Railway Traffic Statistics




May 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1055

WELLINGTON-NAPIER-NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.
1900. 1899.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,986 21,132 24,118 3,033 21,404 24,487
2nd Class 16,126 101,834 117,960 15,937 84,028 99,965
Total 19,112 122,966 142,078 19,020 105,432 124,452

Season Tickets .. 1,642 .. 1,634

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 14,761 14,962
Horses .. .. 479 444
Carriages .. .. 25 31
Dogs .. .. 1,025 813
Total .. .. 16,290 16,250

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 25 15
Cattle .. .. 1,108 2,310
Calves .. .. 115 89
Sheep .. .. 105,015 90,596
Pigs .. .. 962 821
Total .. .. 107,225 93,831

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 1,212 1,434
Firewood .. .. 254 427
Timber .. .. 3,092 3,888
Grain .. .. 8,161 7,590
Merchandise .. .. 6,737 4,290
Minerals .. .. 9,277 9,672
Total .. .. 7,078 4,793

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 15,420 7 2 12,817 6 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 1,723 3 10 1,754 19 8
Goods .. .. 17,043 9 10 16,389 18 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 406 2 8 377 13 1
Rents and Commission 1,505 5 8 1,500 3 11
Total .. .. £36,098 9 2 £32,840 1 5

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1900. 1899.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 4,980 40,550 45,530 4,897 37,104 42,001
2nd Class 29,994 188,356 218,350 26,198 160,422 186,620
Total 34,974 228,906 263,880 31,095 197,526 228,621

Season Tickets .. 3,103 .. 2,706

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 27,558 27,222
Horses .. .. 448 609
Carriages .. .. 58 43
Dogs .. .. 1,430 1,451
Total .. .. 29,494 29,325

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 83 78
Cattle .. .. 2,014 1,464
Calves .. .. 109 49
Sheep .. .. 123,544 157,405
Pigs .. .. 2,950 3,249
Total .. .. 128,700 162,245

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 3,340 3,510
Firewood .. .. 3,743 3,848
Timber .. .. 2,192 2,366
Grain .. .. 10,584 9,785
Merchandise .. .. 65,440 80,354
Minerals .. .. 28,270 27,188
Total .. .. 42,145 38,656

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 27,725 11 1 21,709 15 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 2,859 15 6 2,861 4 4
Goods .. .. 50,932 19 9 52,694 3 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 1,319 8 1 1,241 8 5
Rents and Commission 1,593 3 4 2,451 10 11
Total .. .. £84,430 17 9 £80,958 3 5

GREYMOUTH-BRUNNER SECTION.
1900. 1899.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 87 608 695 105 352 457
2nd Class 967 5,596 6,563 959 5,276 6,235
Total 1,054 6,204 7,258 1,064 5,628 6,692

Season Tickets .. 56 .. 68

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 699 739
Horses .. .. 27 24
Carriages .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 39 35
Total .. .. 765 799

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 3
Cattle .. .. 10 1
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 166 267
Pigs .. .. 12 52
Total .. .. 190 323

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 54 72
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 60 54
Grain .. .. 1,555 2,105
Merchandise .. .. 173 193
Minerals .. .. 457 433
Total .. .. 15,020 10,843

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 225 1 10 221 13 9
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 21 4 9 21 18 0
Goods .. .. 1,987 14 4 1,667 4 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 146 0 4 115 13 6
Rents and Commission 35 2 0 35 4 0
Total .. .. £2,415 3 3 £2,061 13 8

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1900. 1899.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 67 870 937 56 942 898
2nd Class 810 5,622 6,432 707 5,152 5,859
Total 877 6,492 7,369 763 5,994 6,757

Season Tickets .. 61 .. 73

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 315 269
Horses .. .. 75 47
Carriages .. .. .. 3
Dogs .. .. 29 18
Total .. .. 419 337

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 3
Cattle .. .. 15 3
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 60 343
Pigs .. .. 45 ..
Total .. .. 120 349

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 6 ..
Firewood .. .. 1 1
Timber .. .. 12 ..
Grain .. .. 740 508
Merchandise .. .. .. ..
Minerals .. .. 669 731
Total .. .. 101 208

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 490 12 9 472 5 9
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 51 12 0 38 10 8
Goods .. .. 422 13 0 429 10 9
Miscellaneous .. .. Dr. 0 17 11 Dr. 2 2 4
Rents and Commission 21 11 4 20 16 0
Total .. .. £985 11 2 £959 0 10



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for Four Weeks Ending 31 May 1900

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31 May 1900
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