Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics




Jan. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 13

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1891. 1890.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 817 10,058 10,875 615 10,046 10,661
2nd Class 3,124 22,702 25,826 3,473 22,066 25,539
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total 3,941 32,760 36,701 4,088 32,112 36,200

Season Tickets .. .. .. 84 .. .. .. 75

PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,512 .. .. 2,838
Horses .. .. 124 .. .. 96
Carriages .. .. 8 .. .. 12
Dogs .. .. 156 .. .. 184
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 2,800 .. .. 3,080

GOODS,—
No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 2
Cattle .. .. 120 .. .. 144
Calves .. .. 33 .. .. 42
Sheep .. .. 12,960 .. .. 10,046
Pigs .. .. 85 .. .. 47
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 13,198 .. .. 10,281

            Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 95 .. .. 60
Wool .. .. 1,245 .. .. 1,453
Firewood .. .. 654 .. .. 1,692
Timber .. .. 1,626 .. .. 1,298
Grain .. .. 180 .. .. 360
Merchandise .. .. 2,511 .. .. 2,429
Minerals .. .. 666 .. .. 464
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 6,977 .. .. 7,756

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,417 9 5 2,372 17 2
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 305 17 2 335 15 10
Goods .. .. 3,852 19 3 4,099 10 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 7 12 1 8 15 9
Rents and Commission .. .. 34 7 2 35 18 7
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. £6,618 5 1 £6,852 18 3

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1891. 1890.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 102 692 794 112 528 640
2nd Class 675 4,626 5,301 617 3,666 4,283
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total 777 5,318 6,095 729 4,194 4,923

Season Tickets .. .. .. 8 .. .. .. 4

PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No.
Parcels .. .. 211 .. .. 380
Horses .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 2
Dogs .. .. 16 .. .. 17
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 229 .. .. 399

GOODS,—
No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 3
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 88 .. .. 122
Pigs .. .. 55 .. .. 12
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 143 .. .. 139

            Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 10 .. .. 20
Wool .. .. 12 .. .. 3
Firewood .. .. 72 .. .. 114
Timber .. .. 864 .. .. 181
Grain .. .. 116 .. .. 136
Merchandise .. .. 408 .. .. 975
Minerals .. .. 10,578 .. .. 13,134
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 12,060 .. .. 14,563

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 253 17 5 228 15 1
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 11 10 8 15 15 1
Goods .. .. 1,633 9 9 1,966 4 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 51 0 10 82 12 1
Rents and Commission .. .. 4 4 3 3 16 3
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 1,954 2 11 2,297 2 8

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1891. 1890
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 4,689 42,264 46,953 4,517 26,892 31,409
2nd Class 21,706 114,582 136,288 20,588 98,710 119,298
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total 26,395 156,846 183,241 25,105 125,602 150,707

Season Tickets .. .. .. 473 .. .. .. 368

PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No.
Parcels .. .. 18,737 .. .. 18,280
Horses .. .. 736 .. .. 605
Carriages .. .. 75 .. .. 63
Dogs .. .. 886 .. .. 757
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 20,434 .. .. 19,705

GOODS,—
No. No.
Drays .. .. 35 .. .. 31
Cattle .. .. 1,335 .. .. 1,052
Calves .. .. 25 .. .. 22
Sheep .. .. 15,292 .. .. 20,845
Pigs .. .. 1,032 .. .. 1,347
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 17,719 .. .. 23,297

            Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 830 .. .. 1,200
Wool .. .. 6,410 .. .. 8,368
Firewood .. .. 1,914 .. .. 1,848
Timber .. .. 6,149 .. .. 5,717
Grain .. .. 16,561 .. .. 19,737
Merchandise .. .. 16,469 .. .. 20,092
Minerals .. .. 23,477 .. .. 28,964
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 71,810 .. .. 85,926

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 16,732 4 11 14,326 8 0
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 2,297 19 3 2,068 11 6
Goods .. .. 25,669 17 9 31,122 7 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 773 19 1 917 2 10
Rents and Commission .. .. 453 4 1 437 4 10
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. £45,927 5 1 £48,871 14 6

WESTPORT SECTION.
1891. 1890.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. 50 50 3 2 5
2nd Class 390 1,934 2,324 521 1,822 2,343
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total 390 1,984 2,374 524 1,824 2,348

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

PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No.
Parcels .. .. 323 .. .. 277
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 4 .. .. 5
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 327 .. .. 282

GOODS,—
No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 1
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. .. .. .. 2

            Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 90 .. .. 126
Timber .. .. 666 .. .. 368
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 184 .. .. 239
Minerals .. .. 11,566 .. .. 13,716
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 12,506 .. .. 14,449

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 162 9 1 154 2 0
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 12 17 4 13 12 1
Goods .. .. 1,791 12 11 1,965 19 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 63 10 5 62 5 3
Rents and Commission .. .. 3 18 4 8 10 0
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. £2,034 8 1 £2,204 8 6



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