APRIL 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 623

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the Four Weeks ending the 1st March, 1884:—

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1884. 1883. PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
            1st Class 323 472 795 268 180 448
            2nd Class 344 1,020 1,364 495 408 903
            Total 667 1,492 2,159 763 588 1,351
            Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 83 ..
Horses .. .. 5 ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 88 ..

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 1 ..
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 1 ..

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. 1 2
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 10 40
Grain .. .. 7 8
Merchandise .. 150 77
Minerals .. 1,345 1,265
Total .. .. 1,513 1,392

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 64 8 11 43 16 1
Parcels and Luggage 5 4 4 0 10 9
Goods .. .. 173 15 3 154 4 7
Miscellaneous .. 2 3 1 5 16 6
Rents and Commission 1 17 6 1 4 0
Total .. .. £247 9 1 £205 11 11

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1884. 1883. PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
            1st Class 3,083 2,794 5,877 3,858 2,236 6,094
            2nd Class 12,079 10,098 22,177 12,223 9,070 21,293
            Total 15,162 12,892 28,054 16,081 11,306 27,387
            Season Tickets .. .. 88 .. .. 91

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,107 2,352
Horses .. .. 47 74
Carriages .. .. 5 1
Dogs .. .. 100 106
Total .. .. 2,259 2,533

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 7 2
Cattle .. .. 1,028 762
Calves .. .. 356 131
Sheep .. .. 7,740 7,125
Pigs .. .. 322 85
Total .. .. 9,453 8,105

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 195 30
Wool .. .. 18 18
Firewood .. .. 400 175
Timber .. .. 1,338 982
Grain .. .. 524 1,036
Merchandise .. 2,832 2,045
Minerals .. 3,688 2,355
Total .. .. 8,995 6,641

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,727 3 9 2,570 2 0
Parcels and Luggage 236 17 5 254 16 4
Goods .. .. 4,713 3 5 3,388 3 11
Miscellaneous .. 20 14 4 27 16 1
Rents and Commission 102 10 3 41 14 9
Total .. .. £7,800 9 2 £6,282 13 1

NAPIER SECTION.

1884. 1883. PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
            1st Class 2,519 1,004 3,523 1,908 1,000 2,908
            2nd Class 5,822 3,316 9,138 5,923 3,198 9,121
            Total 8,341 4,320 12,661 7,831 4,198 12,029
            Season Tickets .. .. 17 .. .. 15

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,505 1,307
Horses .. .. 52 40
Carriages .. .. 8 4
Dogs .. .. 105 67
Total .. .. 1,670 1,418

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 6 1
Cattle .. .. 18 5
Calves .. .. 3 8
Sheep .. .. 1,950 930
Pigs .. .. 2 ..
Total .. .. 1,979 944

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 60 15
Wool .. .. 419 178
Firewood .. .. 880 565
Timber .. .. 1,628 1,266
Grain .. .. 168 137
Merchandise .. 1,003 1,005
Minerals .. 348 130
Total .. .. 4,506 3,296

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,207 7 3 1,235 12 4
Parcels and Luggage 137 3 6 103 10 4
Goods .. .. 2,106 19 4 1,533 12 2
Miscellaneous .. 19 19 0 31 4 1
Rents and Commission 4 5 0 11 16 0
Total .. .. £3,475 14 1 £2,915 14 11

WELLINGTON SECTION.

1884. 1883. PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
            1st Class 1,769 2,444 4,213 2,389 1,050 3,439
            2nd Class 6,254 6,160 12,414 9,059 4,766 13,825
            Total 8,023 8,604 16,627 11,448 5,816 17,264
            Season Tickets .. .. 48 .. .. 52

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,624 1,389
Horses .. .. 31 29
Carriages .. .. 2 6
Dogs .. .. 127 85½
Total .. .. 1,784 1,509

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 3 3
Cattle .. .. 2 2
Calves .. .. 10 39
Sheep .. .. 14,691 13,797
Pigs .. .. 118 465
Total .. .. 14,824 14,306

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 60 15
Wool .. .. 2,715 117
Firewood .. .. 1,025 1,040
Timber .. .. 2,036 1,592
Grain .. .. 185 131
Merchandise .. 1,840 1,205
Minerals .. 437 207
Total .. .. 8,298 4,307

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,732 19 6 1,688 13 8
Parcels and Luggage 155 12 11 138 15 6
Goods .. .. 3,099 3 3 2,426 9 9
Miscellaneous .. 31 4 9 4 16 7
Rents and Commission 17 3 8 19 15 7
Total .. .. £5,036 4 1 £4,278 11 1