Railway Traffic Returns




1486
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 60

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1886. 1885.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,128 3,068 4,196 1,437 2,836 4,273
2nd Class 5,168 12,676 17,844 6,777 9,110 15,887

Total 6,296 15,744 22,040 8,214 11,946 20,160

Season Tickets .. ..184 .. ..148

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. 2,184 No. 1,879
Horses .. .. 22 .. 22
Carriages .. .. 1 .. 1
Dogs .. .. 99 .. 121

Total .. .. 2,306 .. 2,023

Goods,—
Drays .. .. No. 4 No. 3
Cattle .. .. 132 207
Calves .. .. 67 22
Sheep .. .. 7,044 4,408
Pigs .. .. 105 ..

Total .. .. 7,352 4,640

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. 55 Tons. 105
Wool .. .. 28 7
Firewood .. .. 745 875
Timber .. .. 2,357 1,891
Grain .. .. 267 277
Merchandise .. .. 887 1,022
Minerals .. .. 1,533 336

Total .. .. 5,872 4,513

Revenue,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
.. .. 1,809 0 0 2,304 4 11
Parcels and Luggage .. 186 1 8 169 14 1
Goods .. .. 3,065 12 4 2,468 5 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 9 9 11 7 4 2
Rents and Commission .. 64 13 8 59 0 4

Total .. .. £5,134 17 7 £5,003 8 7

WANGANUI SECTION.
1886. 1885.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,334 614 2,948 2,338 610 2,948
2nd Class 7,763 4,396 12,159 7,796 4,510 12,306

Total 10,097 5,010 15,107 10,134 5,120 15,254

Season Tickets .. .. 84 .. .. 59

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. No. 1,926 No. 2,019
Horses .. .. 51 79
Carriages .. .. 7 5
Dogs .. .. 178 142

Total .. .. 2,162 2,245

Goods,—
Drays .. .. No. 2 No. 4
Cattle .. .. 886 235
Calves .. .. 8 20
Sheep .. .. 5,123 4,401
Pigs .. .. 588 104

Total .. .. 6,607 4,764

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. 85 Tons. 50
Wool .. .. 26 11
Firewood .. .. 700 745
Timber .. .. 1,586 1,979
Grain .. .. 604 530
Merchandise .. .. 1,384 1,195
Minerals .. .. 248 359

Total .. .. 4,633 4,869

Revenue,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
.. .. 2,004 3 4 2,102 8 2
Parcels and Luggage .. 196 9 2 231 11 10
Goods .. .. 2,500 7 2 2,581 5 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 126 12 3 98 6 0
Rents and Commission .. 22 13 0 65 11 8

Total .. .. £4,850 4 11 £5,079 3 2

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1886. 1885.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 10,495 18,294 28,789 14,515 12,784 27,299
2nd Class 37,159 58,706 95,865 51,878 45,164 97,042

Total 47,654 77,000 124,654 66,393 57,948 124,341

Season Tickets .. .. 913 .. .. 837

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. No. 15,642 No. 15,101
Horses .. .. 455 549
Carriages .. .. 33 32
Dogs .. .. 793 800

Total .. .. 16,923 16,482

Goods,—
Drays .. .. No. 23 No. 24
Cattle .. .. 1,609 713
Calves .. .. 78 7
Sheep .. .. 32,275 30,638
Pigs .. .. 1,529 1,531

Total .. .. 35,514 32,913

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. 1,660 Tons. 790
Wool .. .. 2,057 639
Firewood .. .. 1,925 2,525
Timber .. .. 5,596 7,314
Grain .. .. 15,101 24,678
Merchandise .. .. 19,118 24,845
Minerals .. .. 25,179 23,178

Total .. .. 70,636 83,969

Revenue,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
.. .. 12,756 10 3 14,762 9 1
Parcels and Luggage .. 1,632 13 4 1,777 15 5
Goods .. .. 21,796 11 4 25,908 18 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 564 11 11 973 17 8
Rents and Commission .. 572 11 1 553 12 7

Total .. .. £37,322 17 11 £43,976 13 8

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1886. 1885.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 56 318 374 42 310 352
2nd Class 592 2,750 3,342 589 3,616 4,205

Total 648 3,068 8,716 631 3,926 4,557

Season Tickets .. .. 38 .. .. 40

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. No. 125 No. 147
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 1 4

Total .. .. 126 151

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

Total .. .. 4 1

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. Tons. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. 20
Timber .. .. .. 274
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. .. 816
Minerals .. .. 11,576 10,581

Total .. .. 12,080 11,191

Revenue,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
.. .. 216 18 1 257 16 3
Parcels and Luggage .. 6 2 6 -7 15 3
Goods .. .. 1,539 13 9 1,536 13 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 16 3 2 62 3 11
Rents and Commission .. 21 15 0 20 0 0

Total .. .. £1,800 12 6 £1,884 8 8



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