Railway Traffic Returns




Oct. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1649

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1895. 1894.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 44 330 374 53 290 343
2nd Class 577 1,592 2,169 619 1,548 2,167
Total 621 1,922 2,543 672 1,838 2,510

Season Tickets .. .. 17 .. .. 5

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. No. 188 .. No. 128
Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. .. 5 .. .. 5
Total .. .. 193 .. .. 135

Goods,—
Drays .. .. No. 1 .. No. 2
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 1 .. .. 2

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. 6 .. Tons. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. 18 .. 42
Timber .. .. .. 359 .. 315
Grain .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 397 .. 544
Minerals .. .. 164 .. 124
Total .. .. 944 .. .. 1,025

Revenue,—
Passengers .. .. £ 196 19 7 .. £ 204 12 6
Parcels and Luggage .. 10 7 10 .. 8 6 6
Goods .. .. 252 10 5 .. 299 10 3
Miscellaneous .. 2 19 10 .. 2 5 8
Rents and Commission 4 17 6 .. ..
Total .. .. £467 15 2 .. £514 14 11

WESTPORT SECTION.
1895. 1894.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1 12 13 4 16 20
2nd Class 513 2,140 2,653 601 1,904 2,505
Total 514 2,152 2,666 605 1,920 2,525

Season Tickets .. .. 6 .. .. 3

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. No. 240 .. No. 242
Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. .. 7 .. .. 13
Total .. .. 247 .. .. 255

Goods,—
Drays .. .. No. .. .. No. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. 1 .. .. 20
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 1 .. .. 20

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. 24 .. Tons. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. 168 .. 204
Timber .. .. .. 140 .. 345
Grain .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 188 .. 222
Minerals .. .. 15,250 .. 16,283
Total .. .. 15,770 .. .. 17,054

Revenue,—
Passengers .. .. £ 149 5 7 .. £ 140 11 8
Parcels and Luggage 9 4 3 .. 13 12 0
Goods .. .. 2,059 7 8 .. 2,095 7 8
Miscellaneous .. 47 12 1 .. 55 0 3
Rents and Commission 3 18 4 .. 3 18 4
Total .. .. £2,269 7 11 .. £2,308 9 11

NELSON SECTION.
1895. 1894.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 19 82 101 27 106 133
2nd Class 593 2,352 2,945 659 2,384 3,043
Total 612 2,434 3,046 686 2,490 3,176

Season Tickets .. .. 38 .. .. 9

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. No. 207 .. No. 219
Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. .. 14 .. .. 3
Total .. .. 222 .. .. 223

Goods,—
Drays .. .. No. .. .. No. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. 90 .. Tons. 60
Wool .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Firewood .. .. .. 54 .. 138
Timber .. .. .. 101 .. 145
Grain .. .. .. 85 .. 175
Merchandise .. .. 149 .. 133
Minerals .. .. 101 .. 110
Total .. .. 581 .. .. 762

Revenue,—
Passengers .. .. £ 192 19 10 .. £ 187 16 9
Parcels and Luggage 10 5 7 .. 15 3 10
Goods .. .. 295 12 10 .. 287 5 0
Miscellaneous .. 37 2 8 .. 32 2 4
Rents and Commission 5 8 0 .. 3 8 0
Total .. .. £541 8 11 .. £525 15 11

PICTON SECTION.
1895. 1894.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 91 266 357 141 354 495
2nd Class 323 1,260 1,583 393 1,144 1,537
Total 414 1,526 1,940 534 1,498 2,032

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

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. No. 1 .. No. 99
Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. .. 11 .. .. 24
Total .. .. 12 .. .. 123

Goods,—
Drays .. .. No. .. .. No. ..
Cattle .. .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. 1,202 .. 132
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 1,203 .. .. 132

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. 126 .. Tons. 120
Wool .. .. .. .. .. 9
Firewood .. .. .. 252 .. 246
Timber .. .. .. .. .. 165
Grain .. .. .. 181 .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 78 .. 118
Minerals .. .. 31 .. 198
Total .. .. 668 .. .. 856

Revenue,—
Passengers .. .. £ 113 2 4 .. £ 134 15 9
Parcels and Luggage 1 3 9 .. 10 10 8
Goods .. .. 183 15 8 .. 257 18 0
Miscellaneous .. 12 12 8 .. 46 10 10
Rents and Commission 3 2 6 .. 3 8 6
Total .. .. £313 16 11 .. £453 3 9

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
H. J. H. BLOW,
Under-Secretary, Railways,
Railway Department, 15th October, 1895.



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

🚂 Transport & Communications
17 October 1895
Railway, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Sections, 1895, 1894
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
  • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways