Railway Traffic Returns




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 42

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1888. 1887.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 881 2,682 3,563 1,001 3,950 4,951
2nd Class 4,217 11,584 15,801 4,568 14,900 19,468
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 5,098 14,266 19,364 5,569 18,850 24,419

Season Tickets .. .. 52 .. .. 51

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,951 2,742
Horses .. .. 8 22
Carriages .. .. 2 2
Dogs .. .. 125 133
———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 3,086 2,899

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 ..
Cattle .. .. 303 194
Calves .. .. 6 11
Sheep .. .. 4,425 4,494
Pigs .. .. 15 63
———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 4,751 4,762

            Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 55 45
Wool .. .. 14 15
Firewood .. .. 420 610
Timber .. .. 1,846 1,956
Grain .. .. 226 278
Merchandise .. .. 797 891
Minerals .. .. 396 813
———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 3,754 4,608

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,509 13 3 1,774 9 9
Parcels and Luggage .. 216 11 2 204 2 7
Goods .. .. 2,305 5 9 2,446 7 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 13 14 1 9 8 8
Rents and Commission .. 32 17 3 31 8 4
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. £4,078 1 6 £4,465 17 1

WANGANUI SECTION.
1888. 1887.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,881 698 2,579 1,955 2,646 4,601
2nd Class 7,370 4,266 11,636 7,292 9,472 16,764
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 9,251 4,964 14,215 9,247 12,118 21,365

Season Tickets .. .. 4 .. .. 7

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,590 2,501
Horses .. .. 57 74
Carriages .. .. 7 5
Dogs .. .. 231 275
———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 2,885 2,855

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 5
Cattle .. .. 374 548
Calves .. .. 45 19
Sheep .. .. 3,428 9,173
Pigs .. .. 529 685
———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 4,378 10,430

            Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 55 65
Wool .. .. 14 5
Firewood .. .. 755 895
Timber .. .. 1,454 1,383
Grain .. .. 668 603
Merchandise .. .. 1,607 1,629
Minerals .. .. 196 290
———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 4,749 4,870

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,969 4 5 2,696 4 0
Parcels and Luggage .. 256 6 4 269 18 5
Goods .. .. 2,260 1 9 2,444 16 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 96 18 6 275 3 1
Rents and Commission .. 36 11 11 45 1 10
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. £4,619 2 11 £5,731 3 10

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1888. 1887.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 8,261 15,316 23,577 8,473 26,580 35,053
2nd Class 37,512 57,928 95,440 33,777 84,078 117,855
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 45,773 73,244 119,017 42,250 110,658 152,908

Season Tickets .. .. 253 .. .. 326

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 16,959 16,312
Horses .. .. 351 317
Carriages .. .. 23 26
Dogs .. .. 949 1,035
———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 18,282 17,690

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 26 14
Cattle .. .. 977 902
Calves .. .. 195 13
Sheep .. .. 31,525 30,366
Pigs .. .. 4,110 3,962
———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 36,833 35,257

            Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 1,430 1,180
Wool .. .. 859 1,085
Firewood .. .. 2,080 2,540
Timber .. .. 6,011 5,902
Grain .. .. 41,712 32,593
Merchandise .. .. 16,773 16,605
Minerals .. .. 25,343 25,211
———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 94,208 85,116

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 11,661 16 8 14,233 8 0
Parcels and Luggage .. 1,595 1 5 1,476 9 7
Goods .. .. 30,544 19 5 27,008 11 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 877 0 1 953 8 2
Rents and Commission .. 447 5 9 474 3 3
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. £45,126 3 4 £44,146 0 8

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1888. 1887.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 55 452 507 72 882 954
2nd Class 442 3,500 3,942 613 4,654 5,267
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 497 3,952 4,449 685 5,536 6,221

Season Tickets .. .. 11 .. .. 5

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 127 151
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 5 9
———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 132 160

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. 2
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. 5
———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 7 ..

            Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 206 310
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 518 512
Minerals .. .. 12,126 13,449
———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 12,850 14,271

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 222 2 3 278 17 5
Parcels and Luggage .. 8 4 0 7 9 1
Goods .. .. 1,783 1 9 1,945 8 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 28 0 1 20 4 1
Rents and Commission .. 1 0 0 .. .. ..
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 2,042 8 1 2,251 19 6



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

🚂 Transport & Communications
26 July 1888
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Sections, Wellington, Wanganui, Hurunui-Bluff, Greymouth