Railway Traffic Returns




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 30

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 86 426 512 74 400 474
2nd Class 603 7,158 7,761 592 5,352 5,944
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total 689 7,584 8,273 666 5,752 6,418
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 17 .. .. 16
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 147 .. .. 208
Horses .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 11 .. .. 2
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 159 .. .. 210

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 40 .. .. 76
Pigs .. .. 12 .. .. ..
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 53 .. .. 76

                Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Firewood .. .. 30 .. .. 42
Timber .. .. 398 .. .. 530
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 483 .. .. 530
Minerals .. .. 70 .. .. 68
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 983 .. .. 1,172

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 410 12 11 331 8 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 21 18 9 22 18 11
Goods .. .. 286 0 2 319 3 10
Miscellaneous .. .. Dr. 2 5 4 0 16 1
Rents and Commission 6 16 0 5 12 0
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. £723 2 6 £679 19 1

WESTPORT SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 5 74 79 6 46 52
2nd Class 559 3,166 3,725 499 2,674 3,173
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total 564 3,240 3,804 505 2,720 3,225
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 12 .. .. 4
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 165 .. .. 226
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 8 .. .. 4
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 173 .. .. 230

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 20
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 1 .. .. 22

                Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 18
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 216 .. .. 210
Timber .. .. 258 .. .. 272
Grain .. .. 3 .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 183 .. .. 210
Minerals .. .. 21,540 .. .. 16,872
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 22,200 .. .. 17,582

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 241 5 7 179 14 8
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 15 0 9 12 17 9
Goods .. .. 2,798 1 10 2,221 9 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 65 2 5 48 13 10
Rents and Commission 3 18 4 3 18 4
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. £3,123 8 11 £2,466 14 3

NELSON SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 84 466 550 53 136 189
2nd Class 720 5,736 6,456 781 6,282 7,063
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total 804 6,202 7,006 834 6,418 7,252
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 76 .. .. 55
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 237 .. .. 241
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 12 .. .. 15
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 249 .. .. 256

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 36 .. .. 27
Pigs .. .. 7 .. .. ..
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 45 .. .. 27

                Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 126 .. .. 30
Wool .. .. 12 .. .. 16
Firewood .. .. 96 .. .. 144
Timber .. .. 143 .. .. 241
Grain .. .. 93 .. .. 29
Merchandise .. .. 233 .. .. 220
Minerals .. .. 205 .. .. 386
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 908 .. .. 1,066

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 392 13 0 326 1 2
Parcels Luggage, & Mails 19 16 6 22 3 11
Goods .. .. 465 13 0 437 12 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 63 6 7 40 12 5
Rents and Commission 15 16 0 4 8 0
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. £957 5 1 £830 17 9

PICTON SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 131 272 403 86 354 440
2nd Class 459 1,378 1,837 469 1,760 2,229
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total 590 1,650 2,240 555 2,114 2,669
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 35 .. .. 38
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. .. .. ..
Horses .. .. .. .. .. 2
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 6 .. .. 12
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 6 .. .. 14

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 260 .. .. 332
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 29
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 261 .. .. 361

                Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 228 .. .. 174
Wool .. .. 10 .. .. 82
Firewood .. .. 174 .. .. 180
Timber .. .. .. .. .. ..
Grain .. .. 154 .. .. 186
Merchandise .. .. 230 .. .. 152
Minerals .. .. 190 .. .. 254
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 986 .. .. 1,028

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 170 15 0 146 8 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 7 6 7 3 19 1
Goods .. .. 274 12 10 289 7 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 22 11 8 15 8 10
Rents and Commission 18 16 0 13 6 0
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. £494 2 1 £468 10 0

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
H. J. H. BLOW,
Under-Secretary, Railways.
Railway Department, 30th March, 1897.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
30 March 1897
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, 1897, 1896, Sections
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways
  • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Railways