Railway Traffic Returns




July 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 803

WESTPORT SECTION.

  1.                      1887.

    PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class .. .. .. .. .. ..
    2nd Class 462 1,114 1,576 744 1,710 2,454
    Total 462 1,114 1,576 744 1,710 2,454

Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 250 .. 200
Horses .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. 4
Dogs .. .. 14 .. 4
Total .. .. 264 .. 208

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. .. .. 1
Pigs .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. .. 2

         Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 318 375
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 180 179
Minerals .. .. 10,457 9,207
Total .. .. 10,955 9,761

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 93 2 6 166 4 0
Parcels and Luggage 8 2 10 10 6 4
Goods .. .. 1,508 18 6 1,384 17 0
Miscellaneous .. 2 17 6 6 0 0
Rents and Commission 1 10 0 6 10 0
Total .. .. £1,614 11 4 £1,573 17 4

NELSON SECTION.

  1.                      1887.

    PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 44 76 120 61 372 433
    2nd Class 1,426 1,714 3,140 1,559 3,776 5,335
    Total 1,470 1,790 3,260 1,620 4,148 5,768

Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 4

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 286 .. 280
Horses .. .. 1 .. ..
Carriages .. .. 1 .. ..
Dogs .. .. 17 .. 15
Total .. .. 305 .. 295

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. 2
Cattle .. .. .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 30 .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 30 .. 4

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. 40 50
Wool .. 1 8
Firewood .. 120 378
Timber .. 56 111
Grain .. 115 163
Merchandise .. 124 156
Minerals .. 300 458
Total .. 756 1,316

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 203 11 8 308 17 11
Parcels and Luggage 11 15 10 10 0 5
Goods .. .. 273 11 4 367 4 0
Miscellaneous .. 4 12 6 15 17 0
Rents and Commission 1 14 0 9 4 0
Total .. .. £495 5 4 £711 3 4

PICTON SECTION.

  1.                      1887.

    PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 150 300 450 201 438 639
    2nd Class 507 1,278 1,785 373 1,648 2,021
    Total 657 1,578 2,235 574 2,086 2,660

Season Tickets .. .. 4 .. .. 1

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 110 .. 92
Horses .. .. 3 .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 13 .. 12
Total .. .. 126 .. 104

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

         Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 115 65
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 425 325
Timber .. .. 15 4
Grain .. .. 260 185
Merchandise .. .. 135 119
Minerals .. .. 300 82
Total .. .. 1,250 780

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 154 8 9 183 17 9
Parcels and Luggage 6 17 3 3 16 0
Goods .. .. 254 2 6 158 12 1
Miscellaneous .. 6 5 10 1 13 6
Rents and Commission 7 14 2 15 8 6
Total .. .. £429 8 6 £363 7 10

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 24th July, 1888.



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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, Westport, Nelson, Picton
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways