Railway Traffic Returns




Nov. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1681

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1894. 1893.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 51 248 299 .. .. ..
2nd Class 703 2,464 3,167 .. .. ..


Total 754 2,712 3,466 .. .. ..

Season Tickets .. .. 75 .. .. ..

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 153 .. .. ..
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 5 .. .. ..


Total .. .. 158 .. .. ..

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. 13 .. .. ..


Total .. .. 14 .. .. ..

           Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 12 .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 630 .. .. ..
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 338 .. .. ..
Minerals .. .. 110 .. .. ..


Total .. .. 1,090 .. .. ..

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 262 5 11 .. .. ..
Parcels and Luggage.. 8 19 4 .. .. ..
Goods .. .. 261 8 5 .. .. ..
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 11 3 .. .. ..
Rents and Commission 10 0 0 .. .. ..


Total .. .. £543 4 11 .. .. ..

WESTPORT SECTION.
1894. 1893.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 3 18 21 6 8 14
2nd Class 672 2,026 2,698 680 2,424 3,104


Total 675 2,044 2,719 686 2,432 3,118

Season Tickets .. .. 12 .. .. 38

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 283 .. .. 344
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 3 .. .. 5


Total .. .. 286 .. .. 349

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 31
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 2


Total .. .. .. .. .. 33

           Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 204 .. .. 90
Timber .. .. 321 .. .. 857
Grain .. .. .. .. .. 11
Merchandise .. .. 209 .. .. 236
Minerals .. .. 14,198 .. .. 18,918


Total .. .. 14,932 .. .. 19,612

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 149 16 7 190 3 0
Parcels and Luggage.. 12 13 6 14 8 2
Goods .. .. 1,822 2 11 2,533 1 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 31 13 1 74 0 8
Rents and Commission 34 5 4 36 15 4


Total .. .. £2,050 11 5 £2,848 8 2

NELSON SECTION.
1894. 1893.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 42 186 228 23 40 63
2nd Class 681 2,730 3,411 624 2,556 3,180


Total 723 2,916 3,639 647 2,596 3,243

Season Tickets .. .. .. 82 .. .. .. 79

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 197 .. .. 239
Horses .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 2 .. .. 7


Total .. .. 200 .. .. 246

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


Total .. .. .. .. .. ..

           Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 48 .. .. 126
Wool .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Firewood .. .. 168 .. .. 108
Timber .. .. 193 .. .. 260
Grain .. .. 74 .. .. 91
Merchandise .. .. 190 .. .. 125
Minerals .. .. 76 .. .. 150


Total .. .. 750 .. .. 861

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 252 13 8 225 3 11
Parcels and Luggage.. 16 5 9 14 17 9
Goods .. .. 368 14 4 306 11 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 58 9 8 19 8 2
Rents and Commission 3 18 0 8 8 0


Total .. .. £700 1 5 £574 9 5

PICTON SECTION.
1894. 1893.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 97 268 365 89 416 505
2nd Class 354 1,138 1,492 390 1,154 1,544


Total 451 1,406 1,857 479 1,570 2,049

Season Tickets .. .. .. 39 .. .. .. 35

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 97 .. .. 115
Horses .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 16 .. .. 16


Total .. .. 114 .. .. 131

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 2
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 223 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. 14 .. .. 12


Total .. .. 237 .. .. 14

           Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 120 .. .. 42
Wool .. .. 15 .. .. 15
Firewood .. .. 252 .. .. 252
Timber .. .. .. .. .. ..
Grain .. .. 229 .. .. 53
Merchandise .. .. 82 .. .. 84
Minerals .. .. 283 .. .. 27


Total .. .. 981 .. .. 473

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 114 9 8 133 19 5
Parcels and Luggage.. 4 13 10 4 18 11
Goods .. .. 246 2 8 125 7 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 21 4 11 6 13 3
Rents and Commission 38 16 0 33 16 0


Total .. .. £425 7 1 £304 15 3

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 13th November, 1894.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for Various Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
13 November 1894
Railways, Traffic Returns, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Greymouth-Hokitika, Westport, Nelson, Picton
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways