Railway Traffic Statistics




2846

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

Passengers,

1916. 1915
No. No
1st Class 46,018 50,877
2nd Class 235,773 250,601
Total 281,791 301,478
Season Tickets 10,567 7,772

Revenue,

1916. 1915.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 35,060 13 1 30,122 17 10
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails 5,692 4 10 5,806 12 7
Goods 74,336 17 6 71,197 0 10
Miscellaneous 2,898 19 1 3,299 0 3
Rents and Commission 4,147 7 9 3,736 12 11
Total £122,136 2 3 £114,162 4 5

Goods,

1916. 1915.
No. No.
Drays 76 97
Cattle 7,025 4,367
Calves 449 407
Sheep 199,593 379,300
Pigs 1,806 3,007
Total 208,949 387,178

Tons,

1916. 1915.
Chaff, Lime, &c... 8,910 31,252
Wool 7,249 3,605
Firewood 474 2,424
Timber 12,575 11,670
Grain 59,188 51,277
Merchandise 46,132 36,839
Minerals 62,644 64,799
Total 197,172 201,866

WESTLAND SECTION.

Passengers,

1916. 1915.
No. No.
1st Class 2,237 2,710
2nd Class 19,173 20,605
Total 21,410 23,315
Season Tickets 572 498

Revenue,

1916. 1915.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 1,787 10 0 1,777 19 10
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails 362 1 7 364 6 6
Goods 10,657 17 0 8,803 9 7
Miscellaneous 579 6 7 340 13 8
Rents and Commission 370 9 0 347 11 0
Total £13,757 4 2 £11,634 0 7

Goods,

1916. 1915.
No. No.
Drays 2 3
Cattle 256 214
Calves 4 16
Sheep 1,586 1,422
Pigs ... ...
Total 1,848 1,655

Tons,

1916. 1915.
Chaff, Lime, &c... 216 180
Wool .. 2
Firewood 630 640
Timber 9,638 8,860
Grain 879 839
Merchandise 1,237 1,267
Minerals 46,563 37,997
Total 59,163 49,785

WESTPORT SECTION.

Passengers,

1916. 1915.
No. No.
1st Class 150 199
2nd Class 5,423 5,598
Total 5,573 5,797
Season Tickets 269 77

Revenue,

1916. 1915.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 493 3 11 362 15 1
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails 81 14 9 77 0 11
Goods 7,790 10 5 6,741 1 3
Miscellaneous 482 12 3 409 17 10
Rents and Commission 87 1 11 90 12 3
Total £8,935 3 3 £7,681 7 4

Goods,

1916. 1915.
No. No.
Drays .. 1
Cattle 2 5
Calves .. ..
Sheep 204 358
Pigs .. ..
Total 206 364

Tons,

1916. 1915.
Chaff, Lime, &c... 162 78
Wool .. ..
Firewood 378 378
Timber 148 137
Grain 322 278
Merchandise 264 272
Minerals 59,190 51,553
Total 60,464 52,696

NELSON SECTION.

Passengers,

1916. 1915.
No. No.
1st Class 475 497
2nd Class 6,752 7,345
Total 7,227 7,842
Season Tickets 28 22

Revenue,

1916. 1915.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 585 16 7 566 0 6
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails 124 18 0 111 18 9
Goods 1,472 1 8 1,155 9 6
Miscellaneous 147 16 11 155 7 8
Rents and Commission 161 13 9 168 10 9
Total £2,492 6 11 £2,157 7 2

Goods,

1916. 1915.
No. No.
Drays .. ..
Cattle .. 8
Calves .. ..
Sheep 863 1,272
Pigs .. ..
Total 871 1,317

Tons,

1916. 1915.
Chaff, Lime, &c... 372 240
Wool 10 12
Firewood 300 168
Timber 192 217
Grain 629 546
Merchandise 560 476
Minerals 1,324 745
Total 3,387 2,404


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1916, No 91


NZLII PDF NZ Gazette 1916, No 91





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