Grain .. .. 248 282
Merchandise .. .. .. ..
Minerals .. .. 13,148 10,074
Total .. .. 13,652 10,633

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 180 3 1 238 2 0
Parcels and Luggage 7 3 6 8 16 3
Goods .. .. 1,709 9 1 1,420 16 4
Miscellaneous .. 37 3 9 53 0 2
Rents and Commission 2 1 0 ..
Total .. .. £1,936 0 5 £1,720 14 9



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