Railway Traffic Returns




APRIL 5. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1195

WESTLAND SECTION

PASSENGERS,— 1917. 1916.
No. No.
1st Class .. 2,625 2,909
2nd Class .. 28,384 27,923
———— ————
Total .. 31,009 30,832
———— ————
Season Tickets .. 774 778

GOODS,— No. No.
Cattle .. 392 307
Calves .. 16 15
Sheep .. 7,763 3,491
Pigs .. 40 ..
———— ————
Total .. 8,211 3,813
———— ————

                                  Tons.         Tons.

Timber .. 7,095 8,718
Minerals .. 33,934 40,958
Other Goods .. 2,583 2,979
———— ————
Total .. 43,612 52,655
———— ————

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 2,499 14 1 2,796 10 2
Parcels .. 426 16 10 414 13 2
Goods .. 8,277 8 10 9,840 13 11
Miscellaneous .. 402 0 0 320 14 8
Rents and Commission .. 168 10 8 158 19 5
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Total .. £11,774 10 5 £13,531 11 4
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WESTPORT SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— 1917. 1916.
No. No.
1st Class .. 112 81
2nd Class .. 6,576 6,580
———— ————
Total .. 6,688 6,661
———— ————
Season Tickets .. 219 239

GOODS,— No. No.
Cattle .. 31 ..
Calves .. 7 ..
Sheep .. 41 130
Pigs .. 2 ..
———— ————
Total .. 81 130
———— ————

                                  Tons.         Tons.

Timber .. 128 119
Minerals .. 50,176 53,300
Other Goods .. 1,115 1,028
———— ————
Total .. 51,419 54,447
———— ————

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 587 13 4 602 8 5
Parcels .. 77 15 0 79 17 1
Goods .. 7,396 18 5 7,704 0 11
Miscellaneous .. 210 17 2 361 11 8
Rents and Commission .. 36 16 10 38 19 6
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Total .. £8,310 0 9 £8,786 17 7
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NELSON SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— 1917. 1916.
No. No.
1st Class .. 861 720
2nd Class .. 8,216 8,905
———— ————
Total .. 9,077 9,625
———— ————
Season Tickets .. 246 244

GOODS,— No. No.
Cattle .. 45 34
Calves .. 57 7
Sheep .. 2,758 4,371
Pigs .. .. ..
———— ————
Total .. 2,860 4,412
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NELSON SECTION—continued.

GOODS—continued. 1917. 1916.
Tons. Tons.
Timber .. 302 406
Minerals .. 681 822
Other Goods .. 1,866 1,810
———— ————
Total .. 2,849 3,038
———— ————

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 936 1 3 892 8 1
Parcels .. 151 0 5 135 9 10
Goods .. 1,524 4 3 1,789 0 1
Miscellaneous .. 165 18 8 189 12 1
Rents and Commission .. 63 18 5 71 1 3
———————— ————————
Total .. £2,841 3 0 £3,077 11 4
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PICTON SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— 1917. 1916.
No. No.
1st Class .. 3,301 2,067
2nd Class .. 9,380 7,415
———— ————
Total .. 12,681 9,482
———— ————
Season Tickets .. 56 29

GOODS,— No. No.
Cattle .. 131 16
Calves .. 42 5
Sheep .. 20,445 20,519
Pigs .. 925 137
———— ————
Total .. 21,543 20,677
———— ————

                                  Tons.         Tons.

Timber .. 47 9
Minerals .. 1,572 1,390
Other Goods .. 4,033 5,790
———— ————
Total .. 5,652 7,189
———— ————

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 955 1 10 728 6 2
Parcels .. 167 8 1 124 18 5
Goods .. 1,879 19 0 2,367 15 5
Miscellaneous .. 136 6 4 164 15 4
Rents and Commission .. 64 7 2 86 4 10
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Total .. £3,203 2 5 £3,472 0 2
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LAKE WAKATIPU STEAMERS.

PASSENGERS,— 1917. 1916.
No. No.
1st Class .. 1,289 1,568
2nd Class .. 995 1,207
———— ————
Total .. 2,284 2,775
———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. ..

GOODS,— No. No.
Cattle .. 63 33
Calves .. .. ..
Sheep .. 1,155 3,534
Pigs .. .. ..
———— ————
Total .. 1,218 3,567
———— ————

                                  Tons.         Tons.

Timber .. 22 16
Minerals .. 82 169
Other Goods .. 248 364
———— ————
Total .. 352 549
———— ————

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 307 12 11 349 15 9
Parcels .. 83 18 10 85 8 0
Goods .. 207 15 3 303 17 5
Miscellaneous .. Cr. 0 10 10 Cr. 0 15 9
Rents and Commission .. 1 4 1 1 4 11
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Total .. £600 0 3 £739 10 4
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