Railway Traffic Statistics




Oct. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1903

WELLINGTON-NAPIER-NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.
1900. 1899.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 6,272 14,376 20,648 2,563 15,360 17,923
2nd Class 26,579 57,888 84,467 12,889 57,280 70,169
Total 32,851 72,264 105,115 15,452 72,640 88,092
Season Tickets .. 1,659 .. 1,214
Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 13,094 13,382
Horses .. .. 257 235
Carriages .. .. 35 26
Dogs .. .. 711 656
Total .. .. 14,097 14,299
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 26 25
Cattle .. .. 1,470 1,586
Calves .. .. 257 39
Sheep .. .. 15,832 32,548
Pigs .. .. 756 325
Total .. .. 18,341 34,523
Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 870 1,242
Firewood .. .. 121 163
Timber .. .. 3,374 3,914
Grain .. .. 10,596 11,400
Merchandise .. .. 4,361 4,394
Minerals .. .. 7,376 6,981
Total .. .. 7,200 5,352
Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 10,286 14 11 9,919 1 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 1,532 3 3 1,521 17 8
Goods .. .. 13,991 8 1 14,758 17 3
Miscellaneous .. 276 4 11 339 1 5
Rents and Commission 233 9 9 248 13 5
Total .. .. £26,320 0 11 £26,787 11 3

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1900. 1899.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 8,695 23,332 32,027 3,879 26,798 30,677
2nd Class 40,240 102,308 142,548 20,352 105,634 125,986
Total 48,935 125,640 174,575 24,231 132,432 156,663
Season Tickets .. 2,879 .. 2,236
Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 24,388 24,228
Horses .. .. 362 445
Carriages .. .. 72 41
Dogs .. .. 909 848
Total .. .. 25,731 25,562
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 76 47
Cattle .. .. 1,920 2,014
Calves .. .. 24 35
Sheep .. .. 35,699 94,531
Pigs .. .. 2,441 1,455
Total .. .. 40,160 98,082
Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 3,138 3,890
Firewood .. .. 587 1,961
Timber .. .. 2,352 2,352
Grain .. .. 11,984 9,982
Merchandise .. .. 53,823 45,035
Minerals .. .. 26,312 26,013
Total .. .. 40,592 31,762
Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 16,602 12 10 16,860 8 11
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 2,703 18 9 2,866 11 4
Goods .. .. 40,845 14 2 38,631 6 0
Miscellaneous .. 1,433 4 1 1,142 18 2
Rents and Commission 667 17 10 585 4 10
Total .. .. £62,253 7 8 £60,086 9 3

WESTLAND SECTION.
1900. 1899.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 405 1,156 1,561 96 776 872
2nd Class 3,493 8,232 11,725 1,339 7,070 8,409
Total 3,898 9,388 13,286 1,435 7,846 9,281
Season Tickets .. 34 .. 23
Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,002 891
Horses .. .. 4 7
Carriages .. .. 2 ..
Dogs .. .. 51 23
Total .. .. 1,059 921
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 4 2
Cattle .. .. 72 21
Calves .. .. 1 ..
Sheep .. .. 490 358
Pigs .. .. 19 24
Total .. .. 586 405
Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 108 54
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 222 112
Grain .. .. 2,887 2,875
Merchandise .. .. 373 268
Minerals .. .. 1,269 1,174
Total .. .. 16,790 15,224
Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 989 9 6 429 10 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 79 5 5 43 11 6
Goods .. .. 3,662 9 11 2,623 17 6
Miscellaneous .. 126 17 3 148 4 4
Rents and Commission 23 3 0 9 12 0
Total .. .. £4,881 5 1 £3,254 15 9

WESTPORT SECTION.
1900. 1899.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 11 58 69 1 56 57
2nd Class 939 3,720 4,659 432 3,084 3,516
Total 950 3,778 4,728 433 3,140 3,573
Season Tickets .. 28 .. 9
Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 277 257
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 15 6
Total .. .. 292 263
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 1
Cattle .. .. 1 ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 2 ..
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 4 1
Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 30 12
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 432 348
Grain .. .. 120 244
Merchandise .. .. 121 89
Minerals .. .. 255 210
Total .. .. 34,178 32,125
Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 251 18 4 213 12 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 15 10 0 15 7 1
Goods .. .. 4,264 14 8 4,202 17 0
Miscellaneous .. 174 11 8 134 7 4
Rents and Commission 16 15 6 7 19 0
Total .. .. £4,723 10 2 £4,574 2 8



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for Sections Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth, Hurunui-Bluff, Westland, and Westport for 1900 and 1899

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