Railway Traffic Returns




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 94

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 75 382 457 45 302 347
2nd Class 473 2,072 2,545 633 2,342 2,975
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total 548 2,454 3,002 678 2,644 3,322
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. 13 .. .. 6
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 170 .. .. 165
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 9 .. .. 7
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 179 .. .. 172

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 2
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 120 .. .. 189
Pigs .. .. 15 .. .. 16
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 135 .. .. 207

          Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. 3
Firewood .. .. 36 .. .. 54
Timber .. .. 855 .. .. 622
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 648 .. .. 417
Minerals .. .. 86 .. .. 74
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 1,625 .. .. 1,170

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 229 2 7 340 1 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. 22 9 1 34 11 9
Goods .. .. 430 5 3 300 13 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 3 9 3 0 15 6
Rents and Commission .. 5 12 0 5 16 0
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £690 18 2 £681 18 4

NELSON SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 48 168 216 38 212 250
2nd Class 563 2,378 2,941 659 3,364 4,023
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total 611 2,546 3,157 697 3,576 4,273
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. 34 .. .. 36
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 252 .. .. 213
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 18 .. .. 17
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 271 .. .. 230

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

          Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 126 .. .. 36
Wool .. .. 14 .. .. 20
Firewood .. .. 96 .. .. 300
Timber .. .. 127 .. .. 96
Grain .. .. 172 .. .. 104
Merchandise .. .. 150 .. .. 145
Minerals .. .. 67 .. .. 18
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 752 .. .. 719

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 209 7 1 255 10 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. 28 19 0 21 8 9
Goods .. .. 309 19 8 353 13 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 18 10 1 40 8 11
Rents and Commission .. 19 8 0 19 8 0
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £586 3 10 £690 10 0

WESTPORT SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 6 32 38 4 14 18
2nd Class 423 2,352 2,775 488 2,000 2,488
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total 429 2,384 2,813 492 2,014 2,506
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. 3 .. .. 6
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 200 .. .. 246
Horses .. .. .. .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 6 .. .. 2
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 206 .. .. 249

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 3 .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 24 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 27 .. .. ..

          Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 18
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 174 .. .. 264
Timber .. .. 181 .. .. 275
Grain .. .. 7 .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 221 .. .. 170
Minerals .. .. 21,722 .. .. 18,137
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 22,305 .. .. 18,864

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 169 9 6 146 5 9
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. 15 12 4 18 15 1
Goods .. .. 2,864 1 2 2,877 14 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 80 8 0 58 19 8
Rents and Commission .. 14 18 4 14 9 4
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £3,144 9 4 £2,611 4 4

PICKTON SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 101 228 329 88 302 390
2nd Class 352 1,174 1,526 324 1,880 2,204
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total 453 1,402 1,855 412 2,182 2,594
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. 4 .. .. 2
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. .. .. 2
Horses .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 13 .. .. 14
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 15 .. .. 16

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 4 .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 265 .. .. 673
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 18
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 269 .. .. 691

          Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 108 .. .. 36
Wool .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 228 .. .. 114
Timber .. .. .. .. .. ..
Grain .. .. 197 .. .. 103
Merchandise .. .. 89 .. .. 113
Minerals .. .. 90 .. .. 222
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 713 .. .. 588

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 138 3 9 208 13 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. 13 11 11 2 14 5
Goods .. .. 171 10 5 189 3 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 10 7 7 12 7 4
Rents and Commission .. 20 5 0 18 15 0
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £353 18 8 £431 13 3

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
H. J. H. BLOW,
Under-Secretary, Railways.
Railway Department, 8th December, 1896.



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for four weeks ending 7th November 1896 (continued from previous page)

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