MAY 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 587

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period from 6th March to 31st March, 1887, also for the corresponding period from 1st to 31st March, 1886.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1887. 1886. PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
            1st Class 75 136 211 99 128 227
            2nd Class 166 296 462 159 212 371
            Total 241 432 673 258 340 598

Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 0
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 259 336
Horses .. .. .. 3
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 5 8
Total .. .. 264 347

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 2 ..
Pigs .. .. 1 2
Total .. .. 3 2

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 15 ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. 15
Timber .. .. 19 38
Grain .. .. 29 30
Merchandise .. 106 91
Minerals .. 1,614 19
Total .. .. 1,783 198

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 45 16 2 40 6 1
Parcels and Luggage 5 14 0 7 12 7
Goods .. .. 268 19 1 65 11 10
Miscellaneous .. 0 1 6 ..
Rents and Commission 4 0 4 6 10 0
Total .. .. £324 11 1 £120 0 6

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1887. 1886. PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
            1st Class 143 220 363 161 234 395
            2nd Class 357 658 1,015 446 752 1,198
            Total 500 878 1,378 607 986 1,593

Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 0
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 9 10
Horses .. .. 1 2
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 2 2
Total .. .. 12 14

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 2 5
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. 4
Pigs .. .. 1 ..
Total .. .. 3 9

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 1 6
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. 226 350
Minerals .. 2,070 3,236
Total .. .. 2,297 3,592

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 46 13 11 50 6 0
Parcels and Luggage 0 15 11 1 3 10
Goods .. .. 251 15 11 387 9 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 2 0
Rents and Commission 1 9 8 2 14 9
Total .. .. £300 15 5 £441 16 5

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1887. 1886. PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
            1st Class 2,488 3,740 6,228 3,637 5,674 9,311
            2nd Class 11,647 12,716 24,363 14,555 16,918 31,473
            Total 14,135 16,456 30,591 18,192 22,592 40,784

Season Tickets .. .. 91 .. .. 99
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 3,054 2,842
Horses .. .. 113 118
Carriages .. .. 3 7
Dogs .. .. 194 195
Total .. .. 3,364 3,162

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 7 4
Cattle .. .. 894 1,557
Calves .. .. 143 104
Sheep .. .. 4,703 6,382
Pigs .. .. 503 518
Total .. .. 6,250 8,565

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 275 255
Wool .. .. 12 11
Firewood .. .. 740 510
Timber .. .. 741 1,861
Grain .. .. 823 750
Merchandise .. 2,506 3,088
Minerals .. 3,925 4,914
Total .. .. 9,022 11,389

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 3,955 17 3 5,343 16 5
Parcels and Luggage 308 7 4 333 14 3
Goods .. .. 4,301 15 11 5,818 2 2
Miscellaneous .. 12 17 7 47 14 4
Rents and Commission 113 12 3 218 13 6
Total .. .. £8,692 10 4 £11,762 0 8

NAPIER SECTION.

1887. 1886. PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
            1st Class 2,007 4,624 6,631 3,501 1,768 5,269
            2nd Class 5,642 11,228 16,870 8,287 8,402 16,689
            Total 7,649 15,852 23,501 11,788 10,170 21,958

Season Tickets .. .. 12 .. .. 19
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,883 2,195
Horses .. .. 181 105
Carriages .. .. 7 8
Dogs .. .. 190 246
Total .. .. 2,261 2,554

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 6
Cattle .. .. 27 68
Calves .. .. .. 2
Sheep .. .. 4,499 2,270
Pigs .. .. 60 46
Total .. .. 4,588 2,392

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 25 40
Wool .. .. 172 108
Firewood .. .. 750 1,005
Timber .. .. 2,248 3,191
Grain .. .. 311 214
Merchandise .. 1,674 1,443
Minerals .. 610 1,304
Total .. .. 5,790 7,300

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,837 0 0 2,671 2 2
Parcels and Luggage 262 17 8 221 2 5
Goods .. .. 2,781 17 5 3,235 0 5
Miscellaneous .. 194 2 5 16 14 9
Rents and Commission 11 5 0 10 10 0
Total .. .. £6,087 2 6 £6,154 9 9