New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 15

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✨ Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 15

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1887. 1886.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,499 6,486 7,985 1,315 4,198 5,513
2nd Class 6,209 19,264 25,473 4,819 14,108 18,927

Total 7,708 25,750 33,458 6,134 18,306 24,440

Season Tickets .. ..193 .. ..142

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. No. 2,501 No. 1,999
Horses .. 122 63
Carriages .. 1 4
Dogs .. 86 123

Total .. 2,710 2,189

Goods,—
Drays .. No. 3 No. 1
Cattle .. 92 11
Calves .. 9 15
Sheep .. 19,932 14,841
Pigs .. 5 41

Total .. 20,041 14,909

Chaff, &c. .. Tons. 5 Tons. 55
Wool .. 3,113 2,269
Firewood .. 505 940
Timber .. 1,926 1,638
Grain .. 120 155
Merchandise .. 1,314 1,176
Minerals .. 1,286 354

Total .. 8,269 6,587

Revenue,—
Passengers .. £ 2,582 3 0 £ 2,185 17 10
Parcels and Luggage 260 19 6 212 9 0
Goods .. 3,601 15 1 3,077 14 0
Miscellaneous .. 10 3 0 4 1 8
Rents and Commission 19 3 2 54 7 7

Total .. £6,474 3 9 £5,534 10 1

WANGANUI SECTION.
1887. 1886.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 3,062 1,434 4,496 2,355 1,178 3,533
2nd Class 10,207 4,886 15,093 9,126 5,642 14,768

Total 13,269 6,320 19,589 11,481 6,820 18,301

Season Tickets .. .. 50 .. .. 61

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. No. 2,283 No. 1,924
Horses .. 121 83
Carriages .. 4 5
Dogs .. 172 177

Total .. 2,580 2,189

Goods,—
Drays .. No. 2 No. ..
Cattle .. 471 116
Calves .. 7 3
Sheep .. 6,712 4,587
Pigs .. 243 389

Total .. 7,435 5,095

Chaff, &c. .. Tons. 35 Tons. 25
Wool .. 558 362
Firewood .. 555 670
Timber .. 1,590 1,475
Grain .. 249 373
Merchandise .. 1,481 1,007
Minerals .. 487 269

Total .. 4,955 4,181

Revenue,—
Passengers .. £ 3,140 19 4 £ 2,578 3 8
Parcels and Luggage 265 9 4 206 1 5
Goods .. 2,419 13 4 2,080 14 9
Miscellaneous .. 221 17 3 104 11 7
Rents and Commission 97 19 6 71 16 8

Total .. £6,145 18 9 £5,041 8 1

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1887. 1886.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 15,112 25,958 41,070 16,481 26,994 43,475
2nd Class 49,690 71,882 121,572 51,826 66,454 118,280

Total 64,802 97,840 162,642 68,307 93,448 161,755

Season Tickets .. ..867 .. ..754

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. No. 18,430 No. 16,549
Horses .. 340 410
Carriages .. 42 43
Dogs .. 823 846

Total .. 19,635 17,848

Goods,—
Drays .. No. 30 No. 40
Cattle .. 855 1,009
Calves .. 36 78
Sheep .. 45,703 50,999
Pigs .. 1,622 1,515

Total .. 48,246 53,641

Chaff, &c. .. Tons. 770 Tons. 440
Wool .. 15,178 17,476
Firewood .. 1,730 1,550
Timber .. 6,684 7,274
Grain .. 11,929 14,802
Merchandise .. 22,949 22,428
Minerals .. 22,620 24,684

Total .. 81,860 88,654

Revenue,—
Passengers .. £17,555 0 6 £18,170 18 9
Parcels and Luggage 1,738 7 8 1,708 19 6
Goods .. 30,075 18 11 31,472 15 3
Miscellaneous .. 623 10 4 1,127 16 2
Rents and Commission 492 16 7 312 6 4

Total .. £50,485 14 0 £52,792 16 0

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1887. 1886.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 93 1,044 1,137 64 588 652
2nd Class 823 4,466 5,289 664 3,322 3,986

Total 916 5,510 6,426 728 3,910 4,638

Season Tickets .. .. 47 .. .. 31

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. No. 137 No. 162
Horses .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. ..
Dogs .. 6 3

Total .. 143 165

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

Total .. 1 ..

Chaff, &c. .. Tons. .. Tons. ..
Wool .. .. ..
Firewood .. 30 10
Timber .. 254 204
Grain .. .. ..
Merchandise .. 520 192
Minerals .. 11,668 8,944

Total .. 12,472 9,350

Revenue,—
Passengers .. £ 315 8 1 £ 235 7 6
Parcels and Luggage 6 16 3 8 15 3
Goods .. 1,685 17 5 1,208 18 3
Miscellaneous .. 13 5 5 43 0 3
Rents and Commission 1 12 0 ..

Total .. £2,022 19 2 £1,496 1 3

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1887, No 15

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