Railway Traffic Returns




APRIL 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 423

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1888. 1887.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,240 4,148 5,388 1,528 4,654 6,182
2nd Class 5,137 14,340 19,477 6,031 15,530 21,561
Total 6,377 18,488 24,865 7,559 20,184 27,743
Season Tickets .. .. 69 .. .. 73

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,967 2,647
Horses .. .. 74 59
Carriages .. .. 4 2
Dogs .. .. 111 105
Total .. .. 3,156 2,813

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 4
Cattle .. .. 198 145
Calves .. .. 6 12
Sheep .. .. 26,601 16,562
Pigs .. .. 383 49
Total .. .. 27,189 16,772

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 1,479 196
Firewood .. .. 510 535
Timber .. .. 2,236 1,943
Grain .. .. 176 140
Merchandise .. .. 1,425 1,393
Minerals .. .. 478 1,339
Total .. .. 6,839 5,571

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,976 7 3 2,194 7 3
Parcels and Luggage 245 16 8 237 1 0
Goods .. .. 3,581 7 9 3,460 6 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 23 1 4 22 7 4
Rents and Commission 57 14 4 23 6 1
Total .. .. £5,884 7 4 £5,937 8 5

WANGANUI SECTION.
1888. 1887.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,297 778 3,075 2,771 908 3,679
2nd Class 9,132 6,312 15,444 9,418 5,416 14,834
Total 11,429 7,090 18,519 12,189 6,324 18,513
Season Tickets .. .. 14 .. .. 8

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,444 2,197
Horses .. .. 151 165
Carriages .. .. 6 6
Dogs .. .. 208 163
Total .. .. 2,809 2,531

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 4
Cattle .. .. 205 344
Calves .. .. 23 75
Sheep .. .. 13,903 7,203
Pigs .. .. 812 262
Total .. .. 14,944 7,888

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 184 175
Firewood .. .. 635 500
Timber .. .. 1,550 1,263
Grain .. .. 825 631
Merchandise .. .. 1,786 1,637
Minerals .. .. 382 148
Total .. .. 5,392 4,364

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,601 5 5 2,828 6 10
Parcels and Luggage 339 10 9 316 0 1
Goods .. .. 2,833 6 4 2,244 16 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 206 15 9 167 4 10
Rents and Commission 50 14 2 20 2 10
Total .. .. £6,031 12 5 £5,576 11 0

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1888. 1887.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 11,965 25,396 37,361 12,785 27,398 40,183
2nd Class 43,015 68,362 111,377 45,014 76,580 121,594
Total 54,980 93,758 148,738 57,799 103,978 161,777
Season Tickets .. .. 434 .. .. 507

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 17,734 17,744
Horses .. .. 841 411
Carriages .. .. 60 51
Dogs .. .. 704 720
Total .. .. 18,839 18,926

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 47 43
Cattle .. .. 653 878
Calves .. .. 8 46
Sheep .. .. 36,516 55,497
Pigs .. .. 2,102 1,915
Total .. .. 39,326 58,879

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 7,712 7,492
Firewood .. .. 1,570 1,585
Timber .. .. 5,889 6,517
Grain .. .. 13,953 25,387
Merchandise .. .. 20,064 20,443
Minerals .. .. 20,478 22,776
Total .. .. 70,716 85,035

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 16,934 10 0 18,583 5 11
Parcels and Luggage 1,819 16 7 1,892 12 10
Goods .. .. 24,204 5 0 30,322 4 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 1,305 11 6 839 15 6
Rents and Commission 406 1 5 623 2 2
Total .. .. £44,670 4 6 £52,261 1 1

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1888. 1887.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 104 726 830 73 504 577
2nd Class 916 4,458 5,374 719 3,942 4,661
Total 1,020 5,184 6,204 792 4,446 5,238
Season Tickets .. .. 14 .. .. 18

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 135 157
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 12 9
Total .. .. 147 166

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 4 1
Sheep .. .. .. 1
Pigs .. .. 11 4
Total .. .. 15 6

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 244 258
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 422 583
Minerals .. .. 14,729 11,104
Total .. .. 15,395 11,945

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 315 6 9 269 4 4
Parcels and Luggage 8 11 4 7 6 9
Goods .. .. 2,037 10 0 1,624 3 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 41 5 2 13 1 6
Rents and Commission 5 10 0 0 12 0
Total .. .. 2,408 3 3 1,914 8 4



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for Four Sections

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Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, 1888, 1887, Wellington, Wanganui, Hurunui-Bluff, Greymouth