May 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 681

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending the 31st March, 1892, and for the corresponding four weeks, 1891.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 57 92 149 62 94 156
2nd Class 248 428 676 229 522 751
Total 305 520 825 291 616 907

Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 3

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 1 6
Horses .. .. 2 4
Carriages .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 12 6
Total .. .. 15 17

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 60 189
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 60 189

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 30 ..
Timber .. .. 14 17
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 173 137
Minerals .. .. 2,036 2,384
Total .. .. 2,253 2,538

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 64 2 0 66 18 7
Parcels and Luggage 3 9 9 3 18 11
Goods .. .. 298 5 2 321 16 2
Miscellaneous .. 9 13 3 8 1 0
Rents and Commission 3 15 0 5 5 0
Total .. .. £379 5 2 £405 19 8

WHANGAREI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total
1st Class 240 .. 240 304 .. 304
2nd Class 855 .. 855 866 .. 866
Total 1,095 .. 1,095 1,170 .. 1,170

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

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

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 4
Cattle .. .. 33 22
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 2 1
Pigs .. .. .. 38
Total .. .. 37 65

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. 1
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 8 7
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 529 420
Minerals .. .. 666 1,773
Total .. .. 1,203 2,201

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 53 3 7 54 16 1
Parcels and Luggage 1 3 0 1 5 9
Goods .. .. 162 3 11 256 4 4
Miscellaneous .. 8 8 6 6 4 0
Rents and Commission 8 5 0 7 7 0
Total .. .. £233 4 0 £325 17 2

AUCKLAND SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,683 4,556 6,239 1,567 5,494 7,061
2nd Class 8,964 23,302 32,266 8,221 30,050 38,271
Total 10,647 27,858 38,505 9,788 35,544 45,332

Season Tickets .. .. 156 .. .. 138

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 3,543 3,073
Horses .. .. 72 68
Carriages .. .. 4 ..
Dogs .. .. 191 217
Total .. .. 3,810 3,358

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 17 9
Cattle .. .. 869 913
Calves .. .. 434 194
Sheep .. .. 11,351 10,345
Pigs .. .. 195 446
Total .. .. 12,866 11,907

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 340 625
Wool .. .. 21 19
Firewood .. .. 162 ..
Timber .. .. 846 767
Grain .. .. 1,763 1,298
Merchandise .. .. 3,551 2,950
Minerals .. .. 7,007 6,280
Total .. .. 13,690 11,939

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 5,150 5 7 5,629 12 11
Parcels and Luggage 321 16 6 300 16 9
Goods .. .. 6,475 0 4 5,597 11 5
Miscellaneous .. 21 18 11 30 5 4
Rents and Commission 106 7 10 95 1 10
Total .. .. £12,075 9 2 £11,653 8 3

NAPIER-TARANAKI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 3,492 10,590 14,082 2,978 11,640 14,618
2nd Class 15,077 35,216 50,293 12,460 38,680 51,140
Total 18,569 45,806 64,375 15,438 50,320 65,758

Season Tickets .. .. 59 .. .. 53

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 5,842 4,658
Horses .. .. 407 544
Carriages .. .. 31 15
Dogs .. .. 624 562
Total .. .. 6,904 5,779

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 10 5
Cattle .. .. 400 506
Calves .. .. 19 32
Sheep .. .. 29,103 27,487
Pigs .. .. 460 868
Total .. .. 29,992 28,898

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, &c. .. .. 80 65
Wool .. .. 301 392
Firewood .. .. 5,220 24
Timber .. .. 4,125 2,867
Grain .. .. 2,211 1,875
Merchandise .. .. 7,017 5,284
Minerals .. .. 1,600 5,676
Total .. .. 20,554 16,183

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 9,809 17 1 9,716 19 1
Parcels and Luggage 978 7 9 847 13 8
Goods .. .. 9,706 17 4 7,765 17 4
Miscellaneous .. 403 18 11 234 0 1
Rents and Commission 119 7 0 123 9 3
Total .. .. £21,023 8 1 £18,687 19 5