New Zealand Gazette – 1889 – No. 55

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✨ Railway Traffic Statistics

996 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 55

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. - Traffic Returns for the
four weeks ending 17th August, 1889, and for the cor-
responding period, 1888.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1889.

Class	S	R	Total	S	R	Total
1st Class	24	24	48	75	78	153
2nd Class	130	380	510	153	194	347
Total	154	404	558	228	272	500

Season Tickets: 1889: .., 1888: 1

PARCELS, ETC., (Count: No.)
| Item | 1889 Total | 1888 Total |
|---|---|---|
| Parcels | 21 | 70 |
| Horses | 1 | 3 |
| Carriages | 4 | 3 |
| Dogs | 4 | 3 |
| Total | 26 | 76 |

GOODS, (Count: No.)
| Item | 1889 Total | 1888 Total |
|---|---|---|
| Drays | .. | .. |
| Cattle | .. | .. |
| Calves | .. | .. |
| Sheep | 105 | 68 |
| Pigs | 2 | 10 |
| Total | 107 | 78 |

GOODS, (Tons)
| Item | 1889 Tons | 1888 Tons |
|---|---|---|
| Chaff, &c. | .. | 5 |
| Wool | .. | .. |
| Firewood | .. | .. |
| Timber | 7 | 8 |
| Grain | 140 | 128 |
| Merchandise | 443 | 2,201 |
| Minerals | .. | .. |
| Total | 590 | 2,342 |

REVENUE (£ s. d.)
| Item | 1889 | 1888 |
|---|---|---|
| Passengers.. | 33 5 9 | 37 7 4 |
| Parcels and Luggage | 2 16 1 | 4 6 5 |
| Goods | 106 3 0 | 293 16 2 |
| Miscellaneous | 0 0 6 | .. |
| Rents and Commission | 3 14 4 | 4 6 4 |
| Total | £145 19 8 | £339 16 3 |

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1889.

Class	S	R	Total	S	R	Total
1st Class	1,323	1,828	3,151	1,503	1,680	3,183
2nd Class	8,428	9,096	17,524	8,796	8,316	17,112
Total	9,751	10,924	20,675	10,299	9,996	20,295

Season Tickets: 1889: 72, 1888: 68

PARCELS, ETC., (Count: No.)
| Item | 1889 Total | 1888 Total |
|---|---|---|
| Parcels | 2,813 | 2,991 |
| Horses | 21 | 15 |
| Carriages | 1 | 3 |
| Dogs | 145 | 177 |
| Total | 2,980 | 3,186 |

GOODS, (Count: No.)
| Item | 1889 Total | 1888 Total |
|---|---|---|
| Drays | 4 | 9 |
| Cattle | 730 | 840 |
| Calves | 77 | 34 |
| Sheep | 3,563 | 3,028 |
| Pigs | 346 | 430 |
| Total | 4,720 | 4,341 |

GOODS, (Tons)
| Item | 1889 Tons | 1888 Tons |
|---|---|---|
| Chaff, &c. | 895 | 280 |
| Wool | .. | .. |
| Firewood | 370 | 570 |
| Timber | 273 | 280 |
| Grain | 1,387 | 971 |
| Merchandise | 2,150 | 1,860 |
| Minerals | 6,028 | 6,056 |
| Total | 11,103 | 10,017. |

REVENUE (£ s. d.)
| Item | 1889 | 1888 |
|---|---|---|
| Passengers.. | 2,538 9 0 | 2,558 11 3 |
| Parcels and Luggage | 206 17 7 | 208 19 7 |
| Goods | 4,793 2 1 | 4,580 10 4 |
| Miscellaneous | 18 0 11 | 26 19 6 |
| Rents and Commission | 159 2 0 | 125 5 0 |
| Total | £7,715 11 7 | £7,500 5 8 |

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1889.

Class	S	R	Total	S	R	Total
1st Class	140	..	140	..	203	203
2nd Class	441	..	441	..	751	751
Total	581	..	581	..	..	954

Season Tickets: 1889: 0, 1888: 0

PARCELS, ETC., (Count: No.)
| Item | 1889 Total | 1888 Total |
|---|---|---|
| Parcels | .. | .. |
| Horses | .. | .. |
| Carriages | .. | .. |
| Dogs | .. | .. |
| Total | .. | .. |

GOODS, (Count: No.)
| Item | 1889 Total | 1888 Total |
|---|---|---|
| Drays | .. | 1 |
| Cattle | 6 | 9 |
| Calves | .. | .. |
| Sheep | .. | .. |
| Pigs | .. | .. |
| Total | 6 | 10 |

GOODS, (Tons)
| Item | 1889 Tons | 1888 Tons |
|---|---|---|
| Chaff, &c. | .. | .. |
| Wool | .. | .. |
| Firewood | .. | .. |
| Timber | 3 | .. |
| Grain | .. | .. |
| Merchandise | 294 | 370 |
| Minerals | 1,498 | 1,258 |
| Total | 1,795 | 1,628 |

REVENUE (£ s. d.)
| Item | 1889 | 1888 |
|---|---|---|
| Passengers.. | 29 1 4 | 36 14 7 |
| Parcels and Luggage | 201 3 0 | 195 0 5 |
| Goods | 2 12 0 | 3 18 0 |
| Miscellaneous | .. | .. |
| Rents and Commission | .. | .. |
| Total | £232 16 4 | £235 13 0 |

NAPIER SECTION.

1889.

Class	S	R	Total	S	R	Total
1st Class	1,368	2,122	3,490	1,254	1,846	3,100
2nd Class	4,029	5,402	9,431	4,123	4,846	8,969
Total	5,397	7,524	12,921	5,377	6,692	12,069

Season Tickets: 1889: 25, 1888: 37

PARCELS, ETC., (Count: No.)
| Item | 1889 Total | 1888 Total |
|---|---|---|
| Parcels | 1,595 | 1,660 |
| Horses | 34 | 36 |
| Carriages | 1 | .. |
| Dogs | 129 | 109 |
| Total | 1,759 | 1,805 |

GOODS, (Count: No.)
| Item | 1889 Total | 1888 Total |
|---|---|---|
| Drays | 1 | 2 |
| Cattle | 34 | 51 |
| Calves | .. | .. |
| Sheep | 587 | 68 |
| Pigs | 28 | .. |
| Total | 650 | 121 |

GOODS, (Tons)
| Item | 1889 Tons | 1888 Tons |
|---|---|---|
| Chaff, &c. | 45 | 75 |
| Wool | 32 | 42 |
| Firewood | 1,225 | 925 |
| Timber | 1,329 | 1,760 |
| Grain | 503 | 296 |
| Merchandise | 1,172 | 595 |
| Minerals | 539 | 453 |
| Total | 4,845 | 4,146 |

REVENUE (£ s. d.)
| Item | 1889 | 1888 |
|---|---|---|
| Passengers.. | 1,815 14 4 | 1,580 18 10 |
| Parcels and Luggage | 137 12 8 | 138 5 4 |
| Goods | 2,258 11 3 | 2,077 5 4 |
| Miscellaneous | 5 19 10 | 9 9 4 |
| Rents and Commission | 39 3 0 | 21 15 0 |
| Total | £4,257 1 1 | £3,827 13 10 |

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1889, No 55

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New Zealand Gazette Index

New Zealand Gazette – 1889 – No. 55

Page 996

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Traffic Returns.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

AUCKLAND SECTION.

WHANGAREI SECTION.

NAPIER SECTION.

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