New Zealand Gazette – 1888 – No. 36

Page 717

✨ Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics

JUNE 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 717

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1888. 1887.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,018 3,618 4,636 1,097 4,396 5,493
2nd Class 4,371 15,328 19,699 4,815 14,692 19,507
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total 5,389 18,946 24,335 5,912 19,088 25,000
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Season Tickets .. .. 62 .. .. 61

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. 2,954 .. .. 2,748
Horses .. .. 15 .. .. 28
Carriages .. .. 4 .. .. 5
Dogs .. .. 166 .. .. 136
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 3,139 .. .. 2,917

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. 2 .. .. 3
Cattle .. .. 207 .. .. 133
Calves .. .. 30 .. .. 23
Sheep .. .. 10,499 .. .. 8,618
Pigs .. .. 53 .. .. 72
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 10,791 .. .. 8,849

Chaff, &c. .. .. 40 .. .. 55
Wool .. .. 17 .. .. 21
Firewood .. .. 580 .. .. 645
Timber .. .. 2,019 .. .. 1,834
Grain .. .. 169 .. .. 287
Merchandise .. .. 1,788 .. .. 1,272
Minerals .. .. 755 .. .. 527
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 5,318 .. .. 4,641

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £1,956 6 8 £1,952 8 7
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 215 9 11 224 3 8
Goods .. .. 3,415 15 2 2,737 10 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 4 9 6 36 10 10
Rents and Commission .. .. 38 8 8 36 18 3
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. £5,630 9 11 £4,987 12 0

WANGANUI SECTION.
1888. 1887.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,810 1,320 3,130 2,273 1,338 3,611
2nd Class 7,804 6,646 14,450 7,855 5,902 13,757
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total 9,614 7,966 17,580 10,128 7,240 17,368
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Season Tickets .. .. 20 .. .. 6

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. 2,585 .. .. 2,530
Horses .. .. 115 .. .. 102
Carriages .. .. 3 .. .. 5
Dogs .. .. 272 .. .. 216
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 2,975 .. .. 2,853

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. 3 .. .. 3
Cattle .. .. 124 .. .. 396
Calves .. .. 20 .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 5,246 .. .. 7,769
Pigs .. .. 806 .. .. 1,062
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 6,199 .. .. 9,230

Chaff, &c. .. .. 25 .. .. 70
Wool .. .. 10 .. .. 15
Firewood .. .. 700 .. .. 630
Timber .. .. 1,421 .. .. 1,642
Grain .. .. 807 .. .. 614
Merchandise .. .. 1,651 .. .. 1,598
Minerals .. .. 573 .. .. 368
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 5,187 .. .. 4,937

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £2,497 5 2 £2,493 3 6
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 281 11 1 277 2 3
Goods .. .. 2,348 18 4 2,593 13 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 112 0 3 140 2 8
Rents and Commission .. .. 59 10 8 45 15 0
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. £5,299 5 6 £5,549 16 10

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION
1888. 1887.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 9,270 21,052 30,322 9,788 20,87 30,662
2nd Class 36,201 73,560 109,761 38,274 73,074 111,348
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total 45,471 94,612 140,083 48,062 93,948 142,010
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Season Tickets .. .. 293 .. .. 42

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. 17,391 .. .. 17,291
Horses .. .. 414 .. .. 446
Carriages .. .. 23 .. .. 28
Dogs .. .. 1,064 .. .. 1,057
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 18,892 .. .. 18,822

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. 20 .. .. 34
Cattle .. .. 824 .. .. 973
Calves .. .. 28 .. .. 56
Sheep .. .. 24,510 .. .. 36,389
Pigs .. .. 6,362 .. .. 7,014
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 31,744 .. .. 44,466

Chaff, &c. .. .. 1,490 .. .. 1,360
Wool .. .. 1,194 .. .. 1,089
Firewood .. .. 2,560 .. .. 2,400
Timber .. .. 5,994 .. .. 5,539
Grain .. .. 65,782 .. .. 43,001
Merchandise .. .. 17,884 .. .. 18,826
Minerals .. .. 26,465 .. .. 28,542
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 121,369 .. .. 100,757

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £14,975 4 0 £14,912 8 1
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 1,655 16 2 1,702 17 10
Goods .. .. 41,390 14 6 32,523 8 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 915 10 5 915 19 11
Rents and Commission .. .. 522 9 2 488 16 11
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. £59,459 14 3 £50,543 10 11

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1888. 1887.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 75 582 657 103 670 773
2nd Class 561 5,076 5,637 695 5,324 6,019
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total 636 5,658 6,294 798 5,994 6,792
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Season Tickets .. .. 11 .. .. 9

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. 137 .. .. 172
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 7 .. .. 6
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 145 .. .. 178

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 2
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. 10 .. .. ..
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 10 .. .. 3

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. 20
Timber .. .. 192 .. .. 198
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 359 .. .. 1,015
Minerals .. .. 16,182 .. .. 13,903
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 16,733 .. .. 15,136

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £286 0 11 £341 4 11
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 7 4 6 8 15 3
Goods .. .. 2,178 1 9 2,114 4 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 24 0 10 16 17 2
Rents and Commission .. .. 4 10 0 3 19 0
———— ————— —————— ———— ————— ——————
Total .. .. 2,499 18 0 2,485 0 8

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1888, No 36

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