Railway Traffic Returns




MAY 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 607

WESTPORT SECTION.

  1.                  1892.

    PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class .. 6 6 .. .. ..
    2nd Class 440 1,626 2,066 495 2,020 2,515

Total 440 1,632 2,072 495 2,020 2,515

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 230 .. .. 329
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 9 .. .. 5

Total .. .. 239 .. .. 334

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 27 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 28 .. .. 1

Chaff, &c. .. .. 60 .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 114 .. .. 144
Timber .. .. 234 .. .. 520
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 190 .. .. 175
Minerals .. .. 16,622 .. .. 19,124

Total .. .. 17,220 .. .. 19,963

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 218 15 5 242 2 10
Parcels and Luggage .. 9 2 2 11 18 6
Goods .. .. 2,118 17 5 2,604 13 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 40 11 5 72 7 9
Rents and Commission .. 4 8 8 4 14 3

Total .. .. £2,391 15 1 £2,935 17 0

NELSON SECTION.

  1.                  1892.

    PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 51 98 149 79 92 171
    2nd Class 802 3,088 3,890 1,065 3,426 4,491

Total 853 3,186 4,039 1,144 3,518 4,662

Season Tickets .. .. 6 .. .. 11

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 284 .. .. 329
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 4 .. .. 6

Total .. .. 288 .. .. 336

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 26 .. .. 113
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 26 .. .. 113

NELSON SECTION—continued.

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 108 .. 95
Wool .. .. 6 .. 5
Firewood .. .. 216 .. 270
Timber .. .. 251 .. 167
Grain .. .. 269 .. 389
Merchandise .. .. 356 .. 342
Minerals .. .. 181 .. 190

Total .. .. 1,387 .. 1,458

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 329 7 2 413 19 7
Parcels and Luggage .. 23 18 7 14 6 1
Goods .. .. 478 5 0 688 18 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 28 13 10 55 10 10
Rents and Commission .. 7 2 6 8 8 6

Total .. .. £867 7 1 £1,181 3 7

PICTON SECTION.

  1.                  1892.

    PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 141 378 519 192 384 576
    2nd Class 574 1,548 2,122 636 1,844 2,480

Total 715 1,926 2,641 828 2,228 3,056

Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. 1

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 99 .. .. 101
Horses .. .. 3 .. .. 4
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 16 .. .. 28

Total .. .. 118 .. .. 133

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 226 .. .. 131
Pigs .. .. 2 .. .. ..

Total .. .. 228 .. .. 132

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 18 .. 35
Wool .. .. 195 .. 153
Firewood .. .. 198 .. 330
Timber .. .. 5 .. 61
Grain .. .. 253 .. 558
Merchandise .. .. 376 .. 466
Minerals .. .. 337 .. 227

Total .. .. 1,382 .. 1,830

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 228 9 5 250 3 2
Parcels and Luggage .. 7 10 11 14 18 10
Goods .. .. 461 9 3 541 18 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 68 17 11 33 1 5
Rents and Commission .. 2 6 0 37 4 6

Total .. .. £768 13 6 £877 5 11

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways,
Railway Department, 2nd May, 1893.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for Four Weeks Ending 31 March 1893 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
2 May 1893
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Sections, Westport, Nelson, Picton
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways