Railway Traffic Statistics




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WELLINGTON SECTION.
1889. 1888.
PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,124 3,574 4,698 1,005 3,046 4,051
2nd Class 4,883 14,116 18,999 4,313 12,914 17,227
Total 6,007 17,690 23,697 5,318 15,960 21,278
Season Tickets .. 61 .. 57

PARCELS, ETC., - No. No.
Parcels .. 2,725 2,919
Horses .. 33 5
Carriages .. 4 1
Dogs .. 168 99
Total .. 2,930 3,024

GOODS, - No. No.
Drays .. 2 2
Cattle .. 59 15
Calves .. 21 12
Sheep .. 9,186 11,027
Pigs .. 45 12
Total .. 9,313 11,068

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. 85 30
Wool 460 179
Firewood 666 345
Timber 1,925 2,411
Grain 809 325
Merchandise 3,501 989
Minerals 1,264 571
Total .. 8,710 4,850

REVENUE, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 1,950 0 1 1,764 2 10
Parcels and Luggage 250 16 7 197 12 11
Goods 3,013 8 6 2,962 11 8
Miscellaneous 15 10 9 16 19 5
Rents and Commission 85 7 8 37 18 9
Total .. .. £5,315 3 7 £4,979 5 7

WANGANUI SECTION.
1889. 1888.
PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,839 856 2,695 1,756 1,128 2,884
2nd Class 9,342 6,422 15,764 6,552 5,908 12,460
Total 11,181 7,278 18,459 8,308 7,036 15,844
Season Tickets .. 3 .. 6

PARCELS, ETC., - No. No.
Parcels 2,496 2,278
Horses 135 121
Carriages 6 4
Dogs 177 124
Total .. 2,814 2,527

GOODS, - No. No.
Drays 4 4
Cattle 724 326
Calves 1 17
Sheep 10,949 9,521
Pigs 692 708
Total .. 12,370 10,576

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. 140 30
Wool 290 104
Firewood 870 445
Timber 1,498 1,579
Grain 1,126 411
Merchandise 2,312 1,678
Minerals 968 279
Total .. 7,204 4,526

REVENUE, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 2,501 7 1 2,176 18 3
Parcels and Luggage 271 18 4 272 7 9
Goods 3,096 17 10 2,258 7 2
Miscellaneous 305 0 2 189 18 8
Rents and Commission 65 16 7 50 13 9
Total .. .. £6,241 0 0 £4,948 0 2

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 70

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1889. 1888.
PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 8,337 24,560 32,897 8,727 31,158 39,885
2nd Class 34,721 87,428 122,149 33,362 83,822 117,184
Total 43,058 111,998 155,046 42,089 114,980 157,069
Season Tickets ..309 ..289

PARCELS, ETC., - No. No.
Parcels .. 17,518 16,816
Horses .. 568 504
Carriages .. 37 19
Dogs .. 756 774
Total .. 18,879 18,113

GOODS, - No. No.
Drays .. 18 15
Cattle .. 777 723
Calves .. 12 27
Sheep .. 32,759 25,825
Pigs .. 2,140 1,302
Total .. 35,706 27,892

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. 1,580 1,190
Wool 1,966 1,568
Firewood 1,820 1,410
Timber 6,710 7,896
Grain 29,611 25,494
Merchandise 17,295 17,186
Minerals 25,037 22,510
Total .. 84,019 77,254

REVENUE, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 14,954 2 7 15,063 19 1
Parcels and Luggage 1,754 8 4 1,637 8 4
Goods 25,188 9 0 24,394 4 7
Miscellaneous 1,015 18 9 723 12 4
Rents and Commission 756 12 9 569 1 10
Total .. £43,669 11 5 £42,388 6 2

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1889. 1888.
PASSENGERS, - S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 175 520 695 46 610 656
2nd Class 810 3,590 4,400 450 4,266 4,716
Total 985 4,110 5,095 496 4,876 5,372
Season Tickets .. 19 .. 12

PARCELS, ETC., - No. No.
Parcels 218 145
Horses .. ..
Carriages .. 26 1
Dogs .. ..
Total .. 244 146

GOODS, - No. No.
Drays .. ..
Cattle .. ..
Calves .. 2 4
Sheep .. 25
Pigs .. ..
Total .. 27 4

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. ..
Wool .. 48
Firewood .. 113 126
Timber .. 22
Grain .. 356 308
Merchandise .. 10,138 16,312
Minerals ..
Total .. 10,677 16,746

REVENUE, - £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 273 12 6 275 7 11
Parcels and Luggage 9 3 7 7 1 11
Goods 1,375 10 2 2,076 10 3
Miscellaneous 68 9 1 28 16 4
Rents and Commission 0 6 3 1 0 0
Total .. 1,727 1 3 2,388 16 5



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