Railway Traffic Returns




106 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 4

WELLINGTON-NAPIER-NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.
1900. 1899.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 6,868 20,842 27,710 2,806 18,012 20,818
2nd Class 26,830 75,016 101,846 13,500 72,546 86,046
Total 33,698 95,858 129,556 16,306 90,558 106,864
Season Tickets .. 1,639 .. 1,262

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. 15,145 14,940
Horses .. 466 426
Carriages .. 44 37
Dogs .. 845 653
Total .. 16,500 16,056

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. 19 28
Cattle .. 1,912 1,621
Calves .. 51 35
Sheep .. 50,578 62,127
Pigs .. 839 530
Total .. 53,399 64,341

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. 6,054 6,237
Firewood .. 3,218 3,294
Timber .. 11,166 9,633
Grain .. 4,631 4,456
Merchandise .. 9,335 9,800
Minerals .. 6,453 5,424
Total .. 41,787 39,666

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 11,333 12 0 10,645 3 9
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 2,047 7 1 1,784 5 6
Goods .. 21,967 16 5 21,221 19 10
Miscellaneous .. 456 7 2 495 12 8
Rents and Commission 293 5 11 274 12 3
Total .. £36,098 8 7 £34,421 14 0

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1900. 1899.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 9,683 31,186 40,869 4,227 29,296 33,523
2nd Class 42,908 125,378 168,286 21,846 126,888 148,734
Total 52,591 156,564 209,155 26,073 156,184 182,257
Season Tickets .. 3,009 .. 2,261

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. 28,476 26,824
Horses .. 452 464
Carriages .. 87 95
Dogs .. 838 715
Total .. 29,853 28,098

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. 69 57
Cattle .. 1,696 1,483
Calves .. 209 58
Sheep .. 35,404 28,005
Pigs .. 2,480 1,252
Total .. 39,858 30,855

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. 5,674 7,664
Firewood .. 2,088 2,046
Timber .. 10,417 10,317
Grain .. 45,420 40,800
Merchandise .. 24,777 25,041
Minerals .. 34,902 31,629
Total .. 126,194 120,589

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 17,934 19 1 17,399 10 1
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 3,237 3 0 3,031 18 4
Goods .. 42,297 8 7 40,626 4 3
Miscellaneous .. 1,104 12 10 936 6 1
Rents and Commission 657 14 2 602 16 10
Total .. £65,231 17 8 £62,596 15 7

WESTLAND SECTION.
1900. 1899.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 812 1,052 1,864 120 668 788
2nd Class 4,207 7,238 11,445 1,184 6,092 7,276
Total 5,019 8,290 13,309 1,304 6,760 8,064
Season Tickets .. 31 .. 21

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. 1,104 1,010
Horses .. 16 5
Carriages .. 1 ..
Dogs .. 34 25
Total .. 1,155 1,040

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. 2 ..
Cattle .. 42 29
Calves .. 8 ..
Sheep .. 381 293
Pigs .. 63 39
Total .. 496 361

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. 1 8
Firewood .. 144 24
Timber .. 3,463 3,008
Grain .. 407 167
Merchandise .. 1,077 986
Minerals .. 14,814 12,243
Total .. 19,990 16,466

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 957 2 4 368 12 8
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 160 15 5 44 2 11
Goods .. 3,703 1 1 2,243 15 5
Miscellaneous .. 193 10 1 145 7 11
Rents and Commission 16 14 0 5 17 0
Total .. £5,031 2 11 £2,807 15 11

WESTPORT SECTION.
1900. 1899.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 19 92 111 3 74 77
2nd Class 942 3,120 4,062 532 3,246 3,778
Total 961 3,212 4,173 535 3,320 3,855
Season Tickets .. 37 .. 14

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. 295 245
Horses .. ..
Carriages .. ..
Dogs .. 9 8
Total .. 304 253

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. ..
Cattle .. 2 2
Calves .. ..
Sheep .. 6
Pigs .. ..
Total .. 2 8

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. ..
Firewood .. 390 252
Timber .. 165 137
Grain .. 101 73
Merchandise .. 333 197
Minerals .. 37,222 26,168
Total .. 38,313 26,845

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 231 9 7 211 14 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 16 10 1 15 4 7
Goods .. 4,832 12 9 3,302 5 8
Miscellaneous .. 213 8 2 124 13 7
Rents and Commission 9 14 0 10 16 6
Total .. £5,303 14 7 £3,664 14 6



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