New Zealand Gazette – 1889 – No. 29

Page 477

✨ Railway Traffic Statistics Tables

May 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 477

WESTPORT SECTION.

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Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. .. .. 1 6 7
2nd Class 775 1,438 2,213 495 1,116 1,611
Total 775 1,438 2,213 496 1,122 1,618
Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 1

Parcels, etc.—
Parcels .. .. 268 .. .. 178
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 10 .. .. 6
Total .. .. 273 .. .. 184

Goods,—
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 2
Sheep .. .. 23 .. .. 40
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 23 .. .. 42

           Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. ..
Wool .. ..
Firewood .. 80
Timber .. 394
Grain .. ..
Merchandise .. 201
Minerals .. 10,566
Total .. 11,241 8,174

Revenue,—
Passengers £ s. d. £ s. d.
198 6 2 147 19 11
Parcels and Luggage
10 7 8 6 15 6
Goods 1,600 12 9 1,175 9 10
Miscellaneous 302 0 0 57 15 2
Rents and Commission
1 10 0 1 10 0
Total £2,112 16 7 £1,389 10 5

NELSON SECTION.

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Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 77 100 177 85 654 739
2nd Class 1,749 1,550 3,299 1,606 4,176 5,782
Total 1,826 1,650 3,476 1,691 4,830 6,521
Season Tickets .. .. 2 .. .. 6

Parcels, etc.—
Parcels .. .. 300 .. .. 261
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 16 .. .. 5
Total .. .. 316 .. .. 266

Goods,—
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 20 .. .. 9
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 20 .. .. 9

NELSON SECTION—continued.

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Chaff, &c. .. 25 40
Wool .. 10 9
Firewood .. 125 75
Timber .. 60 40
Grain .. 110 432
Merchandise .. 183 160
Minerals .. 164 649
Total .. 677 1,405

Revenue,—
Passengers £ s. d. £ s. d.
340 5 10 384 11 4
Parcels and Luggage
11 2 2 9 11 11
Goods 402 7 8 521 0 9
Miscellaneous 11 13 0 59 14 3
Rents and Commission
3 0 0 1 14 0
Total £768 8 8 £976 12 3

PICton SECTION.

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Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 310 618 928 177 434 611
2nd Class 893 2,488 3,381 875 2,110 2,485
Total 1,203 3,106 4,309 552 2,544 3,096
Season Tickets .. .. 2 .. .. 7

Parcels, etc.—
Parcels .. .. 124 .. .. 110
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 12 .. .. 9
Total .. .. 187 .. .. 119

Goods,—
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 46 .. .. 4
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total .. .. 46 .. .. 5

           Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. 5 85
Wool .. 1 ..
Firewood .. 410 450
Timber .. .. 39
Grain .. 173 111
Merchandise .. 91 106
Minerals .. 217 86
Total .. 897 877

Revenue,—
Passengers £ s. d. £ s. d.
378 16 1 317 3 2
Parcels and Luggage
7 2 6 6 2 3
Goods 200 15 9 169 12 4
Miscellaneous 4 1 3 4 7 7
Rents and Commission
8 11 0 11 10 0
Total £599 6 7 £508 15 4

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 6th May, 1889.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1889, No 29

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🚂 Continuation of Railway Traffic Returns for Westport, Nelson, and Picton Sections (continued from previous page)

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated6 May 1889
KeywordsRailway statistics, Traffic returns, Westport Section, Nelson Section, Picton Section, Revenue, Passengers, Goods
👩‍💼 Officials

A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

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