SEPT. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1011

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending 16th August, 1890, and for the corresponding four weeks, 1889.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1890.                  1889.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 49 96 145 24 24 48
      2nd Class 171 636 807 130 380 510
      —— —— ——— —— —— ———
      Total 220 732 952 154 404 558
      —— —— ——— —— —— ———
      Season Tickets .. .. .. 0 .. .. .. 0
      PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
      Parcels .. .. 3 21
      Horses .. .. 3 1
      Carriages .. .. .. ..
      Dogs .. .. 7 4
      Total .. .. 13 26
      —— —— ——— —— —— ———
      Goods,— No. No.
      Drays .. .. .. ..
      Cattle .. .. .. ..
      Calves .. .. .. ..
      Sheep .. .. 90 105
      Pigs .. .. .. 2
      Total .. .. 90 107
      —— —— ——— —— —— ———
      Tons. Tons.
      Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
      Wool .. .. .. ..
      Firewood .. .. .. ..
      Timber .. .. 15 7
      Grain .. .. .. ..
      Merchandise .. .. 149 140
      Minerals .. .. 948 443
      Total .. .. 1,112 590
      —— —— ——— —— —— ———
      REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
      Passengers .. .. 46 8 2 33 5 9
      Parcels and Luggage .. .. 2 12 11 2 16 1
      Goods .. .. 169 12 5 106 3 0
      Miscellaneous .. .. 6 1 2 0 0 6
      Rents and Commission .. .. 4 2 4 3 14 4
      —— —— ——— —— —— ———
      Total .. .. £228 17 0 £145 19 8

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1890.                  1889.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total
      1st Class 150 .. 150 140 .. 140
      2nd Class 492 .. 492 441 .. 441
      —— —— ——— —— —— ———
      Total 642 .. 642 581 .. 591
      —— —— ——— —— —— ———
      Season Tickets .. .. .. 0 .. .. .. 0
      PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
      Parcels .. .. .. ..
      Horses .. .. .. ..
      Carriages .. .. .. ..
      Dogs .. .. .. ..
      Total .. .. .. ..
      —— —— ——— —— —— ———
      Goods,— No. No.
      Drays .. .. 2 1
      Cattle .. .. 48 6
      Calves .. .. .. ..
      Sheep .. .. .. 587
      Pigs .. .. .. 28
      Total .. .. 50 6
      —— —— ——— —— —— ———
      Tons. Tons.
      Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
      Wool .. .. .. ..
      Firewood .. .. .. ..
      Timber .. .. .. 3
      Grain .. .. .. ..
      Merchandise .. .. 360 294
      Minerals .. .. 1,733 1,498
      Total .. .. 2,093 1,795
      —— —— ——— —— —— ———
      REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
      Passengers .. .. 27 19 9 29 1 4
      Parcels and Luggage .. .. .. ..
      Goods .. .. 243 4 11 201 3 0
      Miscellaneous .. .. 3 14 0 ..
      Rents and Commission .. .. 3 14 6 2 12 0
      —— —— ——— —— —— ———
      Total .. .. £278 13 2 £232 16 4

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1890.                  1889.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,055 2,284 3,339 1,323 1,828 3,151
      2nd Class 5,558 12,896 18,454 8,428 9,096 17,524
      ——— ——— ———— ——— ——— ————
      Total 6,613 15,180 21,793 9,751 10,924 20,675
      ——— ——— ———— ——— ——— ————
      Season Tickets .. .. .. 99 .. .. .. 72
      PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
      Parcels .. .. 2,931 2,813
      Horses .. .. 19 21
      Carriages .. .. 2 1
      Dogs .. .. 164 145
      Total .. .. 3,116 2,980
      ——— ——— ———— ——— ——— ————
      Goods,— No. No.
      Drays .. .. 6 4
      Cattle .. .. 611 730
      Calves .. .. 51 77
      Sheep .. .. 2,622 3,563
      Pigs .. .. 311 346
      Total .. .. 3,601 4,720
      ——— ——— ———— ——— ——— ————
      Tons. Tons.
      Chaff, &c. .. .. 290 895
      Wool .. .. 2 ..
      Firewood .. .. 432 370
      Timber .. .. 787 273
      Grain .. .. 1,085 1,387
      Merchandise .. .. 2,355 2,150
      Minerals .. .. 7,857 6,028
      Total .. .. 12,808 11,103
      ——— ——— ———— ——— ——— ————
      REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
      Passengers .. .. 2,308 12 6 2,538 9 0
      Parcels and Luggage .. .. 232 11 10 206 17 7
      Goods .. .. 5,457 12 5 4,793 2 1
      Miscellaneous .. .. 15 8 4 18 0 11
      Rents and Commission .. .. 97 8 0 159 2 0
      ——— ——— ———— ——— ——— ————
      Total .. .. £8,111 13 1 £7,715 11 7

NAPIER SECTION.

1890.                  1889.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 514 2,978 3,492 1,368 2,122 3,490
      2nd Class 2,233 7,780 10,013 4,029 5,402 9,431
      ——— ——— ———— ——— ——— ————
      Total 2,747 10,758 13,505 5,397 7,524 12,921
      ——— ——— ———— ——— ——— ————
      Season Tickets .. .. .. 15 .. .. .. 25
      PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
      Parcels .. .. 1,624 1,595
      Horses .. .. 26 34
      Carriages .. .. 3 1
      Dogs .. .. 134 129
      Total .. .. 1,787 1,759
      ——— ——— ———— ——— ——— ————
      Goods,— No. No.
      Drays .. .. 1 1
      Cattle .. .. 26 34
      Calves .. .. .. ..
      Sheep .. .. 112 587
      Pigs .. .. 182 28
      Total .. .. 321 650
      ——— ——— ———— ——— ——— ————
      Tons. Tons.
      Chaff, &c. .. .. 50 45
      Wool .. .. 21 32
      Firewood .. .. 2,088 1,225
      Timber .. .. 1,323 1,329
      Grain .. .. 1,334 503
      Merchandise .. .. 840 1,172
      Minerals .. .. 439 539
      Total .. .. 6,095 4,845
      ——— ——— ———— ——— ——— ————
      REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
      Passengers .. .. 1,534 19 4 1,815 14 4
      Parcels and Luggage .. .. 154 16 3 137 12 8
      Goods .. .. 2,299 9 3 2,258 11 3
      Miscellaneous .. .. 11 17 10 5 19 10
      Rents and Commission .. .. 25 14 0 39 3 0
      ——— ——— ———— ——— ——— ————
      Total .. .. £4,026 16 8 £4,257 1 1