July 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 801

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending the 23rd June, 1888, and for the corresponding period 1887.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1888. 1887. PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
            1st Class 68 76 144 79 132 211
            2nd Class 145 260 405 137 248 385
            Total 213 336 549 216 380 596

Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 1
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 161 255
Horses .. .. 4 3
Carriages .. .. .. 4
Dogs .. .. 4 ..
Total .. .. 169 262

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 85 ..
Pigs .. .. .. 3
Total .. .. 85 4

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 5 ..
Timber .. .. 5 13
Grain .. .. .. 9
Merchandise .. 178 119
Minerals .. 2,170 2,630
Total .. .. 2,358 2,771

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 25 12 11 39 9 5
Parcels and Luggage 7 15 4 6 5 6
Goods .. .. 300 3 10 395 1 1
Miscellaneous .. 4 6 4 4 6 4
Rents and Commission
Total .. .. £337 18 5 £445 2 4

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1888. 1887. PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
            1st Class 219 .. 219 106 94 200
            2nd Class 794 .. 794 220 304 524
            Total 1,013 .. 1,013 326 398 724

Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 0
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. ..
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. .. 1
Total .. .. .. 1

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 1
Cattle .. .. 18 3
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 20 4

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 15 ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 2 8
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. 316 202
Minerals .. 1,342 965
Total .. .. 1,675 1,175

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 28 1 3 18 11 4
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 0 0 8
Goods .. .. 199 19 10 137 3 6
Miscellaneous .. 0 10 0 .. ..
Rents and Commission 3 18 0 2 0 0
Total .. .. £232 9 1 £157 15 6

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1888. 1887. PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
            1st Class 1,592 3,008 4,600 2,142 3,692 5,834
            2nd Class 9,917 9,004 18,921 10,064 16,058 26,122
            Total 11,509 12,012 23,521 12,206 19,750 31,956

Season Tickets .. .. 54 .. .. 58
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 3,388 3,176
Horses .. .. 18 35
Carriages .. .. 3 1
Dogs .. .. 176 313
Total .. .. 3,585 3,525

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 6 9
Cattle .. .. 728 681
Calves .. .. 93 18
Sheep .. .. 4,987 3,490
Pigs .. .. 411 358
Total .. .. 6,225 4,556

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 365 220
Wool .. .. .. 4
Firewood .. .. 470 530
Timber .. .. 641 954
Grain .. .. 958 701
Merchandise .. 2,068 2,146
Minerals .. 6,444 6,241
Total .. .. 10,946 10,796

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,484 10 3 3,109 8 3
Parcels and Luggage 241 1 4 246 15 7
Goods .. .. 4,917 19 5 4,996 0 8
Miscellaneous .. 15 14 9 55 18 4
Rents and Commission 162 14 9 200 4 3
Total .. .. £7,822 0 6 £8,578 7 1

NAPIER SECTION.

1888. 1887. PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
            1st Class 1,658 2,554 4,212 1,514 2,852 4,366
            2nd Class 5,086 7,094 12,180 5,138 8,204 13,342
            Total 6,744 9,648 16,392 6,652 11,056 17,708

Season Tickets .. .. 13 .. .. 11
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,838 2,133
Horses .. .. 61 84
Carriages .. .. .. 3
Dogs .. .. 178 189
Total .. .. 2,077 2,409

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 3
Cattle .. .. 81 110
Calves .. .. .. 2
Sheep .. .. 746 465
Pigs .. .. 73 360
Total .. .. 901 940

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 50 30
Wool .. .. 39 37
Firewood .. .. 1,080 1,080
Timber .. .. 1,842 1,853
Grain .. .. 345 248
Merchandise .. 890 1,037
Minerals .. 536 381
Total .. .. 4,782 4,666

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,938 0 3 2,094 0 0
Parcels and Luggage 177 2 9 208 13 10
Goods .. .. 2,381 4 1 2,319 3 4
Miscellaneous .. 8 16 10 2 7 8
Rents and Commission 79 16 0 13 2 0
Total .. .. £4,584 19 11 £4,637 6 10