JUNE 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 855

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending the 28th May, 1887, and for the corresponding period, 1886.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1887.                      1886.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 81 114 195 111 74 185
      2nd Class 94 180 274 116 194 310

Total 175 294 469 227 268 495

Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 11

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 265 .. .. 328
Horses .. .. 2 .. .. 3
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 5 .. .. 3
Total .. .. 272 .. .. 334

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. 15 .. .. 13
Total .. .. 15 .. .. 13

                  Tons.             Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 9 .. .. 22
Grain .. .. 31 .. .. 43
Merchandise .. .. 112 .. .. 92
Minerals .. .. 2,621 .. .. 3,146
Total .. .. 2,773 .. .. 3,303

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 23 16 6 .. 26 6 0
Parcels and Luggage .. 5 14 9 .. 7 7 5
Goods .. .. 395 10 7 .. 465 14 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 3 6 .. 0 5 6
Rents and Commission .. 4 6 4 .. 4 6 4

Total .. .. £429 11 8 .. £503 19 3

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1887.                      1886.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 67 112 179 88 170 258
      2nd Class 285 330 615 351 726 1,077

Total 352 442 794 439 896 1,335

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1 .. .. 9
Horses .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 2
Dogs .. .. 5 .. .. 6
Total .. .. 7 .. .. 15

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 3 .. .. 12
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 5 .. .. 12

                  Tons.             Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 5 .. .. 15
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 225 .. .. 196
Minerals .. .. 1,184 .. .. 1,903
Total .. .. 1,414 .. .. 2,114

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 19 11 8 .. 32 4 0
Parcels and Luggage .. 0 11 8 .. 0 8 8
Goods .. .. 164 14 3 .. 234 18 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 1 12 0 .. 2 8 0
Rents and Commission .. 1 12 0 .. 2 8 0

Total .. .. £186 9 7 .. £269 19 7

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1887.                      1886.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,980 2,976 4,956 2,518 3,210 5,728
      2nd Class 10,130 11,690 21,820 11,304 12,412 23,716

Total 12,110 14,666 26,776 13,822 15,622 29,444

Season Tickets .. .. 86 .. .. 81

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 3,572 .. .. 2,686
Horses .. .. 32 .. .. 72
Carriages .. .. 3 .. .. 2
Dogs .. .. 438 .. .. 421
Total .. .. 4,045 .. .. 3,181

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 8 .. .. 5
Cattle .. .. 951 .. .. 1,061
Calves .. .. 39 .. .. 37
Sheep .. .. 2,432 .. .. 2,532
Pigs .. .. 151 .. .. 144
Total .. .. 3,581 .. .. 3,779

                  Tons.             Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 195 .. .. 270
Wool .. .. 5 .. .. 13
Firewood .. .. 595 .. .. 585
Timber .. .. 934 .. .. 890
Grain .. .. 861 .. .. 473
Merchandise .. .. 2,129 .. .. 2,306
Minerals .. .. 5,769 .. .. 4,623
Total .. .. 10,488 .. .. 9,160

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,898 8 8 .. 3,174 10 0
Parcels and Luggage .. 291 2 9 .. 285 5 2
Goods .. .. 4,745 1 11 .. 4,373 11 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 36 1 10 .. 5 12 10
Rents and Commission .. 104 8 6 .. 107 3 9

Total .. .. £8,075 3 8 .. £7,946 3 4

NAPIER SECTION.

1887.                      1886.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,838 3,458 5,296 2,667 1,874 4,541
      2nd Class 5,322 8,698 14,020 5,868 5,626 11,494

Total 7,160 12,156 19,316 8,535 7,500 16,035

Season Tickets .. .. 13 .. .. 14

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,189 .. .. 1,831
Horses .. .. 79 .. .. 103
Carriages .. .. 2 .. .. 9
Dogs .. .. 197 .. .. 150
Total .. .. 2,467 .. .. 2,093

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 3 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 40 .. .. 44
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 2,668 .. .. 206
Pigs .. .. 21 .. .. ..
Total .. .. 2,732 .. .. 251

                  Tons.             Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 75 .. .. 55
Wool .. .. 95 .. .. 67
Firewood .. .. 600 .. .. 1,220
Timber .. .. 1,009 .. .. 2,973
Grain .. .. 329 .. .. 312
Merchandise .. .. 963 .. .. 815
Minerals .. .. 636 .. .. 834
Total .. .. 3,707 .. .. 6,276

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,141 14 5 .. 1,754 10 5
Parcels and Luggage .. 201 19 7 .. 187 18 2
Goods .. .. 2,294 16 5 .. 2,761 3 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 7 19 5 .. 23 6 0
Rents and Commission .. 22 19 0 .. 13 5 0

Total .. .. £4,669 8 10 .. £4,740 2 10