Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics




June 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 785

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1892. 1891.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 760 7,190 7,950 500 5,008 5,508
2nd Class 3,970 21,860 25,830 3,086 17,126 20,212

Total 4,750 29,050 33,780 3,586 22,134 25,720

Season Tickets .. ..253 .. ..239

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 3,103 2,846
Horses .. .. 95 96
Carriages .. .. 9 7
Dogs .. .. 311 176

Total .. .. 3,518 3,125

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 5 3
Cattle .. .. 172 252
Calves .. .. 218 26
Sheep .. .. 15,972 15,163
Pigs .. .. 44 31

Total .. .. 16,411 15,475

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 165 115
Firewood .. .. 90 770
Timber .. .. 816 432
Grain .. .. 1,923 1,724
Merchandise .. .. 356 306
Minerals .. .. 1,976 3,085

Total .. .. 5,895 8,530

Revenue,—
Passengers .. .. £3,003 9 6 £1,915 16 11
Parcels and Luggage 339 8 3 295 3 2
Goods .. .. 3,457 6 5 3,328 6 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 20 14 5 11 18 2
Rents and Commission 280 2 8 281 1 9

Total .. .. £7,101 1 3 £5,832 6 0

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1892. 1891.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 5,850 40,928 46,778 4,695 24,622 29,317
2nd Class 25,566 128,502 154,068 20,376 79,658 100,034

Total 31,416 169,430 200,846 25,071 104,280 129,351

Season Tickets .. 1,214 .. 1,279

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 21,537 17,788
Horses .. .. 649 478
Carriages .. .. 36 37
Dogs .. .. 1,552 1,116

Total .. .. 23,774 19,419

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 36 33
Cattle .. .. 957 963
Calves .. .. 19 56
Sheep .. .. 65,277 70,823
Pigs .. .. 5,092 4,240

Total .. .. 71,381 76,115

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 1,490 1,480
Firewood .. .. 3,838 2,270
Timber .. .. 2,232 1,518
Grain .. .. 6,612 5,943
Merchandise .. .. 75,625 59,654
Minerals .. .. 31,842 24,837

Total .. .. 145,566 115,722

Revenue,—
Passengers .. .. £20,735 5 8 £13,381 18 6
Parcels and Luggage 2,244 7 6 1,887 18 11
Goods .. .. 48,009 4 10 39,023 16 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 1,115 16 2 1,015 13 8
Rents and Commission 1,183 6 4 1,121 12 10

Total .. .. £73,288 0 6 £56,431 0 4

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1892. 1891.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 149 784 933 85 430 515
2nd Class 1,010 5,314 6,324 730 3,556 4,286

Total 1,159 6,098 7,257 815 3,986 4,801

Season Tickets .. ..32 .. ..52

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 213 229
Horses .. .. 1 17
Carriages .. .. 4 2
Dogs .. .. 57 38

Total .. .. 275 286

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 ..
Cattle .. .. 4 ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 194 ..
Pigs .. .. 9 9

Total .. .. 208 9

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 15 30
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 136 84
Grain .. .. 353 175
Merchandise .. .. 134 133
Minerals .. .. 14,589 9,907

Total .. .. 15,720 10,947

Revenue,—
Passengers .. .. £279 15 1 £230 9 7
Parcels and Luggage 11 6 4 16 8 3
Goods .. .. 1,807 13 1 1,468 15 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 88 18 9 43 1 3
Rents and Commission 19 0 0 13 10 0

Total .. .. £2,206 13 3 £1,772 4 11

WESTPORT SECTION.
1892. 1891.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1 76 77 .. 14 14
2nd Class 488 3,434 3,922 561 2,128 2,689

Total 489 3,510 3,999 561 2,142 2,703

Season Tickets .. ..29 .. ..39

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 363 296
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 8 5

Total .. .. 371 301

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 20 ..
Pigs .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 22 ..

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 138 96
Grain .. .. 307 317
Merchandise .. .. .. ..
Minerals .. .. 17,724 15,523

Total .. .. 18,333 16,128

Revenue,—
Passengers .. .. £246 9 9 £189 10 3
Parcels and Luggage 17 4 9 15 17 9
Goods .. .. 2,271 14 4 2,165 16 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 69 2 4 61 18 11
Rents and Commission 27 11 9 26 3 3

Total .. .. £2,632 2 11 £2,459 6 7



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1892, No 44





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Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, 1892, 1891, Wellington, Hurunui-Bluff, Greymouth, Westport