Feb. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 169

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending 4th January, 1890, and for the corresponding period, 1889.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.
1890. 1889.
PASSENGERS,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 77 80 157 86 100 186
2nd Class 203 956 1,159 204 376 580
Total 280 1,036 1,316 290 476 766

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

PARCELS, ETC.,--
Parcels .. .. 1 .. 37
Horses .. .. 1 .. 2
Carriages .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 6 .. 3
Total .. .. 8 .. 42

GOODS,--
Drays .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 93 .. 105
Pigs .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 93 .. 105

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. 10 .. 5
Firewood .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 11 .. 3
Grain .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 161 .. 107
Minerals .. .. 1,823 .. 1,868
Total .. .. 2,005 .. 1,983

REVENUE,--
Passengers .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
59 10 0 37 16 7
Parcels and Luggage 0 12 8 2 5 4
Goods 262 11 4 248 5 1
Miscellaneous 6 4 10 .. ..
Rents and Commission 3 14 4 3 14 4
Total £332 13 2 £292 1 4

WHANGAREI SECTION.
1890. 1889.
PASSENGERS,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total
1st Class 294 .. 294 244 .. 244
2nd Class 666 .. 666 1,194 .. 1,194
Total 960 .. 960 1,438 .. 1,438

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

PARCELS, ETC.,--
Parcels .. .. .. .. ..
Horses .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. .. ..

GOODS,--
Drays .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 3 .. 7
Calves .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 97 .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 100 .. 8

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. 31 .. 29
Firewood .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 14 .. 2
Grain .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 243 .. 213
Minerals .. .. 1,272 .. 1,483
Total .. .. 1,560 .. 1,732

REVENUE,--
Passengers .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
27 13 6 39 0 0
Parcels and Luggage 0 4 8 0 16 1
Goods 181 8 4 164 18 6
Miscellaneous 3 4 1 0 14 0
Rents and Commission 6 7 0 7 3 0
Total £218 17 7 £212 11 7

AUCKLAND SECTION.
1890. 1889.
PASSENGERS,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,738 3,262 5,000 1,739 3,466 5,205
2nd Class 9,880 32,256 42,136 10,057 35,368 45,425
Total 11,618 35,518 47,136 11,796 38,834 50,630

Season Tickets .. .. 69 .. .. 43

PARCELS, ETC.,--
Parcels .. .. 3,377 .. .. 3,730
Horses .. .. 82 .. .. 54
Carriages .. .. 7 .. .. 2
Dogs .. .. 130 .. .. 175
Total .. .. 3,596 .. .. 3,961

GOODS,--
Drays .. .. 4 .. .. 5
Cattle .. .. 639 .. .. 394
Calves .. .. 68 .. .. 28
Sheep .. .. 5,099 .. .. 7,617
Pigs .. .. 128 .. .. 222
Total .. .. 5,938 .. .. 8,266

Chaff, &c. .. .. 350 .. .. 375
Wool .. .. 214 .. .. 173
Firewood .. .. 222 .. .. 235
Timber .. .. 536 .. .. 259
Grain .. .. 701 .. .. 360
Merchandise .. .. 2,218 .. .. 1,899
Minerals .. .. 5,171 .. .. 4,505
Total .. .. 9,412 .. .. 7,806

REVENUE,--
Passengers .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
4,111 10 8 4,151 5 2
Parcels and Luggage 346 13 5 312 17 9
Goods 4,723 13 6 4,358 11 10
Miscellaneous 29 3 1 27 18 7
Rents and Commission 233 14 9 219 5 0
Total £9,444 15 5 £9,069 18 4

NAPIER SECTION.
1890. 1889.
PASSENGERS,-- S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,404 4,012 5,416 1,453 5,240 6,693
2nd Class 5,026 15,232 20,258 5,088 14,476 19,564
Total 6,430 19,244 25,674 6,541 19,716 26,257

Season Tickets .. .. 19 .. .. 9

PARCELS, ETC.,--
Parcels .. .. 1,983 .. .. 1,858
Horses .. .. 179 .. .. 165
Carriages .. .. 4 .. .. 7
Dogs .. .. 178 .. .. 169
Total .. .. 2,344 .. .. 2,199

GOODS,--
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 4
Cattle .. .. 22 .. .. 76
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 2,533 .. .. 464
Pigs .. .. 400 .. .. 60
Total .. .. 2,955 .. .. 604

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 105
Wool .. .. 1,331 .. .. 1,014
Firewood .. .. 1,626 .. .. 1,055
Timber .. .. 1,013 .. .. 1,468
Grain .. .. 162 .. .. 182
Merchandise .. .. 2,132 .. .. 1,419
Minerals .. .. 212 .. .. 356
Total .. .. 6,476 .. .. 5,599

REVENUE,--
Passengers .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
2,764 1 7 2,777 1 6
Parcels and Luggage 268 6 9 244 7 2
Goods 3,931 6 6 3,193 13 9
Miscellaneous 1 1 2 4 16 3
Rents and Commission 77 18 0 91 12 0
Total £7,042 14 0 £6,311 10 8