Railway Traffic Statistics




APRIL 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 687

WELLINGTON-NAPIER-NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION. GREYMOUTH-BRUNNER SECTION.
1900. 1899. 1900. 1899.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total. PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 3,411 18,354 21,765 3,255 17,024 20,279 1st Class 125 346 471 127 318 445
2nd Class 16,503 82,622 99,125 15,415 79,464 94,879 2nd Class 964 9,834 10,798 892 9,028 9,920
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 19,914 100,976 120,890 18,670 96,488 115,158 Total 1,089 10,180 11,269 1,019 9,346 10,365
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. 1,619 .. 1,362 Season Tickets .. 14 .. 22

PARCELS, ETC.,— PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No. No. No.
Parcels 14,935 14,643 Parcels 767 668
Horses 518 348 Horses 2 1
Carriages 29 25 Carriages .. ..
Dogs 860 734 Dogs 17 17
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. 16,342 15,750 Total .. 786 686

GOODS,— GOODS,—
No. No. No. No.
Drays 16 15 Drays .. ..
Cattle 2,053 1,407 Cattle 10 22
Calves 118 95 Calves .. ..
Sheep 136,192 135,184 Sheep 225 297
Pigs 1,421 1,290 Pigs 11 28
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. 139,800 137,991 Total .. 246 347

              Tons.                  Tons.                                                           Tons.                  Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. 1,350 916 Chaff, Lime, &c. 102 60
Wool 1,542 1,558 Wool 2 ..
Firewood 3,082 2,528 Firewood 78 110
Timber 10,880 7,857 Timber 1,950 1,564
Grain 5,251 3,381 Grain 161 200
Merchandise 10,905 10,301 Merchandise 399 470
Minerals 6,559 4,580 Minerals 16,026 12,979
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. 39,569 31,121 Total .. 18,718 15,383

REVENUE,— REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 13,250 1 8 13,263 6 5 Passengers 215 9 11 240 4 1
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 1,973 18 10 1,905 6 0 Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 20 5 4 20 5 1
Goods 20,066 5 1 17,728 19 5 Goods 2,107 10 6 1,867 18 2
Miscellaneous 455 2 1 381 10 4 Miscellaneous 157 1 7 166 3 8
Rents and Commission 263 9 6 260 18 3 Rents and Commission 1 9 0 1 2 0
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. £36,008 17 2 £33,540 0 5 Total .. £2,501 16 4 £2,295 13 0

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1900. 1899. 1900. 1899.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total. PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 6,740 35,984 42,724 5,334 29,682 35,016 1st Class 91 634 725 71 566 637
2nd Class 30,201 219,100 249,301 27,156 165,434 192,590 2nd Class 710 9,544 10,254 650 6,424 7,074
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 36,941 255,084 292,025 32,490 195,116 227,606 Total 801 10,178 10,979 721 6,990 7,711
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. 3,111 .. 2,567 Season Tickets .. 5 .. 7

PARCELS, ETC.,— PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No. No. No.
Parcels 27,783 27,417 Parcels 276 268
Horses 262 274 Horses 3 3
Carriages 50 47 Carriages 1 ..
Dogs 1,050 997 Dogs 17 14
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. 29,145 28,735 Total .. 297 285

GOODS,— GOODS,—
No. No. No. No.
Drays 109 99 Drays .. ..
Cattle 1,655 951 Cattle .. 4
Calves 43 14 Calves .. ..
Sheep 144,062 194,824 Sheep 62 223
Pigs 1,150 1,998 Pigs 45 1
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. 147,019 197,886 Total .. 107 228

              Tons.                  Tons.                                                           Tons.                  Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. 3,396 2,928 Chaff, Lime, &c. 30 ..
Wool 11,669 9,341 Wool 9 12
Firewood 2,142 1,506 Firewood 24 12
Timber 11,570 10,628 Timber 563 342
Grain 38,928 27,180 Grain .. ..
Merchandise 34,792 26,901 Merchandise 617 876
Minerals 34,064 30,934 Minerals 87 100
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. 136,561 109,418 Total .. 1,330 1,342

REVENUE,— REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 25,288 8 10 23,401 9 3 Passengers 494 13 7 452 1 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 2,919 4 2 2,943 4 3 Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 28 16 11 31 12 8
Goods 44,431 16 0 41,163 18 2 Goods 384 19 11 431 6 2
Miscellaneous 1,272 15 8 789 13 3 Miscellaneous Cr. 1 8 9 Cr. 2 4 10
Rents and Commission 643 16 9 633 7 10 Rents and Commission 4 8 0 4 12 0
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. £74,556 1 5 £68,931 12 9 Total .. £911 9 8 £917 7 5



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for Sections Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth, Greymouth-Brunner, Hurunui-Bluff, and Greymouth-Hokitika for 1900 and 1899

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Railways, Traffic Returns, Passengers, Parcels, Goods, Revenue, Statistics, Wellington, Napier, New Plymouth, Greymouth, Brunner, Hurunui, Bluff, Hokitika