Railway Traffic Returns




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 49

WELLINGTON-NAPIER-NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.
1898.
1897.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,736 15,388 18,124 2,823 15,918 18,741
2nd Class 13,202 66,312 79,514 13,118 60,972 74,090
Total 15,938 81,700 97,638 15,941 76,890 92,831
Season Tickets .. 1,163 .. .. 852
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 13,512 11,695
Horses .. .. 420 523
Carriages .. .. 23 16
Dogs .. .. 930 786
Total .. .. 14,885 13,020
GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 11 10
Cattle .. .. 2,382 960
Calves .. .. 286 110
Sheep .. .. 77,085 36,716
Pigs .. .. 655 622
Total .. .. 80,419 38,418
Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 1,416 1,174
Firewood .. .. 204 242
Timber .. .. 3,984 4,142
Grain .. .. 7,651 6,435
Merchandise .. .. 5,011 3,555
Minerals .. .. 7,865 6,120
4,722 3,741
Total .. .. 30,853 25,409
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 10,680 10 8 9,054 7 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 1,756 0 8 1,452 17 5
Goods .. .. 15,494 13 2 11,547 19 3
Miscellaneous .. 819 3 11 243 0 2
Rents and Commission 293 4 3 153 18 11
Total .. .. £28,543 12 8 £22,452 3 2

GREYMOUTH-BRUNNER SECTION.
1898.
1897.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 69 254 323 95 380 475
2nd Class 869 4,364 5,233 747 4,652 5,399
Total 938 4,618 5,556 842 5,032 5,874
Season Tickets .. .. 16 .. .. 14
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 600 508
Horses .. .. 2 2
Carriages .. .. 1 1
Dogs .. .. 31 29
Total .. .. 634 540
GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 3
Cattle .. .. 9 ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 57 91
Pigs .. .. 62 14
Total .. .. 130 108
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 60 60
Firewood .. .. 1 ..
Timber .. .. 248 184
Grain .. .. 1,718 1,802
Merchandise .. 201 186
Minerals .. 890 373
4,953 8,950
Total .. .. 7,571 11,555
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 169 6 11 181 2 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 17 3 1 20 4 9
Goods .. .. 1,071 15 8 1,446 19 4
Miscellaneous .. 147 7 8 151 15 2
Rents and Commission 1 8 0 4 8 0
Total .. .. £1,407 0 11 £1,804 9 6

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1898.
1897.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 3,984 25,406 29,390 3,887 25,528 29,415
2nd Class 19,758 115,866 135,624 19,914 109,334 129,248
Total 23,742 141,272 165,014 23,801 134,862 158,663
Season Tickets .. 2,127 .. .. 1,618
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 23,946 22,179
Horses .. .. 341 598
Carriages .. .. 46 37
Dogs .. .. 972 1,141
Total .. .. 25,305 23,955
GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 58 42
Cattle .. .. 1,058 1,306
Calves .. .. 63 56
Sheep .. .. 110,003 124,984
Pigs .. .. 1,966 4,001
Total .. .. 113,148 130,389
Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 4,970 4,440
Firewood .. .. 3,210 2,191
Timber .. .. 2,058 2,370
Grain .. .. 8,069 8,965
Merchandise .. .. 48,375 49,654
Minerals .. .. 28,497 26,081
82,167 31,788
Total .. .. 127,346 125,489
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 16,303 17 7 16,119 10 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 2,693 1 11 2,817 0 9
Goods .. .. 43,931 14 5 44,754 1 1
Miscellaneous .. 1,026 0 8 1,006 19 6
Rents and Commission 848 2 3 405 16 10
Total .. .. £64,802 16 10 £65,103 8 2

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1898.
1897.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 52 440 492 37 466 503
2nd Class 442 2,470 2,912 565 2,788 3,353
Total 494 2,910 3,404 602 3,254 3,856
Season Tickets .. .. 27 .. .. 12
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 233 192
Horses .. .. 1 3
Carriages .. .. 1 ..
Dogs .. .. 22 7
Total .. .. 257 202
GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. 13 ..
27 ..
Total .. .. 40 1
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 206 6
Grain .. .. 262 871
Merchandise .. 859 403
Minerals .. 260 96
Total .. .. 1,587 1,376
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 267 14 1 269 13 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 27 14 2 24 11 6
Goods .. .. 452 17 2 329 10 10
Miscellaneous .. 3 16 2 Dr. 0 1 9
Rents and Commission 4 10 0 5 16 6
Total .. .. £756 11 7 £629 10 8



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for four weeks ending 28 May 1898 (continued from previous page)

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