Railway Traffic Returns




1570 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 74

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 30 296 326 35 328 363
2nd Class 508 1,968 2,476 504 2,042 2,546
Total 538 2,264 2,802 539 2,370 2,909

Season Tickets .. .. 99 .. .. 99

PARCELS, ETC.,- No. No.
Parcels .. .. 200 168
Horses .. .. .. 2
Carriages .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 8 5
Total .. .. 208 176

GOODS,- No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 21 55
Pigs .. .. .. 22
Total .. .. 21 78

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 6 ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. 78 ..
Timber .. 683 676
Grain .. .. ..
Merchandise .. 442 533
Minerals .. 105 106
Total .. .. 1,314 1,315

REVENUE,- £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 242 7 1 249 0 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 22 8 4 24 11 11
Goods .. .. 313 5 2 355 13 3
Miscellaneous .. Dr.1 2 4 Dr.0 2 1
Rents and Commission 20 16 0 18 17 0
Total .. .. £597 14 3 £648 0 1

WESTPORT SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 9 52 61 .. 42 42
2nd Class 650 2,966 3,616 534 2,956 3,490
Total 659 3,018 3,677 534 2,998 3,532

Season Tickets .. .. 9 .. .. 11

PARCELS, ETC.,- No. No.
Parcels .. .. 182 228
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 8 2
Total .. .. 190 230

GOODS,- No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 ..
Cattle .. .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. 49
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 2 50

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 12 18
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. 252 264
Timber .. 465 323
Grain .. .. 7 4
Merchandise .. 246 310
Minerals .. 24,337 24,773
Total .. .. 25,319 25,692

REVENUE,- £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 201 13 0 207 14 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 15 3 6 16 6 4
Goods .. .. 3,287 14 9 3,327 3 3
Miscellaneous .. 90 3 4 134 16 10
Rents and Commission 65 8 11 56 13 4
Total .. .. £3,660 8 6 £3,742 14 2

NELSON SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 13 110 123 18 178 196
2nd Class 623 2,616 3,239 735 3,106 3,841
Total 636 2,726 3,362 753 3,284 4,037

Season Tickets .. .. 15 .. .. 18

PARCELS, ETC.,- No. No.
Parcels .. .. 216 238
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 1 ..
Dogs .. .. 14 22
Total .. .. 231 260

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

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 78 36
Wool .. .. 1 2
Firewood .. 126 132
Timber .. 119 117
Grain .. 152 127
Merchandise .. 98 144
Minerals .. 336 106
Total .. .. 910 664

REVENUE,- £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 193 9 9 248 4 9
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 18 3 7 18 15 10
Goods .. .. 282 14 9 242 9 6
Miscellaneous .. 34 0 3 20 9 5
Rents and Commission 12 19 0 12 13 0
Total .. .. £541 7 4 £542 12 6

PICTON SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 83 230 313 109 342 451
2nd Class 434 1,322 1,756 482 1,184 1,616
Total 517 1,552 2,069 541 1,526 2,067

Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 30

PARCELS, ETC.,- No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. 4
Horses .. .. 1 ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 5 11
Total .. .. 6 15

GOODS,- No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 1 1
Calves .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 121 25
Pigs .. .. 20 ..
Total .. .. 142 27

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 306 246
Wool .. .. 7 ..
Firewood .. 450 270
Timber .. .. ..
Grain .. 316 179
Merchandise .. 79 80
Minerals .. 276 617
Total .. .. 1,434 1,392

REVENUE,- £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 124 16 11 131 8 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 8 0 11 7 9 8
Goods .. .. 298 17 0 314 7 1
Miscellaneous .. 21 17 3 18 1 1
Rents and Commission 33 7 0 37 0 0
Total .. .. £491 19 1 £508 6 2

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways
Railway Department, 24th August, 1897.



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for July 1897 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
24 August 1897
Railways, Traffic Returns, Passengers, Parcels, Goods, Revenue, Statistics, 1897
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways