Railway Traffic Returns




JUNE 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1451

GISBORNE-KARAKA SECTION. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1903. 1902. 1903. 1902.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total. PASSENGERS, S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 127 218 345 .. .. .. 1st Class 10,755 30,500 41,255 10,056 29,438 39,494
2nd Class 934 1,132 2,066 .. .. .. 2nd Class 59,469 127,634 187,103 54,486 126,988 181,474

Total 1,061 1,350 2 , 4 1 1 Total 70,224 158,134 228,358 64,542 156,426 220,968

Season Tickets .. .. 6 .. .. .. Season Tickets .. .. 5,316 .. .. 4,853

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No. PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. 166 .. Parcels .. .. 39,988 31,534
Horses .. .. .. Horses .. .. 418 382
Carriages .. .. .. Carriages .. .. 66 66
Dogs .. .. 13 .. .. .. Dogs .. .. 1,401 1,366

Total .. .. 179 .. .. .. Total .. .. 35,873 33,348

GOODS,— NO. NO. GOODS,— No. No. 002
Drays .. .. .. Drays .. .. 80 54
Cattle .. .. .. Cattle .. .. 2,644 2,491
Calves .. .. .. Calves .. .. 287 69
Sheep .. .. 10 .. .. .. Sheep .. .. 185,146 203,633
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. Pigs .. .. 3,503 4,482

Total .. .. 10 .. .. .. Total .. .. 191,660 210,729

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons. Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. 12 .. Wool .. 3,814 4,964
Firewood .. 12 .. Firewood .. 2,124 2,694
T i m b e r .. 13 .. Timber .. 15,607 12,052
Grain .. .. 7 .. .. .. Grain .. 86,526 78,476
Merchandise .. .. 19 .. .. .. Merchandise” .. 39,724 32,492
Minerals .. .. 91 .. .. .. Minerals .. 49,684 46,546

Total .. .. 155 .. .. .. Total .. .. 204,835 185,862

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d. REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 115 2 7 .. .. .. Passengers .. .. 20,762 2 0 19,560 3 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 17 10 0 .. .. .. Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 3,659 16 9 3,275 8 10
Goods. .. .. 30 19 8 .. .. .. Goods .. .. 65,262 7 6 59,074 14 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 2 12 6 .. .. .. Miscellaneous .. .. 1,725 0 1 1,478 2 6
Rents and Commission 4 4 0 .. .. .. Rents and Commission 1,126 13 6 1,433 8 5

Total .. .. £170 8 9 .. .. .. Total .. .. £92,535 19 10 £84,821 17 8

WELLINGTON-NAPIER-NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION. WESTLAND SECTION.
1903. 1902. 1903. 1902.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total. PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 8,654 19,584 28,238 7,828 17,988 25,816 1st Class 698 1,218 1,915 533 892 1,425
2nd Class 43,393 83,788 127,181 37,944 74,504 112,448 2nd Class 5,313 8,856 14,169 4,690 7,140 11,830

Total 52,047 103,372 155,419 45,772 92,492 138,264 Total 6,011 10,074 16,085 5,223 8,032 13,255

Season Tickets .. .. 2,656 .. .. 2,066 Season Tickets .. .. 47 .. .. 51

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No. PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 19,242 17,956 Parcels .. .. 1,437 1,263
Horses .. .. 401 429 Horses .. .. 5 8
Carriages .. .. 52 31 Carriages .. .. 2 2
Dogs .. .. 1,231 1,236 Dogs .. .. 79 54

Total .. .. 20,926 19,652 Total .. .. 1,523 1,327

GOODS,— No. No. GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 25 21 Drays .. .. 8 4
Cattle .. .. 2,376 3,569 Cattle .. .. 25 13
Calves .. .. 524 231 Calves .. .. 19 2
Sheep .. .. 161,091 146,145 Sheep .. .. 912 949
Pigs .. .. 2,756 1,876 Pigs .. .. 5 29

Total .. .. 166,772 151,842 Total .. .. 969 997

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons. Chaff, Lime, &c Tons. Tons.
Wool .. 2,316 2,088 Wool .. 294 120
Firewood .. 300 384 Firewood .. 1 8
Timber .. 9,758 3,552 Timber .. 192 216
Grain .. 10,974 9,410 Grain .. 3,943 3,311
Merchandise’ .. 7,984 6,990 Merchandise” .. 610 539
Minerals .. 13,338 10,614 Minerals .. 1,269 1,204

Total .. .. 50,524 39,729 Total .. .. 21,889 19,081

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d. REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 14,336 5 0 13,414 5 11 Passengers .. .. 1,203 17 10 968 7 1
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 2,251 10 5 2,164 14 6 Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 130 0 3 103 16 9
Goods .. .. 23,392 3 4 20,214 0 8 Goods .. .. 4,190 15 1 3,614 4 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 537 10 5 534 14 4 Miscellaneous .. .. 178 3 8 100 9 6
Rents and Commission 381 5 9 337 4 10 Rents and Commission 43 0 1 61 10 0

Total .. .. £40,898 14 11 £36,665 0 3 Total .. .. £5,745 16 11 £4,848 7 8



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