Railway Traffic Returns




MAY 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 589

WESTPORT SECTION.

  1.                  1886.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class .. .. .. .. 2 2
    2nd Class 499 1,118 1,617 697 1,578 2,275
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Total 499 1,118 1,617 697 1,580 2,277
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 2

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 158 .. .. 198
Horses .. .. .. .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 8 .. .. 20
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 166 .. .. 220

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 15
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 3 .. .. 17

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 232 .. .. 398
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 124 .. .. 160
Minerals .. .. 8,711 .. .. 9,440
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 9,067 .. .. 9,998

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 144 3 9 172 13 1
Parcels and Luggage 5 16 11 8 19 6
Goods .. .. 1,250 4 11 1,432 13 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 8 2 6 0 5 0
Rents and Commission 1 10 0 1 10 0
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £1,409 18 1 £1,616 0 7

NELSON SECTION.

  1.                  1886.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 86 658 744 182 1,260 1,442
    2nd Class 2,216 3,974 6,190 2,872 4,126 6,998
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Total 2,302 4,632 6,934 3,054 5,386 8,440
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Season Tickets .. .. 3 .. .. 4

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 302 .. .. 329
Horses .. .. 10 .. .. 2
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 10 .. .. 16
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 323 .. .. 347

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 4 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 4 .. .. 1

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. .. .. .. ..
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. .. .. .. ..
Minerals .. .. .. .. .. ..
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. ..

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 400 11 10 473 6 11
Parcels and Luggage 14 16 10 11 17 8
Goods .. .. 297 18 1 493 5 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 38 7 3 .. .. ..
Rents and Commission 1 14 0 1 4 0
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £753 8 0 £979 14 6

PICKTON SECTION.

  1.                  1886.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 237 334 571 509 650 1,159
    2nd Class 427 1,480 1,907 699 2,044 2,743
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Total 664 1,814 2,478 1,208 2,694 3,902
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Season Tickets .. .. 6 .. .. 3

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 82 .. .. 116
Horses .. .. 7 .. .. 7
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 13 .. .. 7
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 103 .. .. 130

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 60 .. .. 17
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 61 .. .. 18

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. .. .. .. ..
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. .. .. .. ..
Minerals .. .. .. .. .. ..
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. ..

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 229 2 2 317 18 0
Parcels and Luggage 7 19 1 8 5 4
Goods .. .. 191 19 3 392 14 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 11 0 6 0 14 0
Rents and Commission 10 2 6 12 11 0
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £450 3 6 £732 2 8

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 4th May, 1887.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for March 1887 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
4 May 1887
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Sections, Westport, Nelson, Pickton
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways