New Zealand Gazette – 1889 – No. 60

Page 1067

✨ Railway Traffic Statistics



Oct. 17.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

WELLINGTON SECTION.

PASSENGERS, —

1889. 1888.
S. R. | Total. | S. | R. | Total.
1st Class 1,104 2,932 | 4,036 | 890 | 2,562 | 3,452
2nd Class 4,850 12,734 | 17,584 | 4,201 | 12,300 | 16,501
Total 5,954 15,666 | 21,620 | 5,091 | 14,862 | 19,953

Season Tickets .. .. .. 52 .. .. .. 44

PARCELS, ETC., —

No. No.
Parcels 2,893 2,929
Horses 18 15
Carriages 4 ..
Dogs 119 95
Total 3,034 3,039

GOODS, —

No. No.
Drays 3 2
Cattle 117 82
Calves 16 12
Sheep 6,536 9,800
Pigs 94 6
Total 6,766 9,902
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. 135 | 50
Wool 44 | 16
Firewood 582 | 450
Timber 1,850 | 2,053
Grain 1,649 | 257
Merchandise 1,111 | 1,139
Minerals 1,181 | 977
Total 6,552 | 4,942

REVENUE, —

£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 1,712 5 9 1,453 15 10
Parcels and Luggage 219 18 9 204 6 10
Goods 2,498 19 8 2,650 15 4
Miscellaneous 4 5 3 5 16 1
Rents and Commission 140 18 6 30 7 2
Total £4,576 7 11 £4,345 1 3

WANGANUI SECTION.

PASSENGERS, —

1889. 1888.
S. R. | Total. | S. | R. | Total.
1st Class 1,897 456 | 2,353 | 1,977 | 514 | 2,491
2nd Class 9,142 4,930 | 14,072 | 6,826 | 4,000 | 10,826
Total 11,039 5,386 | 16,425 | 8,803 | 4,514 | 13,317

Season Tickets .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 8

PARCELS, ETC., —

No. No.
Parcels 2,333 2,240
Horses 46 48
Carriages 5 5
Dogs 152 146
Total 2,536 2,439

GOODS, —

No. No.
Drays 7 2
Cattle 479 277
Calves 35 61
Sheep 10,736 12,628
Pigs 919 849
Total 12,176 13,817
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. 235 | 35
Wool 15 | 17
Firewood 912 | 430
Timber 1,766 | 1,117
Grain 1,168 | 720
Merchandise 2,012 | 1,593
Minerals 731 | 158
Total 6,839 | 4,070

REVENUE, —

£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 2,210 7 8 1,847 0 8
Parcels and Luggage 221 7 3 204 4 1
Goods 2,837 10 11 2,243 3 5
Miscellaneous 241 9 4 124 0 3
Rents and Commission 62 12 6 34 12 1
Total £5,573 7 8 £4,453 0 6

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HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.

PASSENGERS, —

1889. 1888.
S. R. | Total. | S. | R. | Total.
1st Class 8,715 16,060 | 24,775 | 8,607 | 15,982 | 24,589
2nd Class 34,410 55,336 | 89,746 | 32,171 | 55,308 | 87,479
Total 43,125 71,396 | 114,521 | 40,778 | 71,290 | 112,068

Season Tickets .. .. .. 220 .. .. .. 264

PARCELS, ETC., —

No. No.
Parcels 15,774 15,435
Horses 245 226
Carriages 24 25
Dogs 633 798
Total 16,676 16,484

GOODS, —

No. No.
Drays 29 19
Cattle 667 958
Calves 235 3
Sheep 56,030 48,190
Pigs 1,753 1,393
Total 58,714 50,563
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. 2,280 | 1,475
Wool 1,178 | 649
Firewood 2,484 | 2,080
Timber 9,463 | 6,547
Grain 23,057 | 21,450
Merchandise 19,527 | 19,247
Minerals 24,982 | 24,896
Total 82,971 | 76,344

REVENUE, —

£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 11,745 1 11 11,991 5 0
Parcels and Luggage 1,430 7 2 1,383 12 11
Goods 26,395 5 3 24,609 8 7
Miscellaneous 987 14 6 638 13 9
Rents and Commission 458 13 7 339 15 0
Total £41,017 2 5 £38,262 15 3

GREYMOUTH SECTION.

PASSENGERS, —

1889. 1888.
S. R. | Total. | S. | R. | Total.
1st Class 113 322 | 435 | 47 | 398 | 445
2nd Class 692 3,324 | 4,016 | 443 | 3,498 | 3,941
Total 805 3,646 | 4,451 | 490 | 3,896 | 4,386

Season Tickets .. .. .. 9 .. .. .. 6

PARCELS, ETC., —

No. No.
Parcels 147 104
Horses .. ..
Carriages 10 4
Dogs .. ..
Total 157 108

GOODS, —

No. No.
Drays .. ..
Cattle .. ..
Calves 1 ..
Sheep 6 8
Pigs .. ..
Total 7 8
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. | ..
Wool .. | ..
Firewood 60 | 166
Timber 66 | ..
Grain 20 | ..
Merchandise 345 | 358
Minerals 14,388 | 16,529
Total 14,879 | 17,053

REVENUE, —

£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 212 2 8 214 19 3
Parcels and Luggage 6 13 3 6 1 9
Goods 1,857 10 5 2,176 19 1
Miscellaneous 56 19 1 34 13 11
Rents and Commission 3 16 3 1 6 3
Total 2,137 1 8 2,434 0 3


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🚂 Continuation of Railway Traffic Returns (continued from previous page)

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