New Zealand Gazette – 1888 – No. 26

Page 515

✨ Railway Traffic Returns



APRIL 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 515

WESTPORT SECTION.
1888. 1887.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1 6 7 .. .. ..
2nd Class 495 1,116 1,611 499 1,118 1,617
Total 496 1,122 1,618 499 1,118 1,617
Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 0

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 178 158
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 6 8
Total .. .. 184 166

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. 1
Calves .. .. 2 2
Sheep .. .. 40 ..
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 42 3

Chaff, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 352 232
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 264 124
Minerals .. .. 7,558 8,711
Total .. .. 8,174 9,067

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 147 19 11 144 3 9
Parcels and Luggage 6 15 6 5 16 11
Goods .. .. 1,175 9 10 1,250 4 11
Miscellaneous .. 57 15 2 8 2 6
Rents and Commission 1 10 0 1 10 0
Total .. .. £1,389 10 5 £1,409 18 1

NELSON SECTION.
1888. 1887.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 85 654 739 86 658 744
2nd Class 1,606 4,176 5,782 2,216 3,974 6,190
Total 1,691 4,830 6,521 2,302 4,632 6,934
Season Tickets .. .. 6 .. .. 3

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 261 302
Horses .. .. .. 10
Carriages .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 5 10
Total .. .. 266 323

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 9 4
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 9 4

Chaff, &c. .. .. 40 60
Wool .. .. 9 7
Firewood .. .. 75 155
Timber .. .. 40 141
Grain .. .. 432 95
Merchandise .. .. 160 146
Minerals .. .. 649 53
Total .. .. 1,405 657

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 384 11 4 400 11 10
Parcels and Luggage 9 11 11 14 16 10
Goods .. .. 521 0 9 297 18 1
Miscellaneous .. 59 14 3 38 7 3
Rents and Commission 1 14 0 1 14 0
Total .. .. £976 12 3 £753 8 0

PICKTON SECTION.
1888. 1887.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 177 434 611 237 334 571
2nd Class 375 2,110 2,485 427 1,480 1,907
Total 552 2,544 3,096 664 1,814 2,478
Season Tickets .. .. 7 .. .. 6

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 110 82
Horses .. .. .. 7
Carriages .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 9 13
Total .. .. 119 103

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 4 60
Pigs .. .. 1 ..
Total .. .. 5 61

Chaff, &c. .. .. 85 100
Wool .. .. .. 26
Firewood .. .. 450 410
Timber .. .. 39 48
Grain .. .. 111 124
Merchandise .. .. 106 79
Minerals .. .. 86 179
Total .. .. 877 966

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 317 3 2 229 2 2
Parcels and Luggage 6 2 3 7 19 1
Goods .. .. 169 12 4 191 19 3
Miscellaneous .. 4 7 7 11 0 6
Rents and Commission 11 10 0 10 2 6
Total .. .. £508 15 4 £450 3 6

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 25th April, 1888.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for Four Weeks Ending 31 March 1888 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
25 April 1888
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Sections, 1888, 1887
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways