Railway Statistics




Mar. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 325

WESTPORT SECTION.
1891. 1890.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. 22 22 1 24 25
2nd Class 669 2,344 3,013 727 1,736 2,463

Total 669 2,366 3,035 728 1,760 2,488

Season Tickets .. .. 7 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. 309 .. .. 280
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 1 .. .. 6

Total .. .. 310 .. .. 286

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

Total .. .. .. .. .. 20

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. 30
Firewood .. .. 12 .. .. 66
Timber .. .. 455 .. .. 483
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 241 .. .. 127
Minerals .. .. 16,109 .. .. 15,017

Total .. .. 16,817 .. .. 15,723

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. .. £ s. d.
.. .. 200 1 2 .. 159 12 0
Parcels and Luggage 12 12 1 .. 16 16 9
Goods .. .. 2,237 13 2 .. 2,072 3 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 49 13 7 .. 36 4 6
Rents and Commission 1 10 0 .. 6 10 0

Total .. .. £2,501 10 0 .. £2,291 6 7

NELSON SECTION.
1891. 1890.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 90 364 454 71 90 161
2nd Class 1,125 3,152 4,277 1,788 1,994 3,782

Total 1,215 3,516 4,731 1,859 2,084 3,943

Season Tickets .. .. 6 .. .. 6

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. 379 .. .. 327
Horses .. .. .. .. .. 2
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 9 .. .. 2

Total .. .. 388 .. .. 331

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. No. .. .. No.
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. 12 .. .. ..

Total .. .. 12 .. .. 1

NELSON SECTION—continued.
1891. 1890.

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. 90 .. .. 55
Firewood .. .. 41 .. .. 23
Timber .. .. .. .. .. 132
Grain .. .. 96 .. .. 162
Merchandise .. .. 55 .. .. 70
Minerals .. .. 171 .. .. 159

Total .. .. 328 .. .. 77

Total .. .. 781 .. .. 678

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. .. £ s. d.
.. .. 295 3 10 .. 270 6 2
Parcels and Luggage 19 18 1 .. 23 15 3
Goods .. .. 349 11 11 .. 333 17 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 25 9 9 .. 38 16 6
Rents and Commission 6 19 0 .. 18 0 0

Total .. .. £697 2 7 .. £684 14 11

PICTON SECTION.
1891. 1890.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 149 334 483 193 230 423
2nd Class 510 1,512 2,022 605 1,542 2,147

Total 659 1,846 2,505 798 1,772 2,570

Season Tickets .. .. 2 .. .. 3

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. 110 .. .. 103
Horses .. .. 3 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 13 .. .. 8

Total .. .. 126 .. .. 111

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. No. .. .. No.
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 107
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 1

Total .. .. 107 .. .. 1

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. 30 .. .. 20
Firewood .. .. 476 .. .. 50
Timber .. .. .. .. .. 492
Grain .. .. .. .. .. 3
Merchandise .. .. 207 .. .. 38
Minerals .. .. 736 .. .. 69

Total .. .. 1,658 .. .. 769

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. .. £ s. d.
.. .. 178 2 8 .. 188 3 9
Parcels and Luggage 5 18 5 .. 4 13 5
Goods .. .. 387 18 2 .. 185 5 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 11 3 10 .. 55 5 9
Rents and Commission 3 19 0 .. 14 10 8

Total .. .. £587 2 1 .. £447 19 3

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 3rd March, 1891.



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🚂 Westport Section Railway Statistics

🚂 Transport & Communications
3 March 1891
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Westport
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Nelson Section Railway Statistics

🚂 Transport & Communications
3 March 1891
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Nelson
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Picton Section Railway Statistics

🚂 Transport & Communications
3 March 1891
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Picton
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways