Railway Traffic Returns




MAR. 7.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1889. 1888.
PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,255 4,760 6,015 1,258 5,662 6,920
2nd Class 5,578 16,196 21,774 5,323 18,590 23,913
Total 6,833 20,956 27,789 6,581 24,252 30,833
Season Tickets .. .. ..167 .. .. ..169

PARCELS, ETC., - No. No.
Parcels .. .. 3,140 2,656
Horses .. .. 20 71
Carriages .. .. 2 3
Dogs .. .. 117 111
Total .. .. 3,279 2,841

GOODS, - No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 1
Cattle .. .. 20 60
Calves .. .. 5 12
Sheep .. .. 20,337 22,120
Pigs .. .. 41 1
Total .. .. 20,404 22,194

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 15 10
Wool .. .. 1,638 3,431
Firewood .. .. 365 415
Timber .. .. 1,457 1,964
Grain .. .. 216 301
Merchandise .. .. 3,286 1,424
Minerals .. .. 748 790
Total .. .. 7,725 8,335

REVENUE, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 2,221 5 4 2,208 5 3
Parcels and Luggage 231 10 4 221 15 8
Goods .. 3,559 3 0 3,762 16 1
Miscellaneous .. 3 1 11 10 10 10
Rents and Commission 133 1 6 33 17 9
Total .. £6,148 2 1 £6,237 5 7

WANGANUI SECTION.
1889. 1888.
PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,067 1,198 3,265 2,188 1,332 3,520
2nd Class 9,335 6,570 15,905 8,666 6,114 14,780
Total 11,402 7,768 19,170 10,854 7,446 18,300
Season Tickets .. .. 29 .. .. 39

PARCELS, ETC., - No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,399 2,379
Horses .. .. 89 114
Carriages .. .. 5 6
Dogs .. .. 198 162
Total .. .. 2,691 2,661

GOODS, - No. No.
Drays .. .. 4 2
Cattle .. .. 493 255
Calves .. .. 5 25
Sheep .. .. 11,033 10,874
Pigs .. .. 508 772
Total .. .. 12,043 11,928

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 75 20
Wool .. .. 790 711
Firewood .. .. 455 565
Timber .. .. 1,393 1,618
Grain .. .. 415 321
Merchandise .. .. 2,104 1,426
Minerals .. .. 434 155
Total .. .. 5,666 4,816

REVENUE, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 2,678 18 6 2,671 4 2
Parcels and Luggage 258 18 4 249 14 3
Goods .. 2,839 12 4 2,497 9 6
Miscellaneous .. 254 8 8 230 5 6
Rents and Commission 104 0 9 93 3 11
Total .. £6,135 18 7 £5,741 17 4

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. 285
1889. 1888.
PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 13,894 21,416 35,310 14,226 27,878 42,104
2nd Class 48,403 69,328 117,731 47,470 71,326 118,796
Total 62,297 90,744 153,041 61,696 99,204 160,900
Season Tickets .. .. ..923 .. .. ..893

PARCELS, ETC., - No. No.
Parcels .. .. 18,821 18,108
Horses .. .. 482 505
Carriages .. .. 41 34
Dogs .. .. 724 743
Total .. .. 20,018 19,390

GOODS, - No. No.
Drays .. .. 53 42
Cattle .. .. 711 621
Calves .. .. 45 34
Sheep .. .. 43,743 45,918
Pigs .. .. 2,142 610
Total .. .. 46,694 47,225

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 1,285 895
Wool .. .. 16,492 16,444
Firewood .. .. 1,365 1,410
Timber .. .. 7,275 4,818
Grain .. .. 13,894 14,414
Merchandise .. .. 20,144 24,078
Minerals .. .. 26,975 19,332
Total .. .. 87,430 81,391

REVENUE, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 17,014 1 1 17,532 18 10
Parcels and Luggage 1,726 7 10 1,749 10 10
Goods .. 33,452 8 6 29,747 4 11
Miscellaneous .. 1,039 6 2 755 11 8
Rents and Commission 563 9 5 527 12 10
Total .. £53,795 13 0 £50,312 19 1

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1889. 1888.
PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 47 482 529 100 646 746
2nd Class 536 3,718 4,254 657 4,388 5,045
Total 583 4,200 4,783 757 5,034 5,791
Season Tickets .. .. 43 .. .. 46

PARCELS, ETC., - No. No.
Parcels .. .. 115 140
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. 17
Dogs .. .. .. .. 7
Total .. .. 122 157

GOODS, - No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. 26
Pigs .. .. .. .. 9
Total .. .. 27 9

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. 20 5
Firewood .. .. .. .. 103 205
Timber .. .. .. .. ..
Grain .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 201 490
Minerals .. .. 13,117 12,567
Total .. .. 13,441 13,267

REVENUE, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 230 7 10 290 17 6
Parcels and Luggage 6 7 0 7 2 9
Goods .. 1,624 15 9 1,696 13 0
Miscellaneous .. 17 14 5 26 1 8
Rents and Commission 4 11 3 5 5 0
Total .. 1,883 16 3 2,025 19 11



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🚂 Continuation of New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns by Section (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
7 March 1889
Railways, Traffic statistics, Revenue, Passengers, Goods, Wellington Section, Wanganui Section, Hurunui-Bluff Section, Greymouth Section