Railway Traffic Statistics




1756
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 81

WELLINGTON-NAPIER-NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.
1900. 1899.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 6,171 14,446 20,617 2,294 13,784 16,078
2nd Class 24,774 57,384 82,158 12,103 54,212 66,315
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 30,945 71,830 102,775 14,397 67,996 82,393

Season Tickets 1,664 1,274

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels 13,346 12,844
Horses 154 156
Carriages 25 15
Dogs 834 672
———— ———— ———— ————
Total 14,359 13,687

Goods,— No. No.
Drays 24 13
Cattle 2,111 1,138
Calves 90 32
Sheep 34,915 58,405
Pigs 1,096 504
———— ———— ———— ————
Total 38,236 60,087

        Tons.             Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. 1,278 1,272
Wool 170 128
Firewood 4,140 3,962
Timber 9,511 8,552
Grain 4,538 4,267
Merchandise 8,773 6,315
Minerals 6,782 5,631
———— ———— ———— ————
Total 85,192 30,127

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 9,556 1 3 8,944 15 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 1,362 6 5 1,367 4 11
Goods 16,264 19 1 13,692 14 10
Miscellaneous 366 12 7 376 4 7
Rents and Commission 288 1 11 185 7 2
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total £27,838 1 3 £24,566 7 1

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1900. 1899.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 7,967 29,482 37,449 3,588 31,144 34,732
2nd Class 38,847 115,620 154,467 18,222 113,338 131,560
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 46,814 145,102 191,916 21,810 144,482 166,292

Season Tickets 2,851 2,230

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels 24,122 22,532
Horses 330 289
Carriages 30 30
Dogs 1,006 794
———— ———— ———— ————
Total 25,488 23,645

Goods,— No. No.
Drays 48 51
Cattle 1,694 1,425
Calves 21 12
Sheep 55,064 107,244
Pigs 2,742 1,397
———— ———— ———— ————
Total 59,569 110,129

        Tons.             Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. 4,050 3,708
Wool 1,334 1,656
Firewood 3,486 2,460
Timber 10,053 10,030
Grain 43,681 34,763
Merchandise 24,938 24,889
Minerals 43,079 39,141
———— ———— ———— ————
Total 130,621 116,647

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 16,507 6 6 16,055 3 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 2,479 14 3 2,408 18 11
Goods 40,005 10 5 36,986 16 2
Miscellaneous 1,329 9 6 1,020 7 7
Rents and Commission 953 0 5 954 8 2
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total £61,275 1 1 £57,425 13 10

WESTLAND SECTION.
1900. 1899.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 211 890 1,101 67 668 735
2nd Class 2,643 7,808 10,451 1,250 6,918 8,168
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 2,854 8,698 11,552 1,317 7,586 8,903

Season Tickets 47 27

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels 977 896
Horses 2 3
Carriages 4 1
Dogs 34 38
———— ———— ———— ————
Total 1,017 938

Goods,— No. No.
Drays 8 4
Cattle 18 25
Calves 1 ..
Sheep 539 188
Pigs 77 65
———— ———— ———— ————
Total 643 282

        Tons.             Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. 84 84
Wool .. ..
Firewood 198 82
Timber 2,716 3,199
Grain 240 226
Merchandise 1,439 1,176
Minerals 19,950 13,488
———— ———— ———— ————
Total 24,627 18,255

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 920 8 7 413 3 9
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 82 6 8 41 13 7
Goods 4,237 0 10 2,398 7 4
Miscellaneous 144 8 9 128 14 5
Rents and Commission 20 3 0 9 17 0
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total £5,404 7 10 £2,991 16 1

WESTPORT SECTION.
1900. 1899.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 8 72 80 6 54 60
2nd Class 868 3,498 4,366 462 3,222 3,684
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 876 3,570 4,446 468 3,276 3,744

Season Tickets 14 10

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels 257 291
Horses .. ..
Carriages .. ..
Dogs 19 12
———— ———— ———— ————
Total 276 303

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. ..
Cattle .. ..
Calves 2 ..
Sheep 40 ..
Pigs .. ..
———— ———— ———— ————
Total 42 ..

        Tons.             Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. 36 18
Wool .. ..
Firewood 366 324
Timber 126 304
Grain 123 48
Merchandise 256 260
Minerals 31,043 34,609
———— ———— ———— ————
Total 31,950 35,563

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 231 12 11 230 6 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 19 18 10 17 6 4
Goods 4,115 6 1 4,507 7 11
Miscellaneous 194 2 4 162 15 6
Rents and Commission 6 8 0 7 19 0
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total £4,567 8 2 £4,925 15 0



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