Railway Traffic Returns




July 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1153

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 34 294 328 56 250 306
2nd Class 519 2,870 3,389 604 1,610 2,214
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total 553 3,164 3,717 660 1,860 2,520

Season Tickets .. .. 6 .. .. 13

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 192 149
Horses .. .. 3 2
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 10 6
——— ————
Total .. .. 205 157

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

          Tons.       Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. 3 ..
Firewood .. .. 36 192
Timber .. .. 520 442
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. 821 615
Minerals .. 132 176
——— ————
Total .. .. 1,512 1,425

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 258 12 5 191 13 8
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 23 18 7 57 17 11
Goods .. .. 436 0 11 347 9 1
Miscellaneous .. 0 0 3 0 6 10
Rents and Commission 5 12 0 0 16 0
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £724 4 2 £598 3 6

WESTPORT SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 5 22 27 3 10 13
2nd Class 592 3,000 3,592 618 2,370 2,988
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total 597 3,022 3,619 621 2,380 3,001

Season Tickets .. .. 5 .. .. 3

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 200 267
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 5 6
——— ————
Total .. .. 205 273

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 86 1
Pigs .. .. .. ..
——— ————
Total .. .. 86 1

          Tons.       Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 12 42
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 270 144
Timber .. .. 409 266
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. 318 237
Minerals .. 23,659 17,251
——— ————
Total .. .. 24,668 17,940

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 229 14 3 179 0 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 19 13 2 12 10 5
Goods .. .. 3,168 8 10 2,318 1 10
Miscellaneous .. 72 9 7 59 5 7
Rents and Commission 12 17 3 12 18 10
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £3,503 3 1 £2,581 17 2

NELSON SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 29 378 407 24 54 78
2nd Class 772 3,090 3,862 819 2,518 3,337
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total 801 3,468 4,269 843 2,572 3,415

Season Tickets .. .. 44 .. .. 51

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 248 210
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 13 11
——— ————
Total .. .. 261 221

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

          Tons.       Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 114 120
Wool .. .. 4 2
Firewood .. .. 198 282
Timber .. .. 168 126
Grain .. .. 330 728
Merchandise .. 168 125
Minerals .. 262 160
——— ————
Total .. .. 1,244 1,543

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 260 12 9 229 9 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 24 18 0 20 0 5
Goods .. .. 478 6 11 502 13 4
Miscellaneous .. 40 15 4 74 15 10
Rents and Commission 4 8 0 4 8 0
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £809 1 0 £831 7 0

PICTON SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 99 286 385 117 276 393
2nd Class 402 984 1,386 422 1,290 1,712
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total 501 1,270 1,771 539 1,566 2,105

Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 2

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2 5
Horses .. .. 1 ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 20 15
——— ————
Total .. .. 23 20

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 3 1
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. 8 ..
——— ————
Total .. .. 11 1

          Tons.       Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 432 120
Wool .. .. 10 22
Firewood .. .. 444 234
Timber .. .. 41 ..
Grain .. .. 330 294
Merchandise .. 142 175
Minerals .. 643 347
——— ————
Total .. .. 2,042 1,192

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 120 7 11 133 15 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 10 6 7 1 8 10
Goods .. .. 441 10 5 314 15 6
Miscellaneous .. 20 3 1 21 0 4
Rents and Commission 0 7 6 0 12 6
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £592 15 6 £471 12 6

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
H. J. H. BLOW,
Under-Secretary, Railways,
Railway Department, 21st July, 1896.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for Four Weeks (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
21 July 1896
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Parcels, Goods, Revenue, Sections, 1896, 1895
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
  • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways