MAY 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 483

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending 31st March, 1890, and for the corresponding period, 1889.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1890. 1889. PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
            1st Class 73 106 179 78 138 216
            2nd Class 265 386 651 268 896 1,164
            Total 338 492 830 346 1,034 1,380

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 4 36
Horses .. .. 2 2
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 3 3
Total .. .. 9 41

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 87 106
Pigs .. .. 2 28
Total .. .. 89 129

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 4 25
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 135 117
Minerals .. .. 2,181 1,881
Total .. .. 2,320 2,023

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 68 19 3 72 15 8
Parcels and Luggage 2 9 10 3 6 7
Goods .. .. 292 11 0 261 14 11
Miscellaneous .. 15 5 5 0 3 0
Rents and Commission 5 0 1 3 16 11
Total .. .. £384 5 7 £341 17 1

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1890. 1889. PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total
            1st Class 240 .. 240 232 .. 232
            2nd Class 917 .. 917 920 .. 920
            Total 1,157 .. 1,157 1,152 .. 1,152

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. ..
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. ..

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 2
Cattle .. .. 8 6
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 173 136
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 182 144

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 15 27
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 254 220
Minerals .. .. 1,177 781
Total .. .. 1,446 1,028

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 56 15 1 50 0 2
Parcels and Luggage 1 5 6 0 13 7
Goods .. .. 171 11 6 126 12 5
Miscellaneous .. 3 2 6 Cr. 1 8 6
Rents and Commission 6 8 5 3 8 0
Total .. .. £239 3 0 £179 5 8

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1890. 1889. PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
            1st Class 1,942 2,310 4,252 1,936 3,306 5,242
            2nd Class 10,804 12,106 22,910 10,536 13,130 23,666
            Total 12,746 14,416 27,162 12,472 16,436 28,908

Season Tickets .. .. ..200 .. .. ..162

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 3,252 3,376
Horses .. .. 85 114
Carriages .. .. 3 1
Dogs .. .. 127 127
Total .. .. 3,467 3,618

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 7 6
Cattle .. .. 589 587
Calves .. .. 55 83
Sheep .. .. 7,449 7,066
Pigs .. .. 309 156
Total .. .. 8,409 7,898

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 265 165
Wool .. .. 15 11
Firewood .. .. 288 310
Timber .. .. 651 372
Grain .. .. 1,277 1,299
Merchandise .. .. 3,291 2,766
Minerals .. .. 5,735 5,080
Total .. .. 11,522 10,003

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 4,109 18 3 3,939 9 3
Parcels and Luggage 295 18 6 315 6 11
Goods .. .. 5,303 12 2 4,655 0 1
Miscellaneous .. 28 6 9 18 19 2
Rents and Commission 83 11 5 126 5 3
Total .. .. £9,826 7 1 £9,055 0 8

NAPIER SECTION.

1890. 1889. PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
            1st Class 1,878 3,888 5,766 1,927 3,582 5,509
            2nd Class 5,661 10,398 16,059 5,583 10,524 16,107
            Total 7,539 14,286 21,825 7,510 14,106 21,616

Season Tickets .. .. .. 50 .. .. .. 17

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1,878 1,632
Horses .. .. 151 190
Carriages .. .. 2 ..
Dogs .. .. 173 207
Total .. .. 2,204 2,029

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 4 1
Cattle .. .. .. 9
Calves .. .. 2 ..
Sheep .. .. 5,053 4,292
Pigs .. .. 370 74
Total .. .. 5,429 4,376

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 15 15
Wool .. .. 143 148
Firewood .. .. 2,130 2,100
Timber .. .. 1,826 1,711
Grain .. .. 941 1,008
Merchandise .. .. 2,199 1,246
Minerals .. .. 479 311
Total .. .. 7,733 6,539

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,814 11 4 2,713 13 1
Parcels and Luggage 240 12 3 260 14 8
Goods .. .. 3,891 17 0 2,984 0 9
Miscellaneous .. Cr. 27 4 11 6 15 7
Rents and Commission 38 6 3 18 2 7
Total .. .. £6,958 1 11 £5,983 6 8