Railway Traffic Statistics




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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WELLINGTON-NAPIER-NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.
1899.
1898.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,877 17,764 20,641 2,825 15,134 17,959
2nd Class 13,547 76,842 90,389 13,757 62,416 76,173
Total 16,424 94,606 111,030 16,582 77,550 94,132
Season Tickets .. 1,201 .. 1,207

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 13,948 12,342
Horses .. .. 336 290
Carriages .. .. 24 24
Dogs .. .. 741 540
Total .. .. 15,049 13,196

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 12 12
Cattle .. .. 1,610 1,276
Calves .. .. 46 49
Sheep .. .. 125,644 108,917
Pigs .. .. 1,648 653
Total .. .. 128,960 110,907

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 1,304 910
Firewood .. .. 640 404
Timber .. .. 3,164 3,610
Grain .. .. 7,325 6,229
Merchandise .. .. 3,911 3,985
Minerals .. .. 9,386 9,301
Total .. .. 3,136 3,725

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 12,618 8 2 10,423 15 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 1,754 3 8 1,589 15 10
Goods .. .. 16,573 3 2 15,633 19 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 372 3 0 252 9 4
Rents and Commission 194 9 11 187 12 2
Total .. .. £31,512 7 11 £28,087 11 11

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1899.
1898.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 4,537 38,996 43,533 4,146 30,300 34,446
2nd Class 25,045 160,890 185,935 20,911 135,342 156,253
Total 29,582 199,886 229,468 25,057 165,642 190,699
Season Tickets .. 2,121 .. 1,839

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 25,704 22,329
Horses .. .. 842 340
Carriages .. .. 33 42
Dogs .. .. 1,203 981
Total .. .. 27,282 23,692

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 73 45
Cattle .. .. 1,000 1,075
Calves .. .. 7 41
Sheep .. .. 161,216 176,576
Pigs .. .. 3,337 3,667
Total .. .. 165,633 181,404

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 2,376 3,366
Firewood .. .. 4,038 4,459
Timber .. .. 1,632 1,764
Grain .. .. 9,957 7,911
Merchandise .. .. 47,854 36,474
Minerals .. .. 27,943 27,827
Total .. .. 29,969 26,637

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 24,016 2 7 19,817 19 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 3,002 14 7 2,731 18 2
Goods .. .. 43,726 4 6 38,726 13 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 901 17 10 620 1 10
Rents and Commission 490 2 6 502 5 9
Total .. .. £72,137 2 0 £62,398 18 8

GREYMOUTH-BRUNNER SECTION.
1899.
1898.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 81 544 625 78 534 612
2nd Class 1,003 10,840 11,843 926 8,584 9,510
Total 1,084 11,384 12,468 1,004 9,118 10,122
Season Tickets .. .. 10 .. .. 23

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 599 574
Horses .. .. 47 53
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 21 22
Total .. .. 667 649

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 18 2
Cattle .. .. .. 2
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 231 183
Pigs .. .. 28 21
Total .. .. 277 208

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 48 42
Firewood .. .. 5 2
Timber .. .. 36 36
Grain .. .. 1,676 1,631
Merchandise .. .. 161 147
Minerals .. .. 350 433
Total .. .. 10,924 9,842

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 314 12 2 269 19 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 27 9 9 28 12 9
Goods .. .. 1,565 0 6 1,453 0 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 141 2 6 191 10 2
Rents and Commission 4 6 0 1 8 0
Total .. .. £2,052 10 11 £1,944 10 11

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1899.
1898.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 57 798 855 55 552 607
2nd Class 558 4,540 5,098 542 2,832 3,374
Total 615 5,338 5,953 597 3,384 3,981
Season Tickets .. .. 12 .. .. 46

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 225 200
Horses .. .. 14 8
Carriages .. .. 2 ..
Dogs .. .. 15 15
Total .. .. 256 223

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 2
Cattle .. .. 19 ..
Calves .. .. 1 ..
Sheep .. .. 149 30
Pigs .. .. 2 ..
Total .. .. 171 32

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 6 6
Firewood .. .. 3 3
Timber .. .. 12 ..
Grain .. .. 224 428
Merchandise .. .. .. ..
Minerals .. .. 774 746
Total .. .. 175 119

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 417 13 5 309 11 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 33 18 2 27 13 0
Goods .. .. 385 13 9 404 12 0
Miscellaneous .. .. Dr. 5 18 1 0 17 10
Rents and Commission 7 5 6 4 4 0
Total .. .. £838 12 9 £746 18 8



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for period ending 31 March 1899

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31 March 1899
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