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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 23

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending the 3rd March, 1888, and for the corresponding period, 1887.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1888.         1887.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 86 120 206 93 150 243
      2nd Class 136 530 666 168 392 560
      Total 222 650 872 261 542 803

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

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. No. 186 .. .. No. 289
Horses .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
Carriages .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. 3
Total .. .. 193 .. .. 295

Goods,—
Drays .. .. No. .. .. .. No. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. 38 .. .. .. 4
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 38 .. .. 4

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. .. Tons. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20
Timber .. .. .. 12 .. .. .. 29
Grain .. .. .. 14 .. .. .. 92
Merchandise .. .. .. 128 .. .. .. 2,663
Minerals .. .. .. 437 .. .. .. 2,849
Total .. .. 2,859 .. .. 2,849

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. 39 7 10 £ s. d. 37 18 5
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 7 15 4 7 3 3
Goods .. .. 344 3 0 404 14 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 1 3 5 5 13 6
Rents and Commission .. .. 4 6 4 4 6 4
Total .. .. £396 15 11 £459 15 8

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1888.         1887.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 365 .. 365 153 256 409
      2nd Class 821 .. 821 377 734 1,111
      Total 1,186 .. 1,186 530 990 1,520

Season Tickets .. .. .. 0 .. .. .. 1

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. No. .. .. .. No. 9
Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total .. .. .. .. .. 10

Goods,—
Drays .. .. No. 1 .. .. No. 2
Cattle .. .. .. 21 .. .. .. 9
Calves .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. 56 .. .. .. 3
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 78 .. .. 14

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. .. .. .. Tons. ..
Wool .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 4
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Grain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 222
Merchandise .. .. .. 222 .. .. .. 2,461
Minerals .. .. .. 437 .. .. .. 2,849
Total .. .. 661 .. .. 2,687

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. 34 4 3 £ s. d. 37 2 9
Parcels and Luggage .. .. .. .. 0 6 6
Goods .. .. 96 6 2 296 11 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 27 9 0 0 1 4
Rents and Commission .. .. 3 18 0 1 12 0
Total .. .. £161 17 5 £335 14 3

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1888.         1887.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 2,072 3,230 5,302 2,551 3,572 6,123
      2nd Class 10,637 12,958 23,595 12,045 13,512 25,557
      Total 12,709 16,188 28,897 14,596 17,084 31,680

Season Tickets .. .. .. 165 .. .. .. 116

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. No. 3,964 .. .. No. 3,421
Horses .. .. .. 27 .. .. .. 27
Carriages .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 5
Dogs .. .. .. 134 .. .. .. 168
Total .. .. 3,856 .. .. 3,621

Goods,—
Drays .. .. No. 8 .. .. No. 3
Cattle .. .. .. 657 .. .. .. 882
Calves .. .. .. 77 .. .. .. 84
Sheep .. .. .. 7,121 .. .. .. 13,175
Pigs .. .. .. 319 .. .. .. 133
Total .. .. 8,182 .. .. 14,277

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. 295 .. .. Tons. 165
Wool .. .. .. 20 .. .. .. 17
Firewood .. .. .. 555 .. .. .. 1,230
Timber .. .. .. 689 .. .. .. 942
Grain .. .. .. 486 .. .. .. 1,040
Merchandise .. .. .. 2,207 .. .. .. 2,502
Minerals .. .. .. 4,736 .. .. .. 2,923
Total .. .. 8,988 .. .. 8,819

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. 3,206 8 9 £ s. d. 3,783 13 5
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 295 15 11 268 17 0
Goods .. .. 4,571 12 9 4,948 6 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 24 8 7 21 5 0
Rents and Commission .. .. 140 14 0 140 12 0
Total .. .. £8,239 0 0 £9,162 13 10

NAPIER SECTION.

1888.         1887.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,721 2,332 4,053 1,697 2,402 4,099
      2nd Class 5,019 6,052 11,071 4,764 5,642 10,406
      Total 6,740 8,384 15,124 6,461 8,044 14,505

Season Tickets .. .. .. 75 .. .. .. 28

PARCELS, ETC.,—
Parcels .. .. No. 1,989 .. .. No. 1,944
Horses .. .. .. 69 .. .. .. 70
Carriages .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 4
Dogs .. .. .. 174 .. .. .. 170
Total .. .. 2,236 .. .. 2,188

Goods,—
Drays .. .. No. 3 .. .. No. 2
Cattle .. .. .. 27 .. .. .. 33
Calves .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
Sheep .. .. .. 2,219 .. .. .. 3,453
Pigs .. .. .. 97 .. .. .. 165
Total .. .. 2,346 .. .. 3,660

Chaff, &c. .. .. Tons. 25 .. .. Tons. 70
Wool .. .. .. 163 .. .. .. 272
Firewood .. .. .. 1,410 .. .. .. 815
Timber .. .. .. 1,729 .. .. .. 2,381
Grain .. .. .. 586 .. .. .. 322
Merchandise .. .. .. 1,673 .. .. .. 1,568
Minerals .. .. .. 783 .. .. .. 680
Total .. .. 6,369 .. .. 6,108

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £ s. d. 1,942 1 9 £ s. d. 1,721 15 6
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 196 11 10 185 1 11
Goods .. .. 3,007 10 7 3,052 13 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 5 6 8 218 3 1
Rents and Commission .. .. 45 11 5 15 15 6
Total .. .. £5,197 2 3 £5,193 9 2