New Zealand Gazette – 1909 – No. 70

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✨ Railway Traffic Returns



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NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

1909. S. R. Total. 1908. S. R. Total.
PASSENGERS, -
1st Class 15,542 43,498 59,040 16,614 35,210 51,824
2nd Class 95,313 196,226 291,539 98,329 181,028 279,357
Total 110,855 239,724 350,579 114,943 216,238 331,181
Season Tickets 9,159 8,615
PARCELS, ETC., -
Parcels 28,650 25,128
Horses 472 471
Carriages 102 86
Dogs 2,332 2,064
Total 31,556 27,749
GOODS, -
Drays 45 64
Cattle 8,971 6,327
Calves 490 578
Sheep 75,722 117,769
Pigs 2,709 2,443
Total 87,937 127,181
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. 4,782 3,420
Wool 409 363
Firewood 4,350 4,074
Timber 15,474 17,703
Grain 12,083 11,137
Merchandise 16,757 17,886
Minerals 35,080 39,692
Total 88,935 94,275
REVENUE, -
Passengers £40,698 0 5 £32,990 1 9
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails £6,337 12 9 £5,877 15 6
Goods £45,373 11 0 £44,082 4 0
Miscellaneous £1,306 16 8 £1,974 18 1
Rents and Commission £2,735 5 8 £2,212 1 3
Total £96,451 6 6 £87,137 0 7

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

1909. S. R. Total. 1908. S. R. Total.
PASSENGERS, -
1st Class 9,557 33,422 42,979 10,284 28,722 39,006
2nd Class 52,621 155,680 208,301 56,472 132,960 189,432
Total 62,178 189,102 251,280 66,756 161,682 228,438
Season Tickets 6,744 6,799
PARCELS, ETC., -
Parcels 34,993 32,460
Horses 364 316
Carriages 87 51
Dogs 1,487 1,506
Total 36,931 34,333
GOODS, -
Drays 66 94
Cattle 3,641 3,171
Calves 524 275
Sheep 142,687 186,590
Pigs 1,745 1,636
Total 148,663 191,766
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. 6,012 6,984
Wool 3,251 2,335
Firewood 2,454 2,550
Timber 12,058 12,455
Grain 68,083 26,816
Merchandise 25,160 31,753
Minerals 57,619 56,887
Total 174,637 139,780
REVENUE, -
Passengers £24,344 16 1 £23,389 15 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails £5,029 7 2 £5,355 6 11
Goods £54,172 9 1 £45,968 6 4
Miscellaneous £1,978 9 9 £1,707 6 4
Rents and Commission £2,678 17 9 £2,353 10 2
Total £88,203 19 10 £78,774 5 1

WESTLAND SECTION.

1909. S. R. Total. 1908. S. R. Total.
PASSENGERS, -
1st Class 777 1,550 2,327 727 1,232 1,959
2nd Class 8,217 13,858 22,075 7,137 12,706 19,843
Total 8,994 15,408 24,402 7,864 13,938 21,802
Season Tickets 598 475
PARCELS, ETC., -
Parcels 1,872 1,544
Horses 24 22
Carriages 7 2
Dogs 84 93
Total 1,987 1,661
GOODS, -
Drays 6 2
Cattle 184 185
Calves 2 16
Sheep 1,410 1,013
Pigs - -
Total 1,602 1,216
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. 204 216
Wool - -
Firewood 210 102
Timber 7,117 9,813
Grain 731 765
Merchandise 1,346 1,624
Minerals 30,762 30,558
Total 40,370 43,079
REVENUE, -
Passengers £1,780 2 6 £1,532 17 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails £323 19 0 £271 18 6
Goods £6,859 4 4 £7,598 14 7
Miscellaneous £286 4 9 £270 6 11
Rents and Commission £192 12 11 £130 16 4
Total £9,442 3 6 £9,804 13 8

WESTPORT SECTION.

1909. S. R. Total. 1908. S. R. Total.
PASSENGERS, -
1st Class 58 238 296 65 150 215
2nd Class 1,914 5,252 7,166 1,971 4,634 6,605
Total 1,972 5,490 7,462 2,036 4,784 6,820
Season Tickets 96 44
PARCELS, ETC., -
Parcels 449 458
Horses 1 1
Carriages - -
Dogs 25 21
Total 475 480
GOODS, -
Drays - -
Cattle - 2
Calves - -
Sheep 305 247
Pigs - -
Total 305 249
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. 36 24
Wool - -
Firewood 588 444
Timber 181 316
Grain 187 207
Merchandise 456 504
Minerals 65,575 56,941
Total 67,023 58,436
REVENUE, -
Passengers £471 16 4 £410 14 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails £67 11 5 £55 15 4
Goods £8,393 5 11 £7,688 14 6
Miscellaneous £474 18 8 £408 9 4
Rents and Commission £76 17 2 £74 6 3
Total £9,484 9 6 £8,637 19 8


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