Railway Traffic Returns




JUNE 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 847

WESTPORT SECTION.
1893. 1892.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1 84 85 1 76 77
2nd Class 528 4,368 4,896 488 3,434 3,922
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total 529 4,452 4,981 489 3,510 3,999
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Season Tickets .. .. 37 .. .. 29

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 349 .. .. 363
Horses .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 6 .. .. 8
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. .. 356 .. .. 371

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 2
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 1 .. .. 20
Pigs .. .. 2 .. .. ..
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. .. 3 .. .. 22

           Tons.            Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 60 .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 90 .. .. 138
Timber .. .. 272 .. .. 307
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 206 .. .. 164
Minerals .. .. 15,457 .. .. 17,724
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. .. 16,085 .. .. 18,333

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 302 3 8 246 9 9
Parcels and Luggage 13 9 2 17 4 9
Goods .. 2,048 13 3 2,271 14 4
Miscellaneous .. 57 3 2 69 2 4
Rents and Commission 40 4 0 27 11 9
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. .. £2,461 13 3 £2,632 2 11

NELSON SECTION.
1893. 1892.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 75 386 461 61 120 181
2nd Class 1,025 8,092 9,117 1,044 4,772 5,816
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total 1,100 8,478 9,578 1,105 4,892 5,997
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Season Tickets .. .. 75 .. .. 35

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 334 .. .. 274
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 8 .. .. 5
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. .. 343 .. .. 279

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 6 .. .. 4
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. .. 6 .. .. 4

NELSON SECTION—continued.
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 54 .. .. 35
Wool .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 306 .. .. 246
Timber .. .. 152 .. .. 185
Grain .. .. 798 .. .. 853
Merchandise .. .. 285 .. .. 214
Minerals .. .. 212 .. .. 282
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. .. 1,809 .. .. 1,815

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 497 3 4 367 9 11
Parcels and Luggage 19 4 0 15 15 0
Goods .. 521 6 1 539 1 2
Miscellaneous .. 27 11 1 29 14 7
Rents and Commission 18 13 0 8 10 6
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. .. £1,083 17 6 £960 11 2

PICTON SECTION.
1893. 1892.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 154 504 658 180 474 654
2nd Class 861 1,860 2,721 757 2,020 2,777
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total 1,015 2,364 3,379 937 2,494 3,431
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Season Tickets .. .. 37 .. .. 37

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 134 .. .. 110
Horses .. .. 8 .. .. 4
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 26 .. .. 29
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. .. 168 .. .. 143

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 34 .. .. 4
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 30
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. .. 34 .. .. 35

           Tons.            Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 66 .. .. 55
Wool .. .. 59 .. .. 120
Firewood .. .. 240 .. .. 318
Timber .. .. .. .. .. 190
Grain .. .. 603 .. .. 1,135
Merchandise .. .. 421 .. .. 336
Minerals .. .. 142 .. .. 195
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. .. 1,531 .. .. 2,349

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 218 16 6 218 18 1
Parcels and Luggage 9 15 1 7 4 2
Goods .. 414 9 11 636 3 5
Miscellaneous .. 46 4 0 18 2 3
Rents and Commission 30 6 0 26 10 0
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. .. £719 11 6 £906 17 11

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 30th May, 1893.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for April 1893 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
30 May 1893
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Sections, 1893, 1892
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways