Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics




JUNE 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 751

WELLINGTON SECTION.

    1. Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,155 3,072 4,227 1,037 3,524 4,561
      2nd Class 4,942 13,470 18,412 4,778 14,162 18,940

Total 6,097 16,542 22,639 5,815 17,686 23,501

Season Tickets .. .. 81 .. .. 64

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 3,103 3,056
Horses .. .. 29 46
Carriages .. .. 8 3
Dogs .. .. 264 175

Total .. .. 3,404 3,280

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 1
Cattle .. .. 255 118
Calves .. .. 30 21
Sheep .. .. 15,019 15,052
Pigs .. .. 149 325

Total .. .. 15,454 15,517

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 95 135
Wool .. .. 71 279
Firewood .. .. 492 405
Timber .. .. 1,960 1,853
Grain .. .. 400 403
Merchandise .. .. 2,038 1,974
Minerals .. .. 541 960

Total .. .. 5,597 6,009

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,069 0 7 1,939 19 6
Parcels and Luggage 310 2 0 262 11 10
Goods .. .. 3,163 10 10 2,885 12 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 9 14 4 13 13 0
Rents and Commission 48 17 9 38 10 3

Total .. .. £5,596 5 6 £5,140 7 3

WANGANUI SECTION.

    1. Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 2,304 1,092 3,396 2,009 962 2,971
      2nd Class 9,498 6,632 16,130 8,553 6,502 15,055

Total 11,802 7,724 19,526 10,562 7,464 18,026

Season Tickets .. .. 31 .. .. 11

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,658 2,571
Horses .. .. 189 116
Carriages .. .. 14 4
Dogs .. .. 277 291

Total .. .. 3,138 2,982

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 7
Cattle .. .. 867 409
Calves .. .. .. 21
Sheep .. .. 14,164 7,163
Pigs .. .. 530 619

Total .. .. 15,563 8,219

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 155 110
Wool .. .. 18 11
Firewood .. .. 978 630
Timber .. .. 1,582 1,409
Grain .. .. 1,440 1,184
Merchandise .. .. 2,236 2,358
Minerals .. .. 674 489

Total .. .. 7,083 6,191

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,854 2 5 2,560 9 1
Parcels and Luggage 377 17 10 290 14 2
Goods .. .. 3,063 14 4 2,856 14 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 212 11 11 162 12 0
Rents and Commission 80 5 10 72 5 4

Total .. .. £6,588 12 4 £5,942 14 8

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.

    1. Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 9,640 19,166 28,806 9,894 21,584 31,478
      2nd Class 37,661 64,784 102,445 36,649 74,422 111,071

Total 47,301 83,950 131,251 46,543 96,006 142,549

Season Tickets .. .. 473 .. .. 315

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 18,172 17,920
Horses .. .. 398 499
Carriages .. .. 35 26
Dogs .. .. 988 969

Total .. .. 19,593 19,414

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 33 28
Cattle .. .. 1,094 968
Calves .. .. 20 8
Sheep .. .. 80,379 30,875
Pigs .. .. 8,315 7,845

Total .. .. 89,841 39,724

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 1,675 2,245
Wool .. .. 1,902 1,317
Firewood .. .. 2,316 2,075
Timber .. .. 6,343 7,528
Grain .. .. 80,389 70,790
Merchandise .. .. 22,124 17,922
Minerals .. .. 29,592 25,400

Total .. .. 144,341 127,277

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 14,898 9 11 15,009 1 5
Parcels and Luggage 1,966 10 2 1,767 2 6
Goods .. .. 50,511 19 7 42,799 16 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 1,026 8 7 878 5 2
Rents and Commission 794 2 8 511 19 2

Total .. .. £69,197 10 11 £60,966 4 6

GREYMOUTH SECTION.

    1. Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 166 414 580 28 286 314
      2nd Class 1,010 3,630 4,640 320 3,106 3,426

Total 1,176 4,044 5,220 348 3,392 3,740

Season Tickets .. .. 9 .. .. 11

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 298 97
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 13 8

Total .. .. 311 105

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 40 ..
Pigs .. .. 22 2

Total .. .. 62 3

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 84 ..
Timber .. .. 288 72
Grain .. .. 57 ..
Merchandise .. .. 756 199
Minerals .. .. 13,396 9,698

Total .. .. 14,581 9,969

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 253 5 10 181 0 5
Parcels and Luggage 12 6 1 7 15 10
Goods .. .. 1,920 17 11 1,295 14 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 102 1 4 20 15 4
Rents and Commission 3 10 0 6 1 0

Total .. .. 2,292 1 2 1,511 7 3



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