Railway Traffic Statistics




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 90

WELLINGTON-NAPIER-NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.
1898. 1897.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,473 16,384 18,857 2,456 15,954 18,410
2nd Class 11,691 69,880 81,571 12,040 65,124 77,164
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 14,164 86,264 100,428 14,496 81,078 95,574

Season Tickets 1,076 879

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels 13,305 12,268
Horses 408 351
Carriages 29 23
Dogs 541 454
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 14,283 13,096

GOODS,—
Drays 17 8
Cattle 1,505 999
Calves 60 20
Sheep 35,351 31,190
Pigs 574 365
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 37,507 32,582

Chaff, Lime, &c. 618 918
Wool 2,301 2,899
Firewood 2,804 2,894
Timber 7,557 6,991
Grain 2,342 2,550
Merchandise 7,608 7,499
Minerals 4,400 2,591
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 27,630 26,342

REVENUE,—
Passengers £10,416 10 7 £9,061 12 9
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 1,827 14 3 1,482 17 1
Goods 14,371 1 11 13,862 8 1
Miscellaneous 280 1 11 377 6 0
Rents and Commission 305 5 8 276 16 9
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total £27,200 14 4 £25,061 0 8

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION
1898. 1897.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 4,278 46,990 51,268 4,178 39,052 43,230
2nd Class 19,214 155,042 174,256 18,660 157,558 176,218
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 23,492 202,032 225,524 22,838 196,610 219,448

Season Tickets 1,858 1,679

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels 23,848 21,429
Horses 521 460
Carriages 33 30
Dogs 692 757
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 25,094 22,676

GOODS,—
Drays 44 30
Cattle 1,786 1,759
Calves 25 232
Sheep 30,416 34,936
Pigs 1,029 2,041
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 33,300 38,998

Chaff, Lime, &c. 3,378 3,378
Wool 1,957 2,555
Firewood 2,136 1,734
Timber 10,441 8,076
Grain 15,505 17,441
Merchandise 21,993 18,541
Minerals 34,364 35,183
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 89,774 86,908

REVENUE,—
Passengers £19,216 1 7 £18,200 4 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 2,945 0 8 2,698 13 0
Goods 31,029 12 7 29,270 17 4
Miscellaneous 606 4 3 792 6 9
Rents and Commission 839 14 11 802 11 3
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total £54,636 14 0 £51,764 12 10

GREYMOUTH-BRUNNER SECTION.
1898. 1897.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 78 362 440 91 284 375
2nd Class 791 5,164 5,955 803 4,326 5,129
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 869 5,526 6,395 894 4,610 5,504

Season Tickets 23 14

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels 650 521
Horses 1 3
Carriages 2 ..
Dogs 21 27
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 674 551

GOODS,—
Drays 1 1
Cattle 69 34
Calves .. 1
Sheep 297 25
Pigs .. 47
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 367 108

Chaff, Lime, &c. 36 48
Wool 2 ..
Firewood 286 238
Timber 1,671 1,229
Grain 159 160
Merchandise 388 378
Minerals 10,270 8,617
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 12,812 10,670

REVENUE,—
Passengers £182 10 10 £168 4 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 18 5 10 21 5 9
Goods 1,569 11 1 1,344 9 11
Miscellaneous 135 3 2 126 9 1
Rents and Commission 2 14 0 3 18 0
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total £1,908 4 11 £1,664 7 1

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1898. 1897.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 46 512 558 43 428 471
2nd Class 566 3,380 3,946 510 2,734 3,244
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 612 3,892 4,504 553 3,162 3,715

Season Tickets 10 5

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels 258 170
Horses 1 5
Carriages .. ..
Dogs 11 10
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 270 185

GOODS,—
Drays .. ..
Cattle .. 1
Calves .. 1
Sheep 293 60
Pigs .. ..
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 293 62

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 6
Wool .. 1
Firewood 214 18
Timber 558 384
Grain .. ..
Merchandise 659 634
Minerals 165 110
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 1,596 1,153

REVENUE,—
Passengers £310 7 2 £258 13 1
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 27 8 4 25 9 8
Goods 431 15 10 351 16 3
Miscellaneous Cr. 1 7 1 0 4 3
Rents and Commission 5 10 0 4 10 0
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total £773 14 3 £640 13 3



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