APRIL 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 513

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending the 31st March, 1888, and for the corresponding period, 1887.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1888.          1887.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 74 122 196 75 136 211
      2nd Class 192 364 556 166 296 462
      Total 266 486 752 241 432 673

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

PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No.
Parcels 162 259
Horses 5 ..
Carriages 1 ..
Dogs 6 5
Total 174 264

GOODS,—
No. No.
Drays 1 ..
Cattle .. ..
Calves .. ..
Sheep 82 2
Pigs 6 1
Total 89 3

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. 15
Wool .. ..
Firewood .. ..
Timber 12 19
Grain 7 29
Merchandise 135 106
Minerals 2,269 1,614
Total 2,423 1,783

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 51 11 6 45 16 2
Parcels and Luggage 10 4 2 5 14 0
Goods 297 8 5 268 19 1
Miscellaneous Cr. 1 3 5 0 1 6
Rents and Commission 4 6 4 4 0 4
Total £362 7 0 £324 11 1

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1888.          1887.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 263 .. 263 143 220 363
      2nd Class 950 .. 950 357 658 1,015
      Total 1,213 .. 1,213 500 878 1,378

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

PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No.
Parcels .. 9
Horses .. 1
Carriages .. ..
Dogs .. 2
Total .. 12

GOODS,—
No. No.
Drays 1 ..
Cattle 9 2
Calves .. ..
Sheep .. ..
Pigs .. 1
Total 10 3

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. ..
Wool .. ..
Firewood .. ..
Timber 2 1
Grain .. ..
Merchandise 252 226
Minerals 215 2,070
Total 469 2,297

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 50 12 9 46 13 11
Parcels and Luggage 0 4 9 0 15 11
Goods 73 5 7 251 15 11
Miscellaneous Cr. 0 2 3 .. .. ..
Rents and Commission 7 13 0 1 9 8
Total £131 13 10 £300 15 5

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1888.          1887.

      PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,876 3,268 5,144 2,488 3,740 6,228
      2nd Class 10,328 12,964 23,292 11,647 12,716 24,363
      Total 12,204 16,232 28,436 14,135 16,456 30,591

Season Tickets .. .. 85 .. .. 91

PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No.
Parcels 3,638 3,054
Horses 100 113
Carriages 7 3
Dogs 150 194
Total 3,895 3,364

GOODS,—
No. No.
Drays 7 7
Cattle 985 894
Calves 37 143
Sheep 5,838 4,703
Pigs 454 503
Total 7,321 6,250

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. 315 275
Wool 6 12
Firewood 240 740
Timber 891 741
Grain 933 823
Merchandise 2,106 2,506
Minerals 4,355 3,925
Total 8,846 9,022

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 4,077 1 10 3,955 17 3
Parcels and Luggage 347 8 1 308 7 4
Goods 4,699 16 2 4,301 15 11
Miscellaneous 7 10 0 12 17 7
Rents and Commission 107 10 9 113 12 3
Total £9,239 6 10 £8,692 10 4

NAPIER SECTION.

1888.          1887.

      PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,549 3,104 4,653 2,007 4,624 6,631
      2nd Class 4,929 9,352 14,281 5,642 11,228 16,870
      Total 6,478 12,456 18,934 7,649 15,852 23,501

Season Tickets .. .. 21 .. .. 12

PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No.
Parcels 1,818 1,883
Horses 134 181
Carriages 2 7
Dogs 163 190
Total 2,117 2,261

GOODS,—
No. No.
Drays 4 2
Cattle 28 27
Calves .. ..
Sheep 3,062 4,499
Pigs 1 60
Total 3,095 4,588

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. 25 25
Wool 108 172
Firewood 1,060 750
Timber 1,556 2,248
Grain 374 311
Merchandise 1,554 1,674
Minerals 197 610
Total 4,874 5,790

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 2,538 13 2 2,837 0 0
Parcels and Luggage 238 3 1 262 17 8
Goods 2,490 8 3 2,781 17 5
Miscellaneous Cr. 33 19 7 194 2 5
Rents and Commission 20 15 0 11 5 0
Total £5,253 19 11 £6,087 2 6