Railway Traffic Returns




Oct. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1511

WESTPORT SECTION.

  1.        1892.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 2 12 14 .. 4 4
    2nd Class 578 2,308 2,886 339 1,604 1,943

Total 580 2,320 2,900 339 1,608 1,947

Season Tickets .. .. 7 .. .. 3

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. 335 .. .. 276
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 7 .. .. 3

Total .. .. 342 .. .. 279

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

Total .. .. .. .. .. 1

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
.. .. 12 .. .. 48
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 150 .. .. 132
Timber .. .. 339 .. .. 310
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 240 .. .. 198
Minerals .. .. 24,147 .. .. 15,931

Total .. .. 24,888 .. .. 16,619

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. .. .. £ s. d.
.. .. 171 8 8 .. .. 143 0 10
Parcels and Luggage.. .. 13 10 10 .. .. 10 2 5
Goods .. .. 3,047 14 6 .. .. 2,109 14 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 80 13 1 .. .. 61 17 11
Rents and Commission.. .. 5 3 4 .. .. 6 10 10

Total .. .. £3,318 10 5 .. .. £2,331 6 0

NELSON SECTION.

  1.        1892.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 16 94 110 45 62 107
    2nd Class 647 2,388 3,035 639 2,374 3,013

Total 663 2,482 3,145 684 2,436 3,120

Season Tickets .. .. 10 .. .. 4

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. 222 .. .. 242
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 4 .. .. 3

Total .. .. 226 .. .. 246

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

Total .. .. .. .. .. 3

NELSON SECTION—continued.

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. 90 85
Wool 1 ..
Firewood 114 132
Timber 162 58
Grain 84 71
Merchandise 118 140
Minerals 83 194

Total 652 680

REVENUE,—
Passengers £ s. d. £ s. d.
182 13 7 184 13 3
Parcels and Luggage 13 19 0 13 9 6
Goods 322 19 4 272 19 7
Miscellaneous 45 11 1 16 11 2
Rents and Commission 5 0 6 10 9 0

Total £570 3 6 £498 2 6

PICTON SECTION.

  1.        1892.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 99 318 417 140 318 458
    2nd Class 373 1,120 1,493 440 1,206 1,646

Total 472 1,438 1,910 580 1,524 2,104

Season Tickets .. .. 2 .. .. 1

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. 95 .. .. 69
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 12 .. .. 12

Total .. .. 107 .. .. 81

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. No. .. .. No.
.. .. .. .. .. 2
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 163 .. .. 384
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 62

Total .. .. 164 .. .. 449

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
.. .. 36 .. .. 130
Wool .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 132 .. .. 144
Timber .. .. 6 .. .. 3
Grain .. .. 64 .. .. 175
Merchandise .. .. 76 .. .. 89
Minerals .. .. 318 .. .. 251

Total .. .. 633 .. .. 792

REVENUE,—
Passengers £ s. d. £ s. d.
123 14 4 135 6 5
Parcels and Luggage 4 4 11 3 3 6
Goods 200 18 10 214 18 7
Miscellaneous 46 17 4 11 8 7
Rents and Commission 7 11 0 16 13 6

Total £383 6 5 £381 10 7

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 17th October, 1893.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for Westport, Nelson, and Picton Sections

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