Jan. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 15

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending the 5th December, 1885.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1885.                1884.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 119 150 269 220 .. 220
      2nd Class 106 302 408 229 .. 229

Total 225 452 677 449 .. 449

Season Tickets .. .. 3 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 317 .. .. 297
Horses .. .. 2 .. .. 3
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 6 .. .. 5
Total .. .. 325 .. .. 245

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 18 .. .. 25
Pigs .. .. 3 .. .. 2
Total .. .. 21 .. .. 27

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. 15 .. .. 3
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 8 .. .. 9
Grain .. .. 33 .. .. 44
Merchandise .. .. 89 .. .. 91
Minerals .. .. 2,435 .. .. 2,544
Total .. .. 2,580 .. .. 2,691

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 32 19 7 33 8 0
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 6 7 9 6 0 5
Goods .. .. 371 9 5 379 12 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 19 8 0 5 0
Rents and Commission .. .. 4 6 4 .. .. ..
Total .. .. £416 2 9 £419 5 9

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1885.                1884.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 154 320 474 325 706 1,031
      2nd Class 460 1,194 1,654 294 856 1,150

Total 614 1,514 2,128 619 1,562 2,181

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 16 .. .. 24
Horses .. .. 5 .. .. 17
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. .. .. .. 18
Total .. .. 21 .. .. 59

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 13 .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 13 .. .. 2

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 5 .. .. 15
Wool .. .. 1 .. .. 5
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 50 .. .. ..
Grain .. .. .. .. .. 34
Merchandise .. .. 196 .. .. 257
Minerals .. .. 2,253 .. .. 1,711
Total .. .. 2,505 .. .. 2,022

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 49 2 0 56 9 6
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 2 14 6 7 6 4
Goods .. .. 280 12 9 229 19 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 3 5 0 0 8 0
Rents and Commission .. .. 2 0 0 2 8 6
Total .. .. £337 14 3 £296 12 0

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1885.                1884.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 2,598 3,534 6,132 2,530 2,990 5,520
      2nd Class 10,209 22,502 32,711 10,214 23,036 33,250

Total 12,807 26,036 38,843 12,744 26,026 38,770

Season Tickets .. .. 68 .. .. 60

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,216 .. .. 2,262
Horses .. .. 64 .. .. 98
Carriages .. .. 4 .. .. 5
Dogs .. .. 159 .. .. 169
Total .. .. 2,443 .. .. 2,534

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 9 .. .. 10
Cattle .. .. 1,502 .. .. 1,073
Calves .. .. 125 .. .. 264
Sheep .. .. 6,324 .. .. 2,591
Pigs .. .. 412 .. .. 279
Total .. .. 8,372 .. .. 4,217

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 225 .. .. 110
Wool .. .. 193 .. .. 155
Firewood .. .. 440 .. .. 565
Timber .. .. 1,495 .. .. 1,337
Grain .. .. 156 .. .. 190
Merchandise .. .. 2,522 .. .. 1,883
Minerals .. .. 4,918 .. .. 3,749
Total .. .. 9,949 .. .. 7,989

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 3,183 7 1 3,088 7 4
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 262 11 0 309 17 10
Goods .. .. 5,045 18 3 4,061 2 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 15 15 8 24 5 3
Rents and Commission .. .. 134 4 9 72 12 9
Total .. .. £8,641 16 9 £7,556 5 2

NAPIER SECTION.

1885.                1884.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 2,618 1,242 3,860 2,317 876 3,193
      2nd Class 6,209 5,760 11,969 5,936 3,108 9,044

Total 8,827 7,002 15,829 8,253 3,984 12,237

Season Tickets .. .. 15 .. .. 11

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,782 .. .. 1,370
Horses .. .. 60 .. .. 64
Carriages .. .. 5 .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 93 .. .. 82
Total .. .. 1,940 .. .. 1,517

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 3 .. .. 3
Cattle .. .. 47 .. .. 18
Calves .. .. 3 .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 799 .. .. 182
Pigs .. .. 26 .. .. 4
Total .. .. 878 .. .. 208

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 70 .. .. 35
Wool .. .. 1,701 .. .. 913
Firewood .. .. 1,030 .. .. 910
Timber .. .. 2,210 .. .. 1,537
Grain .. .. 178 .. .. 103
Merchandise .. .. 1,107 .. .. 483
Minerals .. .. 722 .. .. 268
Total .. .. 7,018 .. .. 4,249

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,644 17 5 1,380 5 0
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 140 13 8 127 13 6
Goods .. .. 3,947 12 7 2,197 19 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 9 11 4 4 14 0
Rents and Commission .. .. 11 0 0 4 11 0
Total .. .. £5,753 15 0 £3,715 3 4