Railway Traffic Returns




Jan. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 71

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 48 446 494 46 378 424
2nd Class 508 3,028 3,536 622 2,168 2,790
Total 556 3,474 4,030 668 2,546 3,214
Season Tickets .. .. 8 .. .. 7
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 170 190
Horses .. .. 3 1
Carriages .. .. 1 ..
Dogs .. .. 15 12
Total .. .. 189 203
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 5 1
Cattle .. .. 6 ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 196 88
Pigs .. .. .. 8
Total .. .. 207 97
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. 3
Firewood .. .. 6 162
Timber .. .. 485 698
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 516 550
Minerals .. .. 110 59
Total .. .. 1,117 1,472
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 273 7 10 225 1 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 24 10 3 22 9 10
Goods .. .. 313 1 8 371 11 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 18 8 0 16 2
Rents and Commission 5 12 0 5 16 0
Total .. .. £617 10 5 £625 14 10

NELSON SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 42 1,270 1,312 64 1,272 1,336
2nd Class 831 6,176 7,007 784 4,852 5,636
Total 873 7,446 8,319 848 6,124 6,972
Season Tickets .. .. 16 .. .. 17
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 223 237
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 4 3
Dogs .. .. 17 16
Total .. .. 244 256
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 91 83
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 91 84
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 102 84
Wool .. .. 118 75
Firewood .. .. 156 264
Timber .. .. 72 100
Grain .. .. 28 203
Merchandise .. .. 225 199
Minerals .. .. 147 68
Total .. .. 848 993
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 368 13 10 306 7 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 18 17 0 19 1 3
Goods .. .. 453 8 8 373 8 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 51 18 4 29 3 5
Rents and Commission 4 8 0 4 8 0
Total .. .. £897 5 10 £732 8 2

WESTPORT SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 3 50 53 1 64 65
2nd Class 522 3,026 3,548 492 2,550 3,042
Total 525 3,076 3,601 493 2,614 3,107
Season Tickets .. .. 4 .. .. 1
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 167 221
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 10 4
Total .. .. 177 225
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 1
Cattle .. .. .. 3
Calves .. .. .. 3
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 1 7
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 12 6
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 192 192
Timber .. .. 208 252
Grain .. .. 4 ..
Merchandise .. .. 192 197
Minerals .. .. 21,806 15,190
Total .. .. 22,414 15,837
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 205 4 3 176 14 1
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 20 15 0 13 16 3
Goods .. .. 2,799 7 7 2,076 12 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 72 9 5 50 15 4
Rents and Commission 8 18 4 3 18 4
Total .. .. £3,106 14 7 £2,321 16 9

PICKTON SECTION.
1896. 1895.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 98 394 492 137 478 615
2nd Class 352 2,812 3,164 351 2,628 2,979
Total 450 3,206 3,656 488 3,106 3,594
Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 2
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 4 5
Horses .. .. 1 ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 13 15
Total .. .. 18 20
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 336 532
Pigs .. .. .. 37
Total .. .. 336 569
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 132 42
Wool .. .. 20 21
Firewood .. .. 198 96
Timber .. .. 1 ..
Grain .. .. 114 79
Merchandise .. .. 97 100
Minerals .. .. 224 491
Total .. .. 786 829
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 195 0 4 188 11 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 8 5 2 3 10 8
Goods .. .. 202 19 9 253 14 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 25 16 11 12 8 7
Rents and Commission 1 7 6 2 15 0
Total .. .. £433 9 8 £460 19 8

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
H. J. H. BLOW,
Under-Secretary, Railways.
Railway Department, 5th January, 1897.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for 1896 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
5 January 1897
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Sections, GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA, NELSON, WESTPORT, PICKTON
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
  • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways