New Zealand Gazette – 1909 – No. 9

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 9

NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.
1909. 1908.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 17,262 70,200 87,462 16,601 60,536 77,137
2nd Class 96,831 452,340 549,171 92,886 410,820 503,706
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 114,093 522,540 £36,633 109,487 471,356 580,843

Season Tickets .. 7,354 .. .. 7,001

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. 37,006 33,460
Horses .. 948 827
Carriages .. 82 109
Dogs .. 1,924 2,017

Total .. 39,960 36,413

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. 64 102
Cattle .. 5,778 4,373
Calves .. 241 408
Sheep .. 282,193 163,515
Pigs .. 7,501 6,906

Total .. 295,777 175,304

                   Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 3,038 2,358
Wool .. 9,544 8,958
Firewood .. 3,054 3,322
Timber .. 13,591 17,508
Grain .. 17,713 14,623
Merchandise .. 23,377 20,515
Minerals .. 32,138 29,730

Total .. 102,455 97,014

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 69,121 19 4 50,154 6 9
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. 8,460 17 7 7,782 4 0
Goods .. 59,627 14 1 52,260 14 11
Miscellaneous .. 1,178 17 4 1,443 7 7
Rents and Commission .. 2,668 17 11 2,122 0 11

Total .. £141,058 6 3 £113,762 14 2

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.
1909. 1908.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 12,433 74,744 88,177 13,536 72,086 85,622
2nd Class 61,696 420,452 482,148 65,184 422,656 487,840
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 75,129 495,196 570,325 78,720 494,742 573,462

Season Tickets .. 4,571 .. .. 4,277

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. 46,243 45,229
Horses .. 772 658
Carriages .. 121 99
Dogs .. 1,311 1,387

Total .. 48,447 47,373

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. 70 84
Cattle .. 2,514 2,416
Calves .. 427 626
Sheep .. 72,924 62,008
Pigs .. 2,591 2,350

Total .. 78,526 67,484

                   Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 3,264 3,078
Wool .. 17,777 15,306
Firewood .. 1,792 1,932
Timber .. 11,237 12,694
Grain .. 28,017 20,986
Merchandise .. 25,271 30,034
Minerals .. 41,122 38,910

Total .. 128,480 122,940

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 52,035 12 9 50,341 18 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. 7,809 6 6 8,019 4 6
Goods .. 48,130 10 0 45,254 4 0
Miscellaneous .. 1,360 0 11 1,014 3 5
Rents and Commission .. 2,461 8 5 2,302 18 6

Total .. £111,796 18 7 £106,932 9 3

WESTLAND SECTION.
1909. 1908.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 800 2,952 3,752 698 2,968 3,666
2nd Class 9,096 41,960 51,056 7,850 43,498 51,348
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 9,896 44,912 54,808 8,548 46,466 55,014

Season Tickets .. 248 .. .. 183

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. 1,934 1,631
Horses .. 88 107
Carriages .. 1 4
Dogs .. 57 52

Total .. 2,060 1,794

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. 5 5
Cattle .. 119 63
Calves .. 2 ..
Sheep .. 1,602 1,088
Pigs .. 6 ..

Total .. 1,734 1,156

                   Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 96 204
Wool .. 44 43
Firewood .. 106 96
Timber .. 7,904 8,820
Grain .. 440 348
Merchandise .. 1,337 1,097
Minerals .. 19,609 27,541

Total .. 29,536 38,149

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 3,224 7 0 2,886 15 1
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. 400 18 1 391 4 3
Goods .. 5,736 4 8 6,437 1 3
Miscellaneous .. 189 10 11 200 1 8
Rents and Commission .. 121 8 10 100 7 1

Total .. £9,672 9 6 £10,015 9 4

WESTPORT SECTION.
1909. 1908.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 60 314 374 52 142 194
2nd Class 2,501 11,556 14,057 2,551 11,254 13,805
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 2,561 11,870 14,431 2,603 11,396 13,999

Season Tickets .. 14 .. .. 18

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. 445 419
Horses .. 1 9
Carriages .. .. ..
Dogs .. 25 23

Total .. 471 451

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 1
Calves .. .. 1
Sheep .. 409 161
Pigs .. .. ..

Total .. 409 163

                   Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 18 30
Wool .. .. ..
Firewood .. 300 342
Timber .. 135 212
Grain .. 86 106
Merchandise .. 339 357
Minerals .. 39,778 31,565

Total .. 40,656 32,612

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 700 14 11 654 4 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. 67 5 7 65 19 8
Goods .. 5,333 8 3 4,353 18 0
Miscellaneous .. 319 7 1 255 3 7
Rents and Commission .. 99 4 10 108 3 9

Total .. £6,520 0 8 £5,437 9 10

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1909, No 9

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