Railway Traffic Returns




Aug. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1287

WESTPORT SECTION.
1893. 1892.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 6 10 16 .. 4 4
2nd Class 578 2,066 2,644 413 1,630 2,043
Total 584 2,076 2,660 413 1,634 2,047
Season Tickets .. .. 32 .. .. 34

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. 320 .. .. 252
Horses .. .. 3 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 6 .. .. 9
Total .. .. 329 .. .. 261

Goods,—
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 20
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. .. .. 20

Chaff, &c. .. .. 30 .. .. 15
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 144 .. .. 126
Timber .. .. 296 .. .. 226
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 203 .. .. 196
Minerals .. .. 21,717 .. .. 15,203
Total .. .. 22,390 .. .. 15,766

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 190 5 11 144 9 0
Parcels and Luggage 14 18 4 10 4 4
Goods .. .. 2,731 14 0 1,974 3 11
Miscellaneous .. 85 1 7 67 11 7
Rents and Commission 37 13 4 27 15 10
Total .. .. £3,059 13 2 £2,224 4 8

NELSON SECTION.
1893. 1892.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 32 96 128 42 54 96
2nd Class 679 2,864 3,543 660 2,626 3,286
Total 711 2,960 3,671 702 2,680 3,382
Season Tickets .. .. 73 .. .. 36

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. 304 .. .. 220
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 10 .. .. 11
Total .. .. 315 .. .. 232

Goods,—
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 2 .. .. ..

NELSON SECTION—continued.
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 90 75
Wool .. .. 1 ..
Firewood .. .. 120 96
Timber .. .. 102 106
Grain .. .. 66 15
Merchandise .. .. 168 126
Minerals .. .. 183 172
Total .. .. 730 590

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 262 10 10 234 0 8
Parcels and Luggage 17 13 10 9 5 1
Goods .. .. 346 11 2 249 9 8
Miscellaneous .. 48 17 6 13 16 10
Rents and Commission 15 3 0 9 14 0
Total .. .. £690 16 4 £516 6 3

PICTON SECTION.
1893. 1892.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 123 310 433 88 322 410
2nd Class 447 1,490 1,937 460 1,496 1,956
Total 570 1,800 2,370 548 1,818 2,366
Season Tickets .. .. 25 .. .. 19

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. 99 .. .. 67
Horses .. .. 2 .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 23 .. .. 14
Total .. .. 124 .. .. 82

Goods,—
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. .. .. ..

Chaff, &c. .. .. 84 .. .. 85
Wool .. .. 14 .. .. 17
Firewood .. .. 396 .. .. 258
Timber .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Grain .. .. 387 .. .. 144
Merchandise .. .. 140 .. .. 102
Minerals .. .. 249 .. .. 218
Total .. .. 1,271 .. .. 824

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 144 7 10 137 15 1
Parcels and Luggage 4 16 4 4 5 1
Goods .. .. 296 7 1 245 19 11
Miscellaneous .. 12 18 2 12 7 9
Rents and Commission 28 16 0 26 13 6
Total .. .. £487 5 5 £427 1 4

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 22nd August, 1893.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for Four Weeks (continued from previous page)

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