Railway Statistics




Jan. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 69

WESTPORT SECTION.

  1.              1898.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 3 74 77 5 90 95
    2nd Class 532 3,246 3,778 509 3,316 3,825
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Total 535 3,320 3,855 514 3,406 3,920
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. .. 14 .. .. 5
    PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
    Parcels .. .. 245 .. .. 297
    Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
    Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
    Dogs .. .. 8 .. .. 4
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Total .. .. 253 .. .. 301
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    GOODS,— No. No.
    Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
    Cattle .. .. 2 .. .. ..
    Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
    Sheep .. .. 6 .. .. 20
    Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Total .. .. 8 .. .. 20
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Tons. Tons.
    Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 18 .. .. 18
    Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
    Firewood .. .. 252 .. .. 300
    Timber .. .. 137 .. .. 273
    Grain .. .. 73 .. .. 7
    Merchandise .. .. 197 .. .. 235
    Minerals .. .. 26,168 .. .. 28,570
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Total .. .. 26,845 .. .. 29,403
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
    Passengers .. .. 211 14 2 222 3 5
    Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 15 4 7 15 7 10
    Goods .. .. 3,302 5 8 3,661 7 1
    Miscellaneous .. .. 124 13 7 147 9 5
    Rents and Commission .. .. 10 16 6 3 9 0
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Total .. .. £3,664 14 6 £4,049 16 9
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————

NELSON SECTION.

  1.              1898.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 73 1,250 1,323 86 1,384 1,470
    2nd Class 930 5,820 6,750 928 5,410 6,338
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Total 1,003 7,070 8,073 1,014 6,794 7,808
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. .. 14 .. .. 11
    PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
    Parcels .. .. 272 .. .. 242
    Horses .. .. 2 .. .. ..
    Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 5
    Dogs .. .. 8 .. .. 14
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Total .. .. 282 .. .. 261
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    GOODS,— No. No.
    Drays .. .. 3 .. .. ..
    Cattle .. .. 7 .. .. 4
    Calves .. .. 2 .. .. 3
    Sheep .. .. 133 .. .. 116
    Pigs .. .. 8 .. .. 34
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Total .. .. 153 .. .. 157
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————

NELSON SECTION—continued.

  1.              1898.
              Tons.             Tons.

    Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 12 .. .. 66
    Wool .. .. 104 .. .. 93
    Firewood .. .. 288 .. .. 408
    Timber .. .. 302 .. .. 266
    Grain .. .. 169 .. .. 127
    Merchandise .. .. 211 .. .. 151
    Minerals .. .. 206 .. .. 147
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Total .. .. 1,292 .. .. 1,258
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
    Passengers .. .. 350 16 1 344 2 4
    Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 18 14 10 17 2 8
    Goods .. .. 557 4 6 462 11 3
    Miscellaneous .. .. 62 1 0 25 11 3
    Rents and Commission .. .. 5 4 0 5 4 0
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Total .. .. £994 0 5 £854 11 6
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————

PICKTON SECTION.

  1.              1898.

    PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 110 686 796 156 480 636
    2nd Class 500 1,804 2,304 469 1,766 2,235
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Total 610 2,490 3,100 625 2,246 2,871
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Season Tickets .. .. 2 .. .. 3
    PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
    Parcels .. .. 72 .. .. 64
    Horses .. .. 2 .. .. 8
    Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
    Dogs .. .. 15 .. .. 8
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Total .. .. 89 .. .. 80
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    GOODS,— No. No.
    Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
    Cattle .. .. 4 .. .. ..
    Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
    Sheep .. .. 197 .. .. 638
    Pigs .. .. 15 .. .. ..
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Total .. .. 216 .. .. 638
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Tons. Tons.
    Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 96 .. .. 354
    Wool .. .. 15 .. .. 6
    Firewood .. .. 492 .. .. 534
    Timber .. .. 17 .. .. 7
    Grain .. .. 253 .. .. 177
    Merchandise .. .. 308 .. .. 318
    Minerals .. .. 552 .. .. 282
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Total .. .. 1,733 .. .. 1,678
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
    Passengers .. .. 211 8 5 193 13 7
    Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 12 12 3 11 3 2
    Goods .. .. 400 18 6 400 12 9
    Miscellaneous .. .. 44 5 3 33 1 7
    Rents and Commission .. .. 3 14 6 1 2 6
    —— ———— ———— —— ———— ————
    Total .. .. £672 18 11 £639 13 7

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 9th January, 1900.

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🚂 Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics for 1899 and 1898 by Section

🚂 Transport & Communications
9 January 1900
Railways, Traffic Statistics, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Westport, Nelson, Picton
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways