New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 71

Page 1577

✨ Railway Traffic Statistics



Aug. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1577

WESTPORT SECTION.

  1.                  1898.

    Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 2 52 54 6 60 66
    2nd Class 551 3,232 3,783 579 2,892 3,471
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total 553 3,284 3,837 585 2,952 3,537
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. .. 6 .. .. 9
    Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
    Parcels .. .. 288 .. .. 319
    Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
    Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
    Dogs .. .. 3 .. .. 5
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total .. .. 291 .. .. 324

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 2 .. .. 1

          Tons.              Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 6 .. .. 18
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 282 .. .. 258
Timber .. .. 183 .. .. 342
Grain .. .. 11 .. .. 8
Merchandise .. .. 295 .. .. 227
Minerals .. .. 32,224 .. .. 29,527
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 33,001 .. .. 30,380

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 227 0 10 210 15 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 22 12 0 20 1 2
Goods .. ..4,135 2 9 3,927 7 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 173 11 3 129 8 10
Rents and Commission 70 9 0 62 4 0
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. ..£4,628 15 10 £4,349 17 3

NELSON SECTION.

  1.                  1898.

    Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 38 138 176 30 170 200
    2nd Class 650 2,978 3,628 647 2,902 3,549
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total 688 3,116 3,804 677 3,072 3,749
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. .. 12 .. .. 14
    Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
    Parcels .. .. 264 .. .. 260
    Horses .. .. 1 .. .. ..
    Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 3
    Dogs .. .. 32 .. .. 38
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total .. .. 297 .. .. 301

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. 11 .. .. ..
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 11 .. .. ..

NELSON SECTION—continued.

  1.                  1898.
    Tons.              Tons.

    Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 54 .. .. 48
    Wool .. .. 2 .. .. 1
    Firewood .. .. 192 .. .. 222
    Timber .. .. 260 .. .. 274
    Grain .. .. 324 .. .. 162
    Merchandise .. .. 131 .. .. 200
    Minerals .. .. 164 .. .. 382
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total .. .. 1,127 .. .. 1,289

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 217 1 8 218 12 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 27 9 10 36 10 0
Goods .. .. 460 6 1 417 18 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 58 3 2 101 8 2
Rents and Commission 11 9 0 6 16 0
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. ..£774 9 9 £781 4 10

PICTON SECTION.

  1.                  1898.

    Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 103 444 547 85 324 409
    2nd Class 522 1,882 2,404 478 1,676 2,154
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total 625 2,326 2,951 563 2,000 2,563
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. .. 26 .. .. 20
    Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
    Parcels .. .. 30 .. .. 92
    Horses .. .. 4 .. .. 6
    Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
    Dogs .. .. 18 .. .. 17
    ——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
    Total .. .. 52 .. .. 115

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 3 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. 11 .. .. 7
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 14 .. .. 7

          Tons.              Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 264 .. .. 252
Wool .. .. 19 .. .. 8
Firewood .. .. 534 .. .. 354
Timber .. .. 4 .. .. ..
Grain .. .. 415 .. .. 341
Merchandise .. .. 753 .. .. 157
Minerals .. .. 416 .. .. 82
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. .. 2,405 .. .. 1,194

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 204 10 0 154 4 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 23 8 9 14 10 9
Goods .. .. 485 15 3 241 10 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 52 13 7 29 12 9
Rents and Commission 49 1 6 43 1 6
——— ———— ———— ——— ———— ————
Total .. ..£815 9 1 £482 19 4

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 22nd August, 1899.



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for Four Weeks Ending 22 July 1899

🚂 Transport & Communications
22 August 1899
Railways, Traffic Returns, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Westport, Nelson, Picton, 1899
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways