RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1091, 28 December 1877, Page 3

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

The " New Zealand Gazette " of Thursday last contains the traffic rehirns of the New Zealand railways for the four weeks ended 17th November. The receipts on the Kaipara section were £267 17s, and for the corresponding month of 1876, £232 4s 2d. Auckland, £2893 6s 2d ; corresponding month, £1833 lis 4d. Napier, £IB2O 8s Id; corresponding month, £1436 16s lOd. Wellington, £lll7 2s 8d ; corresponding month, £974 19s 9d. Foxton, £864 19s 4d ; corresponding month, £662 2s Bd. Wanganui, £146 12s 2d. New Plymouth, £267 14s 9d ; corresponding month, £2lB 18s 6d. Greymouth, £622 0s 2d ; corresponding month, £683 15s sd. Westport, £65 ; corresponding month, £7B 9s 3d. Nelson, £514 19s 9d ; corresponding month, £5Bl 16s Bd. Picton, £356 16s 8d; corresponding month, £454 8s sd. Christchurch, £20,569 ; corresponding month, £18,198 15s. Dunedin, £6285 5s 5d ; corresponding month, £6495 4s Id. Invercargill, £3038 9s 2d; corresponding month, £3351 Is 3d. The following is the detailed return for the Christchurch section, the second column representing November of last year : Passengers— No. No. Ist class 13,712 25,375 2nd class 43,537 59,479 Total 57,249 84,854 Goods — Tons. Tons. Wool 1,050 1,235 Sawn Timber 5,253 5,936 Grain 3,786 2,936 Merchandise 7,769 10,718 Minerals 7,592 4,686 Total 25,450 25,511 Live Stock— No. No. Horses and Cattle 582 Sheep, Pigs, &c 5,951 Total 6,533 1,015 Receipts— £ s. d. £ s. d. Passengers, Parcels, &c. ...10,602 19 4 8,172 9 7 Goods and Live Stock 9,966 7 1 10,026 5 5 Total Revenue .£20,569 6 5 18,198 15 0