Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics




Sept. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1001

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1888. 1887.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 916 2,100 3,016 917 2,746 3,663
2nd Class 4,089 10,864 14,953 4,346 11,796 16,142
Total 5,005 12,964 17,969 5,263 14,542 19,805
Season Tickets .. .. 62 .. .. 61

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 3,007 2,572
Horses .. .. 14 14
Carriages .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 101 87
Total .. .. 3,122 2,674

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 3
Cattle .. .. 161 117
Calves .. .. 19 11
Sheep .. .. 4,778 6,417
Pigs .. .. .. 64
Total .. .. 4,959 6,612

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 70 30
Wool .. .. 8 11
Firewood .. .. 455 315
Timber .. .. 1,876 2,208
Grain .. .. 240 253
Merchandise .. .. 824 764
Minerals .. .. 778 594
Total .. .. 4,251 4,175

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,520 4 2 1,613 12 9
Parcels and Luggage 205 12 10 189 7 8
Goods .. .. 2,306 7 5 2,430 19 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 12 5 11 6 9 10
Rents and Commission 66 1 2 96 8 7
Total .. .. £4,110 11 6 £4,336 18 5

WANGANUI SECTION.
1888. 1887.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,679 374 2,053 1,911 520 2,431
2nd Class 6,809 3,948 10,757 6,953 3,958 10,911
Total 8,488 4,322 12,810 8,864 4,478 13,342
Season Tickets .. .. 5 .. .. 7

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,426 2,348
Horses .. .. 75 23
Carriages .. .. 3 3
Dogs .. .. 188 197
Total .. .. 2,692 2,571

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 357 464
Calves .. .. 20 27
Sheep .. .. 9,328 8,353
Pigs .. .. 496 508
Total .. .. 10,201 9,353

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 110 65
Wool .. .. 10 12
Firewood .. .. 480 765
Timber .. .. 1,199 1,196
Grain .. .. 529 658
Merchandise .. .. 1,326 1,373
Minerals .. .. 437 403
Total .. .. 4,091 4,472

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,040 1 0 2,098 12 7
Parcels and Luggage 218 17 9 187 17 5
Goods .. .. 2,091 13 10 2,272 7 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 106 16 3 160 13 9
Rents and Commission 93 4 10 94 9 5
Total .. .. £4,550 13 8 £4,814 0 6

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1888. 1887.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 7,708 14,472 22,180 8,990 18,470 27,460
2nd Class 31,059 52,708 83,767 32,529 61,010 93,539
Total 38,767 67,180 105,947 41,519 79,480 120,999
Season Tickets .. .. 337 .. .. 393

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 14,737 15,523
Horses .. .. 196 376
Carriages .. .. 21 17
Dogs .. .. 794 992
Total .. .. 15,748 16,908

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 15 24
Cattle .. .. 807 1,420
Calves .. .. 80 38
Sheep .. .. 40,345 45,499
Pigs .. .. 1,827 2,830
Total .. .. 43,074 49,811

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 1,260 2,140
Wool .. .. 711 1,542
Firewood .. .. 1,855 2,450
Timber .. .. 4,975 5,105
Grain .. .. 27,679 22,170
Merchandise .. .. 17,108 19,199
Minerals .. .. 23,426 23,757
Total .. .. 77,014 76,363

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 11,907 15 9 13,329 17 9
Parcels and Luggage 1,270 19 6 1,406 11 1
Goods .. .. 22,505 13 8 24,328 6 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 1,152 11 2 956 18 1
Rents and Commission 538 10 9 521 12 11
Total .. .. £37,375 10 10 £40,543 6 7

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1888. 1887.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 46 404 450 50 576 626
2nd Class 386 3,426 3,812 743 4,018 4,761
Total 432 3,830 4,262 793 4,594 5,387
Season Tickets .. .. 11 .. .. 20

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 135 125
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 4 11
Total .. .. 139 136

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

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 171 253
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 414 660
Minerals .. .. 13,392 15,134
Total .. .. 13,977 16,047

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 220 16 7 292 9 9
Parcels and Luggage 6 3 3 7 1 5
Goods .. .. 1,807 18 9 2,091 8 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 20 14 10 18 0 10
Rents and Commission 4 10 0 3 10 0
Total .. .. 2,060 3 5 2,412 10 8



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