Railway Traffic Statistics




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 8.

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 62 904 966 63 472 535
2nd Class 797 7,646 8,443 921 5,066 5,987
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total 859 8,550 9,409 984 5,538 6,522
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 2
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 182 .. .. 189
Horses .. .. 19 .. .. 10
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 10 .. .. 8
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 211 .. .. 207

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 121 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 121 .. .. 1

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 24 .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 479 .. .. 256
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 366 .. .. 285
Minerals .. .. 40 .. .. 46
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 910 .. .. 587

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 498 15 5 428 1 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 31 12 10 14 13 2
Goods .. 251 7 7 175 5 8
Miscellaneous .. 0 4 3 0 17 10
Rents and Commission 11 1 0 2 10 0
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. £793 1 1 £621 7 10

WESTPORT SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 4 1,012 1,016 7 162 169
2nd Class 759 8,766 9,525 1,420 6,910 8,330
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total 763 9,778 10,541 1,427 7,072 8,499
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 3
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 196 .. .. 275
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 16 .. .. 6
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 212 .. .. 281

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 2
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 57 .. .. 7
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 57 .. .. 9

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 102 .. .. 96
Timber .. .. 227 .. .. 118
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 168 .. .. 193
Minerals .. .. 10,563 .. .. 11,297
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 11,060 .. .. 11,704

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 405 12 10 369 14 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 11 2 11 12 2 2
Goods .. 1,524 10 6 1,520 15 2
Miscellaneous .. 41 9 9 32 19 7
Rents and Commission 59 13 4 57 18 4
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. £2,042 9 4 £1,993 9 9

NELSON SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 59 216 275 39 160 199
2nd Class 944 5,920 6,864 932 5,026 5,958
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total 1,003 6,136 7,139 971 5,186 6,157
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 12 .. .. 16
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 242 .. .. 274
Horses .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 23 .. .. 14
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 267 .. .. 289

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

Chaff, &c. .. .. 78 .. .. 48
Wool .. .. 145 .. .. 136
Firewood .. .. 282 .. .. 48
Timber .. .. 117 .. .. 111
Grain .. .. 32 .. .. 94
Merchandise .. .. 196 .. .. 213
Minerals .. .. 105 .. .. 66
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 955 .. .. 716

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 382 2 0 338 8 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 23 18 5 12 8 1
Goods .. 393 14 6 367 5 0
Miscellaneous .. 24 10 2 22 16 11
Rents and Commission 8 18 0 13 8 0
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. £833 3 1 £754 6 6

PICTON SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 123 782 855 156 1,138 1,294
2nd Class 465 4,780 5,245 556 3,494 4,050
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total 588 5,512 6,100 712 4,632 5,344
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 2 .. .. 1
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 3 .. .. 161
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 9 .. .. 28
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 12 .. .. 189

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 2
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 839 .. .. 197
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 841 .. .. 198

Chaff, &c. .. .. 30 .. .. 78
Wool .. .. 250 .. .. 245
Firewood .. .. 96 .. .. 234
Timber .. .. .. .. .. 4
Grain .. .. 48 .. .. 30
Merchandise .. .. 82 .. .. 120
Minerals .. .. .. .. .. 112
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 506 .. .. 823

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 328 4 10 301 10 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 2 17 4 7 10 3
Goods .. 189 15 9 224 7 2
Miscellaneous .. 9 8 4 11 0 2
Rents and Commission 21 18 0 23 4 0
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. £552 4 3 £567 12 0

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
H. J. H. BLOW,
Under-Secretary, Railways,
Railway Department, 4th February, 1896.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for four weeks ending 4 February 1896 (continued from previous page)

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