Railway Traffic Statistics




Feb. 8. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 367

WESTPORT SECTION. PICTON SECTION.

  1.      1905.                                                                 1906.          1905.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total. PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 21 140 161 30 146 176 1st Class 507 2,796 3,303 527 2,486 3,013
2nd Class 1,948 10,130 12,078 2,155 11,802 13,957 2nd Class 2,541 10,502 13,043 2,079 10,344 12,423
—— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— ——
Total 1,969 10,270 12,239 2,185 11,948 14,133 Total 3,048 13,298 16,346 2,606 12,830 15,436
—— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— ——
Season Tickets .. .. 26 .. .. 15 Season Tickets .. .. 3 .. .. 2

PARCELS, ETC.,— PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No. No. No.
Parcels .. .. 371 .. .. 372 Parcels .. .. 93 .. .. 71
Horses .. .. 7 .. .. 2 Horses .. .. 12 .. .. 4
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. .. Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 18 .. .. 19 Dogs .. .. 52 .. .. 27
—— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 396 .. .. 393 Total .. .. 157 .. .. 102

GOODS,— GOODS,—
No. No. No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. .. Drays .. .. 14 .. .. 2
Cattle .. .. 2 .. .. .. Cattle .. .. 4 .. .. 2
Calves .. .. .. .. .. .. Calves .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 132 Sheep .. .. 5,193 .. .. 5,328
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
—— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 2 .. .. 132 Total .. .. 5,212 .. .. 5,332

            Tons.            Tons.                                           Tons.            Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 6 .. .. 12 Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 1,494 .. .. 330
Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. Wool .. .. 454 .. .. 599
Firewood .. .. 348 .. .. 150 Firewood .. .. 594 .. .. 294
Timber .. .. 111 .. .. 205 Timber .. .. 135 .. .. 12
Grain .. .. 97 .. .. 105 Grain .. .. 212 .. .. 260
Merchandise .. .. 222 .. .. 216 Merchandise .. .. 776 .. .. 337
Minerals .. .. 33,058 .. .. 32,126 Minerals .. .. 348 .. .. 175
—— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 33,842 .. .. 32,814 Total .. .. 4,013 .. .. 2,007

REVENUE,— REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 566 13 1 .. .. 627 5 8 Passengers .. .. 897 8 11 .. .. 823 11 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 50 15 1 .. .. 33 7 4 Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 48 8 3 .. .. 32 2 3
Goods .. .. 4,340 11 5 .. .. 4,407 17 5 Goods .. .. 894 5 11 .. .. 574 6 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 208 9 8 .. .. 163 13 1 Miscellaneous .. .. 46 16 11 .. .. 44 0 7
Rents and Commission .. .. 105 5 11 .. .. 101 16 9 Rents and Commission .. .. 44 11 8 .. .. 45 3 8
—— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. £5,271 15 2 .. .. £5,334 0 3 Total .. .. £1,931 11 8 .. .. £1,519 4 0

NELSON SECTION. LAKE WAKATIPU STEAMERS.

  1.      1905.                                                                 1906.          1905.

PASSENGERS, S. R. Total. S. R. Total. PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 165 704 869 144 722 866 1st Class 120 2,138 2,258 171 1,824 1,995
2nd Class 2,669 10,850 13,519 2,498 10,830 13,328 2nd Class 199 1,638 1,837 208 1,480 1,688
—— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— ——
Total 2,834 11,554 14,388 2,642 11,552 14,194 Total 319 3,776 4,095 379 3,304 3,683
—— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— ——
Season Tickets .. .. 9 .. .. 6 Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,— PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No. No. No.
Parcels .. .. 480 .. .. 496 Parcels .. .. 432 .. .. 393
Horses .. .. 12 .. .. 6 Horses .. .. 23 .. .. 12
Carriages .. .. 4 .. .. 5 Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 28 .. .. 23 Dogs .. .. 20 .. .. 3
—— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 524 .. .. 530 Total .. .. 476 .. .. 409

GOODS,— GOODS,—
No. No. No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. 1 Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 4 .. .. 3 Cattle .. .. 17 .. .. 4
Calves .. .. .. .. .. .. Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 62 .. .. 71 Sheep .. .. 38 .. .. 68
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
—— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 67 .. .. 75 Total .. .. 55 .. .. 72

            Tons.            Tons.                                           Tons.            Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 90 .. .. 48 Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. 158 .. .. 182 Wool .. .. 60 .. .. 107
Firewood .. .. 546 .. .. 420 Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 215 .. .. 354 Timber .. .. 19 .. .. 46
Grain .. .. 350 .. .. 373 Grain .. .. 88 .. .. 89
Merchandise .. .. 222 .. .. 230 Merchandise .. .. 103 .. .. 135
Minerals .. .. 364 .. .. 427 Minerals .. .. 105 .. .. 64
—— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 1,945 .. .. 2,034 Total .. .. 375 .. .. 441

REVENUE,— REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 696 15 2 .. .. 683 6 11 Passengers .. .. 508 8 10 .. .. 481 15 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 73 8 11 .. .. 61 3 7 Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 55 6 1 .. .. 46 2 1
Goods .. .. 673 6 8 .. .. 893 13 11 Goods .. .. 139 1 10 .. .. 168 7 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 45 11 11 .. .. 108 1 5 Miscellaneous .. .. Cr. 0 5 4 .. .. Cr. 0 7 0
Rents and Commission .. .. 106 5 4 .. .. 103 18 11 Rents and Commission .. .. .. .. .. ..
—— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. £1,595 8 0 .. .. £1,850 4 9 Total .. .. £702 11 5 .. .. £695 17 9

Railway Department, 6th February, 1906. H. DAVIDSON,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 New Zealand Railways Traffic Returns for period ending 6 January 1906 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
6 February 1906
Railways, Traffic returns, Statistics, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Westport, Picton, Nelson, Lake Wakatipu
  • H. Davidson, Accountant, New Zealand Railways