Railway Traffic Returns




Aug. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1281

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1895. 1894.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 73 306 379 55 296 351
2nd Class 659 2,228 2,887 607 1,638 2,245

Total 732 2,534 3,266 662 1,934 2,596

Season Tickets .. .. 66 .. .. 12
Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. 150 .. .. 102
Horses .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 9 .. .. 11

Total .. .. 161 .. .. 113

Goods,—
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 9 .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. 8 .. .. ..

Total .. .. 18 .. .. 1

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 66 .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 615 .. .. 46
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 582 .. .. 343
Minerals .. .. 183 .. .. 290

Total .. .. 1,447 .. .. 679

Revenue,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
.. .. 253 6 0 214 1 6
Parcels and Luggage.. 9 1 11 6 19 4
Goods .. .. 365 11 7 166 19 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 1 16 11 0 1 6
Rents and Commission 13 1 0 .. .. ..

Total .. .. £642 17 5 £388 1 9

WESTPORT SECTION.
1895. 1894.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 8 28 36 4 14 18
2nd Class 639 2,330 2,969 652 1,972 2,624

Total 647 2,358 3,005 656 1,986 2,642

Season Tickets .. .. 5 .. .. 22
Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. 297 .. .. 263
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 9 .. .. 4

Total .. .. 306 .. .. 267

Goods,—
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 1 .. .. 1

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. 12 .. .. 12
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. 162
Timber .. .. 1,153 .. .. 240
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 208 .. .. 211
Minerals .. .. 17,167 .. .. 21,309

Total .. .. 18,702 .. .. 21,964

Revenue,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
.. .. 175 10 6 149 4 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 22 17 8 13 7 3
Goods .. .. 2,277 13 8 2,657 15 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 51 14 6 43 11 6
Rents and Commission 45 8 4 52 11 4

Total .. .. £2,573 4 8 £2,916 9 9

NELSON SECTION.
1895. 1894.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 29 78 107 23 82 105
2nd Class 842 2,674 3,516 643 2,510 3,153

Total 871 2,752 3,623 666 2,592 3,258

Season Tickets .. .. 13 .. .. 77
Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. 249 .. .. 286
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 9 .. .. 10

Total .. .. 259 .. .. 296

Goods,—
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 2
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 6

Total .. .. 6 .. .. 2

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. 42 .. .. 60
Firewood .. .. 2 .. .. 1
Timber .. .. 132 .. .. 96
Grain .. .. 222 .. .. 216
Merchandise .. .. 44 .. .. 79
Minerals .. .. 105 .. .. 159

Total .. .. 605 .. .. 713

Revenue,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
.. .. 211 8 6 225 6 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 27 10 7 16 11 4
Goods .. .. 230 10 5 269 0 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 13 16 6 14 13 1
Rents and Commission 14 3 0 11 13 0

Total .. .. £497 9 0 £537 4 3

PICTON SECTION.
1895. 1894.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 95 280 375 108 360 468
2nd Class 349 1,064 1,413 324 1,100 1,424

Total 444 1,344 1,788 432 1,460 1,892

Season Tickets .. .. 44 .. .. 30
Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. 12 .. .. 113
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 14 .. .. 11

Total .. .. 26 .. .. 124

Goods,—
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 2
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 193 .. .. 180
Pigs .. .. 127 .. .. 30

Total .. .. 322 .. .. 212

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. Tons.
Wool .. .. 198 .. .. 168
Firewood .. .. 8 .. .. 47
Timber .. .. 324 .. .. 204
Grain .. .. .. .. .. 402
Merchandise .. .. 112 .. .. 108
Minerals .. .. 489 .. .. 207

Total .. .. 1,533 .. .. 1,114

Revenue,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
.. .. 113 5 1 117 0 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 21 12 9 4 5 7
Goods .. .. 383 8 7 285 19 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 18 2 3 21 15 6
Rents and Commission 32 0 0 30 1 0

Total .. .. £568 8 8 £459 1 11

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
H. J. H. BLOW,
Under-Secretary, Railways.
Railway Department, 20th August, 1895.



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🚂 Traffic Returns for New Zealand Railways (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
20 August 1895
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Sections, 1895, 1894, Greymouth-Hokitika, Westport, Nelson, Picton
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
  • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways