Railway Traffic Statistics




SEPT. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1387

NAPIER-TARANAKI SECTION.
1893. 1892.
PASSENGERS,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,866 6,994 8,860 1,925 6,738 8,663
2nd Class 9,698 26,526 36,224 9,295 24,448 33,743


Total 11,564 33,520 45,084 11,220 31,186 42,406

Season Tickets .. ..100 .. .. 77

PARCELS, ETC.,--
No. No.
Parcels .. 4,988 4,908
Horses .. 99 122
Carriages .. 7 15
Dogs .. 485 450


Total .. 5,579 5,495

GOODS,--
No. No.
Drays .. 11 7
Cattle .. 1,132 551
Calves .. 23 2
Sheep .. 8,910 11,107
Pigs .. 380 550


Total .. 10,456 12,217

          Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. 408 284
Wool .. 72 54
Firewood .. 2,796 2,664
Timber .. 3,272 3,340
Grain .. 1,931 1,588
Merchandise .. 3,198 3,147
Minerals .. 1,672 1,493


Total .. 13,349 12,570

REVENUE,--
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 5,864 1 10 5,575 11 0
Parcels and Luggage 518 8 7 556 7 5
Goods .. 5,897 14 5 5,473 17 3
Miscellaneous .. 232 16 3 161 17 9
Rents and Commission 98 5 4 95 9 6


Total .. £12,611 6 5 £11,863 2 11

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1893. 1892.
PASSENGERS,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 656 4,562 5,218 463 4,364 4,827
2nd Class 3,256 16,580 19,836 2,696 14,786 17,482


Total 3,912 21,142 25,054 3,159 19,150 22,309

Season Tickets .. ..130 .. ..121

PARCELS, ETC.,--
No. No.
Parcels .. 3,894 2,571
Horses .. 27 26
Carriages .. 6 6
Dogs .. 174 174


Total .. 4,101 2,777

GOODS,--
No. No.
Drays .. 2 1
Cattle .. 43 88
Calves .. 31 36
Sheep .. 3,534 6,068
Pigs .. 50 27


Total .. 3,660 6,220

          Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. 186 218
Wool .. 69 29
Firewood .. 510 714
Timber .. 1,418 1,445
Grain .. 338 334
Merchandise .. 1,002 966
Minerals .. 1,537 1,076


Total .. 5,060 4,782

REVENUE,--
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 2,092 7 6 1,937 19 5
Parcels and Luggage 284 11 0 237 3 8
Goods .. 2,332 8 8 2,360 14 6
Miscellaneous .. 12 6 8 23 15 6
Rents and Commission 52 17 5 52 5 3


Total .. £4,774 11 3 £4,611 18 4

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1893. 1892.
PASSENGERS,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 3,732 24,568 28,300 3,320 24,764 28,084
2nd Class 18,124 82,126 100,250 17,294 80,274 97,568


Total 21,856 106,694 128,550 20,614 105,038 125,652

Season Tickets .. ..536 .. ..512

PARCELS, ETC.,--
No. No.
Parcels .. 18,227 17,480
Horses .. 461 436
Carriages .. 34 34
Dogs .. 957 981


Total .. 19,679 18,931

GOODS,--
No. No.
Drays .. 26 19
Cattle .. 1,483 1,147
Calves .. 127 41
Sheep .. 48,663 70,639
Pigs .. 2,007 2,391


Total .. 52,306 74,237

          Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. 2,460 2,316
Wool .. 1,088 1,118
Firewood .. 1,920 2,784
Timber .. 7,233 5,301
Grain .. 22,291 29,890
Merchandise .. 19,044 18,035
Minerals .. 28,324 26,132


Total .. 82,360 85,576

REVENUE,--
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 14,151 3 9 13,941 19 5
Parcels and Luggage 1,822 8 2 1,784 4 3
Goods .. 26,700 18 10 27,464 8 9
Miscellaneous .. 730 15 8 948 16 7
Rents and Commission 967 5 11 921 5 3


Total .. £44,372 12 4 £45,060 14 3

GREYMOUTH SECTION.
1893. 1892.
PASSENGERS,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 45 348 393 55 396 451
2nd Class 632 2,940 3,572 688 3,586 4,274


Total 677 3,288 3,965 743 3,982 4,725

Season Tickets .. .. 8 .. ..15

PARCELS, ETC.,--
No. No.
Parcels .. 291 246
Horses .. 1 ..
Carriages .. .. ..
Dogs .. 44 18


Total .. 336 264

GOODS,--
No. No.
Drays .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. ..
Calves .. .. ..
Sheep .. 90 140
Pigs .. .. 39


Total .. 90 179

          Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. 24 18
Wool .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 24
Timber .. 610 723
Grain .. 131 107
Merchandise .. 299 385
Minerals .. 6,749 16,045


Total .. 7,813 17,302

REVENUE,--
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 175 16 2 207 7 9
Parcels and Luggage 10 4 9 7 4 6
Goods .. 953 2 6 1,951 3 11
Miscellaneous .. 125 6 7 76 19 8
Rents and Commission 3 18 0 3 18 0


Total .. £1,268 8 0 £2,246 13 10



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