Railway Traffic Returns




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 49

WESTPORT SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. .. .. 4 2 6
2nd Class 744 1,710 2,454 518 1,384 1,902
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total 744 1,710 2,454 522 1,386 1,908
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 200 145
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 4 1
Dogs .. .. 4 4
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 208 150

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

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 375 301
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 179 206
Minerals .. .. 9,207 9,183
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 9,761 9,690

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 166 4 0 123 13 1
Parcels and Luggage 10 6 4 6 12 8
Goods .. .. 1,384 17 0 1,378 3 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 6 0 0 12 0 0
Rents and Commission 6 10 0 1 10 0
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. £1,573 17 4 £1,521 19 4

NELSON SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 61 372 433 55 20 75
2nd Class 1,559 3,776 5,335 1,935 2,058 3,993
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total 1,620 4,148 5,768 1,990 2,078 4,068
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 4 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 280 309
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 15 5
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 295 314

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 ..
Cattle .. .. 1 ..
Calves .. .. 1 1
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. ..
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 4 1

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 370 210
Grain .. .. 163 338
Merchandise .. .. 156 169
Minerals .. .. 458 217
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 1,316 1,111

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 308 17 11 241 5 1
Parcels and Luggage 10 0 5 9 18 3
Goods .. .. 367 4 0 378 16 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 15 17 0 0 6 6
Rents and Commission 9 4 0 1 4 0
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. £711 3 4 £631 10 9

PICTON SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 201 438 639 230 324 554
2nd Class 373 1,648 2,021 425 1,246 1,671
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total 574 2,086 2,660 655 1,570 2,225
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 92 113
Horses .. .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 12 7
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 104 121

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

Chaff, &c. .. .. 65 55
Wool .. .. .. 3
Firewood .. .. 325 495
Timber .. .. 4 68
Grain .. .. 185 330
Merchandise .. .. 119 210
Minerals .. .. 82 252
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 780 1,413

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 183 17 9 162 0 9
Parcels and Luggage 3 16 0 5 16 8
Goods .. .. 158 12 1 345 9 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 1 13 6 0 15 0
Rents and Commission 15 8 6 6 11 6
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. £363 7 10 £520 13 5

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 27th July, 1887.



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

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