MAY 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 721

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the Four Weeks ending the 31st March, 1882:—

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1882. Corresponding Four Weeks 1881.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class ... 151 168 319 146 150 296
2nd Class ... 224 252 476 321 234 555
Total 375 420 795 467 384 851

Goods,— Tons. Tons.
Wool ... ... 5 ...
Timber ... ... 1 ...
Grain ... ... 4 1
Merchandise ... 1,121 990
Minerals ... ...
Firewood ... ...
Total... ... 1,131 992

LIVE STOCK,— No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. ... ...
Horses and Cattle ... ...
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... ...
Total... ... ...

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 24 14 5 25 1 9
Goods, Live Stock, Rents,&c. 115 11 3 111 19 8
Total... ... £140 5 8 £137 1 5

AUCKLAND SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class ... 3,619 2,160 5,779 3,091 1,398 4,489
2nd Class... 10,951 8,168 19,119 10,505 6,002 16,507
Total 14,570 10,328 24,898 13,596 7,400 20,996

Goods,— Tons. Tons.
Wool ... ... 10 10
Timber ... ... 521 584
Grain ... ... 1,231 1,176
Merchandise ... 2,078 1,959
Minerals ... 2,952 2,275
Firewood ... 120 40
Total... ... 6,912 6,341

LIVE STOCK,— No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. ... 2,071 1,927
Horses and Cattle ... 803 693
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... 3,458 2,594
Total... ... 6,332 5,214

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 2,594 11 1 2,161 13 0
Goods, Live Stock, Rents,&c. 2,938 13 8 2,763 9 5
Total ... ...£5,533 4 9 £4,925 2 5

NAPIER SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class ... 1,851 1,138 2,989 1,439 1214 2,653
2nd Class ... 5,107 5,402 10,509 8,094 2,664 10,758
Total 6,958 6,540 13,498 9,533 3,878 13,411

NAPIER SECTION—continued.

Goods,— 1882. 1881.
Tons. Tons.
Wool ... ... 101 157
Timber ... ... 1,381 1,046
Grain ... ... 156 136
Merchandise ... ... 1,097 722
Minerals ... ... 424 127
Firewood ... ... 810 685
Total... ... 3,969 2,873

LIVE STOCK,— No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. ... 1,212 972
Horses and Cattle ... 76 67
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... 433 1,542
Total... ... 1,721 2,581

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c. ... 1,510 3 10 1,358 8 1
Goods, Live Stock, Rents,&c. 1,647 9 2 1,401 8 0
Total... ...£3,157 13 0 £2,759 16 1

WELLINGTON SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class ... 1,691 964 2,655 1,698 968 2,666
2nd Class ... 6,500 3,948 10,448 5,972 3,280 9,252
Total 8,191 4,912 13,103 7,670 4,248 11,918

Goods,— Tons. Tons.
Wool ... ... 36 19
Timber ... ... 1,516 1,115
Grain ... ... 680 120
Merchandise ... 688 1,212
Minerals ... 341 576
Firewood ... 925 515
Total... ... 4,186 3,557

LIVE STOCK,— No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. ... 1,278 1,052
Horses and Cattle ... 116 54
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... 7,495 3,470
Total... ... 8,889 4,576

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 1,419 17 8 1,437 8 3
Goods, Live Stock, Rents,&c. 2,075 16 2 1,660 18 9
Total... ...£3,495 13 10 £3,098 7 0

WANGANUI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class ... 2,016 720 2,736 1,869 660 2,529
2nd Class ... 7,211 2,668 9,879 5,612 2,080 7,692
Total 9,227 3,388 12,615 7,481 2,740 10,221

Goods,— Tons. Tons.
Wool ... ... 40 9
Timber ... ... 1,870 1,514
Grain ... ... 412 392
Merchandise ... 1,006 478
Minerals ... 409 180
Firewood ... 650 855
Total... ... 4,387 3,368

LIVE STOCK,— No. No.
Parcels, Dogs, &c. ... 1,423 1,359
Horses and Cattle ... 117 79
Sheep, Pigs, &c. ... 605 366
Total... ... 2,145 1,804

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers, Parcels, &c.... 1,783 5 4 1,493 3 6
Goods, Live Stock, Rents,&c. 2,058 17 10 1,528 16 4
Total... ...£3,842 3 2 £3,021 19 10