New Zealand Gazette – 1889 – No. 29

Page 475

✨ Railway Traffic Statistics

MAY 9.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 475

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. - Traffic Returns for the
four weeks ending the 31st March, 1889, and for the
corresponding period 1888.

KAWAKAWA SECTION


1889.	1888.
PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total.	S. R. Total.
1st Class ..	.. .. .. \| .. .. ..
2nd Class ..	.. .. .. \| .. .. ..
Total ..	.. .. .. \| .. .. ..
Season Tickets ..	.. .. 0 \| .. .. 1
PARCELS, ETC., -	No. \| No.
Parcels ..	36 \| 162
Horses ..	2 \| 5
Carriages ..	.. \| 1
Dogs ..	3 \| 6
Total ..	41 \| 174
Goods, -	No. \| No.
Drays ..	.. \| 1
Cattle ..	.. \| ..
Calves ..	.. \| ..
Sheep ..	106 \| 82
Pigs ..	23 \| 6
Total ..	129 \| 89
Tons.	Tons.
Chaff, &c. ..	.. \| ..
Wool ..	.. \| ..
Firewood ..	.. \| ..
Timber ..	25 \| 12
Grain ..	.. \| 7
Merchandise ..	117 \| 135
Minerals ..	1,881 \| 2,269
Total ..	2,023 \| 2,423
REVENUE, -	£ s. d. \| £ s. d.
Passengers ..	72 15 8 \| 51 11 6
Parcels and Luggage	3 6 7 \| 10 4 2
Goods ..	261 14 11 \| 297 8 5
Miscellaneous ..	Cr.1 3 0 \| Cr.3 5 4
Rents and Commission	3 16 11 \| 4 6 4
Total ..	£341 17 1 \| £362 7 0

WHANGAREI SECTION


1889.	1888.
PASSENGERS, - R. Total.	S. R. Total.
1st Class ..	232 263 \| 263
2nd Class ..	920 950 \| 950
Total ..	1,152 \| 1,213 \| .. \| 1,213
Season Tickets ..	.. 0 \| .. 1
PARCELS, ETC., -	No. \| No.
Parcels ..	.. \| ..
Horses ..	.. \| ..
Carriages ..	.. \| ..
Dogs ..	.. \| ..
Total ..	.. \| ..
Goods, -	No. \| No.
Drays ..	2 \| 1
Cattle ..	6 \| 9
Calves ..	.. \| ..
Sheep ..	136 \| ..
Pigs ..	.. \| ..
Total ..	144 \| 10
Tons.	Tons.
Chaff, &c. ..	.. \| ..
Wool ..	.. \| ..
Firewood ..	.. \| ..
Timber ..	27 \| 2
Grain ..	.. \| ..
Merchandise ..	220 \| 252
Minerals ..	781 \| 215
Total ..	1,028 \| 469
REVENUE, -	£ s. d. \| £ s. d.
Passengers ..	50 0 2 \| 50 12 9
Parcels and Luggage	0 13 7 \| 0 4 9
Goods ..	126 12 5 \| 73 5 7
Miscellaneous ..	Cr.1 8 6 \| Cr.0 2 3
Rents and Commission	3 8 0 \| 7 13 0
Total ..	£179 5 8 \| £131 13 10

AUCKLAND SECTION


1889.	1888.
PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total.	S. R. Total.
1st Class ..	1,936 3,306 5,242 \| 1,876 3,268 5,144
2nd Class ..	10,536 13,130 23,666 \| 10,328 12,964 23,292
Total ..	12,472 16,436 28,908 \| 12,204 16,232 28,436
Season Tickets ..	.. 162 \| .. 85
PARCELS, ETC., -	No. \| No.
Parcels ..	3,376 \| 3,638
Horses ..	114 \| 100
Carriages ..	1 \| 7
Dogs ..	127 \| 150
Total ..	3,618 \| 3,895
Goods, -	No. \| No.
Drays ..	6 \| 7
Cattle ..	587 \| 985
Calves ..	83 \| 37
Sheep ..	7,066 \| 5,838
Pigs ..	156 \| 454
Total ..	7,898 \| 7,321

Tons.

Chaff, &c. ..	165	315
Wool ..	11	6
Firewood ..	310	240
Timber ..	372	891
Grain ..	1,299	933
Merchandise ..	2,766	2,106
Minerals ..	5,080	4,355
Total ..	10,003	8,846
REVENUE, -	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Passengers ..	3,939 9 3	4,077 1 10
Parcels and Luggage	347 8 1	347 8 1
Goods ..	4,655 0 1	4,699 16 2
Miscellaneous ..	18 19 2	7 10 0
Rents and Commission	126 5 3	107 10 9
Total ..	£9,055 0 8	£9,239 6 10

NAPIER SECTION


1889.	1888.
PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total.	S. R. Total.
1st Class ..	1,549 3,104 4,653
2nd Class ..	4,929 9,352 14,281
Total ..	6,478 12,456 18,934
Season Tickets ..	.. 17 \| .. 21
PARCELS, ETC., -	No. \| No.
Parcels ..	1,632 \| 1,818
Horses ..	190 \| 134
Carriages ..	.. \| 2
Dogs ..	207 \| 163
Total ..	2,029 \| 2,117
Goods, -	No. \| No.
Drays ..	4 \| 4
Cattle ..	9 \| 28
Calves ..	.. \| ..
Sheep ..	4,292 \| 3,062
Pigs ..	74 \| 1
Total ..	4,375 \| 3,095

Tons.

Chaff, &c. ..	15	25
Wool ..	148	108
Firewood ..	2,100	1,060
Timber ..	1,711	1,556
Grain ..	1,008	374
Merchandise ..	1,246	1,554
Minerals ..	311	197
Total ..	6,539	4,874
REVENUE, -	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Passengers ..	2,713 13 8	2,538 13 2
Parcels and Luggage	260 8 9	238 3 1
Goods ..	2,984 0 8	2,490 8 3
Miscellaneous ..	Cr.6 15 7	Cr.20 19 7
Rents and Commission	18 2 0	20 15 0
Total ..	£5,983 6 2	£5,253 19 11

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1889, No 29

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