New Zealand Gazette – 1888 – No. 15

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✨ Railway Traffic Returns



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 15

WESTPORT SECTION.

  1.                      1887.

    PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class .. .. .. .. .. ..
    2nd Class 626 1,236 1,862 533 1,146 1,679

Total 626 1,236 1,862 533 1,146 1,679

Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 1

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 198 .. .. 175
Horses .. .. .. .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 8 .. .. 4

Total .. .. 207 .. .. 180

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 39 .. .. 42
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 40 .. .. 43

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 415 .. .. 251
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 324 .. .. 133
Minerals .. .. 4,131 .. .. 9,883

Total .. .. 4,870 .. .. 10,267

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
.. .. 123 0 0 107 6 1
Parcels and Luggage .. 8 2 8 8 18 5
Goods .. .. 767 1 4 1,426 9 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 23 15 10 8 0 0
Rents and Commission .. 1 10 0 1 10 0

Total .. .. £923 9 10 £1,552 3 8

NELSON SECTION.

  1.                      1887.

    PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 67 162 229 93 198 291
    2nd Class 2,009 2,472 4,481 2,219 2,514 4,733

Total 2,076 2,634 4,710 2,312 2,712 5,024

Season Tickets .. .. 11 .. .. 22

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 285 .. .. 307
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 4 .. .. 4

Total .. .. 289 .. .. 312

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

Total .. .. 2 .. .. ..

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. 35 .. .. 15
Firewood .. .. 22 .. .. 10
Timber .. .. 135 .. .. 230
Grain .. .. 93 .. .. 157
Merchandise .. .. 33 .. .. 49
Minerals .. .. 140 .. .. 139

Total .. .. 513 .. .. 747

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
.. .. 307 10 3 319 3 8
Parcels and Luggage .. 10 1 10 11 5 7
Goods .. .. 263 11 2 309 2 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 12 1 3 1 7 7
Rents and Commission .. 20 14 0 12 19 0

Total .. .. £613 18 6 £653 18 8

PICTON SECTION.

  1.                      1887.

    PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 219 270 489 279 432 711
    2nd Class 439 1,340 1,779 530 1,704 2,234

Total 658 1,610 2,268 809 2,136 2,945

Season Tickets .. .. 44 .. .. 38

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 80 .. .. 115
Horses .. .. 2 .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 4 .. .. 8

Total .. .. 87 .. .. 124

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 10
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. .. .. .. 10

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. 15 .. .. 30
Firewood .. .. 146 .. .. 180
Timber .. .. 395 .. .. 345
Grain .. .. 10 .. .. 99
Merchandise .. .. 60 .. .. 143
Minerals .. .. 104 .. .. 103

Total .. .. 949 .. .. 1,126

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
.. .. 198 16 9 210 3 0
Parcels and Luggage .. 5 17 6 5 1 4
Goods .. .. 250 14 2 234 9 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 68 0 9 60 6 7
Rents and Commission .. 17 16 6 12 11 6

Total .. .. £541 5 8 £522 11 7

W. M. HANNAY,
Acting for General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 3rd March, 1888.



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

🚂 Transport & Communications
3 March 1888
Railways, Traffic Returns, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, 1888, 1887, Westport, Nelson, Picton
  • W. M. Hannay, Acting for General Manager, New Zealand Railways