May 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 619

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending the 31st March, 1886.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1886.                  1885.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 99 128 227 317 .. 317
      2nd Class 159 212 371 299 .. 299

Total 258 340 598 616 .. 616

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 336 .. .. 263
Horses .. .. 3 .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 5
Dogs .. .. 8 .. .. ..
Total .. .. 347 .. .. 269

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

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 15 .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 38 .. .. 21
Grain .. .. 30 .. .. 34
Merchandise .. .. 91 .. .. 78
Minerals .. .. 19 .. .. 2,937
Total .. .. 193 .. .. 3,070

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 40 6 1 59 16 3
Parcels and Luggage 7 12 7 5 5 5
Goods .. .. 65 11 10 427 18 1
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 0 12 6
Rents and Commission 6 10 0 10 5 8

Total .. .. £120 0 6 £503 17 11

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1886.                  1885.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 161 234 395 370 454 824
      2nd Class 446 752 1,198 432 1,080 1,512

Total 607 986 1,593 802 1,534 2,336

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 10 .. .. 12
Horses .. .. 2 .. .. 3
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 8
Dogs .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Total .. .. 14 .. .. 17

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 5 .. .. 17
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 4 .. .. 4
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 9 .. .. 22

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. 2
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 6 .. .. 3
Grain .. .. .. .. .. 5
Merchandise .. .. 350 .. .. 332
Minerals .. .. 3,236 .. .. 1,723
Total .. .. 3,592 .. .. 2,065

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 50 6 0 76 7 8
Parcels and Luggage 1 8 10 1 15 0
Goods .. .. 387 9 10 242 6 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 2 0 3 3 0
Rents and Commission 2 14 9 2 0 5

Total .. .. £441 16 5 £325 12 6

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1886.                  1885.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 3,637 5,674 9,311 3,517 5,098 8,615
      2nd Class 14,555 16,918 31,473 14,355 14,632 28,987

Total 18,192 22,592 40,784 17,872 19,730 37,602

Season Tickets .. .. 99 .. .. 132

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,842 .. .. 2,325
Horses .. .. 118 .. .. 85
Carriages .. .. 7 .. .. 7
Dogs .. .. 195 .. .. 194
Total .. .. 3,162 .. .. 2,611

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 4 .. .. 4
Cattle .. .. 1,557 .. .. 1,411
Calves .. .. 104 .. .. 239
Sheep .. .. 6,882 .. .. 5,436
Pigs .. .. 518 .. .. 401
Total .. .. 8,565 .. .. 7,491

Chaff, &c. .. .. 255 .. .. 245
Wool .. .. 11 .. .. 24
Firewood .. .. 510 .. .. 475
Timber .. .. 1,861 .. .. 1,466
Grain .. .. 750 .. .. 1,263
Merchandise .. .. 3,088 .. .. 3,139
Minerals .. .. 4,914 .. .. 4,949
Total .. .. 11,389 .. .. 11,561

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 5,343 16 5 4,752 19 1
Parcels and Luggage 333 14 3 299 7 0
Goods .. .. 5,818 2 2 6,286 8 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 47 14 4 107 1 11
Rents and Commission 218 13 6 67 6 2

Total .. .. £11,762 0 8 £11,513 2 11

NAPIER SECTION.

1886.                  1885.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 3,501 1,768 5,269 3,153 4,580 7,733
      2nd Class 8,287 8,402 16,689 8,006 5,866 13,872

Total 11,788 10,170 21,958 11,159 10,446 21,605

Season Tickets .. .. 19 .. .. 11

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,195 .. .. 1,727
Horses .. .. 105 .. .. 75
Carriages .. .. 8 .. .. 7
Dogs .. .. 246 .. .. 162
Total .. .. 2,554 .. .. 1,971

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 6 .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 68 .. .. 44
Calves .. .. 2 .. .. 18
Sheep .. .. 2,270 .. .. 2,264
Pigs .. .. 46 .. .. ..
Total .. .. 2,392 .. .. 2,327

Chaff, &c. .. .. 40 .. .. 10
Wool .. .. 103 .. .. 124
Firewood .. .. 1,005 .. .. 1,175
Timber .. .. 3,191 .. .. 1,831
Grain .. .. 214 .. .. 155
Merchandise .. .. 1,443 .. .. 1,487
Minerals .. .. 1,304 .. .. 537
Total .. .. 7,300 .. .. 5,319

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,671 2 2 2,528 1 10
Parcels and Luggage 221 2 5 178 17 4
Goods .. .. 3,235 0 5 2,441 2 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 16 14 9 3 15 6
Rents and Commission 10 10 0 10 1 9

Total .. .. £6,154 9 9 £5,161 18 6