New Zealand Gazette – 1898 – No. 70

Page 1527

✨ Railway Traffic and Revenue Returns



Sept. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1527

WESTPORT SECTION.

  1.                    1897.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 2 52 54 8 52 60
    2nd Class 558 3,002 3,560 828 3,636 4,464
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total 560 3,054 3,614 836 3,688 4,524
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. 6 .. .. 15

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. 284 177
Horses .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. ..
Dogs .. 3 18
——— ——— ———
Total .. 287 195
——— ——— ———

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1
Cattle .. 1 ..
Calves .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. ..
——— ——— ———
Total .. 1 1
——— ——— ———

          Tons.             Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 6 12
Wool .. .. ..
Firewood .. 264 264
Timber .. 392 506
Grain .. 8 6
Merchandise .. 241 270
Minerals .. 26,412 22,821
——— ——— ———
Total .. 27,323 23,879
——— ——— ———

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 210 10 11 235 11 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 20 1 1 15 18 1
Goods .. 3,611 4 8 3,110 18 4
Miscellaneous .. 108 1 9 105 5 4
Rents and Commission 3 14 0 23 15 5
——— ——— ———
Total .. £3,953 12 5 £3,491 8 2
——— ——— ———

NELSON SECTION.

  1.                    1897.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 15 104 119 28 96 124
    2nd Class 603 2,404 3,007 536 2,298 2,834
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total 618 2,508 3,126 564 2,394 2,958
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. 25 .. .. 37

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. 230 225
Horses .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 1
Dogs .. 17 12
——— ——— ———
Total .. 247 238
——— ——— ———

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. ..
Calves .. 1 ..
Sheep .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. ..
——— ——— ———
Total .. 1 ..
——— ——— ———

NELSON SECTION—continued.

  1.                    1897.
    Tons.             Tons.

    Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 54 60
    Wool .. 2 2
    Firewood .. 168 96
    Timber .. 327 113
    Grain .. 173 114
    Merchandise .. 90 90
    Minerals .. 486 223
    ——— ——— ———
    Total .. 1,300 698
    ——— ——— ———

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 188 6 2 188 12 9
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 17 0 8 17 13 3
Goods .. 469 10 5 440 3 1
Miscellaneous .. 82 13 9 75 10 5
Rents and Commission 22 16 0 16 9 0
——— ——— ———
Total .. £780 7 0 £738 8 6
——— ——— ———

PITON SECTION.

  1.                    1897.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 84 328 412 81 254 335
    2nd Class 448 1,346 1,794 356 1,308 1,664
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total 532 1,674 2,206 437 1,562 1,999
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. 2 .. .. 1

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. 66 ..
Horses .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. ..
Dogs .. 21 7
——— ——— ———
Total .. 87 7
——— ——— ———

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. ..
Calves .. .. ..
Sheep .. 60 358
Pigs .. .. ..
——— ——— ———
Total .. 60 358
——— ——— ———

          Tons.             Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 468 318
Wool .. 58 2
Firewood .. 306 204
Timber .. 5 ..
Grain .. 188 230
Merchandise .. 190 120
Minerals .. 315 199
——— ——— ———
Total .. 1,530 1,073
——— ——— ———

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 146 13 2 117 18 8
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 10 6 0 7 11 3
Goods .. 342 14 10 251 5 9
Miscellaneous .. 25 19 11 20 19 9
Rents and Commission 19 13 0 20 15 0
——— ——— ———
Total .. £545 6 11 £418 10 5

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 20th September, 1898.



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20 September 1898
Railways, Traffic Returns, Passengers, Parcels, Goods, Revenue, Westport, Nelson, Picton
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways