Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics




June 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 857

WESTPORT SECTION.

  1.          1886.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 17 .. 17 .. .. ..
    2nd Class 585 1,302 1,887 634 1,466 2,100
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total 602 1,302 1,904 634 1,466 2,100
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 1

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 209 .. .. 186
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 4 .. .. 10
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 213 .. .. 196

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 20 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 21 .. .. 1

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 434 .. .. 419
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 172 .. .. 141
Minerals .. .. 11,168 .. .. 9,665
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 11,774 .. .. 10,225

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 125 2 4 .. 145 17 2
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 7 8 9 .. 7 19 9
Goods .. .. 1,624 2 4 .. 1,444 14 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 29 18 3 .. 2 11 0
Rents and Commission .. .. 1 10 0 .. 1 10 0
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. £1,788 1 8 .. £1,602 12 4

NELSON SECTION.

  1.          1886.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 110 154 264 107 268 375
    2nd Class 1,960 2,656 4,616 2,009 2,928 4,937
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total 2,070 2,810 4,880 2,116 3,196 5,312
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. .. 10 .. .. 6

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 399 .. .. 288
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 7 .. .. 10
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 407 .. .. 298

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

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. 5
Firewood .. .. 315 .. .. 280
Timber .. .. 100 .. .. 222
Grain .. .. 517 .. .. 302
Merchandise .. .. 156 .. .. 176
Minerals .. .. 119 .. .. 244
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 1,262 .. .. 1,254

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 316 6 6 .. 309 14 5
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 14 14 11 .. 9 16 0
Goods .. .. 435 18 8 .. 414 14 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 19 6 7 .. 0 19 6
Rents and Commission .. .. 5 9 0 .. 14 19 0
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. £791 15 8 .. £750 3 1

PICTON SECTION.

  1.          1886.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 185 446 631 250 546 796
    2nd Class 397 1,666 2,063 443 1,872 2,315
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total 582 2,112 2,694 693 2,418 3,111
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. .. 3 .. .. 1

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 94 .. .. 104
Horses .. .. .. .. .. 2
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 8 .. .. 14
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 102 .. .. 120

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 6
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. .. .. .. 7

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. 3 .. .. 2
Firewood .. .. 310 .. .. 455
Timber .. .. 11 .. .. 95
Grain .. .. 563 .. .. 191
Merchandise .. .. 74 .. .. 118
Minerals .. .. 215 .. .. 50
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 1,281 .. .. 936

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 191 13 9 .. 232 13 7
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 3 5 3 .. 5 11 10
Goods .. .. 267 1 0 .. 198 2 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 1 8 0 .. 0 13 3
Rents and Commission .. .. 11 11 0 .. 6 4 0
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. £474 19 0 .. £443 4 9

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 29th June, 1887.



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🚂 Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics for Westport, Nelson, and Picton Sections (continued from previous page)

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29 June 1887
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Westport, Nelson, Picton, 1887, 1886
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways