Railway Traffic Statistics




Aug. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1621

WELLINGTON-NAPIER-NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.
1900. 1899.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 5,078 15,664 20,742 2,409 15,846 18,255
2nd Class 23,149 63,092 86,241 13,041 60,992 74,033
Total 28,227 78,756 106,983 15,450 76,838 92,288

Season Tickets .. 2,138 .. 1,751

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 13,589 12,821
Horses .. .. 227 262
Carriages .. .. 27 19
Dogs .. .. 842 756
Total .. .. 14,685 13,858

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 24 10
Cattle .. .. 1,817 1,931
Calves .. .. 92 141
Sheep .. .. 64,256 52,341
Pigs .. .. 958 760
Total .. .. 67,147 55,183

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 1,176 816
Wool .. .. 168 135
Firewood .. .. 4,362 3,694
Timber .. .. 9,537 8,295
Grain .. .. 4,748 3,730
Merchandise .. 8,550 6,356
Minerals .. .. 6,003 3,909
Total .. .. 34,544 26,935

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 10,355 14 2 10,047 10 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 1,494 13 10 1,547 7 8
Goods .. .. 15,496 1 4 12,744 17 3
Miscellaneous .. 374 6 11 354 6 6
Rents and Commission 1,463 8 4 1,330 6 0
Total .. .. £29,184 4 7 £26,024 7 9

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1900. 1899.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 7,222 20,630 27,852 3,172 21,218 24,390
2nd Class 35,280 96,334 131,614 20,146 94,674 114,820
Total 42,502 116,964 159,466 23,318 115,892 139,210

Season Tickets .. 3,499 .. 2,718

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 24,031 22,902
Horses .. .. 252 210
Carriages .. .. 44 42
Dogs .. .. 886 857
Total .. .. 25,213 24,011

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 76 48
Cattle .. .. 1,970 1,390
Calves .. .. 55 44
Sheep .. .. 60,268 120,615
Pigs .. .. 2,639 1,622
Total .. .. 65,008 123,719

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 4,054 3,418
Wool .. .. 1,407 1,521
Firewood .. .. 3,294 2,540
Timber .. .. 13,050 9,387
Grain .. .. 42,210 48,119
Merchandise .. 27,199 22,716
Minerals .. .. 40,428 38,923
Total .. .. 131,642 126,624

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 15,707 7 0 15,395 15 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 2,530 6 2 2,307 6 8
Goods .. .. 42,253 2 7 40,347 9 9
Miscellaneous .. 1,134 17 7 973 11 9
Rents and Commission 2,547 8 2 2,225 16 3
Total .. .. £64,173 1 6 £61,249 19 7

GREYMOUTH-BRUNNER SECTION.
1900. 1899.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 72 406 478 71 318 389
2nd Class 1,163 4,460 5,623 766 3,822 4,588
Total 1,235 4,866 6,101 837 4,140 4,977

Season Tickets .. 50 .. 59

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 695 669
Horses .. .. 6 2
Carriages .. .. 1 ..
Dogs .. .. 34 30
Total .. .. 736 701

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 4 ..
Cattle .. .. 2 30
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 239 124
Pigs .. .. 20 14
Total .. .. 265 168

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 60 42
Wool .. .. 1 1
Firewood .. .. 120 48
Timber .. .. 2,206 1,707
Grain .. .. 184 199
Merchandise .. 521 387
Minerals .. .. 18,220 12,682
Total .. .. 21,312 15,066

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 191 12 2 174 3 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 18 11 10 18 16 3
Goods .. .. 2,381 17 9 1,780 15 8
Miscellaneous .. 207 16 4 132 17 0
Rents and Commission 32 4 0 33 14 0
Total .. .. £2,832 2 1 £2,140 6 5

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1900. 1899.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 103 504 607 21 402 423
2nd Class 952 2,936 3,888 591 2,406 2,997
Total 1,055 3,440 4,495 612 2,808 3,420

Season Tickets .. 77 .. 85

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 214 222
Horses .. .. 6 ..
Carriages .. .. 2 ..
Dogs .. .. 14 6
Total .. .. 236 228

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 3 ..
Cattle .. .. 1 17
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 335 211
Pigs .. .. .. 31
Total .. .. 339 259

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 18 6
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 12 18
Timber .. .. 812 695
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. 633 734
Minerals .. .. 142 186
Total .. .. 1,617 1,639

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 341 0 8 280 18 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 24 9 9 19 18 0
Goods .. .. 429 7 10 456 8 6
Miscellaneous .. Dr. 1 2 6 Dr. 3 12 10
Rents and Commission 21 8 0 20 8 11
Total .. .. £815 3 9 £774 1 2



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

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