Railway Traffic Returns




Aug. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 959

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1891. 1890.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 549 5,640 6,189 754 3,554 4,308
2nd Class 3,325 18,630 21,955 3,664 14,438 18,102
Total 3,874 24,270 28,144 4,418 17,992 22,410
Season Tickets .. ..236 .. ..195

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,567 3,096
Horses .. .. 98 69
Carriages .. .. 8 3
Dogs .. .. 200 170
Total .. .. 2,873 3,338

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 3 2
Cattle .. .. 108 251
Calves .. .. 29 32
Sheep .. .. 14,093 11,388
Pigs .. .. 60 82
Total .. .. 14,293 11,755

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 72 44
Firewood .. .. 828 408
Timber .. .. 2,118 1,833
Grain .. .. 260 142
Merchandise .. .. 1,429 2,062
Minerals .. .. 1,320 796
Total .. .. 6,122 5,355

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,158 17 6 1,833 15 5
Parcels and Luggage 269 2 3 278 19 5
Goods .. .. 3,104 19 7 2,666 2 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 11 11 8 5 19 4
Rents and Commission 282 1 1 291 6 11
Total .. .. £5,826 12 1 £5,076 3 11

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1891. 1890
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 3,589 21,788 25,377 5,088 17,674 22,762
2nd Class 18,252 76,448 94,700 22,677 66,120 88,797
Total 21,841 98,236 120,077 27,765 83,794 111,559
Season Tickets .. 1,263 .. 1,107

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 17,257 16,880
Horses .. .. 314 184
Carriages .. .. 24 17
Dogs .. .. 1,114 882
Total .. .. 18,709 17,963

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 30 18
Cattle .. .. 1,084 1,170
Calves .. .. 27 28
Sheep .. .. 48,370 55,678
Pigs .. .. 2,892 3,622
Total .. .. 52,403 60,516

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 1,775 983
Firewood .. .. 3,174 2,334
Timber .. .. 7,038 6,027
Grain .. .. 36,079 32,550
Merchandise .. .. 17,830 17,946
Minerals .. .. 29,988 29,595
Total .. .. 97,819 91,320

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 12,044 10 8 11,539 7 3
Parcels and Luggage 1,540 6 10 1,533 11 1
Goods .. .. 31,383 4 10 27,562 19 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 1,136 10 7 1,201 14 2
Rents and Commission 1,528 10 9 1,318 3 6
Total .. .. £47,633 3 8 £43,155 15 7

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1891. 1890.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 96 468 564 162 442 604
2nd Class 651 3,648 4,299 886 3,824 4,710
Total 747 4,116 4,863 1,048 4,266 5,314
Season Tickets .. .. 50 .. .. 32

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 193 285
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 2 ..
Dogs .. .. 27 13
Total .. .. 222 298

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. 5 ..
Total .. .. 7 ..

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 54 96
Timber .. .. 412 140
Grain .. .. 164 114
Merchandise .. .. 428 741
Minerals .. .. 9,279 14,101
Total .. .. 10,357 15,192

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 236 12 7 251 8 9
Parcels and Luggage 13 8 0 15 17 4
Goods .. .. 1,496 13 7 1,943 0 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 54 12 4 63 14 10
Rents and Commission 11 16 3 11 11 3
Total .. .. 1,813 2 9 2,285 13 1

WESTPORT SECTION.
1891. 1890.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 4 6 10 6 14 20
2nd Class 470 2,228 2,698 457 1,622 2,079
Total 474 2,234 2,708 463 1,636 2,099
Season Tickets .. .. 29 .. .. 28

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 304 263
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 4 2
Total .. .. 308 265

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 73 2
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 73 2

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 162 108
Timber .. .. 366 523
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 236 164
Minerals .. .. 16,507 15,089
Total .. .. 17,271 15,884

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 179 3 9 130 12 11
Parcels and Luggage 15 12 7 9 10 11
Goods .. .. 2,370 4 1 2,159 18 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 55 5 7 66 6 6
Rents and Commission 23 8 4 6 10 0
Total .. .. £2,643 14 4 £2,372 18 10



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