New Zealand Gazette – 1889 – No. 41

Page 731

✨ Railway Traffic Statistics



JUNE 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 731

WELLINGTON SECTION.

1889. 1888.
S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
PASSENGERS,—
1st Class 1,037 3,524 4,561 1,018 3,618 4,636
2nd Class 4,778 14,162 18,940 4,371 15,328 19,699
Total 5,815 17,686 23,501 5,389 18,946 24,335
Season Tickets .. .. 64 .. .. 62

PARCELS, ETC.,—

Parcels .. .. No. .. No.
.. 3,056 .. 2,954
Horses .. .. 46 .. 15
Carriages .. .. 3 .. 4
Dogs .. .. 175 .. 166
Total .. .. 3,280 .. 3,139

Goods,—

Drays .. .. No. .. No.
.. 1 .. 2
Cattle .. .. 118 .. 207
Calves .. .. 21 .. 30
Sheep .. .. 15,052 .. 10,499
Pigs .. .. 325 .. 53
Total .. .. 15,517 .. 10,791
Chaff, &c., Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 135 .. 40
Firewood .. .. 279 .. 17
Timber .. .. 405 .. 580
Grain .. .. 1,853 .. 2,019
Merchandise .. .. 403 .. 169
Minerals .. .. 1,974 .. 1,738
.. 960 .. 755
Total .. .. 6,009 .. 5,318

REVENUE,—

Passengers .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1,939 19 6 1,956 6 8
Parcels and Luggage 262 11 10 215 9 9
Goods .. 2,885 12 8 3,415 15 2
Miscellaneous 13 13 0 4 9 6
Rents and Commission 38 10 3 38 8 8
Total .. £5,140 7 3 £5,630 9 11

WANGANUI SECTION.

1889. 1888.
S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
PASSENGERS,—
1st Class 2,009 962 2,971 1,810 1,320 3,130
2nd Class 8,553 6,502 15,055 7,804 6,646 14,450
Total 10,562 7,464 18,026 9,614 7,966 17,580
Season Tickets .. .. 11 .. .. 20

PARCELS, ETC.,—

Parcels .. .. No. .. No.
.. 2,571 .. 2,585
Horses .. .. 116 .. 115
Carriages .. .. 4 .. 3
Dogs .. .. 291 .. 272
Total .. .. 2,982 .. 2,975

Goods,—

Drays .. .. No. .. No.
.. 7 .. 3
Cattle .. .. 409 .. 124
Calves .. .. 21 .. 20
Sheep .. .. 7,163 .. 5,246
Pigs .. .. 619 .. 806
Total .. .. 8,219 .. 6,199
Chaff, &c., Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 110 .. 25
Firewood .. .. 11 .. 10
Timber .. .. 630 .. 700
Grain .. .. 1,409 .. 1,421
Merchandise .. .. 1,184 .. 807
Minerals .. .. 2,358 .. 1,651
.. 489 .. 573
Total .. .. 6,191 .. 5,187

REVENUE,—

Passengers .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
2,560 9 1 2,497 5 2
Parcels and Luggage 290 14 2 281 11 1
Goods .. 2,856 14 1 2,348 18 4
Miscellaneous 162 12 0 112 0 3
Rents and Commission 72 5 4 59 10 8
Total .. £5,942 14 8 £5,299 5 6

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.

1889. 1888.
S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
PASSENGERS,—
1st Class 9,894 21,584 31,478 9,270 21,052 30,322
2nd Class 36,649 74,422 111,071 36,201 73,560 103,761
Total 46,543 96,006 142,549 45,471 94,612 140,083
Season Tickets .. .. 315 .. .. 293

PARCELS, ETC.,—

Parcels .. .. No. .. No.
.. 17,920 .. 17,391
Horses .. .. 499 .. 414
Carriages .. .. 26 .. 23
Dogs .. .. 969 .. 1,064
Total .. .. 19,414 .. 18,892

Goods,—

Drays .. .. No. .. No.
.. 28 .. 20
Cattle .. .. 968 .. 824
Calves .. .. 8 .. 28
Sheep .. .. 30,875 .. 24,510
Pigs .. .. 7,845 .. 7,845
Total .. .. 39,724 .. 31,744
Chaff, &c., Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 2,245 .. 1,490
Firewood .. .. 1,317 .. 1,194
Timber .. .. 2,075 .. 2,560
Grain .. .. 7,523 .. 5,994
Merchandise .. .. 70,790 .. 65,782
Minerals .. .. 17,922 .. 17,884
.. 25,400 .. 26,465
Total .. .. 127,277 .. 121,369

REVENUE,—

Passengers .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
15,009 1 5 14,975 4 0
Parcels and Luggage 1,767 2 6 1,655 16 2
Goods .. 42,799 16 3 41,890 14 6
Miscellaneous 878 5 2 915 10 5
Rents and Commission 511 19 2 522 9 2
Total .. £60,966 4 6 £59,459 14 3

GREYMOUTH SECTION.

1889. 1888.
S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
PASSENGERS,—
1st Class 28 286 314 75 582 657
2nd Class 320 3,106 3,426 561 5,076 5,637
Total 348 3,392 3,740 636 5,658 6,294
Season Tickets .. .. 11 .. .. 11

PARCELS, ETC.,—

Parcels .. .. No. .. No.
.. 97 .. 137
Horses .. .. .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. .. 7
Dogs .. .. 8 .. ..
Total .. .. 105 .. 145

Goods,—

Drays .. .. No. .. No.
.. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 1 .. ..
Sheep .. .. 2 .. 10
Pigs .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 3 .. 10
Chaff, &c., Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 72 .. 192
Grain .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 199 .. 359
Minerals .. .. 9,698 .. 16,182
Total .. .. 9,969 .. 16,733

REVENUE,—

Passengers .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
181 0 5 286 0 11
Parcels and Luggage .. .. .. 7 4 6
Goods .. 1,295 14 8 2,178 1 9
Miscellaneous 20 15 4 24 0 10
Rents and Commission 6 1 0 4 10 0
Total .. 1,511 7 3 2,499 18 0


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

🚂 Transport & Communications
27 June 1889
Railway statistics, Traffic returns, Wellington Section, Wanganui Section, Hurunui-Bluff Section, Greymouth Section, Passengers, Goods, Revenue