Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics




APRIL 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 379

WESTPORT SECTION.

  1.                        1889.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 4 22 26 .. .. ..
    2nd Class 700 1,802 2,502 896 1,594 2,490
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total 704 1,824 2,528 896 1,594 2,490
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. .. 32 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 287 .. .. 241
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 6 .. .. 12
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 293 .. .. 253

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 20
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 1 .. .. 20

                 Tons.                  Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 5 .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 78 .. .. 100
Timber .. .. 500 .. .. 394
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 164 .. .. 182
Minerals .. .. 18,059 .. .. 10,720
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 18,806 .. .. 11,396

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 163 12 0 .. 168 19 1
Parcels and Luggage .. 10 9 5 .. 8 15 8
Goods .. 2,480 1 9 .. 1,598 1 3
Miscellaneous .. 56 6 2 .. 73 0 0
Rents and Commission .. 2 15 6 .. 2 15 0
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. £2,713 4 10 .. £1,851 11 0

NELSON SECTION.

  1.                        1889.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 96 98 194 83 510 593
    2nd Class 1,572 1,446 3,018 1,664 3,238 4,902
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total 1,668 1,544 3,212 1,747 3,748 5,495
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. .. 41 .. .. 23

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 347 .. .. 224
Horses .. .. .. .. .. 2
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 15 .. .. 6
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 362 .. .. 233

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 9 .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 9 .. .. ..

NELSON SECTION—continued.

  1.                        1889.
               Tons.                  Tons.

    Chaff, &c. .. .. 55 .. .. 15
    Wool .. .. 11 .. .. 8
    Firewood .. .. 162 .. .. 65
    Timber .. .. 150 .. .. 100
    Grain .. .. 115 .. .. 44
    Merchandise .. .. 171 .. .. 168
    Minerals .. .. 65 .. .. 163
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total .. .. 729 .. .. 563

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 275 14 0 .. 328 2 9
Parcels and Luggage .. 20 7 8 .. 9 11 8
Goods .. 304 11 2 .. 267 13 7
Miscellaneous .. 18 3 10 .. 25 8 5
Rents and Commission .. 3 0 0 .. 2 14 0
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. £621 16 8 .. £633 10 5

PICTON SECTION.

  1.                        1889.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 213 300 513 249 304 553
    2nd Class 606 1,626 2,232 481 1,354 1,835
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total 819 1,926 2,745 730 1,658 2,388
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. .. 39 .. .. 19

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 109 .. .. 133
Horses .. .. 10 .. .. 7
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 14 .. .. 10
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 133 .. .. 150

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 85 .. .. 37
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 18
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 85 .. .. 55

                 Tons.                  Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 35 .. .. 10
Wool .. .. 214 .. .. 2
Firewood .. .. 570 .. .. 330
Timber .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Grain .. .. 415 .. .. 149
Merchandise .. .. 300 .. .. 129
Minerals .. .. 157 .. .. 220
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 1,692 .. .. 840

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 195 11 6 .. 188 7 3
Parcels and Luggage .. 9 7 9 .. 8 14 5
Goods .. 352 15 11 .. 202 15 4
Miscellaneous .. 9 16 9 .. 6 17 6
Rents and Commission .. 26 10 2 .. 10 4 2
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. £594 2 1 .. £416 18 8

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 1st April, 1890.



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Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Sections, 1890, 1889
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways