Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics




Mar. 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 553

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1892. 1891.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 645 5,376 6,021 686 4,586 5,272
2nd Class 3,140 16,988 20,128 3,238 16,294 19,532
Total 3,785 22,364 26,149 3,924 20,880 24,804
Season Tickets .. ..201 .. ..171
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,675 2,859
Horses .. .. 33 32
Carriages .. .. 5 6
Dogs .. .. 235 233
Total .. .. 2,948 3,130
GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 3
Cattle .. .. 209 264
Calves .. .. 312 56
Sheep .. .. 23,835 30,519
Pigs .. .. 60 457
Total .. .. 24,416 31,299
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 180 90
Wool .. .. 531 1,486
Firewood .. .. 726 ..
Timber .. .. 1,736 1,877
Grain .. .. 356 346
Merchandise .. .. 2,170 2,800
Minerals .. .. 908 2,276
Total .. .. 6,607 8,875
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,191 2 1 2,108 15 0
Parcels and Luggage 242 15 8 317 17 10
Goods .. .. 4,016 0 4 4,223 4 11
Miscellaneous .. 23 8 6 18 7 2
Rents and Commission 78 10 2 48 16 1
Total .. .. £6,551 16 9 £6,717 1 0

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1892. 1891.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 131 686 817 142 566 708
2nd Class 794 4,922 5,716 892 5,030 5,922
Total 925 5,608 6,533 1,034 5,596 6,630
Season Tickets .. .. 36 .. .. 17
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 257 318
Horses .. .. 2 1
Carriages .. .. 1 ..
Dogs .. .. 25 28
Total .. .. 285 347
GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 2 ..
Calves .. .. .. 2
Sheep .. .. 238 77
Pigs .. .. 8 36
Total .. .. 248 115
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 5 20
Wool .. .. .. 9
Firewood .. .. 96 216
Timber .. .. 207 198
Grain .. .. 110 144
Merchandise .. .. 340 495
Minerals .. .. 16,810 17,880
Total .. .. 17,568 18,962
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 323 14 3 312 12 11
Parcels and Luggage 14 3 8 17 8 4
Goods .. .. 2,090 4 8 2,270 15 6
Miscellaneous .. 61 6 8 85 12 11
Rents and Commission 4 4 3 4 6 3
Total .. .. 2,493 13 6 2,690 15 11

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1892. 1891.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 6,234 32,098 38,332 6,153 29,694 35,847
2nd Class 23,930 90,148 114,078 23,914 88,434 112,348
Total 30,164 122,246 152,410 30,067 118,128 148,195
Season Tickets .. .. .995 .. .. .992
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 18,891 18,754
Horses .. .. 459 304
Carriages .. .. 36 42
Dogs .. .. 883 877
Total .. .. 20,269 19,977
GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 48 49
Cattle .. .. 558 713
Calves .. .. 55 10
Sheep .. .. 61,145 62,366
Pigs .. .. 1,721 2,321
Total .. .. 63,527 65,459
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 1,005 1,255
Wool .. .. 9,816 9,301
Firewood .. .. 1,314 36
Timber .. .. 5,918 6,564
Grain .. .. 19,574 25,858
Merchandise .. .. 21,566 19,711
Minerals .. .. 21,886 30,268
Total .. .. 81,079 92,993
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 16,580 9 0 16,694 3 7
Parcels and Luggage 1,992 4 10 1,884 8 2
Goods .. .. 28,750 3 1 33,021 16 1
Miscellaneous .. 778 11 9 948 8 9
Rents and Commission 871 0 9 839 4 10
Total .. .. £48,972 9 5 £53,388 1 5

WESTPORT SECTION.
1892. 1891.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. 8 8 2 2 4
2nd Class 401 1,516 1,917 479 2,106 2,585
Total 401 1,524 1,925 481 2,108 2,589
Season Tickets .. .. 27 .. .. 35
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 332 330
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 7 3
Total .. .. 339 333
GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 15 ..
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 15 1
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 114 ..
Timber .. .. 353 459
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 137 270
Minerals .. .. 16,996 18,816
Total .. .. 17,600 19,545
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 137 15 11 172 19 1
Parcels and Luggage 12 12 6 15 11 6
Goods .. .. 2,312 2 2 2,563 19 7
Miscellaneous .. 75 16 8 114 18 9
Rents and Commission 3 18 4 1 5 0
Total .. .. £2,542 5 7 £2,868 12 11



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