New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 70

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✨ Railway Traffic Returns



JUNE 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2015

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 1st May, 1915 (thirty-one days), and for the corresponding period 1914 (twenty-five days):—

WHANGAREI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 1,606 730 2,336 1,643 1,160 2,803
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 7,323 7,274 14,597 5,887 7,084 12,971
Total .. .. .. .. .. 8,929 8,004 16,933 7,530 8,244 15,774
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 .. .. 13

GOODS,—
1915. 1914.
No. No.
Drays .. .. 3 2
Cattle .. .. 154 46
Calves .. .. 107 ..
Sheep .. .. 1,983 300
Pigs .. .. 92 46
Total .. .. 2,339 394
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. 66 66
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 102 246
Timber .. .. 2,146 3,922
Grain .. .. 513 486
Merchandise .. .. 781 594
Minerals .. .. 9,537 9,722
Total .. .. 13,145 15,036

PARCELS, ETC. .. .. 1,002 753

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 985 14 0 865 19 8
Parcels Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 66 18 8 45 10 10
Goods .. .. 2,446 5 5 2,646 8 8
Miscellaneous .. 32 12 4 49 4 4
Rents and Commission 134 0 8 83 9 11
Total .. .. £3,665 11 1 £3,690 13 5

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 69 144 213 50 116 166
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 1,400 1,422 2,822 1,169 1,112 2,281
Total .. .. .. .. .. 1,469 1,566 3,035 1,219 1,228 2,447
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. ..

GOODS,—
1915. 1914.
No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. 2
Calves .. .. .. 5
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. 7
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c .. .. ..
Wool .. .. 2 ..
Firewood .. .. 18 6
Timber .. .. 1,267 975
Grain .. .. 80 58
Merchandise .. .. 165 118
Minerals .. .. 127 ..
Total .. .. 1,659 1,157

PARCELS, ETC. .. .. 592 317

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 164 6 7 139 16 10
Parcels, Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 17 18 2 10 8 7
Goods .. .. 327 12 10 232 4 9
Miscellaneous .. 6 1 1 120 9 3
Rents and Commission 27 17 4 28 1 4
Total .. .. £543 16 0 £531 0 9

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 788 584 1,372 609 422 1,031
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 2,945 3,664 6,609 2,332 2,417 4,749
Total .. .. .. .. .. 3,733 4,248 7,981 2,941 2,839 5,780
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 5

GOODS,—
1915. 1914.
No. No.
Drays .. .. 4 6
Cattle .. .. 23 42
Calves .. .. .. 27
Sheep .. .. 25,232 7,816
Pigs .. .. 4 44
Total .. .. 25,263 7,935
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. 270 240
Wool .. .. 23 18
Firewood .. .. 350 258
Timber .. .. 1,074 448
Grain .. .. 357 212
Merchandise .. .. 329 186
Minerals .. .. 1,783 1,132
Total .. .. 4,186 2,494

PARCELS, ETC. .. .. 600 610

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 702 10 1 520 13 6
Parcels, Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 46 0 7 34 8 4
Goods .. .. 1,500 11 5 703 10 2
Miscellaneous .. 62 14 11 49 13 6
Rents and Commission 83 18 10 57 3 7
Total .. .. £2,395 15 10 £1,365 9 1



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