Railway Traffic Returns




Feb. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 209

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1891. 1890.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 696 6,262 6,958 1,095 5,844 6,939
2nd Class 4,297 23,302 27,599 5,075 24,442 29,517

Total 4,993 29,564 34,557 6,170 30,286 36,456

Season Tickets .. .. 79 .. .. 68

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 3,174 2,986
Horses .. .. 38 47
Carriages .. .. 5 4
Dogs .. .. 169 188

Total .. .. 3,386 3,225

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 5
Cattle .. .. 128 76
Calves .. .. 24 ..
Sheep .. .. 19,020 14,857
Pigs .. .. 84 43

Total .. .. 19,257 .14,981

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 20 95
Wool .. .. 2,420 2,337
Firewood .. .. 624 312
Timber .. .. 1,298 1,362
Grain .. .. 165 292
Merchandise .. .. 1,793 2,342
Minerals .. .. 860 840

Total .. .. 7,180 7,580

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 3,027 15 10 3,050 1 11
Parcels and Luggage 301 19 2 338 0 1
Goods .. .. 4,314 8 2 3,824 12 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 14 6 5 13 14 6
Rents and Commission 229 12 3 51 5 8

Total .. .. £7,888 1 10 £7,277 15 0

WANGANUI SECTION.
1891. 1890.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,281 4,132 5,413 1,614 3,868 5,482
2nd Class 7,486 21,376 28,862 9,255 18,276 27,531

Total 8,767 25,508 34,275 10,869 22,144 33,013

Season Tickets .. .. 2 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,782 2,764
Horses .. .. 191 133
Carriages .. .. 6 11
Dogs .. .. 182 181

Total .. .. 3,161 3,089

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 1
Cattle .. .. 272 389
Calves .. .. 38 22
Sheep .. .. 8,478 11,592
Pigs .. .. 704 638

Total .. .. 9,494 12,642

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 150 95
Wool .. .. 1,345 1,140
Firewood .. .. 906 672
Timber .. .. 1,286 1,382
Grain .. .. 577 586
Merchandise .. .. 2,062 2,237
Minerals .. .. 773 441

Total .. .. 7,099 6,553

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 4,139 1 4 4,071 18 5
Parcels and Luggage 338 12 3 356 18 2
Goods .. .. 3,214 18 1 3,038 14 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 293 4 10 299 1 1
Rents and Commission 227 1 10 154 0 10

Total .. .. £8,212 18 4 £7,920 12 7

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1891. 1890.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 5,293 45,592 50,885 9,468 48,218 57,686
2nd Class 24,868 162,526 187,394 36,596 160,184 196,780

Total 30,161 208,118 238,279 46,064 208,402 254,466

Season Tickets .. .. 402 .. .. 389

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 20,432 19,900
Horses .. .. 562 463
Carriages .. .. 48 33
Dogs .. .. 802 785

Total .. .. 21,844 21,181

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 19 23
Cattle .. .. 872 790
Calves .. .. 43 15
Sheep .. .. 42,361 43,122
Pigs .. .. 764 981

Total .. .. 44,059 44,931

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 690 1,335
Wool .. .. 15,018 16,438
Firewood .. .. 1,380 1,398
Timber .. .. 5,600 6,745
Grain .. .. 16,643 16,948
Merchandise .. .. 18,488 19,143
Minerals .. .. 21,151 17,706

Total .. .. 78,970 79,713

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 22,709 8 9 27,829 13 6
Parcels and Luggage 2,049 8 8 2,284 6 10
Goods .. .. 31,102 0 11 31,448 5 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 857 3 8 716 4 8
Rents and Commission 1,853 2 1 1,534 7 8

Total .. .. £58,571 4 1 £63,812 18 3

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1891. 1890.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 89 550 639 248 616 864
2nd Class 943 9,828 10,771 1,603 10,572 12,175

Total 1,032 10,378 11,410 1,851 11,188 13,039

Season Tickets .. .. 4 .. .. 12

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 436 233
Horses .. .. 31 16
Carriages .. .. 1 ..
Dogs .. .. 20 26

Total .. .. 488 275

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 1 ..
Sheep .. .. 150 ..
Pigs .. .. .. 22

Total .. .. 152 22

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 15 ..
Wool .. .. 2 ..
Firewood .. .. 114 24
Timber .. .. 96 92
Grain .. .. 149 16
Merchandise .. .. 621 397
Minerals .. .. 11,018 6,715

Total .. .. 12,015 7,244

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 408 19 5 470 4 4
Parcels and Luggage 28 1 7 15 15 4
Goods .. .. 1,597 4 4 1,055 3 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 63 17 0 41 15 3
Rents and Commission 12 10 0 20 0 0

Total .. .. 2,110 12 4 1,602 18 4



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