Railway Traffic Returns




APRIL 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 921

GISBORNE-KARAKA SECTION. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1903. 1902. 1903. 1902.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total. PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 111 230 341 .. .. .. 1st Class 13,185 49,248 62,433 12,035 43,978 56,013
2nd Class 1,300 3,204 4,504 .. .. .. 2nd Class 66,169 211,632 277,801 61,854 212,016 273,870


Total 1,411 3,434 4,845 .. .. .. Total 79,354 260,880 340,234 73,889 255,994 329,883


Season Tickets .. .. 36 .. .. .. Season Tickets .. .. 5,627 .. .. 4,690
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No. PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 140 .. .. .. Parcels .. .. 34,112 .. .. 31,619
Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. Horses .. .. 384 .. .. 342
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. .. Carriages .. .. 81 .. .. 62
Dogs .. .. 10 .. .. .. Dogs .. .. 1,122 .. .. 1,134


Total .. .. 151 .. .. .. Total .. .. 35,699 .. .. 33,157


Goods,— No. No. Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. .. Drays .. .. 155 .. .. 85
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. .. Cattle .. .. 1,741 .. .. 2,761
Calves .. .. .. .. .. .. Calves .. .. 196 .. .. 388
Sheep .. .. 32 .. .. .. Sheep .. .. 215,021 .. .. 197,224
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. Pigs .. .. 2,181 .. .. 2,663


Total .. .. 32 .. .. .. Total .. .. 219,294 .. .. 203,121


          Tons.         Tons.                                                          Chaff, Lime, &c.        Tons.         Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 3,312 .. .. 3,006
Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. Wool .. .. 16,206 .. .. 14,632
Firewood .. .. 6 .. .. .. Firewood .. .. 2,904 .. .. 2,412
Timber .. .. 2 .. .. .. Timber .. .. 13,645 .. .. 11,887
Grain .. .. 15 .. .. .. Grain .. .. 23,579 .. .. 33,663
Merchandise .. .. 65 .. .. .. Merchandise .. .. 35,969 .. .. 34,847
Minerals .. .. .. .. .. .. Minerals .. .. 45,908 .. .. 36,905


Total .. .. 88 .. .. .. Total .. .. 141,523 .. .. 137,352


REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d. REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 218 16 10 .. .. .. Passengers .. .. 28,382 9 8 .. .. 26,775 17 9
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 27 5 7 .. .. .. Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 4,087 15 2 .. .. 3,776 3 8
Goods .. .. 21 13 9 .. .. .. Goods .. .. 50,625 1 10 .. .. 49,108 4 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 0 8 .. .. .. Miscellaneous .. .. 1,144 6 0 .. .. 1,076 15 1
Rents and Commission .. .. 10 9 11 .. .. .. Rents and Commission .. .. 993 7 7 .. .. 689 12 10


Total .. .. £278 6 9 .. .. .. Total .. .. £85,233 0 3 .. .. £81,426 13 4

WELLINGTON-NAPIER-NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION. WESTLAND SECTION.
1903. 1902. 1903. 1902.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total. PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 10,696 23,954 34,650 9,178 19,286 28,464 1st Class 726 1,418 2,144 738 1,412 2,150
2nd Class 47,135 102,384 149,519 39,900 95,360 135,260 2nd Class 5,013 16,580 21,593 5,686 13,416 19,102


Total 57,831 126,338 184,169 49,078 114,646 163,724 Total 5,739 17,998 23,737 6,424 14,828 21,252


Season Tickets .. .. 2,632 .. .. 2,184 Season Tickets .. .. 85 .. .. 94
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No. PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 18,719 .. .. 18,136 Parcels .. .. 1,250 .. .. 1,200
Horses .. .. 467 .. .. 418 Horses .. .. 19 .. .. 11
Carriages .. .. 54 .. .. 41 Carriages .. .. 3 .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 1,074 .. .. 1,057 Dogs .. .. 47 .. .. 43


Total .. .. 20,314 .. .. 19,652 Total .. .. 1,319 .. .. 1,255


Goods,— No. No. Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 23 .. .. 26 Drays .. .. 5 .. .. 2
Cattle .. .. 2,976 .. .. 2,517 Cattle .. .. 27 .. .. 17
Calves .. .. 521 .. .. 56 Calves .. .. 25 .. .. 12
Sheep .. .. 255,944 .. .. 205,381 Sheep .. .. 1,148 .. .. 673
Pigs .. .. 1,962 .. .. 1,208 Pigs .. .. 5 .. .. 21


Total .. .. 261,426 .. .. 209,188 Total .. .. 1,210 .. .. 725


          Tons.         Tons.                                                          Chaff, Lime, &c.        Tons.         Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 1,626 .. .. 1,218 Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 150 .. .. 66
Wool .. .. 2,756 .. .. 2,499 Wool .. .. 24 .. .. 13
Firewood .. .. 2,976 .. .. 3,412 Firewood .. .. 168 .. .. 108
Timber .. .. 12,443 .. .. 12,116 Timber .. .. 4,611 .. .. 4,085
Grain .. .. 7,608 .. .. 5,828 Grain .. .. 326 .. .. 419
Merchandise .. .. 14,986 .. .. 13,934 Merchandise .. .. 1,280 .. .. 1,315
Minerals .. .. 9,094 .. .. 7,146 Minerals .. .. 17,536 .. .. 17,077


Total .. .. 51,489 .. .. 46,153 Total .. .. 24,095 .. .. 23,083


REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d. REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 17,077 13 1 .. .. 15,181 10 4 Passengers .. .. 1,460 5 5 .. .. 1,453 3 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 2,533 6 11 .. .. 2,248 1 5 Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 135 15 10 .. .. 126 0 6
Goods .. .. 27,732 8 6 .. .. 25,033 17 0 Goods .. .. 4,530 6 8 .. .. 4,316 4 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 643 6 8 .. .. 582 14 11 Miscellaneous .. .. 129 6 8 .. .. 142 2 7
Rents and Commission .. .. 502 10 4 .. .. 638 9 0 Rents and Commission .. .. 38 1 4 .. .. 20 9 6


Total .. .. £48,489 5 6 .. .. £43,684 12 8 Total .. .. £6,293 15 11 .. .. £6,058 0 4



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