Railway Traffic Returns




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 15

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1896. 1895.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 67 452 519 106 440 546
2nd Class 807 4,006 4,813 1,149 2,470 3,619
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total 874 4,458 5,332 1,255 2,910 4,165

Season Tickets .. .. 88 .. .. 69

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 161 .. .. 141
Horses .. .. 20 .. .. 13
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 22 .. .. 14
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 204 .. .. 168

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 2
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 76 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. 4 .. .. ..
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 80 .. .. 3

           Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. 2
Firewood .. .. 12 .. .. 114
Timber .. .. 430 .. .. 540
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 314 .. .. 308
Minerals .. .. 85 .. .. 17
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 841 .. .. 981

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 314 17 4 .. .. 328 14 4
Parcels and Luggage.. .. 33 16 7 .. .. 15 10 6
Goods .. .. 224 9 7 .. .. 215 11 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 5 19 9 .. .. 11 16 9
Rents and Commission.. .. 7 14 0 .. .. 7 19 0
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. £586 17 3 .. .. £579 11 10

NELSON SECTION.
1896. 1895.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 66 118 184 40 104 144
2nd Class 941 3,156 4,097 969 3,504 4,473
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total 1,007 3,274 4,281 1,009 3,608 4,617

Season Tickets .. .. 99 .. .. 36

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 302 .. .. 254
Horses .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Dogs .. .. 17 .. .. 14
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 321 .. .. 270

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 25 .. .. 31
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 28 .. .. 31

           Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 48 .. .. 30
Wool .. .. 32 .. .. 19
Firewood .. .. 156 .. .. 114
Timber .. .. 151 .. .. 112
Grain .. .. 142 .. .. 112
Merchandise .. .. 182 .. .. 176
Minerals .. .. 53 .. .. 15
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 764 .. .. 578

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 268 18 8 .. .. 292 14 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails.. .. 17 1 1 .. .. 12 12 4
Goods .. .. 432 1 4 .. .. 292 13 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 51 2 2 .. .. 24 16 2
Rents and Commission.. .. 19 8 0 .. .. 14 18 0
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. £788 11 3 .. .. £637 14 11

WESTPORT SECTION.
1896. 1895.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. 16 16 4 38 42
2nd Class 547 2,418 2,965 694 2,382 3,076
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total 547 2,434 2,981 698 2,420 3,118

Season Tickets .. .. 14 .. .. 6

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 161 .. .. 220
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 12 .. .. 9
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 173 .. .. 229

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

           Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 6 .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 132 .. .. 120
Timber .. .. 279 .. .. 199
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 206 .. .. 188
Minerals .. .. 13,179 .. .. 15,777
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 13,802 .. .. 16,284

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 169 10 7 .. .. 175 13 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails.. .. 9 7 5 .. .. 11 14 5
Goods .. .. 1,798 15 5 .. .. 2,047 9 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 51 4 5 .. .. 49 5 2
Rents and Commission.. .. 3 18 4 .. .. 3 18 4
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. £2,032 16 2 .. .. £2,288 0 2

PICKTON SECTION.
1896. 1895.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 130 262 392 169 366 535
2nd Class 497 1,356 1,853 520 1,488 2,008
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total 627 1,618 2,245 689 1,854 2,543

Season Tickets .. .. 5 .. .. 4

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. .. .. 165
Horses .. .. 2 .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 7 .. .. 15
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 9 .. .. 182

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 4 .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 108 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. 11 .. .. ..
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 123 .. .. 1

           Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 54 .. .. 66
Wool .. .. 232 .. .. 390
Firewood .. .. 120 .. .. 276
Timber .. .. 3 .. .. ..
Grain .. .. 170 .. .. 48
Merchandise .. .. 124 .. .. 173
Minerals .. .. 24 .. .. 29
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 727 .. .. 982

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 151 9 5 .. .. 178 3 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails.. .. 9 9 7 .. .. 14 1 7
Goods .. .. 236 15 10 .. .. 250 19 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 38 17 11 .. .. 44 6 0
Rents and Commission.. .. 18 5 0 .. .. 26 6 0
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. £454 17 9 .. .. £513 16 5

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
H. J. H. BLOW,
Under-Secretary, Railways,
Railway Department, 3rd March, 1896.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for four weeks ending 1 February 1896 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
3 March 1896
Railways, Traffic Returns, Statistics, Greymouth, Hokitika, Nelson, Westport, Picton, Passengers, Goods, Revenue
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
  • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways