New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 15

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✨ Railway Traffic and Revenue Statistics

470 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 15

NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

PASSENGERS,—
| | 1916 S. | 1916 R. | 1916 Total. | 1915 S. | 1915 R. | 1915 Total. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1st Class | 16,760 | 73,328 | 90,088 | 16,008 | 75,576 | 91,584 |
| 2nd Class | 139,395 | 716,824 | 856,219 | 114,123 | 668,654 | 782,777 |
| Total | 156,155 | 790,152 | 946,307 | 130,131 | 744,230 | 874,361 |
| Season Tickets | | | 13,361 | | | 12,309 |

GOODS,—
| | 1916 No. | 1915 No. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Drays | 162 | 87 |
| Cattle | 11,358 | 14,229 |
| Calves | 1,413 | 1,718 |
| Sheep | 386,223 | 402,776 |
| Pigs | 11,881 | 10,966 |
| Total | 411,037 | 429,776 |

	1916 Tons.	1915 Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c.	4,236	4,038
Wool	10,413	8,902
Firewood	2,802	2,950
Timber	13,855	14,761
Grain	29,876	28,465
Merchandise	28,275	29,377
Minerals	43,682	39,883
Total	133,140	128,376

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

PASSENGERS,—
| | 1916 S. | 1916 R. | 1916 Total. | 1915 S. | 1915 R. | 1915 Total. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1st Class | 14,358 | 65,550 | 79,908 | 12,746 | 85,180 | 97,926 |
| 2nd Class | 70,815 | 430,896 | 501,711 | 61,626 | 456,966 | 518,592 |
| Total | 85,173 | 496,446 | 581,619 | 74,372 | 542,146 | 616,518 |
| Season Tickets | | | 6,974 | | | 5,559 |

GOODS,—
| | 1916 No. | 1915 No. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Drays | 59 | 69 |
| Cattle | 5,442 | 4,580 |
| Calves | 333 | 195 |
| Sheep | 134,153 | 41,133 |
| Pigs | 2,079 | 2,177 |
| Total | 142,066 | 48,154 |

	1916 Tons.	1915 Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c.	8,274	6,066
Wool	22,502	19,369
Firewood	1,158	1,836
Timber	8,381	9,844
Grain	34,079	32,815
Merchandise	23,835	23,139
Minerals	40,817	44,802
Total	139,046	137,871

WESTLAND SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
| | 1916 S. | 1916 R. | 1916 Total. | 1915 S. | 1915 R. | 1915 Total. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1st Class | 816 | 3,602 | 4,418 | 835 | 4,474 | 5,309 |
| 2nd Class | 9,152 | 38,908 | 48,060 | 9,374 | 43,122 | 52,496 |
| Total | 9,968 | 42,510 | 52,478 | 10,209 | 47,596 | 57,805 |
| Season Tickets | | | 311 | | | 138 |

GOODS,—
| | 1916 No. | 1915 No. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Drays | 2 | 2 |
| Cattle | 168 | 162 |
| Calves | .. | 2 |
| Sheep | 2,585 | 1,531 |
| Pigs | 3 | 6 |
| Total | 2,758 | 1,703 |

	1916 Tons.	1915 Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c.	78	60
Wool	79	12
Firewood	318	416
Timber	7,154	8,537
Grain	450	547
Merchandise	1,096	1,877
Minerals	29,727	25,765
Total	38,902	37,214

PARCELS ETC.
| | 1916 No. | 1915 No. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| North Island | 73,611 | 63,551 |
| South Island | 58,355 | 62,872 |
| Westland | 3,160 | 2,982 |

REVENUE,—

NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.
| | 1916 £ s. d. | 1915 £ s. d. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Passengers | 136,098 7 1 | 100,167 7 4 |
| Parcels, Luggage, and Mails | 13,551 13 3 | 11,485 4 10 |
| Goods | 95,651 19 9 | 85,650 9 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 2,221 11 5 | 1,802 0 2 |
| Rents and Commission | 3,810 16 11 | 3,795 3 6 |
| Total | 251,334 8 5 | 202,900 5 1 |

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.
| | 1916 £ s. d. | 1915 £ s. d. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Passengers | 78,360 3 11 | 63,609 10 1 |
| Parcels, Luggage, and Mails | 8,296 2 5 | 7,828 8 4 |
| Goods | 60,147 2 7 | 53,839 19 1 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,609 18 8 | 1,820 11 3 |
| Rents and Commission | 3,172 0 5 | 2,990 12 5 |
| Total | 151,585 8 0 | 130,089 1 2 |

WESTLAND SECTION.
| | 1916 £ s. d. | 1915 £ s. d. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Passengers | 4,340 19 6 | 3,572 0 10 |
| Parcels, Luggage, and Mails | 548 4 1 | 476 5 0 |
| Goods | 7,414 12 1 | 7,294 1 11 |
| Miscellaneous | 287 4 1 | 218 17 8 |
| Rents and Commission | 265 14 10 | 235 6 9 |
| Total | 12,856 14 7 | 11,796 12 2 |

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1916, No 15

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