Railway Traffic Statistics




1922
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 90

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 52 440 492 37 456 493
2nd Class 558 2,324 2,882 561 2,048 2,609


Total 610 2,764 3,374 598 2,504 3,102

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 211 .. .. 153
Horses .. .. 3 .. .. 4
Carriages .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 13 .. .. 9


Total .. .. 229 .. .. 166

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 6 .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 71 .. .. 37
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..


Total .. .. 77 .. .. 38

          Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 288 .. .. 36
Timber .. .. 734 .. .. 733
Grain .. .. 9 .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 459 .. .. 629
Minerals .. .. 103 .. .. 80


Total .. .. 1,593 .. .. 1,478

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 256 9 9 237 7 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 27 1 5 25 6 7
Goods .. .. 382 8 9 393 5 5
Miscellaneous .. Dr.0 11 1 1 2 7
Rents and Commission 7 3 0 6 12 0


Total .. .. £672 11 10 £663 14 0

WESTPORT SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 6 48 54 .. 26 26
2nd Class 763 3,406 4,169 577 2,870 3,447


Total 769 3,454 4,223 577 2,896 3,473

Season Tickets .. 2 .. .. 7

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 183 .. .. 179
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 10 .. .. 12


Total .. .. 193 .. .. 191

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


Total .. .. .. .. .. ..

          Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 240 .. .. 228
Timber .. .. 445 .. .. 344
Grain .. .. 1 .. .. 4
Merchandise .. .. 252 .. .. 294
Minerals .. .. 24,431 .. .. 21,310


Total .. .. 25,369 .. .. 22,186

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 215 5 3 228 5 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 19 19 2 15 18 6
Goods .. .. 3,313 13 10 2,787 9 1
Miscellaneous .. 124 12 10 100 15 1
Rents and Commission 8 4 0 7 8 4


Total .. .. £3,681 15 1 £3,139 16 7

NELSON SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 31 98 129 32 128 160
2nd Class 701 2,610 3,311 667 2,416 3,083


Total 732 2,708 3,440 699 2,544 3,243

Season Tickets .. .. 47 .. .. 22

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 224 .. .. 276
Horses .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 12 .. .. 6


Total .. .. 237 .. .. 282

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


Total .. .. 1 .. .. ..

          Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 90 .. .. 126
Wool .. .. .. .. .. 2
Firewood .. .. 96 .. .. 132
Timber .. .. 155 .. .. 93
Grain .. .. 140 .. .. 129
Merchandise .. .. 84 .. .. 134
Minerals .. .. 86 .. .. 135


Total .. .. 651 .. .. 751

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 226 6 9 201 3 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 17 8 9 19 18 7
Goods .. .. 276 14 4 357 9 11
Miscellaneous .. 36 14 0 41 6 5
Rents and Commission 4 14 0 4 8 0


Total .. .. £561 17 10 £624 6 4

PICTON SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 78 262 340 106 312 418
2nd Class 314 1,108 1,422 340 1,048 1,388


Total 392 1,370 1,762 446 1,360 1,806

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 3 .. .. 1
Horses .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 5 .. .. 9


Total .. .. 11 .. .. 10

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 370 .. .. 128
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..


Total .. .. 371 .. .. 128

          Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 108 .. .. 264
Wool .. .. 2 .. .. 15
Firewood .. .. 288 .. .. 240
Timber .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Grain .. .. 58 .. .. 313
Merchandise .. .. 165 .. .. 203
Minerals .. .. 123 .. .. 64


Total .. .. 751 .. .. 1,099

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 111 1 11 121 12 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 9 7 4 7 10 7
Goods .. .. 179 2 9 270 9 3
Miscellaneous .. 20 9 8 15 2 9
Rents and Commission 3 17 6 1 7 6


Total .. .. £323 19 2 £416

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways
Railway Department, 19th October, 1897.



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19 October 1897
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  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways