Railway Traffic Returns




APRIL 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 705

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 56 440 496 108 774 882
2nd Class 634 6,116 6,750 761 8,570 9,331
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Total 690 6,556 7,246 869 9,344 10,213
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. 23 .. .. 13

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 197 .. .. 133
Horses .. .. .. .. .. 11
Carriages .. .. 2 .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 9 .. .. 8
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Total .. .. 208 .. .. 153

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 5
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 120 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. 8 .. .. ..
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Total .. .. 128 .. .. 6

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 6 .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 30 .. .. 108
Timber .. .. 323 .. .. 532
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 395 .. .. 424
Minerals .. .. 57 .. .. 68
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Total .. .. 811 .. .. 1,132

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 575 16 0 .. 508 19 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. 37 17 10 .. 13 1 1
Goods .. .. 236 7 11 .. 280 19 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 6 8 .. 0 12 1
Rents and Commission .. .. 6 12 0 .. 3 11 0
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Total .. .. £857 0 5 .. £807 2 7

WESTPORT SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1 20 21 12 18 30
2nd Class 566 3,296 3,862 619 4,074 4,693
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Total 567 3,316 3,883 631 4,092 4,723
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. 4 .. .. 4

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 199 .. .. 285
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 4 .. .. 11
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Total .. .. 203 .. .. 296

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 27
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. 27

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 96 .. .. 312
Timber .. .. 166 .. .. 237
Grain .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 246 .. .. 194
Minerals .. .. 14,768 .. .. 20,765
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Total .. .. 15,277 .. .. 21,508

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 352 3 11 .. 299 3 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. 11 18 1 .. 15 12 9
Goods .. .. 2,143 12 2 .. 2,726 16 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 49 3 10 .. 61 4 10
Rents and Commission .. .. 7 12 1 .. 3 18 4
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Total .. .. £2,564 10 1 .. £3,106 15 3

NELSON SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 64 114 178 54 1,274 1,328
2nd Class 822 3,302 4,124 1,022 5,848 6,870
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Total 886 3,416 4,302 1,076 7,122 8,198
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. 20 .. .. 13

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 266 .. .. 244
Horses .. .. .. .. .. 4
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 20 .. .. 9
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Total .. .. 287 .. .. 258

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 20
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 10
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Total .. .. 30 .. .. 1

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 42 .. .. 90
Firewood .. .. 228 .. .. 156
Timber .. .. 105 .. .. 88
Grain .. .. 273 .. .. 152
Merchandise .. .. 226 .. .. 269
Minerals .. .. 441 .. .. 331
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Total .. .. 1,318 .. .. 1,099

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 374 16 5 .. 431 18 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. 18 12 0 .. 13 4 5
Goods .. .. 456 15 3 .. 350 19 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 43 18 1 .. 51 6 5
Rents and Commission .. .. 14 18 0 .. 9 18 0
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Total .. .. £908 19 9 .. £857 6 7

PICTON SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 140 372 512 119 348 467
2nd Class 474 2,388 2,862 482 2,422 2,904
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Total 614 2,760 3,374 601 2,770 3,371
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. 3 .. .. 9

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. .. .. 134
Horses .. .. 8 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 16 .. .. 9
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Total .. .. 24 .. .. 143

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 13
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 236
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 37
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Total .. .. 49 .. .. 273

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 156 .. .. 120
Firewood .. .. 133 .. .. 77
Timber .. .. 198 .. .. 348
Grain .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 376 .. .. 434
Minerals .. .. 73 .. .. 101
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Total .. .. 1,159 .. .. 1,354

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 304 8 6 .. 234 16 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. 9 6 3 .. 6 13 3
Goods .. .. 358 7 1 .. 380 6 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 29 1 3 .. 16 4 2
Rents and Commission .. .. 2 17 6 .. 1 6 0
—— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
Total .. .. £704 0 7 .. £639 6 5

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
H. J. H. BLOW,
Under-Secretary, Railways.
Railway Department, 28th April, 1896.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for 1896 and 1895

🚂 Transport & Communications
28 April 1896
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Comparison, 1896, 1895
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
  • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways