Railway Traffic Statistics




Oct. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1695

WELLINGTON-NAPIER-NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.
1898. 1897.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,517 14,376 16,893 2,433 13,692 16,125
2nd Class 12,378 53,338 65,716 11,520 47,494 59,014
Total 14,895 67,714 82,609 13,953 61,186 75,139
Season Tickets .. 1,127 .. .. 986
Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 12,084 11,062
Horses .. .. 197 183
Carriages .. .. 14 10
Dogs .. .. 566 420
Total .. .. 12,861 11,675
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 10 12
Cattle .. .. 1,435 863
Calves .. .. 20 25
Sheep .. .. 29,988 27,283
Pigs .. .. 571 282
Total .. .. 32,024 28,465
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 1,086 1,080
Wool .. .. 143 133
Firewood .. .. 2,816 2,938
Timber .. .. 8,500 6,544
Grain .. .. 2,865 2,795
Merchandise .. 6,993 7,217
Minerals .. 3,784 3,644
Total .. .. 26,187 24,351
Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 9,381 13 9 8,136 5 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 1,531 16 7 1,205 5 6
Goods .. .. 12,600 16 2 11,288 19 4
Miscellaneous .. 273 19 4 297 17 10
Rents and Commission 247 7 1 219 18 4
Total .. .. £24,035 12 11 £21,148 6 0

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1898. 1897.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S R. Total.
1st Class 3,862 23,040 26,902 3,464 23,278 26,742
2nd Class 18,569 92,322 110,891 17,143 87,754 104,897
Total 22,431 115,362 137,793 20,607 111,032 131,639
Season Tickets .. 1,764 .. .. 1,598
Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 22,170 19,640
Horses .. .. 291 308
Carriages .. .. 38 36
Dogs .. .. 688 632
Total .. .. 23,187 20,616
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 30 27
Cattle .. .. 1,991 1,248
Calves .. .. 36 151
Sheep .. .. 85,766 57,020
Pigs .. .. 1,079 1,862
Total .. .. 88,902 60,308
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 4,140 3,240
Wool .. .. 1,203 1,844
Firewood .. .. 2,424 1,812
Timber .. .. 9,991 8,107
Grain .. .. 18,680 22,484
Merchandise .. 21,635 24,707
Minerals .. 33,064 31,230
Total .. .. 91,137 93,424
Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 14,261 11 8 13,408 7 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 2,557 12 9 2,390 18 4
Goods .. .. 32,943 12 3 31,063 12 6
Miscellaneous .. 760 15 10 773 19 5
Rents and Commission 540 8 9 552 14 0
Total .. .. £51,063 1 3 £48,189 12 1
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GREYMOUTH-BRUNNER SECTION.
1898. 1897.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 85 320 405 82 312 394
2nd Class 876 4,076 4,952 830 4,158 4,988
Total 961 4,396 5,357 912 4,470 5,382
Season Tickets .. .. 23 .. .. 18
Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 616 515
Horses .. .. 4 1
Carriages .. .. .. 3
Dogs .. .. 21 14
Total .. .. 641 533
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 2
Cattle .. .. 22 45
Calves .. .. 1 ..
Sheep .. .. 59 82
Pigs .. .. 3 60
Total .. .. 86 189
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 120 84
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 686 310
Timber .. .. 2,010 1,826
Grain .. .. 226 202
Merchandise .. 400 439
Minerals .. 10,269 10,528
Total .. .. 13,711 13,389
Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 166 19 0 161 15 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 18 18 8 16 9 9
Goods .. .. 1,633 17 4 1,627 1 0
Miscellaneous .. 115 2 9 151 12 2
Rents and Commission 1 14 0 1 8 0
Total .. .. £1,936 11 9 £1,958 6 3

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1898. 1897.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 33 368 401 52 440 492
2nd Class 521 2,336 2,857 558 2,324 2,882
Total 554 2,704 3,258 610 2,764 3,374
Season Tickets .. .. 2 .. .. 14
Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 216 211
Horses .. .. 4 3
Carriages .. .. .. 2
Dogs .. .. 12 13
Total .. .. 232 229
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 6
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 60 71
Pigs .. .. 7 ..
Total .. .. 67 77
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 298 288
Timber .. .. 400 734
Grain .. .. 4 9
Merchandise .. 755 459
Minerals .. 217 103
Total .. .. 1,674 1,593
Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 229 6 4 256 9 9
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 27 19 8 27 1 5
Goods .. .. 446 19 11 382 8 9
Miscellaneous .. 0 11 8 Dr. 0 11 1
Rents and Commission 5 16 0 7 3 0
Total .. .. £710 13 7 £672 11 10



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1898, No 76





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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth, Hurunui-Bluff, Greymouth-Brunner, and Greymouth-Hokitika Sections for 1898 and 1897

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