Railway Traffic Returns




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 65

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSINGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 47 472 519 34 294 328
2nd Class 480 3,084 3,564 519 2,870 3,389
—— ——— ———— —— ——— ————
Total 527 3,556 4,083 553 3,164 3,717

Season Tickets .. .. 14 .. .. 6

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 232 .. .. 192
Horses .. .. 2 .. .. 3
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 12 .. .. 10
—— ——— ———— —— ——— ————
Total .. .. 246 .. .. 205

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 100 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 14
—— ——— ———— —— ——— ————
Total .. .. 102 .. .. 14

                Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. 2 .. .. 3
Firewood .. .. 30 .. .. 36
Timber .. .. 700 .. .. 520
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 755 .. .. 821
Minerals .. .. 124 .. .. 132
—— ——— ———— —— ——— ————
Total .. .. 1,611 .. .. 1,512

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 275 16 8 .. 258 12 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 23 13 7 .. 23 18 7
Goods .. 458 6 8 .. 436 0 11
Miscellaneous .. Dr. 1 8 11 .. 0 0 3
Rents and Commission .. 5 16 0 .. 5 12 0
—— ——— ———— —— ——— ————
Total .. £762 4 0 .. £724 4 2

NELSON SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSINGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 57 1,506 1,563 29 378 407
2nd Class 801 6,046 6,847 772 3,090 3,862
—— ——— ———— —— ——— ————
Total 858 7,552 8,410 801 3,468 4,269

Season Tickets .. .. 59 .. .. 44

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 277 .. .. 248
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 21 .. .. 13
—— ——— ———— —— ——— ————
Total .. .. 298 .. .. 261

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

                Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 132 .. .. 114
Wool .. .. .. .. .. 4
Firewood .. .. 270 .. .. 198
Timber .. .. 115 .. .. 168
Grain .. .. 141 .. .. 330
Merchandise .. .. 133 .. .. 168
Minerals .. .. 210 .. .. 262
—— ——— ———— —— ——— ————
Total .. .. 1,001 .. .. 1,244

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 386 5 4 .. 260 12 9
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 31 9 1 .. 24 18 0
Goods .. 324 19 3 .. 478 6 11
Miscellaneous .. 21 13 4 .. 40 15 4
Rents and Commission .. 4 14 0 .. 4 8 0
—— ——— ———— —— ——— ————
Total .. £769 1 0 .. £809 1 0

WESTPORT SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSINGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 5 64 69 5 22 27
2nd Class 837 4,720 5,557 592 3,000 3,592
—— ——— ———— —— ——— ————
Total 842 4,784 5,626 597 3,022 3,619

Season Tickets .. .. 5 .. .. 5

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 167 .. .. 200
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 8 .. .. 5
—— ——— ———— —— ——— ————
Total .. .. 175 .. .. 205

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 31 .. .. 86
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
—— ——— ———— —— ——— ————
Total .. .. 33 .. .. 86

                Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 18 .. .. 12
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 216 .. .. 270
Timber .. .. 413 .. .. 409
Grain .. .. 7 .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 257 .. .. 318
Minerals .. .. 21,215 .. .. 23,659
—— ——— ———— —— ——— ————
Total .. .. 22,126 .. .. 24,668

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 282 16 6 .. 229 14 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 18 9 7 .. 19 13 2
Goods .. 2,933 1 1 .. 3,168 8 10
Miscellaneous .. 84 14 4 .. 72 9 7
Rents and Commission .. 2 0 0 .. 12 17 3
—— ——— ———— —— ——— ————
Total .. £3,321 1 6 .. £3,503 3 1

PICKTON SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSINGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 110 402 512 99 286 385
2nd Class 473 3,016 3,489 402 984 1,386
—— ——— ———— —— ——— ————
Total 583 3,418 4,001 501 1,270 1,771

Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 1

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. .. .. 2
Horses .. .. .. .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 7 .. .. 20
—— ——— ———— —— ——— ————
Total .. .. 7 .. .. 23

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 3
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 120 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 8
—— ——— ———— —— ——— ————
Total .. .. 122 .. .. 11

                Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 492 .. .. 432
Wool .. .. .. .. .. 10
Firewood .. .. 330 .. .. 444
Timber .. .. 1 .. .. 41
Grain .. .. 372 .. .. 330
Merchandise .. .. 145 .. .. 142
Minerals .. .. 27 .. .. 643
—— ——— ———— —— ——— ————
Total .. .. 1,367 .. .. 2,042

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 218 0 7 .. 120 7 11
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 12 7 4 .. 10 6 7
Goods .. 313 2 0 .. 441 10 5
Miscellaneous .. 20 18 5 .. 20 3 1
Rents and Commission .. 0 7 6 .. 0 7 6
—— ——— ———— —— ——— ————
Total .. £564 15 10 .. £592 15 6

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways
Railway Department, 27th July, 1897.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for Four Weeks (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
27 July 1897
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Parcels, Goods, Revenue, 1897, 1896, Greymouth-Hokitika, Nelson, Westport, Picton
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways