Railway Traffic Statistics




1566 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 71]

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1896. 1895.
Passengers,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 44 398 442 43 296 339
2nd Class 510 3,108 3,618 668 2,020 2,688
Total 554 3,506 4,060 711 2,316 3,027

Season Tickets .. .. 26 .. .. 7

Parcels, etc.,--
Parcels .. .. 183 No. .. .. 210 No.
Horses .. .. 6 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 21 .. .. 12
Total .. .. 210 .. .. 222

Goods,--
Drays .. .. No. 1 .. .. No.
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 66
Pigs .. .. 5 .. .. 32
Total .. .. 6 .. .. 98

Chaff, Lime, &c.
Wool .. .. Tons. .. Tons. 1
Firewood .. .. 30 .. 234
Timber .. .. 603 .. 860
Grain .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 620 .. 579
Minerals .. .. 171 .. 85
Total .. .. 1,424 .. 1,759

Revenue,--
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. 291 15 10 £ s. d. 265 18 8
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 25 14 7 10 7 1
Goods .. .. 390 14 4 431 17 5
Miscellaneous .. 0 12 9 0 11 8
Rents and Commission 5 12 0 1 16 0
Total .. .. £714 9 6 £710 10 10

WESTPORT SECTION.
1896. 1895.
Passengers,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2 32 34 2 20 22
2nd Class 586 2,864 3,450 702 2,722 3,424
Total 588 2,896 3,484 704 2,742 3,446

Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 5

Parcels, etc.,--
Parcels .. .. 264 No. .. .. 242 No.
Horses .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 6 .. .. 6
Total .. .. 271 .. .. 248

Goods,--
Drays .. .. No. .. .. No.
Cattle .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 37 .. .. 25
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 39 .. .. 25

Chaff, Lime, &c.
Wool .. .. Tons. 12 .. Tons. ..
Firewood .. .. 300 .. 180
Timber .. .. 326 .. 257
Grain .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 247 .. 208
Minerals .. .. 23,087 .. 19,199
Total .. .. 23,972 .. 19,844

Revenue,--
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. 214 1 3 £ s. d. 247 4 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 18 18 2 13 8 8
Goods .. .. 3,099 11 0 2,553 1 2
Miscellaneous .. 113 18 1 47 11 11
Rents and Commission 5 18 4 6 8 4
Total .. .. £3,452 6 10 £2,867 14 1

NELSON SECTION.
1896. 1895.
Passengers,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 27 190 217 25 76 101
2nd Class 649 2,484 3,133 761 2,310 3,071
Total 676 2,674 3,350 786 2,386 3,172

Season Tickets .. .. 40 .. .. 37

Parcels, etc.,--
Parcels .. .. 252 No. .. .. 254 No.
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 2 .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 9 .. .. 20
Total .. .. 263 .. .. 275

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

Chaff, Lime, &c.
Wool .. .. Tons. 126 .. Tons. 24
Firewood .. .. 1 .. 3
Timber .. .. 66 .. 144
Grain .. .. 121 .. 190
Merchandise .. .. 57 .. 106
Minerals .. .. 174 .. 121
Total .. .. 568 .. 725

Revenue,--
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. 214 8 3 £ s. d. 231 9 11
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 30 11 3 21 13 10
Goods .. .. 259 3 5 242 10 1
Miscellaneous .. 18 18 6 9 7 7
Rents and Commission 18 3 0 18 3 0
Total .. .. £541 4 5 £523 4 5

PICTON SECTION.
1896. 1895.
Passengers,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 91 290 381 82 290 372
2nd Class 446 966 1,412 325 954 1,279
Total 537 1,256 1,793 407 1,244 1,651

Season Tickets .. .. 6 .. .. 4

Parcels, etc.,--
Parcels .. .. 4 No. .. .. 4 No.
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 10 .. .. 15
Total .. .. 10 .. .. 19

Goods,--
Drays .. .. No. .. .. No.
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 25 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 25 .. .. ..

Chaff, Lime, &c.
Wool .. .. Tons. 330 .. Tons. 126
Firewood .. .. 15 .. 5
Timber .. .. 276 .. 342
Grain .. .. 3 .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 180 .. 279
Minerals .. .. 378 .. 84
Total .. .. 1,227 .. 946

Revenue,--
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. 130 11 2 £ s. d. 132 0 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 12 9 5 1 6 11
Goods .. .. 304 8 6 215 7 5
Miscellaneous .. 11 16 5 10 19 0
Rents and Commission 20 11 0 18 15 0
Total .. .. £479 16 6 £378 8 6

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
H. J. H. BLOW,
Under-Secretary, Railways.
Railway Department, 15th September, 1896.



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🚂 Railway Traffic and Revenue Returns for Greymouth-Hokitika, Westport, Nelson, and Picton Sections

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