APRIL 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 377

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending 1st March, 1890, and for the corresponding period, 1889.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1890.      1889.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 90 42 132 65 66 131
      2nd Class 320 554 874 236 786 1,022
      ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
      Total 410 596 1,006 301 852 1,153
      ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. 31
Horses .. .. .. 2 4
Carriages .. .. .. 1 ..
Dogs .. .. .. 5 2
Total .. .. .. 8 37
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GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. 25
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. 94 150
Pigs .. .. .. 13 ..
Total .. .. .. 107 176
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            Tons.              Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. 15
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. .. 30 11
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. .. 121 120
Minerals .. .. .. 1,854 2,087
Total .. .. .. 2,005 2,233
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REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 48 16 7 45 17 0
Parcels and Luggage 2 10 2 3 10 10
Goods .. .. 258 10 10 290 3 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 8 6 4 0 0 6
Rents and Commission 4 9 4 3 14 4
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Total .. .. £322 13 3 £343 6 4

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1890.      1889.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total
      1st Class 269 .. 269 269 .. 269
      2nd Class 728 .. 728 504 .. 504
      ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
      Total 997 .. 997 773 .. 773
      ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. ..
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. ..
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GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. 13 6
Calves .. .. .. 7
Sheep .. .. .. 89 15
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. 102 21
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            Tons.              Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. 2 ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. .. 17 10
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. .. 257 289
Minerals .. .. .. 1,587 1,003
Total .. .. .. 1,863 1,302
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REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 28 5 9 22 13 9
Parcels and Luggage 0 11 2 ..
Goods .. .. 212 12 8 156 5 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 3 1 0 ..
Rents and Commission 2 12 0 3 8 0
——— ———
Total .. .. £247 2 7 £182 7 5

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1890.      1889.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 2,175 3,410 5,585 1,871 2,252 4,123
      2nd Class 11,059 12,958 24,017 10,369 9,310 19,679
      ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
      Total 13,234 16,368 29,602 12,240 11,562 23,802
      ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———

Season Tickets .. .. .. 164 .. .. .. 121

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. 3,305 3,531
Horses .. .. .. 18 17
Carriages .. .. .. 6 3
Dogs .. .. .. 124 125
Total .. .. .. 3,453 3,676
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GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 3 3
Cattle .. .. .. 570 466
Calves .. .. .. 188 58
Sheep .. .. .. 12,347 15,156
Pigs .. .. .. 169 192
Total .. .. .. 13,277 15,875
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            Tons.              Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. 500 175
Wool .. .. .. 50 28
Firewood .. .. .. 204 270
Timber .. .. .. 761 476
Grain .. .. .. 1,089 745
Merchandise .. .. .. 2,662 2,230
Minerals .. .. .. 4,089 4,368
Total .. .. .. 9,355 8,292
——— ———

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 3,395 18 4 2,772 6 7
Parcels and Luggage 289 1 7 294 12 0
Goods .. .. 4,726 11 10 4,499 18 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 26 9 6 49 8 3
Rents and Commission 89 17 7 143 14 6
——— ———
Total .. .. £8,527 18 10 £7,759 19 6

NAPIER SECTION.

1890.      1889.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,744 2,566 4,310 1,775 2,390 4,165
      2nd Class 5,013 6,860 11,873 5,206 6,518 11,724
      ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
      Total 6,757 9,426 16,183 6,981 8,908 15,889
      ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———

Season Tickets .. .. .. 87 .. .. .. 80

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. 1,884 1,781
Horses .. .. .. 59 71
Carriages .. .. .. 4 4
Dogs .. .. .. 294 287
Total .. .. .. 2,241 2,143
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GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 3 1
Cattle .. .. .. 84 12
Calves .. .. .. 7 ..
Sheep .. .. .. 11,256 2,580
Pigs .. .. .. 37 61
Total .. .. .. 11,387 2,654
——— ———

            Tons.              Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. 10 10
Wool .. .. .. 222 239
Firewood .. .. .. 2,478 1,945
Timber .. .. .. 1,603 1,721
Grain .. .. .. 707 717
Merchandise .. .. .. 2,337 1,996
Minerals .. .. .. 435 642
Total .. .. .. 7,792 7,270
——— ———

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,068 14 0 1,971 12 2
Parcels and Luggage 198 18 7 195 8 2
Goods .. .. 3,954 13 5 3,166 15 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 2 2 10 15 15 7
Rents and Commission 45 19 5 47 5 0
——— ———
Total .. .. £6,270 8 3 £5,396 16 0