Railway Traffic Returns




2206 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 103

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 43 428 471 75 382 457
2nd Class 510 2,734 3,244 473 2,072 2,545
Total 553 3,162 3,715 548 2,454 3,002

Season Tickets 5 13
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels 170 170
Horses 5 5
Carriages 10 9
Dogs 10 9
Total 185 179

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays 1 1
Cattle 1 1
Calves 60 120
Sheep . 15
Pigs . .
Total 62 135

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool 6 .
Firewood 1 .
Timber 18 36
Grain 384 855
Merchandise . .
Minerals 634 648
Total 1,153 1,625

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 258 13 1 229 2 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 25 9 8 22 9 1
Goods 351 16 3 430 5 3
Miscellaneous 0 4 3 3 9 3
Rents and Commission 4 10 0 5 12 0
Total £640 13 3 £690 18 2

WESTPORT SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 10 50 60 6 32 38
2nd Class 500 2,924 3,424 423 2,352 2,775
Total 510 2,974 3,484 429 2,384 2,813

Season Tickets 7 3
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels 298 200
Horses . .
Carriages . .
Dogs 7 6
Total 805 206

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays 2 .
Cattle . 8
Calves . .
Sheep . 24
Pigs . .
Total 2 27

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool 12 .
Firewood 210 174
Timber 874 181
Grain 5 7
Merchandise 196 221
Minerals 20,185 21,722
Total 20,982 22,305

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 184 13 4 169 9 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 19 5 9 15 12 4
Goods 2,681 4 7 2,864 1 2
Miscellaneous 71 17 11 80 8 0
Rents and Commission 8 4 0 14 18 4
Total £2,960 5 7 £3,144 9 4

NELSON SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 44 250 294 48 168 216
2nd Class 617 2,946 3,563 563 2,378 2,941
Total 661 3,196 3,857 611 2,546 3,157

Season Tickets 32 34
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels 281 252
Horses . .
Carriages . 1
Dogs 11 18
Total 292 271

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

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool 36 126
Firewood 4 14
Timber 120 96
Grain 201 127
Merchandise 173 172
Minerals 135 67
Total 758 752

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 230 18 6 209 7 1
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 18 13 0 28 19 0
Goods 323 3 10 309 19 8
Miscellaneous 22 16 7 18 10 1
Rents and Commission 24 9 0 19 8 0
Total £620 0 11 £586 3 10

PICTON SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 83 278 361 101 228 329
2nd Class 396 1,380 1,776 352 1,174 1,526
Total 479 1,658 2,137 453 1,402 1,855

Season Tickets 3 4
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels 3 2
Horses 9 2
Carriages . 13
Dogs 4 4
Total 16 15

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays . .
Cattle . 4
Calves . .
Sheep 890 265
Pigs . .
Total 890 269

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool 114 108
Firewood 66 1
Timber 800 228
Grain 2 197
Merchandise 102 89
Minerals 155 90
Total 831 713

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 131 4 3 138 8 9
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 12 5 7 18 11 11
Goods 190 7 10 171 10 5
Miscellaneous 16 14 8 10 7 7
Rents and Commission 23 16 0 20 5 0
Total £374 7 11 £353 18 8

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 14th December, 1897.



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14 December 1897
Railways, Traffic, Statistics, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, 1897, 1896
  • A. C. FIFE, Accountant, New Zealand Railways