Feb. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 193

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the
four weeks ending the 7th January, 1893, and for
the corresponding four weeks, 1892.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1893.              1892.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 98 38 136 91 78 169
      2nd Class 324 518 842 250 852 1,102
      Total 422 556 978 341 930 1,271

Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 0
Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. .. 112 .. .. 3
Horses .. .. .. 3 .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. .. 9
Dogs .. .. .. 6 .. .. 9
Total .. .. .. 121 .. .. 13

Goods,—
Drays .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. 90 .. .. 70
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. 90 .. .. 70

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. 10
Firewood .. .. .. 42 .. .. 12
Timber .. .. .. 18 .. .. 22
Grain .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 186 .. .. 163
Minerals .. .. .. 846 .. .. 1,408
Total .. .. .. 1,092 .. .. 1,615

Revenue,—
Passengers .. .. £ 47 17 6 £ 54 16 0
Parcels and Luggage 4 18 10 3 0 7
Goods .. .. .. 169 13 0 219 18 11
Miscellaneous .. 6 16 1 6 9 4
Rents and Commission 3 2 4 3 12 4
Total .. .. .. .. £232 7 9 £287 17 2

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1893.              1892.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total
      1st Class 192 .. 192 297 .. 297
      2nd Class 798 .. 798 1,098 .. 1,098
      Total 990 .. 990 1,395 .. 1,395

Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 0
Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Goods,—
Drays .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. 17 .. .. 8
Calves .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. 18 .. .. 9

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. 32 .. .. 30
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. .. 11 .. .. 1
Grain .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 351 .. .. 291
Minerals .. .. .. 690 .. .. 401
Total .. .. .. 1,084 .. .. 723

Revenue,—
Passengers .. .. £ 28 3 0 £ 40 11 9
Parcels and Luggage 0 11 4 0 11 2
Goods .. .. .. 136 16 3 97 13 9
Miscellaneous .. 0 12 6 3 0 0
Rents and Commission 3 8 0 3 12 0
Total .. .. .. .. £169 11 1 £145 8 8

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1893.              1892.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,554 4,190 5,744 1,518 3,976 5,494
      2nd Class 8,653 36,188 44,841 8,553 39,080 47,633
      Total 10,207 40,378 50,585 10,071 43,056 53,127

Season Tickets .. .. .. 98 .. .. 80
Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. .. 4,013 .. .. 3,169
Horses .. .. .. 104 .. .. 105
Carriages .. .. .. 7 .. .. 3
Dogs .. .. .. 197 .. .. 178
Total .. .. .. 4,321 .. .. 3,455

Goods,—
Drays .. .. .. 2 .. .. 5
Cattle .. .. .. 674 .. .. 619
Calves .. .. .. 102 .. .. 139
Sheep .. .. .. 10,188 .. .. 4,262
Pigs .. .. .. 26 .. .. 238
Total .. .. .. 10,992 .. .. 5,263

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. 264 .. .. 175
Wool .. .. .. 542 .. .. 358
Firewood .. .. .. 126 .. .. 120
Timber .. .. .. 800 .. .. 779
Grain .. .. .. 531 .. .. 419
Merchandise .. .. 2,508 .. .. 2,417
Minerals .. .. .. 6,102 .. .. 6,145
Total .. .. .. 10,873 .. .. 10,413

Revenue,—
Passengers .. .. £ 4,619 4 4 £ 4,674 16 4
Parcels and Luggage 389 11 0 335 4 7
Goods .. .. .. 6,070 9 3 5,358 2 10
Miscellaneous .. 20 4 9 16 3 7
Rents and Commission 324 12 6 273 8 0
Total .. .. .. .. £11,424 1 10 £10,657 15 4

NAPIER-TARANAKI SECTION.

1893.              1892.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 2,569 12,634 15,203 2,417 12,302 14,719
      2nd Class 14,468 54,616 69,084 12,662 44,484 57,146
      Total 17,037 67,250 84,287 15,079 56,786 71,865

Season Tickets .. .. .. 34 .. .. 21
Parcels, etc.,—
Parcels .. .. .. 6,034 .. .. 5,597
Horses .. .. .. 327 .. .. 345
Carriages .. .. .. 16 .. .. 16
Dogs .. .. .. 557 .. .. 574
Total .. .. .. 6,934 .. .. 6,532

Goods,—
Drays .. .. .. 13 .. .. 5
Cattle .. .. .. 344 .. .. 418
Calves .. .. .. 11 .. .. 16
Sheep .. .. .. 23,181 .. .. 11,029
Pigs .. .. .. 405 .. .. 485
Total .. .. .. 23,954 .. .. 11,953

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. 54 .. .. 45
Wool .. .. .. 3,431 .. .. 3,397
Firewood .. .. .. 2,934 .. .. 2,520
Timber .. .. .. 2,250 .. .. 2,590
Grain .. .. .. 965 .. .. 693
Merchandise .. .. 4,701 .. .. 4,383
Minerals .. .. .. 1,114 .. .. 654
Total .. .. .. 15,449 .. .. 14,282

Revenue,—
Passengers .. .. £ 10,074 14 1 £ 8,963 7 8
Parcels and Luggage 737 7 6 711 9 11
Goods .. .. .. 8,572 18 0 8,326 7 11
Miscellaneous .. 403 16 5 286 9 1
Rents and Commission 659 17 8 415 7 6
Total .. .. .. .. £20,448 13 8 £18,703 2 1