New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 86

Page 1953

✨ Railway Traffic Statistics



Oct. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1953

WESTPORT SECTION.

  1.      1898.

    Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 1 56 57 5 68 73
    2nd Class 432 3,084 3,516 624 3,034 3,658
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Total 433 3,140 3,573 629 3,102 3,731
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Season Tickets .. 9 .. 18
    Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
    Parcels .. .. 257 .. .. 260
    Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
    Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
    Dogs .. .. 6 .. .. 6
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Total .. .. 263 .. .. 266
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Goods,— No. No.
    Drays .. .. 1 .. .. ..
    Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
    Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
    Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
    Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Total .. .. 1 .. .. ..
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Tons. Tons.
    Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 12 .. .. 18
    Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
    Firewood .. .. 348 .. .. 234
    Timber .. .. 244 .. .. 311
    Grain .. .. 89 .. .. 7
    Merchandise .. .. 210 .. .. 262
    Minerals .. .. 32,125 .. .. 26,647
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Total .. .. 33,028 .. .. 27,479
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
    Passengers .. .. 213 12 3 227 14 7
    Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 15 7 1 24 7 3
    Goods .. .. 4,202 17 0 3,611 0 10
    Miscellaneous .. .. 134 7 4 136 2 11
    Rents and Commission 7 19 0 6 14 0
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Total .. .. £4,574 2 8 £4,005 19 7
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———

NELSON SECTION.

  1.      1898.

    Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 39 156 195 24 96 120
    2nd Class 701 2,946 3,647 671 2,510 3,181
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Total 740 3,102 3,842 695 2,606 3,301
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Season Tickets .. 53 .. 32
    Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
    Parcels .. .. 261 .. .. 241
    Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
    Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. 1
    Dogs .. .. 21 .. .. 12
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Total .. .. 283 .. .. 254
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Goods,— No. No.
    Drays .. .. 2 .. .. ..
    Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
    Calves .. .. 2 .. .. ..
    Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 25
    Pigs .. .. 22 .. .. ..
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Total .. .. 26 .. .. 25
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———

NELSON SECTION—continued.

  1.      1898.
     Tons.              Tons.

    Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 42 .. .. 48
    Wool .. .. 2 .. .. 1
    Firewood .. .. 270 .. .. 156
    Timber .. .. 368 .. .. 302
    Grain .. .. 201 .. .. 152
    Merchandise .. .. 127 .. .. 87
    Minerals .. .. 84 .. .. 282
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Total .. .. 1,094 .. .. 1,028
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
    Passengers .. .. 257 2 7 229 18 3
    Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 25 14 5 25 19 4
    Goods .. .. 445 5 3 370 6 2
    Miscellaneous .. .. 45 15 8 49 15 5
    Rents and Commission 9 4 0 5 1 0
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Total .. .. £783 1 11 £681 0 2
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———

PICKTON SECTION.

  1.      1898.

    Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 86 688 774 84 362 446
    2nd Class 455 1,790 2,245 484 1,776 2,260
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Total 541 2,478 3,019 568 2,138 2,706
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Season Tickets .. 1 .. 0
    Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
    Parcels .. .. 66 .. .. 66
    Horses .. .. 3 .. .. 1
    Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
    Dogs .. .. 15 .. .. 13
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Total .. .. 84 .. .. 80
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Goods,— No. No.
    Drays .. .. .. .. .. 1
    Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
    Calves .. .. .. .. .. 1
    Sheep .. .. 173 .. .. ..
    Pigs .. .. 22 .. .. ..
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Total .. .. 195 .. .. 2
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Tons. Tons.
    Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 204 .. .. 354
    Wool .. .. 2 .. .. 6
    Firewood .. .. 474 .. .. 528
    Timber .. .. 1 .. .. 1
    Grain .. .. 252 .. .. 426
    Merchandise .. .. 186 .. .. 124
    Minerals .. .. 465 .. .. 268
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Total .. .. 1,584 .. .. 1,707
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
    Passengers .. .. 198 9 7 172 10 6
    Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 11 16 11 10 18 5
    Goods .. .. 322 4 7 346 1 1
    Miscellaneous .. .. 22 13 6 18 9 10
    Rents and Commission 8 16 6 1 15 6
    —— ——— ——— —— ——— ———
    Total .. .. £564 1 1 £549 15 4

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 17th October, 1899.



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for Westport, Nelson, and Picton Sections for 1899 and 1898

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