Oct. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1107

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending the 15th September, 1888, and for the corresponding period 1887.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1888.         1887.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 82 90 172 85 122 207
      2nd Class 156 268 424 164 342 506
      Total 238 358 596 249 464 713

Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 0
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 66 .. .. 296
Horses .. .. 9 .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 1 .. .. 4
Total .. .. 77 .. .. 301

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 87 .. .. 78
Pigs .. .. 8 .. .. ..
Total .. .. 95 .. .. 78

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 5 .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 11 .. .. 2
Grain .. .. .. .. .. 16
Merchandise .. .. 178 .. .. 126
Minerals .. .. 2,267 .. .. 2,601
Total .. .. 2,461 .. .. 2,745

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 29 3 10 .. .. 34 15 9
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 7 10 11 .. .. 6 0 8
Goods .. .. 315 10 0 .. .. 333 1 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 16 9 .. .. 0 1 0
Rents and Commission .. .. 4 6 4 .. .. 3 14 4
Total .. .. £357 7 10 .. .. £377 13 6

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1888.         1887.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 164 .. 164 172 .. 172
      2nd Class 641 .. 641 477 .. 477
      Total 805 .. 805 649 .. 649

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

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 9 .. .. 14
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 10 .. .. 15

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 3 .. .. 10
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 352 .. .. 260
Minerals .. .. 2,863 .. .. 537
Total .. .. 3,218 .. .. 807

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 22 3 6 .. .. 18 7 6
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 0 4 0 .. .. .. .. ..
Goods .. .. 303 2 4 .. .. 105 7 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 16 0 .. .. 10 10 0
Rents and Commission .. .. 3 18 0 .. .. 2 8 0
Total .. .. £330 3 10 .. .. £136 12 8

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1888.         1887.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,565 1,924 3,489 1,756 2,424 4,180
      2nd Class 8,681 8,660 17,341 9,825 9,632 19,457
      Total 10,246 10,584 20,830 11,581 12,056 23,637

Season Tickets .. .. 51 .. .. 66
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 2,892 .. .. 3,202
Horses .. .. 23 .. .. 30
Carriages .. .. 4 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 164 .. .. 181
Total .. .. 3,083 .. .. 3,413

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 5 .. .. 4
Cattle .. .. 1,017 .. .. 1,025
Calves .. .. 129 .. .. 27
Sheep .. .. 2,805 .. .. 1,650
Pigs .. .. 433 .. .. 300
Total .. .. 4,389 .. .. 3,006

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 290 .. .. 290
Wool .. .. 1 .. .. 4
Firewood .. .. 175 .. .. 290
Timber .. .. 385 .. .. 805
Grain .. .. 1,100 .. .. 706
Merchandise .. .. 1,925 .. .. 2,195
Minerals .. .. 7,436 .. .. 6,780
Total .. .. 11,312 .. .. 11,070

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,127 1 2 .. .. 2,364 18 10
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 215 5 3 .. .. 243 2 7
Goods .. .. 5,099 10 5 .. .. 5,090 17 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 27 17 10 .. .. 19 12 9
Rents and Commission .. .. 107 7 3 .. .. 115 12 9
Total .. .. £7,577 1 11 .. .. £7,834 4 6

NAPIER SECTION.

1888.         1887.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,397 2,176 3,573 1,614 2,434 4,048
      2nd Class 4,173 5,304 9,477 4,613 5,564 10,177
      Total 5,570 7,480 13,050 6,227 7,998 14,225

Season Tickets .. .. 12 .. .. 24
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,557 .. .. 1,813
Horses .. .. 36 .. .. 29
Carriages .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Dogs .. .. 97 .. .. 132
Total .. .. 1,692 .. .. 1,976

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. 3
Cattle .. .. 273 .. .. 88
Calves .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Sheep .. .. 46 .. .. 276
Pigs .. .. 52 .. .. 81
Total .. .. 374 .. .. 450

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 40 .. .. 75
Wool .. .. 13 .. .. 25
Firewood .. .. 1,045 .. .. 1,285
Timber .. .. 2,128 .. .. 1,832
Grain .. .. 385 .. .. 358
Merchandise .. .. 798 .. .. 633
Minerals .. .. 4,278 .. .. 633
Total .. .. 8,687 .. .. 4,841

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,517 10 11 .. .. 1,659 12 4
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 141 16 11 .. .. 140 10 0
Goods .. .. 2,429 3 0 .. .. 2,279 19 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 8 3 10 .. .. 9 18 9
Rents and Commission .. .. 18 15 0 .. .. 16 16 0
Total .. .. £4,115 9 8 .. .. £4,106 16 11