July 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 825

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the
period from 1st May to 29th May, 1886, also for the
corresponding period 1885.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1886.                     1885.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 111 74 185 189 189
      2nd Class 116 194 310 449 449
      ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
      Total 227 268 495 638 638
      ——— ——— ——— ——— ———

Season Tickets .. .. .. 11 .. .. .. 1

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 328 280
Horses .. .. 3 1
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 3 4
——— ———
Total .. .. 334 285
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Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. 13 2
——— ———
Total .. .. 13 2
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Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 22 16
Grain .. .. 43 53
Merchandise .. .. 92 89
Minerals .. .. 3,146 3,277
——— ———
Total .. .. 3,303 3,435
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Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 26 6 0 55 9 7
Parcels and Luggage 7 7 5 5 15 11
Goods .. .. 465 14 0 482 12 7
Miscellaneous .. 0 5 6 ..
Rents and Commission 4 6 4 6 1 4
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Total .. .. £503 19 3 £549 19 5
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WHANGAREI SECTION.

1886.                     1885.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 88 170 258 178 310 488
      2nd Class 351 726 1,077 344 750 1,094
      ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
      Total 439 896 1,335 522 1,060 1,582
      ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———

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

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 9 22
Horses .. .. .. 6
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 6 11
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Total .. .. 15 39
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Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 12 3
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. ..
——— ———
Total .. .. 12 4
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Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. 5
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 15 7
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 196 379
Minerals .. .. 1,903 2,375
——— ———
Total .. .. 2,114 2,766
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Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 32 4 0 41 3 3
Parcels and Luggage 0 8 8 3 12 3
Goods .. .. 234 18 11 320 12 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 6 16 6
Rents and Commission 2 8 0 3 5 0
——— ———
Total .. .. £269 19 7 £375 9 11
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AUCKLAND SECTION.

1886.                     1885.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 2,518 3,210 5,728 2,683 2,384 5,067
      2nd Class 11,304 12,412 23,716 11,844 9,890 21,734
      ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
      Total 13,822 15,622 29,444 14,527 12,274 26,801
      ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———

Season Tickets .. .. .. 81 .. .. ..105

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,686 2,206
Horses .. .. 72 41
Carriages .. .. 2 4
Dogs .. .. 421 350
——— ———
Total .. .. 3,181 2,601
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Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 5 11
Cattle .. .. 1,061 1,008
Calves .. .. 37 104
Sheep .. .. 2,532 6,441
Pigs .. .. 144 533
——— ———
Total .. .. 3,779 8,097
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Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 270 235
Firewood .. .. 13 5
Timber .. .. 585 1,030
Grain .. .. 890 1,634
Merchandise .. .. 2,306 2,902
Minerals .. .. 4,623 6,500
——— ———
Total .. .. 9,160 13,502
——— ———

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 3,174 10 0 2,924 4 3
Parcels and Luggage 285 5 2 269 2 3
Goods .. .. 4,373 11 7 6,954 10 4
Miscellaneous .. 5 12 10 32 16 5
Rents and Commission 107 3 9 72 18 3
——— ———
Total .. .. £7,946 3 4 £10,253 11 6
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NAPIER SECTION.

1886.                     1885.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 2,667 1,874 4,541 2,677 958 3,635
      2nd Class 5,868 5,626 11,494 6,025 3,850 9,875
      ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
      Total 8,535 7,500 16,035 8,702 4,808 13,510
      ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———

Season Tickets .. .. .. 14 .. .. .. 11

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,831 1,776
Horses .. .. 103 103
Carriages .. .. 9 4
Dogs .. .. 150 150
——— ———
Total .. .. 2,093 2,033
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Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 2
Cattle .. .. 44 16
Calves .. .. 1 1
Sheep .. .. 206 707
Pigs .. .. .. 5
——— ———
Total .. .. 251 731
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Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 55 40
Firewood .. .. 67 83
Timber .. .. 1,220 1,070
Grain .. .. 2,973 2,027
Merchandise .. .. 815 1,296
Minerals .. .. 834 794
——— ———
Total .. .. 6,276 5,535
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Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,754 10 5 1,577 2 6
Parcels and Luggage 187 18 2 182 4 9
Goods .. .. 2,761 3 3 2,359 13 10
Miscellaneous .. 23 16 0 5 7 9
Rents and Commission 13 5 0 9 17 0
——— ———
Total .. .. £4,740 2 10 £4,134 5 10
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