Railway Traffic Returns




Mar. '10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 349

WESTPORT SECTION.

  1.       1886.

    Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class .. .. .. .. .. ..
    2nd Class 533 1,146 1,679 721 1,760 2,481

Total 533 1,146 1,679 721 1,760 2,481

Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 2

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. No. 175 No. 186
Horses .. .. 1 ..
Carriages .. .. .. 2
Dogs .. .. 4 6

Total .. .. 180 194

Goods,—
Drays .. .. No. .. No. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 1 3
Sheep .. .. 42 6
Pigs .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 43 9

          Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 251 407
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 133 167
Minerals .. .. 9,883 8,954

Total .. .. 10,267 9,528

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 107 6 1 159 17 6
Parcels and Luggage 8 18 5 8 18 11
Goods .. .. 1,426 9 2 1,358 7 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 8 0 0 0 5 6
Rents and Commission 1 10 0 1 10 0

Total .. .. £1,552 3 8 £1,528 18 11

NELSON SECTION.

  1.       1886.

    Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 93 198 291 127 478 605
    2nd Class 2,219 2,514 4,733 2,508 2,184 4,692

Total 2,312 2,712 5,024 2,635 2,662 5,297

Season Tickets .. .. 22 .. .. 6

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. No. 307 No. 367
Horses .. .. .. 3
Carriages .. .. 1 1
Dogs .. .. 4 8

Total .. .. 312 379

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

Total .. .. .. ..

          Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 15 20
Wool .. .. 10 12
Firewood .. .. 230 200
Timber .. .. 157 170
Grain .. .. 49 6
Merchandise .. .. 139 173
Minerals .. .. 147 254

Total .. .. 747 835

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 319 3 8 341 7 7
Parcels and Luggage 11 5 7 14 13 7
Goods .. .. 309 2 10 357 2 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 1 7 7 13 18 6
Rents and Commission 12 19 0 1 4 0

Total .. .. £653 18 8 £728 6 7

PICTON SECTION.

  1.       1886.

    Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 279 432 711 378 384 762
    2nd Class 530 1,704 2,234 508 1,216 1,724

Total 809 2,136 2,945 886 1,600 2,486

Season Tickets .. .. 38 .. .. 25

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. No. 115 No. 98
Horses .. .. 1 7
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 8 12

Total .. .. 124 117

Goods,—
Drays .. .. No. .. No. ..
Cattle .. .. .. 4
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 10 ..
Pigs .. .. .. 2

Total .. .. 10 6

          Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 30 5
Wool .. .. 180 2
Firewood .. .. 345 385
Timber .. .. 99 100
Grain .. .. 143 27
Merchandise .. .. 103 134
Minerals .. .. 226 83

Total .. .. 1,126 736

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 210 3 0 242 3 4
Parcels and Luggage 5 1 4 7 10 10
Goods .. .. 234 9 2 170 19 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 60 6 7 1 0 0
Rents and Commission 12 11 6 10 16 0

Total .. .. £522 11 7 £432 9 9

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 9th March, 1887.



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

🚂 Transport & Communications
9 March 1887
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Sections, 1887, 1886
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways