Railway Traffic Returns




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 48

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 55 300 355 75 278 353
2nd Class 533 2,064 2,597 650 2,626 3,276
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total 588 2,364 2,952 725 2,904 3,629

Season Tickets .. .. 13 .. .. 10

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 199 .. .. 166
Horses .. .. 5 .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 7 .. .. 11
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 213 .. .. 178

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 70
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. .. .. .. 70

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 54 .. .. 24
Timber .. .. 340 .. .. 813
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 624 .. .. 379
Minerals .. .. 88 .. .. 69
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 1,106 .. .. 1,285

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 262 19 9 .. 261 17 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 25 11 11 12 1 6
Goods .. .. 321 8 5 .. 304 19 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 4 2 .. 0 6 0
Rents and Commission 5 12 0 1 16 0
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. £615 16 3 .. £581 0 4

NELSON SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total
1st Class 45 132 177 33 92 125
2nd Class 768 2,952 3,720 829 3,132 3,961
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total 813 3,084 3,897 862 3,224 4,086

Season Tickets .. .. 45 .. .. 16

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 264 .. .. 248
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 28 .. .. 21
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 292 .. .. 269

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. 13 .. .. ..
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 13 .. .. ..

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 3 .. .. 24
Firewood .. .. 132 .. .. 282
Timber .. .. 216 .. .. 127
Grain .. .. 775 .. .. 629
Merchandise .. .. 160 .. .. 140
Minerals .. .. 469 .. .. 119
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 1,833 .. .. 1,321

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 252 4 7 .. 248 8 11
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 19 11 9 11 0 6
Goods .. .. 483 9 4 .. 423 15 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 30 12 3 .. 49 14 7
Rents and Commission 15 13 0 15 13 0
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. £801 10 11 .. £748 12 2

WESTPORT SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 12 40 52 14 52 66
2nd Class 578 3,932 4,510 628 2,228 2,856
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total 590 3,972 4,562 642 2,280 2,922

Season Tickets .. .. 16 .. .. 4

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 243 .. .. 232
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 9 .. .. 8
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 252 .. .. 240

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 12 .. .. 55
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 14 .. .. 55

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 12 .. .. 42
Firewood .. .. 246 .. .. 168
Timber .. .. 415 .. .. 260
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 310 .. .. 211
Minerals .. .. 25,136 .. .. 17,588
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 26,119 .. .. 18,269

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 228 16 0 .. 171 7 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 16 19 0 12 15 3
Goods .. .. 3,527 7 8 .. 2,352 6 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 103 15 5 .. 43 10 10
Rents and Commission 13 18 4 6 19 6
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. £3,890 16 5 .. £2,587 0 0

PICTON SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 97 306 403 136 284 420
2nd Class 391 1,082 1,473 443 1,362 1,805
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total 488 1,388 1,876 579 1,646 2,225

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. .. .. 16
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 13 .. .. 11
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 13 .. .. 27

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 3 .. .. 20
Pigs .. .. 12 .. .. ..
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 16 .. .. 21

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. 71
Firewood .. .. 306 .. .. 342
Timber .. .. 5 .. .. 5
Grain .. .. 862 .. .. 778
Merchandise .. .. 226 .. .. 297
Minerals .. .. 121 .. .. 139
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 1,754 .. .. 1,758

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 142 10 11 .. 130 17 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 7 12 5 1 6 5
Goods .. .. 467 18 11 .. 500 6 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 26 5 2 .. 20 16 2
Rents and Commission 18 15 0 21 3 6
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. £663 2 5 .. £674 10 3

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
H. J. H. BLOW,
Under-Secretary, Railways.
Railway Department, 23rd June, 1896.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for 1896 (continued from previous page)

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