Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics




Nov. 12.] 1903
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1896. 1895.
Passengers,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 41 372 413 48 322 370
2nd Class 458 2,002 2,460 463 1,770 2,233
Total 499 2,374 2,873 511 2,092 2,603
Season Tickets .. .. 96 .. .. 86
Parcels, etc.,-- No. No.
Parcels .. .. 168 171
Horses .. .. 4 ..
Carriages .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 9 16
Total .. .. 181 188
Goods,-- No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. 5
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 110 60
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 110 65
Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 1 1
Firewood .. .. 450 24
Timber .. .. 513 738
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 651 837
Minerals .. .. 80 65
Total .. .. 1,695 1,665
Revenue,-- £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 263 13 9 185 18 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 22 12 1 10 2 4
Goods .. .. 401 7 11 470 10 11
Miscellaneous .. Dr. 0 7 8 0 19 10
Rents and Commission 18 2 0 12 1 0
Total .. .. £705 8 1 £679 12 4

WESTPORT SECTION.
1896. 1895.
Passengers,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 4 50 54 4 28 32
2nd Class 437 2,840 3,277 696 2,300 2,996
Total 441 2,890 3,331 700 2,328 3,028
Season Tickets .. .. 12 .. .. 3
Parcels, etc.,-- No. No.
Parcels .. .. 181 260
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 2 8
Total .. .. 183 268
Goods,-- No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. 1
Total .. .. .. 2
Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 12 6
Firewood .. .. 180 168
Timber .. .. 213 416
Grain .. .. 1 ..
Merchandise .. .. 180 219
Minerals .. .. 15,677 18,480
Total .. .. 16,263 19,289
Revenue,-- £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 205 12 4 164 7 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 19 2 9 12 10 7
Goods .. .. 2,038 1 0 2,517 18 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 35 12 4 50 14 8
Rents and Commission 31 14 3 34 18 4
Total .. .. £2,330 2 8 £2,780 9 5

NELSON SECTION.
1896. 1895.
Passengers,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 41 142 183 13 132 145
2nd Class 617 2,586 3,203 614 2,342 2,956
Total 658 2,728 3,386 627 2,474 3,101
Season Tickets .. .. 52 .. .. 29
Parcels, etc.,-- No. No.
Parcels .. .. 229 221
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 17 12
Total .. .. 246 233
Goods,-- No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 1 ..
Sheep .. .. .. 14
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 2 14
Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 78 60
Firewood .. .. 4 5
Timber .. .. 48 132
Grain .. .. 103 150
Merchandise .. .. 69 100
Minerals .. .. 152 133
Total .. .. 566 650
Revenue,-- £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 237 8 0 193 0 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 18 6 4 9 13 10
Goods .. .. 274 0 7 271 9 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 24 10 1 16 13 6
Rents and Commission 5 18 0 5 18 0
Total .. .. £560 3 0 £496 14 9

PICTON SECTION.
1896. 1895.
Passengers,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 92 248 340 88 264 352
2nd Class 332 1,022 1,354 340 1,118 1,458
Total 424 1,270 1,694 428 1,382 1,810
Season Tickets .. .. 31 .. .. 40
Parcels, etc.,-- No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. 1
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 12 11
Total .. .. 12 12
Goods,-- No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. 3
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 144 125
Pigs .. .. 10 ..
Total .. .. 154 128
Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 156 114
Firewood .. .. 1 7
Timber .. .. 348 264
Grain .. .. .. 1
Merchandise .. .. 498 59
Minerals .. .. 85 90
Total .. .. 1,269 642
Revenue,-- £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 110 5 0 109 2 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 7 17 5 6 1 11
Goods .. .. 288 9 11 159 11 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 17 18 7 11 8 1
Rents and Commission 44 12 6 37 5 0
Total .. .. £469 3 5 £323 8 4

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

H. J. H. BLOW,
Under-Secretary, Railways.

Railway Department, 10th November, 1896.



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🚂 Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics for Various Sections, 1895-1896 (continued from previous page)

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