New Zealand Gazette – 1900 – No. 19

Page 533

✨ Railway Traffic Statistics



Mar. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 533

WESTPORT SECTION.

  1.      1899.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 9 238 247 1 88 89
    2nd Class 643 3,952 4,595 570 2,962 3,532
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Total 652 4,190 4,842 571 3,050 3,621

Season Tickets .. 11 .. 13
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. 250 .. 310
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. 13 .. 10
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. 263 .. 320

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. 1 .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. 3
Calves .. 2 .. ..
Sheep .. 12 .. 109
Pigs .. .. .. ..
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. 15 .. 112

          Tons.              Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 96 .. 6
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. 258 .. 216
Timber .. 168 .. 237
Grain .. 83 .. 2
Merchandise .. 152 .. 276
Minerals .. 23,400 .. 25,927
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. 24,157 .. 26,664

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 289 7 9 201 4 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 17 9 8 24 11 10
Goods .. 2,998 11 0 3,495 11 8
Miscellaneous .. 108 3 8 120 5 3
Rents and Commission 7 16 0 3 6 6
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. £3,421 8 1 £3,844 19 10

NELSON SECTION.

  1.      1899.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 78 292 370 58 264 322
    2nd Class 1,031 6,370 7,401 934 4,998 5,932
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Total 1,109 6,662 7,771 992 5,262 6,254

Season Tickets .. 12 .. 26
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. 267 .. 283
Horses .. .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. 23 .. 11
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. 290 .. 245

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. 2 .. ..
Cattle .. 1 .. 2
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. 136 .. 17
Pigs .. .. .. ..
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. 139 .. 19

NELSON SECTION—continued.

  1.      1899.
    Tons.              Tons.

    Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 60 .. 6
    Wool .. 60 .. 36
    Firewood .. 300 .. 174
    Timber .. 258 .. 175
    Grain .. 172 .. 219
    Merchandise .. 162 .. 144
    Minerals .. 371 .. 271
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Total .. 1,383 .. 1,025

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 360 16 9 317 10 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 19 11 2 19 18 3
Goods .. 472 8 6 503 19 7
Miscellaneous .. 38 3 0 53 9 7
Rents and Commission 24 0 6 21 14 0
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. £914 19 11 £916 11 10

PICKTON SECTION.

  1.      1899.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 197 1,048 1,245 147 394 541
    2nd Class 693 2,910 3,603 678 1,934 2,612
    ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
    Total 890 3,958 4,848 825 2,328 3,153

Season Tickets .. 26 .. 3
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. 109 .. 14
Horses .. 3 .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. 26 .. 18
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. 138 .. 33

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. 1 .. 1
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. 225 .. 226
Pigs .. .. .. 7
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. 226 .. 234

          Tons.              Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 66 .. 90
Wool .. 176 .. 40
Firewood .. 372 .. 198
Timber .. 8 .. ..
Grain .. 94 .. 112
Merchandise .. 408 .. 581
Minerals .. 453 .. 286
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. 1,577 .. 1,307

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 306 0 11 225 5 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 14 18 2 10 12 6
Goods .. 402 9 0 285 4 11
Miscellaneous .. 50 1 10 32 0 8
Rents and Commission 30 10 0 21 0 6
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. £803 19 11 £574 3 11

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 6th March, 1900.



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🚂 Railway Traffic and Revenue Returns for Westport, Nelson, and Picton Sections for 1900 and 1899

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6 March 1900
Railways, Traffic Statistics, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Westport, Nelson, Picton, 1900, 1899
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways