Railway Traffic Statistics




FEB. 7.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

161

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.-Traffic Returns for the
four weeks ending the 5th January, 1889, and for
the corresponding period 1888.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1889. 1888.
PASSENGERS, - S. R.
1st Class 86 100
2nd Class 204 376
Total 290 476

Season Tickets .. .. .. 0 .. .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,-
Parcels .. .. .. .. No. 37 No. 177
Horses .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 8
Dogs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. .. 42 .. 187

GOODS,-
Drays .. .. .. .. No. .. No.
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Calves .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. 105 .. 267
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 21
Total .. .. .. .. 105 .. 290

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. 5 .. 12
Wool .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 6
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 4
Grain .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. .. 107 .. 123
Minerals .. .. .. 1,868 .. 2,200
Total .. .. .. 1,983 .. 2,345

REVENUE,-
Passengers .. .. 37 16 7
Parcels and Luggage 2 5 4
Goods .. .. .. 248 5 1
Miscellaneous .. .. .. 0 1 6
Rents and Commission 3 14 4
Total .. .. £292 1 4

£ s. d. £ s. d.
57 2 5
7 6 2
287 2 11
0 1 6
3 14 4
£355 7 4

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1889. 1888.
PASSENGERS, - S. R.
1st Class 1,739 3,466
2nd Class 10,057 35,368
Total 11,796 38,834

Season Tickets .. .. .. 43 .. .. .. 54

PARCELS, ETC.,-
Parcels .. .. .. .. No. 3,730 No. 3,976
Horses .. .. .. .. .. 54 .. 77
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 4
Dogs .. .. .. .. .. 175 .. 140
Total .. .. .. 3,961 .. 4,197

GOODS,-
Drays .. .. .. .. No. 5 .. No. 5
Cattle .. .. .. .. 394 .. 411
Calves .. .. .. .. 28 .. 71
Sheep .. .. .. .. 7,617 .. 3,515
Pigs .. .. .. .. 222 .. 480
Total .. .. .. 8,266 .. 4,482

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. 375 .. 60
Wool .. .. .. .. .. 173 .. 131
Firewood .. .. .. .. 235 .. 325
Timber .. .. .. .. 259 .. 273
Grain .. .. .. .. 360 .. 299
Merchandise .. .. .. 1,899 .. 2,162
Minerals .. .. .. 4,505 .. 4,011
Total .. .. .. 7,806 .. 7,261

REVENUE,-
Passengers .. .. £ 4,151 5 2
Parcels and Luggage 312 17 9
Goods .. .. .. 4,358 11 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 27 18 7
Rents and Commission 219 5 0
Total .. .. £9,069 18 4

£ s. d. £ s. d.
4,801 18 2
358 12 6
4,457 7 2
20 6 6
220 15 3
£9,858 19 7

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1889. 1888.
PASSENGERS, - S. R.
1st Class 244 ..
2nd Class 1,194 ..
Total 1,438 ..

Season Tickets .. .. .. 0 .. .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,-
Parcels .. .. .. .. No. .. No.
Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. .. .. ..

GOODS,-
Drays .. .. .. .. No. 1 .. No. 8
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. 7
Calves .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. .. 8 .. 10

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. 29 .. 6
Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2
Grain .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. .. 218 .. 182
Minerals .. .. .. 1,483 .. 866
Total .. .. .. 1,732 .. 1,056

REVENUE,-
Passengers .. .. £ 39 0 0
Parcels and Luggage 0 16 1
Goods .. .. .. 164 18 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 14 0
Rents and Commission 7 3 0
Total .. .. £212 11 7

£ s. d. £ s. d.
51 0 6
0 16 4
131 16 4
.. ..
7 13 0
£190 9 10

NAPIER SECTION.

1889. 1888.
PASSENGERS, - S. R.
1st Class 1,453 5,240
2nd Class 5,088 14,476
Total 6,541 19,716

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

PARCELS, ETC.,-
Parcels .. .. .. .. No. 1,858 No. 2,288
Horses .. .. .. .. .. 165 .. 140
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. 5
Dogs .. .. .. .. .. 169 .. 178
Total .. .. .. 2,199 .. 2,611

GOODS,-
Drays .. .. .. .. No. 4 .. No. 6
Cattle .. .. .. .. 76 .. 54
Calves .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. .. .. 464 .. 5,152
Pigs .. .. .. .. 60 .. 380
Total .. .. .. 604 .. 5,593

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. 105 .. 5
Wool .. .. .. .. .. 1,014 .. 878
Firewood .. .. .. .. 1,055 .. 1,075
Timber .. .. .. .. 1,468 .. 2,189
Grain .. .. .. .. 182 .. 159
Merchandise .. .. .. 1,419 .. 1,470
Minerals .. .. .. 356 .. 921
Total .. .. .. 5,599 .. 6,697

REVENUE,-
Passengers .. .. £ 2,777 1 6
Parcels and Luggage 244 7 2
Goods .. .. .. 3,193 13 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 4 16 3
Rents and Commission 91 12 0
Total .. .. £6,311 10 8

£ s. d. £ s. d.
2,787 18 11
247 8 1
3,298 3 0
9 14 8
97 10 0
£6,440 14 8



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for four weeks ending January 5, 1889

🚂 Transport & Communications
7 February 1889
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