Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 77

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,021 4,386 5,407 1,054 4,502 5,556
2nd Class 4,489 15,576 20,065 4,741 17,014 21,755
Total 5,510 19,962 25,472 5,795 21,516 27,311

Season Tickets .. .. 54 .. .. 56

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. 2,394 .. .. 2,254
Horses .. .. 37 .. .. 55
Carriages .. .. 4 .. .. 4
Dogs .. .. 93 .. .. 85
Total .. .. 2,528 .. .. 2,398

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. 5 .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 69 .. .. 171
Calves .. .. 13 .. .. 53
Sheep .. .. 8,061 .. .. 8,486
Pigs .. .. 3 .. .. 47
Total .. .. 8,151 .. .. 8,758

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. 75 .. .. 90
Firewood .. .. 162 .. .. 107
Timber .. .. 485 .. .. 680
Timber .. .. 1,940 .. .. 2,008
Grain .. .. 341 .. .. 220
Merchandise .. .. 874 .. .. 862
Minerals .. .. 559 .. .. 348
Total .. .. 4,436 .. .. 4,315

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. .. .. £ s. d.
.. .. 1,864 11 3 .. .. 2,038 2 5
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 211 15 6 .. .. 207 6 0
Goods .. .. 2,764 7 0 .. .. 2,746 12 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 4 19 11 .. .. 12 13 4
Rents and Commission .. .. 36 15 1 .. .. 36 1 6
Total .. .. £4,882 8 9 .. .. £5,040 16 1

WANGANUI SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,908 1,406 3,314 2,302 1,210 3,512
2nd Class 6,679 5,668 12,347 8,270 5,764 14,034
Total 8,587 7,074 15,661 10,572 6,974 17,546

Season Tickets .. .. 27 .. .. 19

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. 2,210 .. .. 1,783
Horses .. .. 94 .. .. 150
Carriages .. .. 7 .. .. 9
Dogs .. .. 137 .. .. 136
Total .. .. 2,448 .. .. 2,078

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 3
Cattle .. .. 454 .. .. 395
Calves .. .. 1 .. .. 28
Sheep .. .. 10,246 .. .. 6,033
Pigs .. .. 976 .. .. 726
Total .. .. 11,677 .. .. 7,185

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. 80 .. .. 85
Firewood .. .. 133 .. .. 96
Timber .. .. 475 .. .. 635
Timber .. .. 1,017 .. .. 1,234
Grain .. .. 368 .. .. 359
Merchandise .. .. 1,351 .. .. 1,240
Minerals .. .. 257 .. .. 373
Total .. .. 3,681 .. .. 4,019

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. .. .. £ s. d.
.. .. 2,030 13 8 .. .. 2,335 9 5
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 249 16 10 .. .. 262 6 1
Goods .. .. 2,087 16 10 .. .. 2,127 2 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 173 2 9 .. .. 187 3 4
Rents and Commission .. .. 61 17 3 .. .. 62 7 1
Total .. .. £4,603 7 4 .. .. £4,974 8 4

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 9,584 38,218 47,802 10,382 32,334 42,716
2nd Class 35,122 93,310 128,432 35,331 93,228 128,559
Total 44,706 131,528 176,234 45,713 125,562 171,275

Season Tickets .. .. 329 .. .. 426

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. 15,949 .. .. 15,791
Horses .. .. 572 .. .. 562
Carriages .. .. 21 .. .. 39
Dogs .. .. 890 .. .. 908
Total .. .. 17,432 .. .. 17,300

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. 30 .. .. 37
Cattle .. .. 931 .. .. 1,173
Calves .. .. 15 .. .. 2
Sheep .. .. 32,987 .. .. 24,502
Pigs .. .. 1,018 .. .. 872
Total .. .. 34,981 .. .. 26,586

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. 1,395 .. .. 1,715
Firewood .. .. 2,181 .. .. 2,623
Timber .. .. 1,860 .. .. 1,975
Timber .. .. 5,669 .. .. 6,422
Grain .. .. 16,819 .. .. 15,038
Merchandise .. .. 22,195 .. .. 16,644
Minerals .. .. 20,925 .. .. 22,810
Total .. .. 71,044 .. .. 67,227

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. .. .. £ s. d.
.. .. 16,507 1 6 .. .. 16,747 19 5
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 1,673 3 3 .. .. 1,761 5 5
Goods .. .. 22,505 1 9 .. .. 22,272 14 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 525 11 1 .. .. 678 4 1
Rents and Commission .. .. 483 11 5 .. .. 518 14 10
Total .. .. £41,694 9 0 .. .. £41,978 18 4

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 100 692 792 43 364 407
2nd Class 732 6,352 7,084 473 3,174 3,647
Total 832 7,044 7,876 516 3,538 4,054

Season Tickets .. .. 9 .. .. 19

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. 166 .. .. 129
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 8 .. .. 7
Total .. .. 174 .. .. 136

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 4 .. .. 3
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 4 .. .. 3

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. 20
Timber .. .. 322 .. .. 243
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 333 .. .. 211
Minerals .. .. 12,191 .. .. 9,323
Total .. .. 12,846 .. .. 9,797

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. .. .. £ s. d.
.. .. 374 1 4 .. .. 232 7 0
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 7 18 2 .. .. 6 2 0
Goods .. .. 1,669 18 1 .. .. 1,272 13 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 18 18 10 .. .. 13 11 9
Rents and Commission .. .. .. .. .. 1 12 0
Total .. .. 2,070 16 5 .. .. 1,526 5 11



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