Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics




Dec. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1627

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1886. 1885.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,054 4,502 5,556 1,157 4,382 5,539
2nd Class 4,741 17,014 21,755 4,545 14,786 19,331
Total 5,795 21,516 27,311 5,702 19,168 24,870
Season Tickets .. .. 56 .. .. 51

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,254 1,972
Horses .. .. 55 54
Carriages .. .. 4 9
Dogs .. .. 85 100
Total .. .. 2,398 2,135

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 4
Cattle .. .. 171 17
Calves .. .. 53 33
Sheep .. .. 8,486 2,775
Pigs .. .. 47 2
Total .. .. 8,758 2,831

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 107 65
Firewood .. .. 680 745
Timber .. .. 2,008 1,757
Grain .. .. 220 178
Merchandise .. .. 862 845
Minerals .. .. 348 125
Total .. .. 4,315 3,775

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,038 2 5 2,403 15 8
Parcels and Luggage 207 6 0 204 1 4
Goods .. .. 2,746 12 10 2,225 4 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 12 13 4 5 8 3
Rents and Commission 36 1 6 50 10 7
Total .. .. £5,040 16 1 £4,889 0 7

WANGANUI SECTION.
1886. 1885.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,302 1,210 3,512 2,158 728 2,886
2nd Class 8,270 5,764 14,034 7,797 4,510 12,307
Total 10,572 6,974 17,546 9,955 5,238 15,193
Season Tickets .. .. 19 .. .. 25

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,783 2,126
Horses .. .. 150 72
Carriages .. .. 9 7
Dogs .. .. 136 178
Total .. .. 2,078 2,383

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 3 3
Cattle .. .. 395 180
Calves .. .. 28 6
Sheep .. .. 6,033 2,452
Pigs .. .. 726 583
Total .. .. 7,185 3,224

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 93 68
Firewood .. .. 635 785
Timber .. .. 1,234 1,759
Grain .. .. 359 386
Merchandise .. .. 1,240 1,310
Minerals .. .. 373 240
Total .. .. 4,019 4,593

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,335 9 5 2,169 8 4
Parcels and Luggage 262 6 1 244 2 1
Goods .. .. 2,127 2 5 2,451 13 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 187 3 4 83 16 11
Rents and Commission 62 7 1 19 1 4
Total .. .. £4,974 8 4 £4,968 1 10

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1886. 1885.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 10,382 32,334 42,716 11,624 20,144 31,768
2nd Class 35,331 93,228 128,559 40,111 61,294 101,405
Total 45,713 125,562 171,275 51,735 81,438 133,173
Season Tickets .. .. 426 .. .. 408

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 15,791 14,892
Horses .. .. 562 454
Carriages .. .. 39 27
Dogs .. .. 908 816
Total .. .. 17,300 16,189

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 37 24
Cattle .. .. 1,173 913
Calves .. .. 2 32
Sheep .. .. 24,502 27,298
Pigs .. .. 872 796
Total .. .. 26,586 29,063

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 2,623 1,199
Firewood .. .. 1,975 2,095
Timber .. .. 6,422 7,316
Grain .. .. 15,038 19,421
Merchandise .. .. 16,644 22,737
Minerals .. .. 22,810 21,235
Total .. .. 67,227 74,738

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 16,747 19 5 14,329 18 3
Parcels and Luggage 1,761 5 5 1,474 6 7
Goods .. .. 22,272 14 7 25,031 0 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 678 4 1 975 1 7
Rents and Commission 518 14 10 465 8 8
Total .. .. £41,978 18 4 £42,275 15 5

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1886. 1885.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 43 364 407 62 314 376
2nd Class 473 3,174 3,647 713 2,878 3,591
Total 516 3,538 4,054 775 3,192 3,967
Season Tickets .. .. 19 .. .. 4

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 129 165
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 7 9
Total .. .. 136 174

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

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 20 ..
Timber .. .. 243 238
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 211 256
Minerals .. .. 9,323 9,218
Total .. .. 9,797 9,712

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 232 7 0 226 14 9
Parcels and Luggage 6 2 0 7 9 6
Goods .. .. 1,272 13 2 1,316 2 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 13 11 9 48 15 1
Rents and Commission 1 12 0 ..
Total .. .. £1,526 5 11 £1,599 1 10



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