Railway Traffic Returns




70 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 1

NAPIER-TARANAKI SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,697 8,674 10,371 1,745 7,854 9,599
2nd Class 7,703 33,922 41,625 8,017 29,592 37,609
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 9,400 42,596 51,996 9,762 37,446 47,208
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. ..148 .. .. ..125

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 5,893 5,648
Horses .. .. 377 319
Carriages .. .. 9 21
Dogs .. .. 413 438
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 6,692 6,426

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 5 5
Cattle .. .. 669 1,148
Calves .. .. 6 96
Sheep .. .. 16,243 12,361
Pigs .. .. 343 42
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 17,266 13,652

          Tons.              Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 114 210
Wool .. .. 4,260 2,889
Firewood .. .. 2,548 2,404
Timber .. .. 4,127 3,823
Grain .. .. 1,482 1,664
Merchandise .. .. 4,506 4,716
Minerals .. .. 2,676 1,231
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 19,713 16,937

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 5,793 18 3 5,456 9 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 1,006 8 11 1,003 19 8
Goods .. .. 10,135 6 4 9,034 14 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 349 17 5 314 11 7
Rents and Commission 161 6 6 178 8 2
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. £17,446 17 5 £15,988 3 11

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 892 11,696 12,588 844 9,448 10,292
2nd Class 4,245 33,838 38,083 3,673 28,492 32,165
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 5,137 45,534 50,671 4,517 37,940 42,457
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. ..625 .. .. ..426

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 4,987 4,298
Horses .. .. 163 117
Carriages .. .. 5 4
Dogs .. .. 182 172
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 5,337 4,591

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 3 5
Cattle .. .. 244 116
Calves .. .. 15 25
Sheep .. .. 21,317 25,630
Pigs .. .. 53 138
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 21,632 25,914

          Tons.              Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 264 102
Wool .. .. 2,076 1,142
Firewood .. .. 492 492
Timber .. .. 2,268 1,608
Grain .. .. 315 395
Merchandise .. .. 1,761 2,098
Minerals .. .. 1,644 2,080
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 8,820 7,917

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,952 10 3 2,582 4 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 522 3 8 434 15 5
Goods .. .. 5,555 9 8 4,975 16 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 85 10 11 59 3 4
Rents and Commission 62 1 11 101 3 9
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. £9,177 16 5 £8,153 3 9

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 4,868 48,302 53,170 3,877 24,040 27,917
2nd Class 21,002 153,422 174,424 18,837 96,514 115,351
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 25,870 201,724 227,594 22,714 120,554 143,268
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 1,451 .. .. 1,447

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 21,368 19,968
Horses .. .. 635 555
Carriages .. .. 48 28
Dogs .. .. 819 866
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 22,870 21,417

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 33 32
Cattle .. .. 1,145 1,023
Calves .. .. 84 77
Sheep .. .. 24,612 31,407
Pigs .. .. 1,479 2,017
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 27,353 34,556

          Tons.              Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 1,986 2,412
Wool .. .. 10,225 9,189
Firewood .. .. 1,890 1,326
Timber .. .. 8,267 7,024
Grain .. .. 21,915 19,519
Merchandise .. .. 18,314 19,107
Minerals .. .. 30,283 28,682
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 92,880 87,259

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 17,799 9 7 13,801 12 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 2,987 0 11 2,601 14 4
Goods .. .. 34,837 10 4 31,567 14 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 750 15 1 870 18 2
Rents and Commission 527 0 1 541 12 4
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. £56,901 16 0 £49,383 11 8

GREYMOUTH-BRUNNER SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 101 400 501 124 328 452
2nd Class 939 6,652 7,591 902 3,948 4,850
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 1,040 7,052 8,092 1,026 4,276 5,302
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 19 .. .. 14

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 517 463
Horses .. .. 4 4
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 18 24
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 539 491

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 ..
Cattle .. .. 22 39
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 80 128
Pigs .. .. 31 14
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 134 181

          Tons.              Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 48 24
Wool .. .. 9 5
Firewood .. .. 18 24
Timber .. .. 1,169 1,720
Grain .. .. 147 148
Merchandise .. .. 428 321
Minerals .. .. 10,860 10,441
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. 12,679 12,678

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 220 0 1 159 1 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 21 7 1 19 14 7
Goods .. .. 1,537 13 8 1,437 18 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 129 15 2 160 13 9
Rents and Commission 4 14 0 3 8 0
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. £1,913 10 0 £1,780 16 10



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