Railway Traffic Returns




Dec. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1367

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1888. 1887.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,005 3,046 4,051 1,021 4,386 5,407
2nd Class 4,313 12,914 17,227 4,489 15,576 20,065
Total 5,318 15,960 21,278 5,510 19,962 25,472

Season Tickets .. .. 57 .. .. 54

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,919 2,394
Horses .. .. 5 37
Carriages .. .. 1 4
Dogs .. .. 99 93
Total .. .. 3,024 2,528

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 5
Cattle .. .. 15 69
Calves .. .. 12 13
Sheep .. .. 11,027 8,061
Pigs .. .. 12 3
Total .. .. 11,068 8,151

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 30 75
Wool .. .. 179 162
Firewood .. .. 345 485
Timber .. .. 2,411 1,940
Grain .. .. 325 341
Merchandise .. .. 989 874
Minerals .. .. 571 559
Total .. .. 4,850 4,436

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,764 2 10 1,864 11 3
Parcels and Luggage 197 12 11 211 15 6
Goods .. .. 2,962 11 8 2,764 7 0
Miscellaneous .. 16 19 5 4 19 11
Rents and Commission 37 18 9 36 15 1
Total .. .. £4,979 5 7 £4,882 8 9

WANGANUI SECTION.
1888. 1887.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,756 1,128 2,884 1,908 1,406 3,314
2nd Class 6,552 5,908 12,460 6,679 5,668 12,347
Total 8,308 7,036 15,344 8,587 7,074 15,661

Season Tickets .. .. 6 .. .. 27

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,273 2,210
Horses .. .. 121 94
Carriages .. .. 4 7
Dogs .. .. 124 137
Total .. .. 2,527 2,448

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 4 ..
Cattle .. .. 326 454
Calves .. .. 17 1
Sheep .. .. 9,521 10,246
Pigs .. .. 708 976
Total .. .. 10,576 11,677

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 30 80
Wool .. .. 104 133
Firewood .. .. 445 475
Timber .. .. 1,579 1,017
Grain .. .. 411 368
Merchandise .. .. 1,678 1,351
Minerals .. .. 279 257
Total .. .. 4,526 3,681

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,176 13 3 2,030 13 8
Parcels and Luggage 272 7 9 249 16 10
Goods .. .. 2,258 7 2 2,087 16 10
Miscellaneous .. 189 18 3 173 2 9
Rents and Commission 50 13 9 61 17 3
Total .. .. £4,948 0 2 £4,603 7 4

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1888. 1887.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 8,727 31,158 39,885 9,584 38,218 47,802
2nd Class 33,362 83,822 117,184 35,122 93,310 128,432
Total 42,089 114,980 157,069 44,706 131,528 176,234

Season Tickets .. .. 289 .. .. 329

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 16,816 15,949
Horses .. .. 504 572
Carriages .. .. 19 21
Dogs .. .. 774 890
Total .. .. 18,113 17,432

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 15 30
Cattle .. .. 723 931
Calves .. .. 27 15
Sheep .. .. 25,825 32,987
Pigs .. .. 1,302 1,018
Total .. .. 27,892 34,981

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 1,190 1,395
Wool .. .. 1,563 2,181
Firewood .. .. 1,410 1,860
Timber .. .. 7,896 5,669
Grain .. .. 25,494 16,819
Merchandise .. .. 17,186 22,195
Minerals .. .. 22,510 20,925
Total .. .. 77,254 71,044

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 15,063 19 1 16,507 1 6
Parcels and Luggage 1,637 8 4 1,673 3 3
Goods .. .. 24,394 4 7 22,505 1 9
Miscellaneous .. 723 12 4 525 11 1
Rents and Commission 569 1 10 483 11 5
Total .. .. £42,388 6 2 £41,694 9 0

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1888. 1887.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 46 610 656 100 692 792
2nd Class 450 4,266 4,716 732 6,352 7,084
Total 496 4,876 5,372 832 7,044 7,876

Season Tickets .. .. 12 .. .. 9

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 145 166
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 1 8
Total .. .. 146 174

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

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 126 322
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 308 333
Minerals .. .. 16,312 12,191
Total .. .. 16,746 12,846

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 275 7 11 374 1 4
Parcels and Luggage 7 1 11 7 18 2
Goods .. .. 2,076 10 3 1,669 18 1
Miscellaneous .. 28 16 4 18 18 10
Rents and Commission 1 0 0 ..
Total .. .. 2,388 16 5 2,070 16 5



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