New Zealand Gazette – 1898 – No. 33

Page 785

✨ Railway Traffic Statistics

May 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 785

WELLINGTON-NAPIER-NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.
1898. 1897.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,825 15,134 17,959 3,531 18,086 21,617
2nd Class 13,757 62,416 76,173 15,143 70,252 85,395
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 16,582 77,550 94,132 18,674 88,338 107,012
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. 1,207 .. ..1,214

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. 12,342 12,921
Horses .. 290 317
Carriages .. 24 14
Dogs .. 540 750

Total .. 13,196 14,002

Goods,—
Drays .. 12 17
Cattle .. 1,276 856
Calves .. 49 4
Sheep .. 108,917 105,954
Pigs .. 653 757

Total .. 110,907 107,588

Chaff, Lime, &c.
Wool .. 910 468
Firewood .. 404 703
Timber .. 3,610 3,802
Grain .. 6,229 7,218
Merchandise .. 3,985 3,593
Minerals .. 9,301 9,112

Total .. 28,164 29,631

Revenue,—
Passengers .. £10,423 15 2 £11,435 16 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 1,589 15 10 1,524 8 7
Goods .. 15,633 19 5 15,652 15 6
Miscellaneous .. 252 9 4 406 3 5
Rents and Commission 187 12 2 227 15 7
————— ——— —— ————— ——— ——
Total .. £28,087 11 11 £29,246 19 6

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION
1898. 1897.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 4,146 30,300 34,446 5,554 30,632 36,186
2nd Class 20,911 135,342 156,253 25,210 143,414 168,624
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 25,057 165,642 190,699 30,764 174,046 204,810
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. 1,839 .. ..1,955

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. 22,329 24,834
Horses .. 340 394
Carriages .. 42 52
Dogs .. 981 1,255

Total .. 23,692 26,535

Goods,—
Drays .. 45 58
Cattle .. 1,075 832
Calves .. 41 74
Sheep .. 176,576 182,510
Pigs .. 3,667 3,947

Total .. 181,404 187,421

Chaff, Lime, &c.
Wool .. 3,366 2,544
Firewood .. 4,459 6,001
Timber .. 1,764 1,624
Grain .. 7,911 8,968
Merchandise .. 36,474 46,931
Minerals .. 27,827 29,070

Total .. 108,438 129,088

Revenue,—
Passengers .. £19,817 19 6 £19,640 19 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 2,731 18 2 2,767 7 1
Goods .. 38,726 13 5 45,985 12 7
Miscellaneous .. 620 1 10 838 2 2
Rents and Commission 502 5 9 854 13 0
————— ——— —— ————— ——— ——
Total .. £62,398 18 8 £70,086 13 10

GREYMOUTH-BRUNNER SECTION.
1898. 1897.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 78 534 612 127 484 611
2nd Class 926 8,584 9,510 1,202 11,882 13,084
——— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 1,004 9,118 10,122 1,329 12,366 13,695
——— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 23 .. .. 36

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. 574 526
Horses .. 53 30
Carriages .. .. 1
Dogs .. 22 28

Total .. 649 585

Goods,—
Drays .. 2 ..
Cattle .. 2 3
Calves .. .. 3
Sheep .. 183 420
Pigs .. 21 14

Total .. 208 440

Chaff, Lime, &c.
Wool .. 42 54
Firewood .. 2 4
Timber .. 36 106
Grain .. 1,631 1,590
Merchandise .. 147 184
Minerals .. 433 410

Total .. 9,842 10,433

Revenue,—
Passengers .. £269 19 3 £339 13 1
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 28 12 9 23 19 4
Goods .. 1,453 0 9 1,584 4 10
Miscellaneous .. 191 10 2 142 3 10
Rents and Commission 1 8 0 1 14 0
——— ——— —— ——— ——— ——
Total .. £1,944 10 11 £2,091 15 1

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1898. 1897.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 55 552 607 103 736 839
2nd Class 542 2,832 3,374 709 4,188 4,897
——— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 597 3,384 3,981 812 4,924 5,736
——— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. 46 .. .. 45

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. 200 214
Horses .. 8 35
Carriages .. .. ..
Dogs .. 15 11

Total .. 223 260

Goods,—
Drays .. 2 3
Cattle .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 3
Sheep .. 30 96
Pigs .. .. 48

Total .. 32 150

Chaff, Lime, &c.
Wool .. 6 ..
Firewood .. 3 1
Timber .. .. 24
Grain .. 428 530
Merchandise .. 746 552
Minerals .. 119 69

Total .. 1,302 1,176

Revenue,—
Passengers .. £309 11 10 £435 12 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 27 13 0 43 16 8
Goods .. 404 12 0 327 16 7
Miscellaneous .. 0 17 10 Dr. 0 12 6
Rents and Commission 4 4 0 7 10 6
——— ——— —— ——— ——— ——
Total .. £746 18 8 £814 3 3

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1898, No 33

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