Railway Traffic Statistics




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 33

WESTPORT SECTION.
1898. 1897.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 6 38 44 10 34 44
2nd Class 435 3,012 3,447 553 3,166 3,719
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total 441 3,050 3,491 563 3,200 3,763
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Season Tickets .. .. 9 .. .. 6

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 285 .. .. 171
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 9 .. .. 9
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. .. 294 .. .. 180

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 9 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. 2 .. .. ..
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. .. 11 .. .. ..

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 12 .. .. 6
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 228 .. .. 276
Timber .. .. 327 .. .. 302
Grain .. .. 6 .. .. 4
Merchandise .. .. 187 .. .. 251
Minerals .. .. 24,898 .. .. 26,337
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. .. 25,658 .. .. 27,176

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 196 16 3 212 11 11
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 19 3 0 15 11 8
Goods .. 3,334 4 8 3,506 1 1
Miscellaneous .. 108 3 2 85 11 3
Rents and Commission 3 14 0 7 16 11
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. £3,662 1 1 £3,827 12 10

NELSON SECTION.
1898. 1897.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 59 174 233 63 360 423
2nd Class 709 2,682 3,391 769 4,240 5,009
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total 768 2,856 3,624 832 4,600 5,432
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Season Tickets .. .. 19 .. .. 15

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 256 .. .. 281
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 16 .. .. 22
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. .. 273 .. .. 303

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 83 .. .. 10
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. .. 83 .. .. 10

NELSON SECTION—continued.
1898. 1897.
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 36 .. .. 96
Wool .. .. 3 .. .. 2
Firewood .. .. 180 .. .. 210
Timber .. .. 150 .. .. 194
Grain .. .. 540 .. .. 316
Merchandise .. .. 149 .. .. 301
Minerals .. .. 109 .. .. 292
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. .. 1,167 .. .. 1,411

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 245 1 3 315 2 8
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 32 18 11 22 16 2
Goods .. 518 8 5 526 2 1
Miscellaneous .. 83 12 2 89 12 8
Rents and Commission 7 5 8 9 19 1
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. £887 6 5 £963 12 8

PICION SECTION.
1898. 1897.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 133 378 511 140 398 538
2nd Class 488 1,814 2,302 583 1,798 2,381
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total 621 2,192 2,813 723 2,196 2,919
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Season Tickets .. .. 2 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. .. .. ..
Horses .. .. 9 .. .. 7
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 7 .. .. 13
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. .. 16 .. .. 20

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 106 .. .. 426
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 26
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. .. 107 .. .. 453

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 444 .. .. 564
Wool .. .. 164 .. .. 10
Firewood .. .. 345 .. .. 396
Timber .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Grain .. .. 1,687 .. .. 509
Merchandise .. .. 319 .. .. 237
Minerals .. .. 194 .. .. 224
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. .. 3,154 .. .. 1,940

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 186 0 2 200 14 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 18 0 8 11 1 10
Goods .. 760 1 7 440 6 0
Miscellaneous .. 42 11 3 29 15 5
Rents and Commission 3 0 0 1 17 6
——— ————— ————— ——— ————— —————
Total .. £1,009 13 8 £683 14 11

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 3rd May, 1898.



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for period ending 31st March 1898 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
3 May 1898
Railway traffic, Statistics, Passenger numbers, Goods freight, Revenue, Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth, Hurunui-Bluff, Greymouth-Brunner, Greymouth-Hokitika, Westport, Nelson, Picton, March 1898
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways