Railway Traffic Statistics




72
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No 3.

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 63 442 505 48 446 494
2nd Class 512 2,280 2,792 508 3,028 3,536
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total 575 2,722 3,297 556 3,474 4,030
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 13 .. .. 8
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 219 .. .. 170
Horses .. .. 3 .. .. 3
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 8 .. .. 15
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 231 .. .. 189

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 3 .. .. 5
Cattle .. .. 25 .. .. 6
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 243 .. .. 196
Pigs .. .. 35 .. .. ..
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 306 .. .. 207

            Tons.                Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 12 .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 142 .. .. 6
Timber .. .. 790 .. .. 485
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 612 .. .. 516
Minerals .. .. 197 .. .. 110
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 1,753 .. .. 1,117

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 245 6 10 .. .. 273 7 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 26 1 4 24 10 3
Goods .. .. 450 10 8 .. .. 313 1 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 19 3 .. .. 0 18 8
Rents and Commission 5 14 0 5 12 0
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. £728 12 1 .. .. £617 10 5

NELSON SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 57 1,178 1,235 42 1,270 1,312
2nd Class 760 4,672 5,432 831 6,176 7,007
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total 817 5,850 6,667 873 7,446 8,319
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 19 .. .. 16
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 249 .. .. 223
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 5 .. .. 4
Dogs .. .. 19 .. .. 17
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 273 .. .. 244

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 10 .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 206 .. .. 91
Pigs .. .. 15 .. .. ..
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 231 .. .. 91

            Tons.                Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 90 .. .. 102
Wool .. .. 155 .. .. 118
Firewood .. .. 114 .. .. 156
Timber .. .. 212 .. .. 72
Grain .. .. 135 .. .. 28
Merchandise .. .. 133 .. .. 225
Minerals .. .. 177 .. .. 147
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 1,016 .. .. 848

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 316 10 11 .. .. 368 13 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 20 19 2 18 17 0
Goods .. .. 443 15 8 .. .. 453 8 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 32 15 4 .. .. 51 18 4
Rents and Commission 4 14 0 4 8 0
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. £818 15 1 .. .. £897 5 10

WESTPORT SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 10 54 64 3 50 53
2nd Class 559 3,222 3,781 522 3,026 3,548
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total 569 3,276 3,845 525 3,076 3,601
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 19 .. .. 4
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 286 .. .. 167
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 2 .. .. 10
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 288 .. .. 177

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 24 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 25 .. .. 1

            Tons.                Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 6 .. .. 12
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 234 .. .. 192
Timber .. .. 416 .. .. 208
Grain .. .. 4 .. .. 4
Merchandise .. .. 191 .. .. 192
Minerals .. .. 23,405 .. .. 21,806
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 24,256 .. .. 22,414

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 204 14 4 .. .. 205 4 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 18 11 9 20 15 0
Goods .. .. 3,043 11 10 .. .. 2,799 7 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 91 16 10 .. .. 72 9 5
Rents and Commission 4 9 0 8 18 4
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. £3,363 3 9 .. .. £3,106 14 7

PICKTON SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 95 362 457 98 394 492
2nd Class 433 1,492 1,925 352 2,812 3,164
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total 528 1,854 2,382 450 3,206 3,656
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 0
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2 .. .. 4
Horses .. .. 5 .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 5 .. .. 13
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 13 .. .. 18

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 8 .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 314 .. .. 336
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 323 .. .. 336

            Tons.                Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 102 .. .. 132
Wool .. .. 154 .. .. 20
Firewood .. .. 306 .. .. 198
Timber .. .. .. .. .. 1
Grain .. .. 224 .. .. 114
Merchandise .. .. 257 .. .. 97
Minerals .. .. 179 .. .. 224
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 1,222 .. .. 786

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 159 11 8 .. .. 195 0 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 11 10 7 8 5 2
Goods .. .. 363 19 7 .. .. 202 19 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 39 13 9 .. .. 25 16 11
Rents and Commission 4 3 6 1 7 6
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. £578 19 1 .. .. £433 9 8

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 11th January, 1898.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for Greymouth-Hokitika, Nelson, Westport, and Pickton Sections for 1897 and 1896

🚂 Transport & Communications
11 January 1898
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Parcels, Goods, Revenue, Statistics, Greymouth-Hokitika, Nelson, Westport, Pickton
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways