Railway Traffic Returns




July 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1155

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1895. 1894.

PASSENGERS,—
S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 56 250 306 56 306 362
2nd Class 604 1,610 2,214 587 1,338 1,925

Total 660 1,860 2,520 643 1,644 2,287

Season Tickets .. .. 13 .. .. 3

PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No.
Parcels .. .. 149 .. .. 116
Horses .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 6 .. .. 4

Total .. .. 157 .. .. 120

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

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

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 192 .. .. 156
Timber .. .. 442 .. .. 196
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 615 .. .. 340
Minerals .. .. 176 .. .. 134

Total .. .. 1,425 .. .. 826

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 191 13 8 185 1 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 57 17 11 7 3 9
Goods .. .. 347 9 1 177 8 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 6 10 16 2 1
Rents and Commission 0 16 0 ..

Total .. .. £598 3 6 £385 16 0

WESTPORT SECTION.
1895. 1894.

PASSENGERS,—
S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 3 10 13 4 16 20
2nd Class 618 2,370 2,988 644 2,280 2,924

Total 621 2,380 3,001 648 2,296 2,944

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

PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No.
Parcels .. .. 267 .. .. 289
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 6 .. .. 17

Total .. .. 273 .. .. 306

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

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

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 42 .. .. 30
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 144 .. .. 180
Timber .. .. 266 .. .. 375
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 237 .. .. 211
Minerals .. .. 17,251 .. .. 15,067

Total .. .. 17,940 .. .. 15,863

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 179 0 6 172 0 6
Parcels and Luggage 12 10 5 15 14 5
Goods .. .. 2,318 1 10 1,930 17 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 59 5 7 44 11 0
Rents and Commission 12 18 10 13 9 4

Total .. .. £2,581 17 2 £2,226 12 11

NELSON SECTION.
1895. 1894.

PASSENGERS,—
S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 24 54 78 24 98 122
2nd Class 819 2,518 3,337 621 2,596 3,217

Total 843 2,572 3,415 645 2,694 3,339

Season Tickets .. .. 51 .. .. 13

PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No.
Parcels .. .. 210 .. .. 267
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 11 .. .. 7

Total .. .. 221 .. .. 275

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

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

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 120 .. .. 90
Wool .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 282 .. .. 228
Timber .. .. 126 .. .. 299
Grain .. .. 728 .. .. 202
Merchandise .. .. 125 .. .. 156
Minerals .. .. 160 .. .. 143

Total .. .. 1,543 .. .. 1,118

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 229 9 5 199 0 11
Parcels and Luggage 20 0 5 10 15 11
Goods .. .. 502 13 4 399 0 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 74 15 10 51 15 9
Rents and Commission 4 8 0 3 8 0

Total .. .. £831 7 0 £664 1 6

PICTON SECTION.
1895. 1894.

PASSENGERS,—
S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 117 276 393 119 380 499
2nd Class 422 1,290 1,712 378 1,188 1,566

Total 539 1,566 2,105 497 1,568 2,065

Season Tickets .. .. 2 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No.
Parcels .. .. 5 .. .. 99
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 15 .. .. 30

Total .. .. 20 .. .. 129

GOODS,—
No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 255
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 1 .. .. 255

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 120 .. .. 84
Wool .. .. 22 .. .. 31
Firewood .. .. 234 .. .. 180
Timber .. .. .. .. .. 1
Grain .. .. 294 .. .. 187
Merchandise .. .. 175 .. .. 174
Minerals .. .. 347 .. .. 133

Total .. .. 1,192 .. .. 790

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 133 15 4 127 12 0
Parcels and Luggage 1 8 10 4 4 10
Goods .. .. 314 15 6 240 0 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 21 0 4 12 12 11
Rents and Commission 0 12 6 2 18 6

Total .. .. £471 12 6 £387 8 7

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

H. J. H. BLOW,
Under-Secretary, Railways.

Railway Department, 23rd July, 1895.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for Various Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
23 July 1895
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Sections, Statistics
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
  • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways