New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 29

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✨ Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 29

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,323 3,704 5,027 1,438 3,344 4,782
2nd Class 5,393 12,940 18,333 5,215 13,414 18,629
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 6,716 16,644 23,360 6,653 16,758 23,411
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 50 .. .. 80

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,306 2,235
Horses .. .. 46 26
Carriages .. .. 6 3
Dogs .. .. 101 121
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 2,459 2,385

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 3 2
Cattle .. .. 192 ..
Calves .. .. 19 27
Sheep .. .. 10,929 17,544
Pigs .. .. 22 88
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 11,165 17,661

           Tons.            Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 30 20
Wool .. .. 68 1,604
Firewood .. .. 660 1,055
Timber .. .. 1,961 2,725
Grain .. .. 252 163
Merchandise .. .. 916 1,268
Minerals .. .. 638 395
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 4,525 7,230

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,072 3 10 2,255 7 4
Parcels and Luggage 209 16 3 201 6 3
Goods .. .. 2,819 16 2 3,638 4 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 67 13 9 10 3 2
Rents and Commission 18 11 2 27 17 5
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. £5,188 1 2 £6,132 18 2

WANGANUI SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,466 1,462 3,928 2,756 1,562 4,318
2nd Class 7,665 5,286 12,951 10,930 7,436 18,366
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 10,131 6,748 16,879 13,686 8,998 22,684
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 13 .. .. 12

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,973 2,224
Horses .. .. 132 233
Carriages .. .. 6 3
Dogs .. .. 176 193
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 2,287 2,653

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 3
Cattle .. .. 424 91
Calves .. .. 27 29
Sheep .. .. 8,950 5,829
Pigs .. .. 804 629
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 10,206 6,581

           Tons.            Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 15 55
Wool .. .. 78 70
Firewood .. .. 915 710
Timber .. .. 1,390 1,700
Grain .. .. 774 597
Merchandise .. .. 1,861 1,827
Minerals .. .. 211 239
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 5,244 5,198

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 3,154 6 10 3,880 16 5
Parcels and Luggage 281 14 9 363 18 5
Goods .. .. 2,491 17 11 2,819 5 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 110 13 11 198 0 4
Rents and Commission 36 17 8 17 6 11
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. £6,075 11 1 £7,284 7 3

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 11,438 23,758 35,196 14,962 29,564 44,526
2nd Class 40,463 73,570 114,033 49,296 67,962 117,258
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 51,901 97,328 149,229 64,258 97,526 161,784
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 567 .. .. 545

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 15,311 17,372
Horses .. .. 440 509
Carriages .. .. 36 41
Dogs .. .. 929 1,073
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 16,716 18,996

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 23 39
Cattle .. .. 567 1,099
Calves .. .. 34 10
Sheep .. .. 46,360 75,097
Pigs .. .. 4,655 2,787
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 51,639 79,032

           Tons.            Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 960 815
Wool .. .. 4,045 3,559
Firewood .. .. 1,420 1,920
Timber .. .. 6,102 5,742
Grain .. .. 48,530 48,523
Merchandise .. .. 16,688 25,084
Minerals .. .. 24,679 23,394
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 102,424 109,037

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 17,986 19 10 20,464 4 0
Parcels and Luggage 1,602 19 6 1,853 13 6
Goods .. .. 38,892 4 5 42,822 19 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 1,445 11 6 1,667 19 3
Rents and Commission 413 19 0 496 14 3
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. £60,341 14 3 £67,305 10 11

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 55 556 611 68 448 516
2nd Class 707 8,294 9,001 3,357 3,032 6,389
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 762 8,850 9,612 3,425 3,480 6,905
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 11 .. .. 9

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 122 162
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 10 7
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 132 169

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 2 2
Sheep .. .. 1 ..
Pigs .. .. .. 6
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 5 8

           Tons.            Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. 10
Timber .. .. 221 246
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 950 214
Minerals .. .. 11,847 10,083
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 13,018 10,553

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 383 3 4 364 1 10
Parcels and Luggage 7 0 6 7 0 9
Goods .. .. 1,911 19 5 1,379 10 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 13 0 7 35 2 0
Rents and Commission 20 12 0 21 5 0
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 2,335 15 10 1,807 0 6

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1887, No 29

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