New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 59

Page 1281

✨ Railway Traffic Returns



JULY 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1281

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.

  1.                    1896.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 37 466 503 55 300 355
    2nd Class 565 2,788 3,353 533 2,064 2,597
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Total 602 3,254 3,856 588 2,364 2,952
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Season Tickets .. .. 12 .. .. 13

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 192 199
Horses .. .. 3 5
Carriages .. .. .. 2
Dogs .. .. 7 7
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 202 213

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

            Tons.                Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 6 54
Timber .. .. 871 340
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 403 624
Minerals .. .. 96 88
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 1,376 1,106

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 269 13 7 262 19 9
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 24 11 6 25 11 11
Goods .. .. 329 10 10 321 8 5
Miscellaneous .. .. Dr.0 1 9 0 4 2
Rents and Commission 5 16 6 5 12 0
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £629 10 8 £615 16 3

WESTPORT SECTION.

  1.                    1896.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 6 48 54 12 40 52
    2nd Class 507 3,048 3,555 578 3,932 4,510
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Total 513 3,096 3,609 590 3,972 4,562
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Season Tickets .. .. 18 .. .. 16

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 155 243
Horses .. .. 1 ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 12 9
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 168 252

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 ..
Cattle .. .. 1 2
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. 12
Pigs .. .. .. ..
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 2 14

            Tons.                Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 18 12
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 294 246
Timber .. .. 319 415
Grain .. .. 7 ..
Merchandise .. .. 241 310
Minerals .. .. 25,974 25,136
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 26,853 26,119

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 212 16 0 228 16 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 14 17 1 16 19 0
Goods .. .. 3,445 2 3 3,527 7 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 118 7 2 103 15 5
Rents and Commission 2 0 0 13 18 4
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £3,793 2 6 £3,890 16 5
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NELSON SECTION.

  1.                    1896.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 34 134 168 45 132 177
    2nd Class 671 3,132 3,803 768 2,952 3,720
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Total 705 3,266 3,971 813 3,084 3,897
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Season Tickets .. .. 35 .. .. 45

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 307 264
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 33 28
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 340 292

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. 13
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. 13

            Tons.                Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 234 78
Wool .. .. 3 3
Firewood .. .. 210 132
Timber .. .. 70 216
Grain .. .. 453 775
Merchandise .. .. 146 160
Minerals .. .. 203 469
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 1,319 1,833

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 248 1 10 252 4 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 20 3 10 19 11 9
Goods .. .. 427 14 9 483 9 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 17 17 8 30 12 3
Rents and Commission 4 14 0 15 13 0
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £718 12 1 £801 10 11

PICKTON SECTION.

  1.                    1896.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 119 294 413 97 306 403
    2nd Class 384 1,172 1,556 391 1,082 1,473
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Total 503 1,466 1,969 488 1,388 1,876
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 4

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. ..
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 8 13
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 8 13

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 5 1
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 120 3
Pigs .. .. .. 12
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 125 16

            Tons.                Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 612 234
Wool .. .. 3 ..
Firewood .. .. 522 306
Timber .. .. .. 5
Grain .. .. 637 862
Merchandise .. .. 267 226
Minerals .. .. 280 121
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 2,321 1,754

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 123 15 1 142 10 11
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 9 17 5 7 12 5
Goods .. .. 491 15 6 467 18 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 23 2 1 26 5 2
Rents and Commission 20 0 0 18 15 0
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £668 10 1 £663 2 5

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 29th June, 1897.



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns

🚂 Transport & Communications
29 June 1897
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Freight, Revenue, Greymouth, Hokitika, Westport, Nelson, Picton
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways