New Zealand Gazette – 1903 – No. 1

Page 59

✨ Railway Traffic Returns



Jan. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 59

WESTPORT SECTION.

  1.          1901.

    Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 22 34 56 8 82 90
    2nd Class 1,335 3,916 5,251 1,571 3,958 5,529

    Total 1,357 3,950 5,307 1,579 4,040 5,619

    Season Tickets .. .. 3 .. .. 2

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 408 .. .. 320
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 6 .. .. 9

Total .. .. 414 .. .. 329

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. .. .. .. ..

              Tons.            Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 90 .. .. 60
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 408 .. .. 306
Timber .. .. 238 .. .. 245
Grain .. .. 133 .. .. 123
Merchandise .. .. 271 .. .. 238
Minerals .. .. 41,413 .. .. 38,739

Total .. .. 42,553 .. .. 39,711

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 288 8 10 .. 300 12 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 30 1 8 .. 31 3 0
Goods .. .. 5,225 15 3 .. 5,067 9 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 206 7 6 .. 196 4 9
Rents and Commission .. .. 10 0 0 .. 9 9 0

Total .. .. £5,760 13 3 .. £5,604 19 3

NELSON SECTION.

  1.          1901.

    Passengers, S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 127 1,198 1,325 118 1,032 1,150
    2nd Class 2,113 7,736 9,849 1,898 6,280 8,178

    Total 2,240 8,934 11,174 2,016 7,312 9,328

    Season Tickets .. .. 17 .. .. 23

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 374 .. .. 368
Horses .. .. 10 .. .. 2
Carriages .. .. 5 .. .. 5
Dogs .. .. 26 .. .. 30

Total .. .. 415 .. .. 405

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 11 .. .. 11
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 144 .. .. 107
Pigs .. .. 9 .. .. 13

Total .. .. 165 .. .. 133

Railway Department, 6th January, 1903.

NELSON SECTION—continued.

Goods—continued. Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 30 .. .. 54
Wool .. .. 39 .. .. 107
Firewood .. .. 204 .. .. 300
Timber .. .. 150 .. .. 202
Grain .. .. 264 .. .. 183
Merchandise .. .. 176 .. .. 326
Minerals .. .. 236 .. .. 215

Total .. .. 1,099 .. .. 1,387

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 501 6 0 .. 410 6 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 38 19 0 .. 34 10 7
Goods .. .. 450 7 2 .. 572 2 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 41 18 0 .. 34 8 2
Rents and Commission .. .. 20 4 8 .. 5 13 0

Total .. .. £1,052 14 10 .. £1,057 0 8

PICKTON SECTION.

  1.          1901.

    Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
    1st Class 280 906 1,186 218 762 980
    2nd Class 1,515 4,734 6,249 918 4,032 4,950

    Total 1,795 5,640 7,435 1,136 4,794 5,930

    Season Tickets .. .. 2 .. .. 0

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 160 .. .. 117
Horses .. .. 8 .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 19 .. .. 11

Total .. .. 187 .. .. 129

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 7 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 4 .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 1,987 .. .. 58
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 1,998 .. .. 58

              Tons.            Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 318 .. .. 408
Wool .. .. 189 .. .. 46
Firewood .. .. 360 .. .. 450
Timber .. .. 33 .. .. 25
Grain .. .. 358 .. .. 211
Merchandise .. .. 295 .. .. 122
Minerals .. .. 304 .. .. 269

Total .. .. 1,857 .. .. 1,531

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 392 15 10 .. 299 2 11
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 20 13 9 .. 17 16 3
Goods .. .. 483 14 1 .. 299 14 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 28 18 7 .. 45 6 3
Rents and Commission .. .. 14 0 6 .. 2 10 0

Total .. .. £940 2 9 .. £664 10 4

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for Four Weeks Ending 6 December 1902 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
6 January 1903
Railways, Traffic Returns, Passenger numbers, Goods tonnage, Revenue, Westport, Nelson, Pickton
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways