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New Zealand Gazette – 1889 – No. 7

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1889, No 7

New Zealand Gazette – 1889 – No. 7

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1889, No 7

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🚂 Continuation of New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for Westport, Nelson, and Picton Sections (continued from previous page)

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✨ Railway Traffic Statistics Tables

FEB. 7.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

WESTPORT SECTION.

	1889.	1888.
PASSENGERS, -	S.	R. \| Total. \| S. \| R. \| Total.
1st Class	817	4,174 \| 4,991 \| 617 \| 3,814 \| 4,431
2nd Class		\| \| \| \|
Total	817	4,174 \| 4,991 \| 617 \| 3,814 \| 4,431
Season Tickets	..	.. \| 0 \| .. \| .. \| 0

PARCELS, ETC., -

	No.	No.
Parcels	250	236
Horses	..	..
Carriages	..	1
Dogs	..	3 \| 6
Total	..	253 \| 243

GOODS, -

	No.	No.
Drays	..	..
Cattle	..	..
Calves	..	4 \| 3
Sheep	..	48 \| 46
Pigs	..	.. \| ..
Total	..	52 \| 49
	1889. Tons.	1888. Tons.
---	---	---
Chaff, &c.	..	..
Wool	..	..
Firewood	..	90
Timber	..	264 \| 296
Grain	..	101 \| 170
Merchandise	..	7,927 \| 4,395
Minerals	..	.. \| ..
Total	..	8,382 \| 4,861

REVENUE, -

NELSON SECTION.

	1889.	1888.
PASSENGERS,-	S.	R. \| Total. \| S. \| R. \| Total.
1st Class	63	590 \| 653 \| 77 \| 752 \| 829
2nd Class	1,628	5,278 \| 6,906 \| 1,755 \| 4,866 \| 6,621
Total	1,691	5,868 \| 7,559 \| 1,832 \| 5,618 \| 7,450
Season Tickets	..	.. \| 1 \| .. \| .. \| 5

PARCELS, ETC., -

	No.	No.
Parcels	..	356 \| 368
Horses	..	.. \| ..
Carriages	..	.. \| ..
Dogs	..	7 \| 16
Total	..	363 \| 384

GOODS, -

	No.	No.
Drays	..	.. \| 1
Cattle	..	.. \| 1
Calves	..	.. \| 2 \| 1
Sheep	..	.. \| .. \| ..
Pigs	..	.. \| .. \| ..
Total	..	3 \| 2

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NELSON SECTION-continued.

	1889. Tons.	1888. Tons.
Chaff, &c.	..	125 \| 85
Wool	..	108 \| 56
Firewood	..	155 \| 75
Timber	..	85 \| 75
Grain	..	30 \| 5
Merchandise	..	158 \| 195
Minerals	..	88 \| 86
Total	..	749 \| 577

REVENUE, -

	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Passengers	419	0	3	433	8	3
Parcels and Luggage	12	9	5	14	1	7
Goods	423	12	0	346	17	4
Miscellaneous	31	7	2	54	11	6
Rents and Commission	7	14	0	6	14	0
Total		£894	2	10	£855	12	8

PICTON SECTION.

	1889.	1888.
PASSENGERS, -	S.	R. \| Total. \| S. \| R. \| Total.
1st Class	228	908 \| 1,136 \| 138 \| 782 \| 920
2nd Class	530	4,716 \| 5,246 \| 264 \| 3,402 \| 3,666
Total	758	5,624 \| 6,382 \| 402 \| 4,184 \| 4,586
Season Tickets	..	.. \| 1 \| .. \| .. \| 0

PARCELS, ETC., -

	No.	No.
Parcels	..	128 \| 117
Horses	..	.. \| ..
Carriages	..	.. \| ..
Dogs	..	13 \| 10
Total	..	141 \| 127

GOODS, -

	No.	No.
Drays	..	.. \| 1
Cattle	..	.. \| ..
Calves	..	.. \| ..
Sheep	..	.. \| ..
Pigs	..	.. \| 2
Total	..	1 \| 2
	1889. Tons.	1888. Tons.
---	---	---
Chaff, &c.	..	.. \| 35
Wool	..	.. \| 518
Firewood	..	.. \| 330
Timber	..	.. \| 33
Grain	..	.. \| 68
Merchandise	..	.. \| 80
Minerals	..	.. \| 116
Total	..	1,420 \| 1,180

REVENUE, -

	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Passengers	413	2	3	310	13	7
Parcels and Luggage	4	9	7	3	14	7
Goods	371	18	6	248	10	11
Miscellaneous	72	0	10	1	6	2
Rents and Commission	25	9	2	13	19	0
Total		£887	0	4	£578	4	3

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways,
Railway Department, 5th February, 1889.

In 1865 Parliament moved to Wellington and sat in the Wellington Provincial Council Chambers (depicted). Gradually expanded into a larger complex of buildings, it was replaced by the General Assembly Library in 1899

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated5 February 1889
KeywordsRailway statistics, Westport, Nelson, Picton, Traffic returns, Revenue, 1889, 1888
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A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

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