Railway Traffic Returns




SEPT. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 997

WELLINGTON SECTION.
PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total. 1888.
1st Class 921 2,844 3,765 S. R. Total.
2nd Class 4,706 12,254 16,960 916 2,100 3,016
Total 5,627 15,098 20,725 4,089 10,864 14,953
Season Tickets .. .. 63 .. .. 62

PARCELS, ETC., - No. No.
Parcels 3,270 3,007
Horses 10 14
Carriages 4 21
Dogs 142 101
Total .. .. 3,426 3,122

GOODS, - No. No.
Drays .. .. 1
Cattle 130 161
Calves 15 19
Sheep 6,768 4,778
Pigs .. .. 62
Total .. .. 6,975 4,959

Chaff, &c. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 95 70
Firewood .. 100 8
Timber .. 490 455
Grain .. 1,894 1,876
Merchandise .. 403 240
Minerals .. 1,591 824
Total .. 910 778

REVENUE, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 1,754 0 1 1,520 4 2
Parcels and Luggage 218 6 11 205 12 10
Goods 2,490 11 10 2,306 7 5
Miscellaneous 4 12 11 12 5 11
Rents and Commission 71 0 8 66 1 2
Total .. £4,538 12 5 £4,110 11 6

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1889. 1888.
PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 8,461 15,946 24,407 7,708 14,472 22,180
2nd Class 33,039 59,562 92,601 31,059 52,708 83,767
Total 41,500 75,508 117,008 38,767 67,180 105,947
Season Tickets .. .. 340 .. .. 337

PARCELS, ETC., - No. No.
Parcels 16,136 14,737
Horses 307 196
Carriages 31 21
Dogs 865 794
Total .. .. 17,339 15,748

GOODS, - No. No.
Drays .. .. 19 15
Cattle 690 807
Calves .. .. 8 80
Sheep 46,553 40,345
Pigs .. .. 2,548 1,827
Total .. .. 49,818 43,074

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. 3,595 1,260
Wool .. .. 992 711
Firewood .. 2,745 1,855
Timber .. 6,844 4,975
Grain .. 21,999 27,679
Merchandise .. 19,089 17,108
Minerals .. 26,233 23,426
Total .. .. 81,497 77,014

REVENUE, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 14,220 15 7 11,907 15 9
Parcels and Luggage 1,450 11 10 1,270 19 6
Goods 25,618 19 5 22,505 13 8
Miscellaneous 840 10 0 1,152 11 2
Rents and Commission 752 1 4 538 10 9
Total .. £42,882 18 2 £37,375 10 10

WANGANUI SECTION.
1889. 1888.
PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,811 508 2,319 1,679 374 2,053
2nd Class 8,963 5,158 14,121 6,809 3,948 10,757
Total 10,774 5,666 16,440 8,488 4,322 12,810
Season Tickets .. .. 19 .. .. 5

PARCELS, ETC.,- No. No.
Parcels 2,587 2,426
Horses 66 75
Carriages 5 3
Dogs 201 188
Total .. .. 2,859 2,692

GOODS,- No. No.
Drays .. .. 4 ..
Cattle 341 357
Calves .. .. 1 20
Sheep 9,124 9,328
Pigs 787 496
Total .. .. 10,257 10,201

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. 160 110
Wool .. .. 17 10
Firewood .. 795 480
Timber .. 1,550 1,199
Grain .. 991 529
Merchandise .. 2,523 1,326
Minerals .. 619 437
Total .. .. 6,655 4,091

REVENUE, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers.. 2,583 5 6 2,040 1 0
Parcels and Luggage 233 5 4 218 17 9
Goods .. 2,985 17 2 2,091 13 10
Miscellaneous 266 10 4 106 16 3
Rents and Commission 103 19 2 93 4 10
Total .. £6,172 17 6 £4,550 13 8

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1889. 1888.
PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 66 402 468 46 404 450
2nd Class 610 3,356 3,966 386 3,426 3,812
Total 676 3,758 4,434 432 3,830 4,262
Season Tickets .. .. 18 .. .. 11

PARCELS, ETC., - No. No.
Parcels 137 135
Horses .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 5 4
Dogs .. .. ..
Total .. .. 142 139

GOODS,- No. No.
Drays .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. ..
Calves .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 2 4
Pigs .. .. 1 4
Total .. .. 3 4

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. ..
Wool .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 79 171
Timber .. .. 14
Grain .. .. 365 414
Merchandise .. .. 14,051 13,392
Minerals .. .. ..
Total .. .. 14,509 13,977

REVENUE, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 234 0 9 220 16 7
Parcels and Luggage 6 13 8 6 3 3
Goods .. 1,898 15 4 1,807 18 9
Miscellaneous 42 6 2 20 14 10
Rents and Commission .. 4 10 0
Total .. 2,181 15 11 2,060 3 5



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1889, No 55





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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for four weeks ending August 17, 1889 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
19 September 1889
Railway statistics, Traffic returns, Wellington section, Hurunui-Bluff section, Wanganui section, Greymouth section, Revenue