Railway Traffic Statistics




Oct. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1921

NAPIER-TARANAKI SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,679 7,486 9,165 1,669 7,458 9,127
2nd Class 7,839 27,602 35,441 7,934 28,458 36,392
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total 9,518 35,088 44,606 9,603 35,916 45,519
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Season Tickets .. .. ..185 .. .. ..152

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 5,917 .. .. 5,232
Horses .. .. 157 .. .. 162
Carriages .. .. 10 .. .. 9
Dogs .. .. 307 .. .. 441
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 6,391 .. .. 5,844

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 8 .. .. 4
Cattle .. .. 671 .. .. 958
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 38
Sheep .. .. 15,234 .. .. 12,911
Pigs .. .. 194 .. .. 299
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 16,107 .. .. 14,210

          Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 786 .. .. 294
Wool .. .. 54 .. .. 57
Firewood .. .. 2,302 .. .. 2,080
Timber .. .. 4,015 .. .. 3,557
Grain .. .. 2,302 .. .. 2,201
Merchandise .. .. 4,874 .. .. 3,660
Minerals .. .. 2,445 .. .. 1,623
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 16,778 .. .. 13,472

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 5,673 6 7 5,555 2 8
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 784 18 4 804 9 10
Goods .. .. 7,251 17 10 6,177 13 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 272 7 9 208 5 4
Rents and Commission 141 18 9 155 0 2
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. £14,124 9 3 £12,900 11 5

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 754 6,206 6,960 712 6,238 6,950
2nd Class 3,681 19,892 23,573 3,229 18,682 21,911
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total 4,435 26,098 30,533 3,941 24,920 28,861
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Season Tickets .. .. ..801 .. .. ..588

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 5,145 .. .. 4,712
Horses .. .. 26 .. .. 17
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 3
Dogs .. .. 113 .. .. 120
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 5,284 .. .. 4,852

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 4 .. .. 5
Cattle .. .. 192 .. .. 123
Calves .. .. 25 .. .. 20
Sheep .. .. 12,049 .. .. 8,685
Pigs .. .. 88 .. .. 107
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 12,358 .. .. 8,940

          Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 294 .. .. 310
Wool .. .. 79 .. .. 33
Firewood .. .. 636 .. .. 540
Timber .. .. 2,529 .. .. 1,540
Grain .. .. 493 .. .. 409
Merchandise .. .. 2,343 .. .. 1,287
Minerals .. .. 1,199 .. .. 2,166
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 7,573 .. .. 6,285

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,462 18 5 2,079 6 1
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 420 7 2 355 18 7
Goods .. .. 4,037 1 6 3,090 7 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 25 10 1 21 1 7
Rents and Commission 77 19 7 58 2 6
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. £7,023 16 9 £5,604 16 6

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 3,464 23,278 26,742 3,573 21,980 25,553
2nd Class 17,143 87,754 104,897 16,847 81,618 98,465
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total 20,607 111,032 131,639 20,420 103,598 124,018
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Season Tickets .. .. 1,598 .. .. 1,482

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 19,640 .. .. 19,267
Horses .. .. 308 .. .. 442
Carriages .. .. 36 .. .. 32
Dogs .. .. 632 .. .. 751
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 20,616 .. .. 20,492

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 27 .. .. 24
Cattle .. .. 1,248 .. .. 938
Calves .. .. 151 .. .. 27
Sheep .. .. 57,020 .. .. 84,780
Pigs .. .. 1,862 .. .. 3,073
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 60,308 .. .. 88,842

          Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 3,240 .. .. 3,064
Wool .. .. 1,844 .. .. 1,587
Firewood .. .. 1,812 .. .. 1,884
Timber .. .. 8,107 .. .. 8,699
Grain .. .. 22,484 .. .. 26,358
Merchandise .. .. 24,707 .. .. 17,822
Minerals .. .. 31,230 .. .. 32,295
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 93,424 .. .. 91,709

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 13,408 7 10 12,482 12 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 2,390 18 4 2,434 18 8
Goods .. .. 31,063 12 6 31,673 4 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 773 19 5 767 5 11
Rents and Commission 552 14 0 510 0 11
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. £48,189 12 1 £47,868 2 3

GREYMOUTH-BRUNNER SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 82 312 394 86 408 494
2nd Class 830 4,158 4,988 870 3,858 4,728
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total 912 4,470 5,382 956 4,266 5,222
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Season Tickets .. .. ..18 .. .. 14

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 515 .. .. 465
Horses .. .. 1 .. .. 8
Carriages .. .. 3 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 14 .. .. 32
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 533 .. .. 505

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 .. .. 3
Cattle .. .. 45 .. .. 36
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 82 .. .. 216
Pigs .. .. 60 .. .. 3
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 189 .. .. 258

          Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 84 .. .. 60
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 310 .. .. 12
Timber .. .. 1,826 .. .. 1,421
Grain .. .. 202 .. .. 228
Merchandise .. .. 439 .. .. 395
Minerals .. .. 10,528 .. .. 10,816
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. 13,389 .. .. 12,932

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 161 15 4 160 6 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 16 9 9 16 4 6
Goods .. .. 1,627 1 0 1,529 9 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 151 12 2 217 19 5
Rents and Commission 1 8 0 3 14 0
———— —————— —————— ———— —————— ——————
Total .. .. £1,958 6 3 £1,927 13 6



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