Railway Traffic Returns




Dec. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2015

WESTPORT SECTION.

  1.      1897.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 9 68 77 10 50 60
    2nd Class 455 3,360 3,815 500 2,924 3,424
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total 464 3,428 3,892 510 2,974 3,484
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. .. 5 .. .. 7

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 326 .. .. 298
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 3 .. .. 7
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 329 .. .. 305

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 2
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 7 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 7 .. .. 2

Chaff, Lime, &c Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. 12
Firewood .. .. 270 .. .. 210
Timber .. .. 283 .. .. 374
Grain .. .. 8 .. .. 5
Merchandise .. .. 209 .. .. 196
Minerals .. .. 24,014 .. .. 20,135
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 24,784 .. .. 20,932

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 208 18 8 184 13 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 19 19 0 19 5 9
Goods .. .. 3,193 3 3 2,681 4 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 138 18 7 71 17 11
Rents and Commission 3 4 0 3 4 0
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. £3,564 3 6 £2,960 5 7

NELSON SECTION.

  1.      1897.

    PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 67 240 307 44 250 294
    2nd Class 720 4,566 5,286 617 2,946 3,563
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total 787 4,806 5,593 661 3,196 3,857
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. .. 23 .. .. 32

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 239 .. .. 281
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 10 .. .. 11
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 249 .. .. 292

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

NELSON SECTION—continued.

  1.      1897.

    Tons. Tons.
    Chaff, Lime, &c .. .. 18 .. .. 36
    Wool .. .. 12 .. .. 4
    Firewood .. .. 234 .. .. 120
    Timber .. .. 237 .. .. 201
    Grain .. .. 115 .. .. 173
    Merchandise .. .. 92 .. .. 89
    Minerals .. .. 240 .. .. 135
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total .. .. 948 .. .. 758

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 287 1 4 230 18 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 18 11 7 18 13 0
Goods .. .. 342 7 8 323 3 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 31 17 9 22 16 7
Rents and Commission 22 11 0 24 9 0
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. £702 9 4 £620 0 11

PICTON SECTION.

  1.      1897.

    PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 109 740 849 83 278 361
    2nd Class 488 3,906 4,394 396 1,380 1,776
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total 597 4,646 5,243 479 1,658 2,137
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 3

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 80 .. .. 3
Horses .. .. 6 .. .. 9
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 10 .. .. 4
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 96 .. .. 16

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 189 .. .. 390
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 190 .. .. 390

Chaff, Lime, &c Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 312 .. .. 114
Firewood .. .. 31 .. .. 65
Timber .. .. 318 .. .. 300
Grain .. .. .. .. .. 2
Merchandise .. .. 269 .. .. 92
Minerals .. .. 229 .. .. 102
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 1,350 .. .. 831

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 237 11 11 131 4 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 19 2 6 12 5 7
Goods .. .. 354 5 4 190 7 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 40 14 1 16 14 3
Rents and Commission 20 16 0 23 16 0
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. £672 9 10 £374 7 11

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 13th December, 1898.



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for December 1898 by Section

🚂 Transport & Communications
13 December 1898
Railways, Traffic Returns, Passengers, Parcels, Goods, Revenue, Westport, Nelson, Picton
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways