28
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Brought forward—Passengers, &c. ... ... £ s. d. 667 15 1
GOODS.
Freight 1,479\frac{5}{20} tons... ... ... 1,021 11 8
Total ... ... ... £1,689 6 9

Not including 7 horses, 1 cart, 100 sheep, and 178,400 ft. timber.

WAITARA TO NEW PLYMOUTH RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ended 16th
December, 1876.

PASSENGERS.
No. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 1,183 91 19 6
Parcels, &c. 2 10 9
Season Tickets 1 1 14 0
96 4 3

GOODS.
Freight 156 tons 52 0 6
Timber 8,660 feet
Sheep 20
Pigs 38
Grain 347 bushels
Total £148 4 9

FOXTON TO MANAWATU RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ended 16th
December, 1876.

PASSENGERS.
No. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 1,654 221 3 0
Parcels, &c. 14 11 8
235 14 8

GOODS.
Freight 196 tons 353 13 8
Total £589 8 4

WELLINGTON TO MASTERTON RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ended 16th
December, 1876.

PASSENGERS.
No. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 8,771 573 16 0
Parcels, &c. 19 1 8
Season Tickets 10 8 0
603 5 8

GOODS.
Freight 697 tons 13 cwt. 233 19 9
Horses 2
Carriages 3
Calves 5
Sheep 77
Bales of Wool 334
Timber 96,668 feet
Total £837 5 5

NELSON TO FOXHILL RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ended 16th
December, 1876.

PASSENGERS.
No. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers ...2,866 265 17 1
Parcels, &c. 13 14 5
Season Tickets 4 4 2
283 15 8

GOODS.
Freight 401\frac{1}{4} tons 162 14 6
Timber 51,587 feet
Bales of Wool 109
Calves 2
Total £446 10 2

PICTON TO BLENHEIM RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ended 16th
December, 1876.

PASSENGERS.
No. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 1,293 131 4 3
Parcels, &c. 7 16 5
Season Tickets 1 1 10 0
140 10 8

GOODS.
Freight 239\frac{7}{8} tons 259 7 3
Timber 402,244 feet
Cattle 2
Sheep 45
Bales of Wool 9
Total £399 17 11

BRUNNER TO GREYMOUTH RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ended 16th
December, 1876.

PASSENGERS.
No. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 1,774 163 5 5
Parcels, &c. 5 7 0
Season Tickets 2... 2 7 6
170 19 11

GOODS.
Freight 2,229\frac{1}{2} tons}
Timber 48,749 feet
Goat 1
} 280 5 4

Total £451 5 3

WESTPORT TO MOUNT ROCHFORT RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ended 16th
December, 1876.

PASSENGERS.
No. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 332 33 10 9
Parcels, &c. 0 4 0
33 14 9

GOODS.
Freight 23 tons 18 cwt. 1 qr. 23 6 3
Timber 4,351 feet
Total £57 1 0

F. B. PASSMORE,
Superintending Engineer.

Reports of Sheep Inspectors for the Wairarapa and
East Coast, and Rangitikei-Manawatu Districts.

Greytown, 31st December, 1876.

SIR,—I have the honor to forward the Annual
Report for the year ending 31st December,
1876. I very much regret having to report that
there are still some infected flocks in the district. I
believe the majority of the infected flocks will prove
clean when inspected. Owing to the exertions of the
neighbouring settlers last year, and their continued
supervision, the Native flocks at Longbush and
Mungahuia remain clean up to date.

I am perfectly satisfied that there is no insur-
mountable obstacle in the way of scab being cleared
out of this district; but I think, before that can be
done, greater power will require to be given In-
spectors. The expense that many sheepowners are put
to, whose flocks may unfortunately have become dis-
eased, is often of no avail through the neglect or mis-
management of their neighbours. Should the flocks
about Wainuioru and Hautotara become diseased, the
whole of the Wairarapa will suffer. It would be
sure to spread on to the Coast, when it would most
certainly take years to get clear of it, and cost the