Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics




Nov. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1449

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,023 3,310 4,333 1,128 3,068 4,196
2nd Class 4,519 11,790 16,309 5,168 12,676 17,844
Total 5,542 15,100 20,642 6,296 15,744 22,040
Season Tickets .. ..192 .. ..184

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,417 2,184
Horses .. .. 16 22
Carriages .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 91 99
Total .. .. 2,524 2,306

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 4
Cattle .. .. 185 132
Calves .. .. 1 67
Sheep .. .. 3,771 7,044
Pigs .. .. .. 105
Total .. .. 3,957 7,352

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 60 55
Wool .. .. 17 28
Firewood .. .. 355 745
Timber .. .. 1,619 2,357
Grain .. .. 346 267
Merchandise .. .. 649 887
Minerals .. .. 676 1,533
Total .. .. 3,722 5,872

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,613 2 6 1,809 0 0
Parcels and Luggage 185 18 9 186 1 8
Goods .. .. 2,214 7 1 3,065 12 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 8 8 5 9 9 11
Rents and Commission 74 4 7 64 13 8
Total .. .. £4,096 1 4 £5,134 17 7

WANGANUI SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,970 492 2,462 2,334 614 2,948
2nd Class 6,964 3,738 10,702 7,763 4,396 12,159
Total 8,934 4,230 13,164 10,097 5,010 15,107
Season Tickets .. .. 33 .. .. 84

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,191 1,926
Horses .. .. 117 51
Carriages .. .. 6 7
Dogs .. .. 135 178
Total .. .. 2,449 2,162

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 2
Cattle .. .. 454 886
Calves .. .. 27 8
Sheep .. .. 7,983 5,123
Pigs .. .. 759 588
Total .. .. 9,224 6,607

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 25 85
Wool .. .. 20 26
Firewood .. .. 600 700
Timber .. .. 1,120 1,586
Grain .. .. 601 604
Merchandise .. .. 1,343 1,384
Minerals .. .. 346 248
Total .. .. 4,055 4,633

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,830 9 7 2,004 3 4
Parcels and Luggage 227 0 0 196 9 2
Goods .. .. 2,041 13 7 2,500 7 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 163 6 6 126 12 3
Rents and Commission 58 11 5 22 13 0
Total .. .. £4,321 1 1 £4,850 4 11

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 9,828 17,246 27,074 10,495 18,294 28,789
2nd Class 35,404 57,864 93,268 37,159 58,706 95,865
Total 45,232 75,110 120,342 47,654 77,000 124,654
Season Tickets .. .. 1,099 .. .. 913

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 15,520 15,642
Horses .. .. 704 455
Carriages .. .. 28 33
Dogs .. .. 710 793
Total .. .. 16,962 16,923

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 24 23
Cattle .. .. 1,041 1,609
Calves .. .. 44 78
Sheep .. .. 38,035 32,275
Pigs .. .. 1,728 1,529
Total .. .. 40,872 35,514

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 1,255 1,660
Wool .. .. 1,498 2,057
Firewood .. .. 1,690 1,925
Timber .. .. 5,139 5,596
Grain .. .. 17,503 15,101
Merchandise .. .. 17,999 19,118
Minerals .. .. 21,954 25,179
Total .. .. 67,038 70,636

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 12,400 11 4 12,756 10 3
Parcels and Luggage 1,746 4 11 1,632 13 4
Goods .. .. 21,527 12 3 21,796 11 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 712 8 10 564 11 11
Rents and Commission 770 19 6 572 11 1
Total .. .. £37,157 16 10 £37,322 17 11

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 70 584 654 56 318 374
2nd Class 729 4,430 5,159 592 2,750 3,342
Total 799 5,014 5,813 648 3,068 3,716
Season Tickets .. .. 49 .. .. 38

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 158 125
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 12 1
Total .. .. 170 126

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 1 4
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. 11 ..
Total .. .. 12 4

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 243 229
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 408 275
Minerals .. .. 15,525 11,576
Total .. .. 16,176 12,080

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 311 19 5 216 18 1
Parcels and Luggage 9 18 9 6 2 6
Goods .. .. 2,066 3 4 1,539 13 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 30 4 6 16 3 2
Rents and Commission 20 0 0 21 15 0
Total .. .. 2,438 6 0 1,800 12 6



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