Railway Traffic Statistics




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 70

WELLINGTON-NAPIER-NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.
1898.
1897.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,339 11,716 14,055 2,116 12,576 14,692
2nd Class 11,541 48,796 60,337 10,534 44,736 55,270
Total 13,880 60,512 74,392 12,650 57,312 69,962
Season Tickets .. 1,088 .. .. 942
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 11,285 10,744
Horses .. .. 138 139
Carriages .. .. 25 22
Dogs .. .. 561 508
Total .. .. 12,009 11,413
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 13 11
Cattle .. .. 1,549 1,236
Calves .. .. 25 9
Sheep .. .. 29,219 46,711
Pigs .. .. 805 401
Total .. .. 31,611 48,368
Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 1,092 960
Firewood .. .. 2,858 2,610
Timber .. .. 7,240 6,458
Grain .. .. 2,824 2,985
Merchandise .. .. 5,675 5,469
Minerals .. .. 6,018 3,303
Total .. .. 25,842 21,980
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 8,320 11 2 7,279 17 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 1,341 1 4 1,242 4 3
Goods .. .. 11,134 14 11 10,944 16 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 235 17 9 185 7 3
Rents and Commission 264 19 5 237 8 1
Total .. .. £21,297 4 7 £19,889 12 11

GREYMOUTH-BRUNNER SECTION.
1898.
1897.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 59 200 259 72 238 310
2nd Class 761 4,044 4,805 791 4,010 4,801
Total 820 4,244 5,064 863 4,248 5,111
Season Tickets .. .. 21 .. .. 24
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 600 477
Horses .. .. 4 2
Carriages .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 19 18
Total .. .. 623 498
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 3
Cattle .. .. 33 8
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 173 101
Pigs .. .. 19 18
Total .. .. 226 130
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 60 66
Firewood .. .. 468 52
Timber .. .. 1,705 1,504
Grain .. .. 185 171
Merchandise .. .. 368 418
Minerals .. .. 11,029 11,015
Total .. .. 13,815 13,226
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 154 2 11 157 14 11
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 18 2 7 19 10 10
Goods .. .. 1,630 2 6 1,617 11 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 123 17 0 191 19 2
Rents and Commission 4 18 0 3 18 0
Total .. .. £1,931 3 0 £1,990 14 9

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1898.
1897.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 3,340 25,614 28,954 3,281 25,648 28,929
2nd Class 18,017 98,304 116,321 16,166 89,850 106,016
Total 21,357 123,918 145,275 19,447 115,498 184,945
Season Tickets .. 1,817 .. 1,564
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 21,061 19,506
Horses .. .. 365 300
Carriages .. .. 36 28
Dogs .. .. 804 710
Total .. .. 22,266 20,544
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 34 24
Cattle .. .. 1,869 1,302
Calves .. .. 25 125
Sheep .. .. 91,294 90,315
Pigs .. .. 640 2,331
Total .. .. 93,862 94,097
Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 5,294 4,038
Firewood .. .. 1,385 1,462
Timber .. .. 2,520 2,346
Grain .. .. 8,468 7,584
Merchandise .. .. 20,190 19,646
Minerals .. .. 24,665 25,944
Total .. .. 96,147 92,166
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 14,635 2 2 13,305 18 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 2,592 0 4 2,213 13 6
Goods .. .. 33,177 6 4 31,584 12 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 750 14 10 799 14 4
Rents and Commission 909 18 4 918 14 0
Total .. .. £52,065 2 0 £48,822 12 10

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1898.
1897.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 25 438 463 41 440 481
2nd Class 453 2,474 2,927 575 2,350 2,925
Total 478 2,912 3,390 616 2,790 3,406
Season Tickets .. .. 23 .. .. 23
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 222 226
Horses .. .. .. 3
Carriages .. .. 2 2
Dogs .. .. 14 14
Total .. .. 238 245
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 1
Cattle .. .. .. 7
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 327 157
Pigs .. .. 14 ..
Total .. .. 342 165
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. 2
Firewood .. .. 146 126
Timber .. .. 411 737
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 569 731
Minerals .. .. 251 154
Total .. .. 1,379 1,754
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 242 2 1 245 7 1
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 25 4 2 25 19 1
Goods .. .. 373 3 2 475 4 6
Miscellaneous .. .. Dr. 0 6 4 Dr. 0 17 6
Rents and Commission 3 6 0 5 16 0
Total .. .. £643 9 1 £751 9 2



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🚂 Railway Traffic and Revenue Returns for 1898 and 1897 by Section

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