Railway Traffic Returns




Nov. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1487

WESTPORT SECTION.
1886. 1885.
PASSENGERS,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. 30 30 .. .. ..
2nd Class 508 1,216 1,724 501 1,106 1,607
Total 508 1,246 1,754 501 1,106 1,607

Season Tickets .. .. 2 .. .. 3

PARCELS, ETC.,-- No. No.
Parcels .. .. 136 .. .. 156
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 3 .. .. 8
Total .. .. 139 .. .. 164

GOODS,--
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 1 .. .. ..

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 259 .. .. 508
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 172 .. .. 164
Minerals .. .. 9,183 .. .. 8,404
Total .. .. 9,614 .. .. 9,076

REVENUE,--
Passengers .. .. £121 4 11 £108 19 10
Parcels and Luggage .. 5 6 9 7 1 10
Goods .. .. 1,321 11 3 1,288 14 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 12 16 0 10 10 0
Rents and Commission .. 78 15 0 10 10 0
Total .. .. £1,526 17 11 £1,428 1 10

NELSON SECTION.
1886. 1885.
PASSENGERS,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 62 98 160 75 64 139
2nd Class 1,839 2,032 3,871 2,067 1,926 3,993
Total 1,901 2,130 4,031 2,142 1,990 4,132

Season Tickets .. .. 80 .. .. 22

PARCELS, ETC.,-- No. No.
Parcels .. .. 812 .. .. 251
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 9 .. .. 6
Total .. .. 821 .. .. 257

GOODS,--
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 40
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 2
Total .. .. 1 .. .. 43

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 70 .. .. 5
Wool .. .. 3 .. .. 5
Firewood .. .. 85 .. .. 140
Timber .. .. 182 .. .. 194
Grain .. .. 205 .. .. 103
Merchandise .. .. 106 .. .. 153
Minerals .. .. 212 .. .. 110
Total .. .. 863 .. .. 710

REVENUE,--
Passengers .. .. £251 5 9 £264 18 7
Parcels and Luggage .. 9 15 9 7 18 1
Goods .. .. 310 18 11 368 5 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 14 6 0 9 6
Rents and Commission .. 3 14 0 1 4 0
Total .. .. £576 8 11 £642 15 7

PICTON SECTION.
1886. 1885.
PASSENGERS,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 217 402 619 374 338 712
2nd Class 404 1,342 1,746 514 1,114 1,628
Total 621 1,744 2,365 888 1,452 2,340

Season Tickets .. .. 32 .. .. 31

PARCELS, ETC.,-- No. No.
Parcels .. .. 109 .. .. 96
Horses .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 7 .. .. 13
Total .. .. 117 .. .. 109

GOODS,--
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 25
Total .. .. 25 .. .. 1

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 40 .. .. 10
Wool .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 880 .. .. 420
Timber .. .. 85 .. .. 209
Grain .. .. 170 .. .. 472
Merchandise .. .. 214 .. .. 136
Minerals .. .. 181 .. .. 165
Total .. .. 1,071 .. .. 1,412

REVENUE,--
Passengers .. .. £170 7 8 £246 13 7
Parcels and Luggage .. 4 13 0 3 17 9
Goods .. .. 221 14 8 357 8 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 3 4 6 2 6 6
Rents and Commission .. 48 16 6 6 16 0
Total .. .. £448 16 4 £617 2 7

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways,
Railway Department, 17th November, 1886.



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

🚂 Transport & Communications
17 November 1886
Railways, Traffic Returns, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Sections, Westport, Nelson, Picton
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways