MAY 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 601

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the
four weeks ending the 31st March, 1885:—

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1885.                  1884.

      PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 317 .. 317 .. .. ..
      2nd Class 299 .. 299 .. .. ..

Total 616 .. 616 .. .. ..

Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 263 .. .. ..
Horses .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 5 .. .. ..
Total .. .. 269 .. .. ..

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. .. 2 .. .. ..

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 21 .. .. ..
Grain .. .. 34 .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 78 .. .. ..
Minerals .. .. 2,937 .. .. ..
Total .. .. 3,070 .. .. ..

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 59 16 3 .. .. ..
Parcels and Luggage 5 5 5 .. .. ..
Goods .. .. 427 18 1 .. .. ..
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 12 6 .. .. ..
Rents and Commission 10 5 8 .. .. ..
Total .. .. £503 17 11 .. .. ..

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1885.                  1884.

      PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 370 454 824 297 482 779
      2nd Class 432 1,080 1,512 328 1,130 1,458

Total 802 1,534 2,336 625 1,612 2,237

Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 12 .. .. 66
Horses .. .. 3 .. .. 11
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 2 .. .. 3
Total .. .. 17 .. .. 80

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 17 .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 4 .. .. 4
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 22 .. .. 4

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. 2 .. .. 3
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 3 .. .. 7
Grain .. .. 5 .. .. 10
Merchandise .. .. 332 .. .. 142
Minerals .. .. 1,723 .. .. 1,286
Total .. .. 2,065 .. .. 1,448

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 76 7 8 63 17 9
Parcels and Luggage 1 15 0 6 2 8
Goods .. .. 242 6 5 167 19 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 3 3 0 2 8 3
Rents and Commission 2 0 5 2 4 11
Total .. .. £325 12 6 £242 13 6

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1885.                  1884.

      PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 3,517 5,098 8,615 3,043 2,798 5,841
      2nd Class 14,355 14,632 28,987 13,673 12,920 26,593

Total 17,872 19,730 37,602 16,716 15,718 32,434

Season Tickets .. .. 132 .. .. 77

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,325 .. .. 2,402
Horses .. .. 85 .. .. 106
Carriages .. .. 7 .. .. 8
Dogs .. .. 194 .. .. 177
Total .. .. 2,611 .. .. 2,693

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 4 .. .. 8
Cattle .. .. 1,411 .. .. 1,457
Calves .. .. 239 .. .. 277
Sheep .. .. 5,436 .. .. 7,652
Pigs .. .. 401 .. .. 303
Total .. .. 7,491 .. .. 9,697

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 245 .. .. 195
Firewood .. .. 24 .. .. 30
Timber .. .. 475 .. .. 535
Grain .. .. 1,466 .. .. 1,515
Merchandise .. .. 1,263 .. .. 841
Minerals .. .. 3,139 .. .. 2,756
Total .. .. 4,949 .. .. 3,843

Total .. .. 11,561 .. .. 9,715

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 4,752 19 1 3,523 14 3
Parcels and Luggage 299 7 0 311 2 8
Goods .. .. 6,286 8 9 5,473 16 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 107 1 11 21 19 8
Rents and Commission 67 6 2 40 11 6
Total .. .. £11,513 2 11 £9,376 5 0

NAPIER SECTION.

1885.                  1884.

      PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 3,153 4,580 7,733 3,244 1,630 4,874
      2nd Class 8,006 5,866 13,872 8,464 10,248 18,712

Total 11,159 10,446 21,605 11,708 11,878 23,586

Season Tickets .. .. 11 .. .. 11

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,727 .. .. 1,534
Horses .. .. 75 .. .. 51
Carriages .. .. 7 .. .. 6
Dogs .. .. 162 .. .. 101
Total .. .. 1,971 .. .. 1,692

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. 5
Cattle .. .. 44 .. .. 6
Calves .. .. 18 .. .. 9
Sheep .. .. 2,264 .. .. 2,781
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total .. .. 2,327 .. .. 2,802

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 10 .. .. 65
Firewood .. .. 124 .. .. 222
Timber .. .. 1,175 .. .. 870
Grain .. .. 1,831 .. .. 1,465
Merchandise .. .. 155 .. .. 168
Minerals .. .. 1,487 .. .. 1,477
Total .. .. 537 .. .. 290

Total .. .. 5,319 .. .. 4,557

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,528 1 10 2,207 17 8
Parcels and Luggage 178 17 4 137 13 3
Goods .. .. 2,441 2 1 2,125 9 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 3 15 6 17 13 8
Rents and Commission 10 1 9 4 2 2
Total .. .. £5,161 18 6 £4,492 16 2