Railway Traffic Statistics




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 102

WELLINGTON-NAPIER-NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.
1900. 1899.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 6,093 19,648 25,741 2,631 18,982 21,613
2nd Class 25,614 82,342 107,956 12,437 81,650 94,087
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 31,707 101,990 133,697 15,068 100,632 115,700

Season Tickets 1,613 1,102

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels 14,392 13,946
Horses 299 450
Carriages 38 24
Dogs 652 581
———— ————
Total 15,381 15,001

Goods,—
Drays 37 26
Cattle 1,214 1,671
Calves 31 18
Sheep 20,280 47,040
Pigs 752 954
———— ————
Total 22,314 49,709

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. 846 1,134
Wool 1,487 2,331
Firewood 2,934 3,048
Timber 9,194 8,692
Grain 4,757 4,391
Merchandise 7,320 8,812
Minerals 4,336 4,963
———— ————
Total 30,874 33,371

Revenue,—
Passengers £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 11,371 10 7 11,427 7 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 1,621 11 6 1,740 2 8
Goods 14,805 12 8 16,579 16 4
Miscellaneous 286 2 11 300 5 7
Rents and Commission 310 17 8 324 9 5
———— ————
Total £28,395 15 4 £30,372 1 0

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1900. 1899.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 10,014 47,278 57,292 4,528 50,742 55,270
2nd Class 41,356 197,654 239,010 20,986 177,866 198,852
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 51,370 244,932 296,302 25,514 228,608 254,122

Season Tickets 2,970 2,306

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels 26,273 24,840
Horses 531 538
Carriages 61 39
Dogs 911 753
———— ————
Total 27,776 26,170

Goods,—
Drays 50 70
Cattle 1,948 1,652
Calves 71 88
Sheep 41,907 31,370
Pigs 2,130 1,495
———— ————
Total 46,106 34,675

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. 3,126 3,860
Wool 1,121 2,782
Firewood 2,028 2,280
Timber 11,308 9,303
Grain 46,371 53,620
Merchandise 26,555 26,524
Minerals 35,519 30,708
———— ————
Total 126,028 129,077

Revenue,—
Passengers £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 22,315 11 2 21,780 6 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 8,188 4 5 3,016 15 2
Goods 39,524 5 0 38,661 8 1
Miscellaneous 1,160 6 5 1,214 12 8
Rents and Commission 861 11 3 883 8 9
———— ————
Total £67,049 18 3 £65,511 11 2

WESTLAND SECTION.
1900. 1899.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 539 1,108 1,647 109 878 987
2nd Class 4,150 8,758 12,908 1,277 7,820 9,097
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 4,689 9,866 14,555 1,386 8,698 10,084

Season Tickets 30 28

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels 995 937
Horses 24 ..
Carriages 2 2
Dogs 49 21
———— ————
Total 1,070 960

Goods,—
Drays 3 2
Cattle 49 70
Calves .. ..
Sheep 477 362
Pigs 96 39
———— ————
Total 625 473

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. 54 36
Wool .. 2
Firewood 150 42
Timber 2,953 2,913
Grain 437 230
Merchandise 1,286 1,124
Minerals 13,127 10,232
———— ————
Total 18,007 14,569

Revenue,—
Passengers £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 985 1 0 464 11 9
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 271 14 6 40 1 6
Goods 3,368 18 6 2,093 1 3
Miscellaneous 103 12 8 137 12 8
Rents and Commission 47 17 9 14 17 0
———— ————
Total £4,777 4 5 £2,750 4 2

WESTPORT SECTION.
1900. 1899.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 10 136 146 1 64 65
2nd Class 886 3,454 4,340 496 3,126 3,622
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 896 3,590 4,486 497 3,190 3,687

Season Tickets 38 7

Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels 262 247
Horses .. ..
Carriages .. ..
Dogs 9 11
———— ————
Total 271 258

Goods,—
Drays .. 1
Cattle 1 ..
Calves 1 ..
Sheep .. ..
Pigs .. ..
———— ————
Total 2 1

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. 30 ..
Wool .. ..
Firewood 282 294
Timber 174 165
Grain 103 83
Merchandise 243 165
Minerals 30,858 27,345
———— ————
Total 31,690 28,052

Revenue,—
Passengers £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 238 17 1 207 17 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 19 9 5 16 8 4
Goods 4,051 12 10 3,476 6 10
Miscellaneous 164 18 0 119 11 4
Rents and Commission 9 8 0 10 4 0
———— ————
Total £4,484 5 4 £3,830 8 4



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