Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics




JULY 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1019

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,001 3,950 4,951 1,092 2,580 3,672
2nd Class 4,568 14,900 19,468 4,630 11,334 15,964
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total 5,569 18,850 24,419 5,722 13,914 19,636
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Season Tickets .. .. 51 .. .. 37

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. 2,742 .. .. 2,077
Horses .. .. 22 .. .. 13
Carriages .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 133 .. .. 100
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 2,899 .. .. 2,190

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 3
Cattle .. .. 194 .. .. 19
Calves .. .. 11 .. .. 70
Sheep .. .. 4,494 .. .. 8,080
Pigs .. .. 63 .. .. 59
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 4,762 .. .. 8,231

Chaff, &c. .. .. 45 .. .. 115
Wool .. .. 15 .. .. 18
Firewood .. .. 610 .. .. 855
Timber .. .. 1,956 .. .. 2,009
Grain .. .. 278 .. .. 173
Merchandise .. .. 891 .. .. 684
Minerals .. .. 813 .. .. 345
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 4,608 .. .. 4,199

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £1,774 9 9 £1,569 12 3
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 204 2 7 168 7 9
Goods .. .. 2,446 7 9 2,330 18 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 9 8 8 23 4 6
Rents and Commission .. .. 31 8 4 15 11 4
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. £4,465 17 1 £4,107 14 4

WANGANUI SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,955 2,646 4,601 1,987 568 2,555
2nd Class 7,292 9,472 16,764 7,668 4,252 11,920
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total 9,247 12,118 21,365 9,655 4,820 14,475
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Season Tickets .. .. 7 .. .. 4

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. 2,501 .. .. 1,919
Horses .. .. 74 .. .. 33
Carriages .. .. 5 .. .. 8
Dogs .. .. 275 .. .. 179
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 2,855 .. .. 2,139

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. 5 .. .. 6
Cattle .. .. 548 .. .. 164
Calves .. .. 19 .. .. 3
Sheep .. .. 9,173 .. .. 3,901
Pigs .. .. 685 .. .. 136
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 10,430 .. .. 4,210

Chaff, &c. .. .. 65 .. .. 65
Wool .. .. 5 .. .. 8
Firewood .. .. 895 .. .. 790
Timber .. .. 1,383 .. .. 1,293
Grain .. .. 603 .. .. 543
Merchandise .. .. 1,629 .. .. 1,238
Minerals .. .. 290 .. .. 337
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 4,870 .. .. 4,274

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £2,696 4 0 £2,004 5 7
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 269 18 5 201 13 8
Goods .. .. 2,444 16 6 2,064 5 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 275 3 1 144 10 10
Rents and Commission .. .. 45 1 10 17 15 0
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. £5,731 3 10 £4,432 10 8

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 8,473 26,580 35,053 10,116 15,932 26,048
2nd Class 33,777 84,078 117,855 36,353 52,832 89,185
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total 42,250 110,658 152,908 46,469 68,764 115,233
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Season Tickets .. .. 326 .. .. 328

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. 16,312 .. .. 14,945
Horses .. .. 317 .. .. 274
Carriages .. .. 26 .. .. 22
Dogs .. .. 1,035 .. .. 1,013
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 17,690 .. .. 16,254

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. 14 .. .. 29
Cattle .. .. 902 .. .. 966
Calves .. .. 13 .. .. 27
Sheep .. .. 30,366 .. .. 36,534
Pigs .. .. 3,962 .. .. 4,275
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 35,257 .. .. 41,831

Chaff, &c. .. .. 1,180 .. .. 1,365
Wool .. .. 1,085 .. .. 774
Firewood .. .. 2,540 .. .. 2,470
Timber .. .. 5,902 .. .. 5,191
Grain .. .. 32,593 .. .. 28,232
Merchandise .. .. 16,605 .. .. 15,296
Minerals .. .. 25,211 .. .. 25,551
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 85,116 .. .. 78,879

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £14,233 8 0 £12,252 6 2
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 1,476 9 7 1,384 19 2
Goods .. .. 27,008 11 8 23,991 15 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 953 8 2 927 6 0
Rents and Commission .. .. 474 3 3 440 9 0
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. £44,146 0 8 £38,996 15 4

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 72 882 954 44 288 332
2nd Class 613 4,654 5,267 493 2,534 3,027
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total 685 5,536 6,221 537 2,822 3,359
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Season Tickets .. .. 5 .. .. 6

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. 151 .. .. 125
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 9 .. .. 3
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 160 .. .. 128

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 1
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. .. .. .. 2

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 310 .. .. 243
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 512 .. .. 172
Minerals .. .. 13,449 .. .. 8,994
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 14,271 .. .. 9,409

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £278 17 5 £169 11 3
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 7 9 1 5 9 9
Goods .. .. 1,945 8 11 1,257 16 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 20 4 1 27 17 10
Rents and Commission .. .. .. 6 16 0
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. £2,251 19 6 £1,467 11 0



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

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28 July 1887
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Sections, Wellington, Wanganui, Hurunui-Bluff, Greymouth