New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 12

Page 359

✨ Railway Traffic Returns



Feb. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 859

WESTPORT SECTION.

  1.          1898.

    Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 5 120 125 6 84 90
    2nd Class 817 11,698 12,515 821 12,956 13,777
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Total 822 11,818 12,640 827 13,040 13,867
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 0

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 290 .. .. 323
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 6 .. .. 10
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 296 .. .. 333
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 4 .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 31 .. .. 34
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 4
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 35 .. .. 38
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 12 .. .. 12
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 132 .. .. 180
Timber .. .. 133 .. .. 198
Grain .. .. 1 .. .. 4
Merchandise .. .. 234 .. .. 168
Minerals .. .. 17,506 .. .. 20,634
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 18,018 .. .. 21,196
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 484 18 6 497 15 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 19 0 0 25 13 10
Goods .. .. 2,444 2 4 2,748 16 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 80 7 4 81 13 0
Rents and Commission 61 14 0 62 14 0
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. £3,090 2 2 £3,416 12 8
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————

NELSON SECTION.

  1.          1898.

    Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 58 620 678 63 350 413
    2nd Class 969 6,854 7,823 906 6,388 7,294
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Total 1,027 7,474 8,501 969 6,738 7,707
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. .. 5 .. .. 11

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 249 .. .. 321
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 22 .. .. 19
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 271 .. .. 341
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 1
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 8
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 1 .. .. 10
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————

NELSON SECTION—continued.

  1.          1898.

    Tons. Tons.
    Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 36 .. .. 30
    Wool .. .. 194 .. .. 163
    Firewood .. .. 174 .. .. 126
    Timber .. .. 259 .. .. 161
    Grain .. .. 109 .. .. 134
    Merchandise .. .. 173 .. .. 166
    Minerals .. .. 185 .. .. 183
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Total .. .. 1,130 .. .. 963
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 447 16 11 375 2 8
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 29 5 3 29 9 2
Goods .. .. 437 0 11 430 7 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 29 5 1 52 1 4
Rents and Commission 16 4 0 14 14 0
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. £959 12 2 £901 14 3
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————

PICON SECTION.

  1.          1898.

    Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 150 948 1,098 137 794 931
    2nd Class 659 6,050 6,709 620 5,270 5,890
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Total 809 6,998 7,807 757 6,064 6,821
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 1

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 19 .. .. ..
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 10 .. .. 6
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 29 .. .. 6
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 5 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 185 .. .. 222
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 39
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 190 .. .. 262
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 162 .. .. 114
Wool .. .. 476 .. .. 473
Firewood .. .. 240 .. .. 216
Timber .. .. 8 .. .. ..
Grain .. .. 97 .. .. 184
Merchandise .. .. 135 .. .. 211
Minerals .. .. .. .. .. 206
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. 1,118 .. .. 1,404
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 413 18 6 342 0 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 10 2 9 13 9 5
Goods .. .. 376 5 11 399 16 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 48 18 5 20 18 0
Rents and Commission 43 11 6 33 12 0
—— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
Total .. .. £892 17 1 £809 16 4

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 7th February, 1899.



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🚂 Railway Traffic and Revenue Returns for Westport, Nelson, and Picton Sections

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7 February 1899
Railways, Traffic Returns, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Westport, Nelson, Picton, 1899, 1898
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways