Railway Traffic Returns




Dec. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2381

WELLINGTON-NAPIER-NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.
1901. 1900.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 6,621 19,368 25,989 6,093 19,648 25,741
2nd Class 29,191 77,726 106,917 25,614 82,342 107,956
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 35,812 97,094 132,906 31,707 101,990 133,697

Season Tickets .. 1,550 .. 1,613

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. 16,535 14,392
Horses .. 327 299
Carriages .. 31 38
Dogs .. 659 652

Total .. 17,552 15,381

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. 35 37
Cattle .. 2,164 1,214
Calves .. 108 31
Sheep .. 22,193 20,280
Pigs .. 800 752

Total .. 25,300 22,314

                   Tons.            Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 1,116 846
Wool .. 2,913 1,487
Firewood .. 3,778 2,934
Timber .. 11,678 9,194
Grain .. 4,932 4,757
Merchandise .. 8,368 7,320
Minerals .. 5,773 4,336

Total .. 38,558 30,874

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 11,822 0 4 11,371 10 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 1,923 15 10 1,621 11 6
Goods 18,568 5 2 14,805 12 8
Miscellaneous 351 13 8 286 2 11
Rents and Commission 338 2 9 310 17 8

Total £33,003 17 9 £28,395 15 4

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1901. 1900.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 9,495 50,702 60,197 10,014 47,278 57,292
2nd Class 45,811 181,728 227,539 41,356 197,654 239,010
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 55,306 232,430 287,736 51,370 244,932 296,302

Season Tickets .. 4,085 .. 2,970

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. 29,206 26,273
Horses .. 595 531
Carriages .. 78 61
Dogs .. 853 911

Total .. 30,732 27,776

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. 61 50
Cattle .. 2,290 1,948
Calves .. 77 71
Sheep .. 24,713 41,907
Pigs .. 2,007 2,130

Total .. 29,148 46,106

                   Tons.            Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 3,696 3,126
Wool .. 1,658 1,121
Firewood .. 2,496 2,028
Timber .. 11,525 11,308
Grain .. 47,076 46,371
Merchandise .. 26,686 26,555
Minerals .. 36,615 35,519

Total .. 129,752 126,028

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 22,343 16 9 22,315 11 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 3,507 0 7 3,188 4 5
Goods 39,518 12 9 39,524 5 0
Miscellaneous 1,372 1 1 1,160 6 5
Rents and Commission 909 12 10 861 11 3

Total £67,651 4 0 £67,049 18 3

WESTLAND SECTION.
1901. 1900.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 672 1,106 1,778 539 1,108 1,647
2nd Class 4,862 9,012 13,874 4,150 8,758 12,908
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 5,534 10,118 15,652 4,689 9,866 14,555

Season Tickets .. 50 .. 30

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. 1,125 995
Horses .. 18 24
Carriages .. 5 2
Dogs .. 27 49

Total .. 1,175 1,070

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. 9 3
Cattle .. 64 49
Calves .. 2 ..
Sheep .. 521 477
Pigs .. 13 96

Total .. 609 625

                   Tons.            Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 102 54
Wool .. .. ..
Firewood .. 82 150
Timber .. 3,607 2,953
Grain .. 404 437
Merchandise .. 1,217 1,286
Minerals .. 19,589 13,127

Total .. 25,001 18,007

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 1,121 18 11 985 1 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 135 18 1 271 14 6
Goods 4,387 6 0 3,368 18 6
Miscellaneous 162 9 1 103 12 8
Rents and Commission 27 1 0 47 17 9

Total £5,834 13 1 £4,777 4 5

WESTPORT SECTION.
1901. 1900.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 8 58 66 10 136 146
2nd Class 1,452 4,236 5,688 886 3,454 4,340
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 1,460 4,294 5,754 896 3,590 4,486

Season Tickets .. 6 .. 38

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. 299 262
Horses .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. ..
Dogs .. 10 9

Total .. 309 271

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. 1 ..
Cattle .. 2 1
Calves .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. ..

Total .. 3 2

                   Tons.            Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 12 30
Wool .. .. ..
Firewood .. 282 282
Timber .. 180 174
Grain .. 111 103
Merchandise .. 279 243
Minerals .. 37,334 30,858

Total .. 38,198 31,690

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 300 0 7 238 17 1
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 17 17 4 19 9 5
Goods 4,693 2 9 4,051 12 10
Miscellaneous 228 18 10 164 18 0
Rents and Commission 5 11 6 9 8 0

Total £5,245 11 0 £4,484 5 4



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