Railway Traffic Returns




Jan. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 23

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,093 5,070 6,163 1,144 4,450 5,594
2nd Class 4,662 17,992 22,654 4,785 15,034 19,819
Total 5,755 23,062 28,817 5,929 19,484 25,413
Season Tickets .. .. 62 .. .. 48

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,438 2,328
Horses .. .. 69 60
Carriages .. .. 3 1
Dogs .. .. 97 89
Total .. .. 2,607 2,478

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 94 333
Calves .. .. 2 27
Sheep .. .. 18,149 15,774
Pigs .. .. 4 86
Total .. .. 18,249 16,221

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 663 718
Firewood .. .. 375 815
Timber .. .. 1,729 2,507
Grain .. .. 332 130
Merchandise .. .. 1,338 933
Minerals .. .. 569 3,002
Total .. .. 5,026 8,145

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,888 2 1 1,880 12 2
Parcels and Luggage 229 0 4 228 4 10
Goods .. .. 3,551 6 11 3,827 17 4
Miscellaneous .. 5 19 0 30 12 0
Rents and Commission 29 10 11 20 7 9
Total .. .. £5,703 19 3 £5,987 14 1

WANGANUI SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,091 672 2,763 2,447 868 3,315
2nd Class 6,730 4,232 10,962 8,745 5,504 14,249
Total 8,821 4,904 13,725 11,192 6,372 17,564
Season Tickets .. .. 2 .. .. 6

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,152 2,021
Horses .. .. 58 54
Carriages .. .. 7 14
Dogs .. .. 116 122
Total .. .. 2,333 2,211

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 5
Cattle .. .. 217 830
Calves .. .. 9 27
Sheep .. .. 12,849 7,549
Pigs .. .. 890 617
Total .. .. 13,966 9,028

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 480 594
Firewood .. .. 545 710
Timber .. .. 1,719 1,434
Grain .. .. 482 320
Merchandise .. .. 1,400 1,335
Minerals .. .. 164 274
Total .. .. 4,805 4,722

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,992 16 6 2,260 11 5
Parcels and Luggage 223 6 2 208 4 1
Goods .. .. 2,483 14 11 2,731 12 3
Miscellaneous .. 189 15 0 197 14 10
Rents and Commission 40 18 4 20 14 1
Total .. .. £4,930 10 11 £5,418 16 8

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 9,379 21,824 31,203 10,397 24,132 34,529
2nd Class 32,994 67,000 99,994 36,808 71,422 108,230
Total 42,373 88,824 131,197 47,205 95,554 142,759
Season Tickets .. .. 293 .. .. 343

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 16,510 17,091
Horses .. .. 436 488
Carriages .. .. 28 56
Dogs .. .. 743 815
Total .. .. 17,717 18,450

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 13 29
Cattle .. .. 1,163 1,774
Calves .. .. 25 52
Sheep .. .. 29,624 36,220
Pigs .. .. 1,374 1,148
Total .. .. 32,199 39,223

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 7,728 11,279
Firewood .. .. 1,660 2,020
Timber .. .. 6,201 7,257
Grain .. .. 13,307 13,406
Merchandise .. .. 19,471 19,741
Minerals .. .. 21,756 23,057
Total .. .. 71,143 77,780

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 13,214 16 3 14,800 10 2
Parcels and Luggage 1,646 5 3 1,793 17 10
Goods .. .. 26,155 16 7 28,655 18 11
Miscellaneous .. 476 18 3 617 6 2
Rents and Commission 449 0 2 1,009 14 7
Total .. .. £41,942 16 6 £46,877 7 8

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 139 878 1,017 64 370 434
2nd Class 659 4,440 5,099 431 2,892 3,323
Total 798 5,318 6,116 495 3,262 3,757
Season Tickets .. .. 7 .. .. 10

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 171 161
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 11 10
Total .. .. 182 171

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. 3
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. 6 ..
Total .. .. 6 3

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. 15
Timber .. .. 261 267
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 1,105 191
Minerals .. .. 13,635 9,394
Total .. .. 15,001 9,867

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 303 7 1 192 11 1
Parcels and Luggage 8 1 9 7 11 6
Goods .. .. 2,014 10 5 1,296 15 5
Miscellaneous .. 27 7 0 14 5 3
Rents and Commission 3 10 0 1 12 0
Total .. .. 2,356 16 3 1,512 15 3



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