Dec. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1527

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending the 12th November, 1887, and for the corresponding period, 1886.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.
1887. 1886.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 75 138 213 79 164 243
2nd Class 124 412 536 113 442 555
Total 199 550 749 192 606 798

Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 2

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 167 313
Horses .. .. 2 2
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 10 2
Total .. .. 179 317

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 58 11
Pigs .. .. .. 1
Total .. .. 58 12

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 65 ..
Wool .. .. 3 16
Firewood .. .. .. 45
Timber .. .. 13 8
Grain .. .. 14 37
Merchandise .. .. 145 79
Minerals .. .. 2,662 2,282
Total .. .. 2,902 2,467

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 31 5 1 37 5 3
Parcels and Luggage 6 13 4 7 1 1
Goods .. .. 355 8 4 355 5 6
Miscellaneous .. 1 0 6 0 10 0
Rents and Commission 3 14 4 4 6 4
Total .. .. £398 1 7 £404 8 2

WHANGAREI SECTION.
1887. 1886.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total
1st Class 176 .. 176 95 240 335
2nd Class 604 .. 604 255 674 929
Total 780 .. 780 350 914 1,264

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. 4
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. .. 4
Total .. .. .. 8

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 10 12
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. 79
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 10 92

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. 4
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. .. 4
Grain .. .. 281 ..
Merchandise .. .. .. 194
Minerals .. .. 752 2,730
Total .. .. 1,033 2,932

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 21 14 0 29 7 7
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 0 5 2
Goods .. .. 131 4 4 321 14 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 3 6 0 1 12 0
Rents and Commission .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. £156 4 4 £353 6 9

AUCKLAND SECTION.
1887. 1886.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,824 2,658 4,482 2,108 3,340 5,448
2nd Class 9,510 14,810 24,320 9,949 19,120 29,069
Total 11,334 17,468 28,802 12,057 22,460 34,517

Season Tickets .. .. 58 .. .. 80

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 3,071 2,946
Horses .. .. 26 68
Carriages .. .. 1 2
Dogs .. .. 124 143
Total .. .. 3,222 3,159

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 9 5
Cattle .. .. 585 1,105
Calves .. .. 332 23
Sheep .. .. 1,730 4,264
Pigs .. .. 334 421
Total .. .. 2,990 5,818

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 210 130
Wool .. .. 64 73
Firewood .. .. 310 445
Timber .. .. 890 579
Grain .. .. 418 408
Merchandise .. .. 2,075 1,750
Minerals .. .. 4,131 4,242
Total .. .. 8,098 7,627

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,755 3 1 3,127 2 9
Parcels and Luggage 243 14 9 270 3 6
Goods .. .. 4,356 0 2 3,944 4 8
Miscellaneous .. 17 11 7 13 1 9
Rents and Commission 118 4 6 109 8 6
Total .. .. £7,490 14 1 £7,464 1 2

NAPIER SECTION.
1887. 1886.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,444 2,740 4,184 1,497 2,190 3,687
2nd Class 4,664 7,392 12,056 4,313 6,770 11,083
Total 6,108 10,132 16,240 5,810 8,960 14,770

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,123 1,815
Horses .. .. 65 85
Carriages .. .. 4 4
Dogs .. .. 150 128
Total .. .. 2,342 2,032

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 6
Cattle .. .. 89 63
Calves .. .. 1 19
Sheep .. .. 185 151
Pigs .. .. 64 71
Total .. .. 341 310

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 60 40
Wool .. .. 873 1,086
Firewood .. .. 965 970
Timber .. .. 1,681 2,399
Grain .. .. 317 263
Merchandise .. .. 720 1,163
Minerals .. .. 680 565
Total .. .. 5,296 6,486

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,752 13 7 1,513 16 4
Parcels and Luggage 189 2 8 166 18 8
Goods .. .. 2,770 17 7 3,209 7 2
Miscellaneous .. 15 13 7 7 8 0
Rents and Commission 53 5 0 13 15 0
Total .. .. £4,781 12 5 £4,911 5 2