Sept. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1161

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending the 23rd July, 1887, and for the corresponding period, 1886.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 96 118 214 80 146 226
2nd Class 154 288 392 145 262 407
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Total 250 356 606 225 408 633
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Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 14
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 285 .. .. 297
Horses .. .. 3 .. .. 2
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 7 .. .. 7
Total .. .. 295 .. .. 306
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Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 60 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Total .. .. 63 .. .. 2
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Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 7 .. .. 4
Grain .. .. 29 .. .. 36
Merchandise .. .. 141 .. .. 89
Minerals .. .. 2,725 .. .. 2,975
Total .. .. 2,902 .. .. 3,104
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REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 30 18 4 .. 41 2 11
Parcels and Luggage.. .. 6 19 6 .. 6 8 7
Goods .. .. 306 18 9 .. 436 4 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 0 6 .. .. .. ..
Rents and Commission.. .. 4 6 4 .. 4 6 4
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Total .. .. £349 3 5 .. £488 2 3

WHANGAREI SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 95 140 235 109 142 251
2nd Class 226 256 482 308 570 878
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Total 321 396 717 417 712 1,129
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Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 0
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 9 .. .. 9
Horses .. .. 1 .. .. 3
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 2
Dogs .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total .. .. 10 .. .. 13
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Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. 6
Cattle .. .. 5 .. .. 4
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 50 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 56 .. .. 5
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Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. .. .. .. 2
Grain .. .. 12 .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 252 .. .. 191
Minerals .. .. 974 .. .. 1,978
Total .. .. 1,238 .. .. 2,171
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REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 18 8 4 .. 28 1 8
Parcels and Luggage.. .. 0 13 10 .. 1 12 3
Goods .. .. 148 6 10 .. 237 11 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 .. .. .. 0 2 6
Rents and Commission.. .. 7 8 0 .. 7 8 0
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Total .. .. £174 17 0 .. £274 15 6

AUCKLAND SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,986 2,598 4,584 2,336 2,454 4,790
2nd Class 10,296 9,826 20,122 10,287 8,804 19,091
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Total 12,282 12,424 24,706 12,623 11,258 23,881
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Season Tickets .. .. 271 .. .. 263
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 3,339 .. .. 2,825
Horses .. .. 25 .. .. 26
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 7
Dogs .. .. 251 .. .. 223
Total .. .. 3,615 .. .. 3,081
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Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 7 .. .. 4
Cattle .. .. 616 .. .. 784
Calves .. .. 47 .. .. 25
Sheep .. .. 3,114 .. .. 2,153
Pigs .. .. 377 .. .. 379
Total .. .. 4,161 .. .. 3,345
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Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 260 .. .. 350
Wool .. .. 6 .. .. 4
Firewood .. .. 340 .. .. 340
Timber .. .. 555 .. .. 953
Grain .. .. 658 .. .. 696
Merchandise .. .. 1,962 .. .. 2,286
Minerals .. .. 6,656 .. .. 5,304
Total .. .. 10,437 .. .. 9,933
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REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,508 17 2 .. 2,721 11 5
Parcels and Luggage.. .. 242 0 8 .. 257 16 2
Goods .. .. 4,587 18 9 .. 4,381 2 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 21 12 0 .. 6 2 11
Rents and Commission.. .. 161 16 3 .. 177 6 0
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Total .. .. £7,522 4 10 .. £7,543 19 5

NAPIER SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,744 2,142 3,886 2,435 1,212 3,647
2nd Class 5,461 5,956 11,417 5,583 3,460 9,043
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Total 7,205 8,098 15,303 8,018 4,672 12,690
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Season Tickets .. .. 76 .. .. 92
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,047 .. .. 1,769
Horses .. .. 101 .. .. 51
Carriages .. .. 2 .. .. 5
Dogs .. .. 190 .. .. 137
Total .. .. 2,340 .. .. 1,962
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Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 3 .. .. 6
Cattle .. .. 123 .. .. 37
Calves .. .. 1 .. .. 10
Sheep .. .. 1,184 .. .. 1,673
Pigs .. .. 60 .. .. 30
Total .. .. 1,371 .. .. 1,756
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Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 80 .. .. 35
Wool .. .. 43 .. .. 43
Firewood .. .. 1,135 .. .. 1,135
Timber .. .. 1,932 .. .. 2,883
Grain .. .. 374 .. .. 357
Merchandise .. .. 981 .. .. 1,009
Minerals .. .. 765 .. .. 504
Total .. .. 5,310 .. .. 5,966
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REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,854 18 5 .. 1,557 18 4
Parcels and Luggage.. .. 203 4 4 .. 154 17 7
Goods .. .. 2,450 7 6 .. 2,845 8 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 8 10 2 .. 6 10 10
Rents and Commission.. .. 58 5 4 .. 18 0 0
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Total .. .. £4,575 5 9 .. £4,582 15 6