Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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WELLINGTON SECTION.
1890. 1889.
PASSENGERS,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,215 3,600 4,815 1,296 3,116 4,412
2nd Class 5,601 14,312 19,913 5,288 13,294 18,582

Total 6,816 17,912 24,728 6,584 16,410 22,994

Season Tickets .. ..163 .. ..119

PARCELS, ETC.,--
Parcels .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. 3,089 .. .. 3,170
Horses .. .. .. .. 55
Carriages .. .. 5 .. .. 3
Dogs .. .. 250 .. .. 160

Total .. .. 3,399 .. .. 3,365

GOODS,--
Drays .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. 5 .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 291 .. .. 70
Calves .. .. 17 .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 20,652 .. .. 21,288
Pigs .. .. 178 .. .. 50

Total .. .. 21,143 .. .. 21,409

           Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 80 .. .. 70
Wool .. .. 940 .. .. 548
Firewood .. .. 480 .. .. 435
Timber .. .. 1,805 .. .. 1,408
Grain .. .. 368 .. .. 204
Merchandise .. .. 3,962 .. .. 2,042
Minerals .. .. 1,167 .. .. 553

Total .. .. 8,802 .. .. 5,260

REVENUE,--
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. .. .. £ s. d.
.. .. 2,527 4 1 .. .. 2,074 8 5
Parcels and Luggage
.. .. 299 11 9 .. .. 244 0 6
Goods .. .. 3,563 2 1 .. .. 3,057 0 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 13 2 2 .. .. 8 19 2
Rents and Commission
.. .. 57 1 2 .. .. 41 4 2

Total .. .. £6,460 1 3 .. .. £5,425 12 7

WANGANUI SECTION.
1890. 1889.
PASSENGERS,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,455 1,304 3,759 2,502 1,282 3,784
2nd Class 12,249 7,876 20,125 9,681 7,450 17,131

Total 14,704 9,180 23,884 12,183 8,732 20,915

Season Tickets .. ..25 .. ..28

PARCELS, ETC.,--
Parcels .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. 2,421 .. .. 2,267
Horses .. .. 154 .. .. 180
Carriages .. .. 4 .. .. 9
Dogs .. .. 235 .. .. 222

Total .. .. 2,814 .. .. 2,678

GOODS,--
Drays .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. 3 .. .. 2
Cattle .. .. 577 .. .. 596
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 22
Sheep .. .. 20,913 .. .. 8,811
Pigs .. .. 875 .. .. 602

Total .. .. 22,368 .. .. 10,038

           Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 215 .. .. 40
Wool .. .. 119 .. .. 93
Firewood .. .. 852 .. .. 665
Timber .. .. 1,698 .. .. 1,317
Grain .. .. 1,569 .. .. 1,230
Merchandise .. .. 2,774 .. .. 2,730
Minerals .. .. 758 .. .. 477

Total .. .. 7,985 .. .. 6,542

REVENUE,--
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. .. .. £ s. d.
.. .. 4,270 1 11 .. .. 3,870 15 4
Parcels and Luggage
.. .. 334 3 2 .. .. 347 15 9
Goods .. .. 3,654 0 2 .. .. 2,778 18 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 276 4 9 .. .. 150 11 1
Rents and Commission
.. .. 46 12 0 .. .. 29 10 7

Total .. .. £8,581 2 0 .. .. £7,177 11 2

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1890. 1889.
PASSENGERS,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 10,577 28,900 39,477 11,312 21,440 32,752
2nd Class 42,732 79,632 122,364 42,014 68,952 110,966

Total 53,309 108,532 161,841 53,326 90,392 143,718

Season Tickets .. ..628 .. ..518

PARCELS, ETC.,--
Parcels .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. 18,045 .. .. 17,337
Horses .. .. 394 .. .. 300
Carriages .. .. 55 .. .. 39
Dogs .. .. 1,010 .. .. 943

Total .. .. 19,504 .. .. 18,619

GOODS,--
Drays .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. 41 .. .. 37
Cattle .. .. 942 .. .. 630
Calves .. .. 33 .. .. 12
Sheep .. .. 59,694 .. .. 38,414
Pigs .. .. 2,380 .. .. 2,403

Total .. .. 63,090 .. .. 41,496

           Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 1,840 .. .. 1,310
Wool .. .. 5,106 .. .. 4,096
Firewood .. .. 1,584 .. .. 1,435
Timber .. .. 7,945 .. .. 7,381
Grain .. .. 52,014 .. .. 43,919
Merchandise .. .. 22,101 .. .. 21,411
Minerals .. .. 32,625 .. .. 23,496

Total .. .. 123,215 .. .. 103,048

REVENUE,--
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. .. .. £ s. d.
.. .. 25,440 19 7 .. .. 18,724 7 9
Parcels and Luggage
.. .. 2,057 2 10 .. .. 1,649 4 1
Goods .. .. 39,214 16 11 .. .. 34,278 10 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 1,063 19 1 .. .. 695 0 0
Rents and Commission
.. .. 543 2 1 .. .. 446 12 10

Total .. .. £68,320 0 6 .. .. £55,793 15 0

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1890. 1889.
PASSENGERS,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 307 494 801 38 400 438
2nd Class 1,592 8,462 10,054 300 7,510 7,810

Total 1,899 8,956 10,855 338 7,910 8,248

Season Tickets .. ..12 .. ..7

PARCELS, ETC.,--
Parcels .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. 239 .. .. 109
Horses .. .. 32 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 20 .. .. 9

Total .. .. 291 .. .. 118

GOODS,--
Drays .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. 1 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 3 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 8

Total .. .. 4 .. .. 9

           Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 5 .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 72 .. .. 5
Timber .. .. 110 .. .. 81
Grain .. .. 27 .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 745 .. .. 286
Minerals .. .. 13,669 .. .. 7,837

Total .. .. 14,628 .. .. 8,209

REVENUE,--
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. .. .. £ s. d.
.. .. 466 2 6 .. .. 312 6 4
Parcels and Luggage
.. .. 18 10 9 .. .. 6 11 0
Goods .. .. 1,895 8 8 .. .. 1,121 10 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 58 15 2 .. .. 17 8 10
Rents and Commission
.. .. 5 0 0 .. .. 21 0 0

Total .. .. 2,443 17 1 .. .. 1,478 16 6



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🚂 Traffic Returns for New Zealand Railways (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
1 May 1890
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Sections, 1890, 1889