Railway Traffic Returns




Oct. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1573

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1894. 1893.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 53 290 343 .. .. ..
2nd Class 619 1,548 2,167 .. .. ..

Total 672 1,838 2,510 .. .. ..

Season Tickets .. .. 5 .. .. 0
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 128 .. .. ..
Horses .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 5 .. .. ..

Total .. .. 135 .. .. ..

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

Total .. .. 2 .. .. ..

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 42 .. ..
Timber .. .. 315 .. ..
Grain .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 544 .. ..
Minerals .. .. 124 .. ..

Total .. .. 1,025 .. ..

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 204 12 6 .. .. ..
Parcels and Luggage.. 8 6 6 .. .. ..
Goods .. .. 299 10 8 .. .. ..
Miscellaneous .. .. 2 5 8 .. .. ..
Rents and Commission .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. £514 14 11 .. .. ..

WESTPORT SECTION.
1894. 1893.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 4 16 20 2 12 14
2nd Class 601 1,904 2,505 578 2,308 2,886

Total 605 1,920 2,525 580 2,320 2,900

Season Tickets .. .. 3 .. .. 7
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 242 .. .. ..
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 13 .. .. 7

Total .. .. 255 .. .. 342

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 20 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 20 .. .. ..

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. 12 ..
Firewood .. .. 204 .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 345 .. .. ..
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 222 .. .. ..
Minerals .. .. 16,283 .. .. ..

Total .. .. 17,054 .. .. 24,147

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 140 11 8 171 8 8
Parcels and Luggage 13 12 0 13 10 10
Goods .. .. 2,095 7 8 3,047 14 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 55 0 3 80 13 1
Rents and Commission 3 18 4 5 3 4

Total .. .. £2,308 9 11 £3,318 10 5

NELSON SECTION.
1894. 1893.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 27 106 133 16 94 110
2nd Class 659 2,384 3,043 647 2,388 3,035

Total 686 2,490 3,176 663 2,482 3,145

Season Tickets .. .. 9 .. .. 10
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 219 .. .. 222
Horses .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 3 .. .. 4

Total .. .. 223 .. .. 226

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

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

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 60 .. 90 ..
Firewood .. .. 1 .. 1 ..
Timber .. .. 138 .. 114 ..
Grain .. .. 145 .. 162 ..
Merchandise .. .. 175 .. 84 ..
Minerals .. .. 133 .. 118 ..

Total .. .. 762 .. 652

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 187 16 9 182 13 7
Parcels and Luggage 15 3 10 13 19 0
Goods .. .. 287 5 0 322 19 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 32 2 4 45 11 1
Rents and Commission 3 8 0 5 0 6

Total .. .. £525 15 11 £570 3 6

PICTON SECTION.
1894. 1893.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 141 354 495 99 318 417
2nd Class 393 1,144 1,537 373 1,120 1,493

Total 534 1,498 2,032 472 1,438 1,910

Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 2
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 99 .. .. 95
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 24 .. .. 12

Total .. .. 123 .. .. 107

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 132 .. .. 163
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 132 .. .. 164

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 120 .. 36 ..
Firewood .. .. 9 .. 1 ..
Timber .. .. 246 .. 132 ..
Grain .. .. .. .. 6 ..
Merchandise .. .. 165 .. 64 ..
Minerals .. .. 118 .. 76 ..

Total .. .. 856 .. 633

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 134 15 9 123 14 4
Parcels and Luggage 10 10 8 4 4 11
Goods .. .. 257 18 0 200 18 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 46 10 10 46 17 4
Rents and Commission 3 8 6 7 11 0

Total .. .. £453 3 9 £383 6 5

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 16th October, 1894.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for Greymouth-Hokitika, Westport, Nelson, and Picton Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
16 October 1894
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Parcels, Goods, Revenue, Greymouth, Hokitika, Westport, Nelson, Picton
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways