Jan. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 59

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending the 10th December, 1892, and for the corresponding four weeks, 1891.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1892.                         1891.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 61 60 121 64 74 138
      2nd Class 196 194 390 184 312 496

Total 257 254 511 248 386 634

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 123 .. .. 3
Horses .. .. 6 .. .. 11
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. 3
Dogs .. .. 3 .. .. 1

Total .. .. 133 .. .. 18

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 17 .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 90 .. .. 230
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 107 .. .. 231

                Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. 38
Firewood .. .. 42 .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 8 .. .. 7
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 158 .. .. 166
Minerals .. .. 1,209 .. .. 1,941

Total .. .. 1,417 .. .. 2,152

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 32 17 3 .. .. 36 17 0
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 8 1 8 .. .. 7 1 4
Goods .. .. 196 12 5 .. .. 282 16 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 3 1 3 .. .. 7 1 0
Rents and Commission .. .. 3 2 4 .. .. 4 2 4

Total .. .. £243 14 11 .. .. £337 18 7

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1892.                         1891.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total
      1st Class 219 .. 219. 179 .. 179
      2nd Class 689 .. 689 525 .. 525

Total 908 .. 908 704 .. 704

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

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

Total .. .. .. .. .. ..

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 4 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 19 .. .. 11
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 45 .. .. 3
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 68 .. .. 14

                Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. 14 .. .. 15
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 22 .. .. 9
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 381 .. .. 361
Minerals .. .. 723 .. .. 260

Total .. .. 1,140 .. .. 645

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 28 17 2 .. .. 20 16 9
Parcels and Luggage .. .. .. .. .. 0 9 11
Goods .. .. 143 14 6 .. .. 93 3 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 3 3 0 .. .. 3 3 0
Rents and Commission .. .. 7 3 0 .. .. 7 7 0

Total .. .. £179 14 8 .. .. £125 0 5

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1892.                         1891.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,178 2,664 3,842 1,087 2,616 3,703
      2nd Class 6,188 17,202 23,390 6,643 20,038 26,681

Total 7,366 19,866 27,232 7,730 22,654 30,384

Season Tickets .. .. .. 97 .. .. ..119

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 4,034 .. .. 2,948
Horses .. .. 52 .. .. 65
Carriages .. .. 2 .. .. 8
Dogs .. .. 137 .. .. 123

Total .. .. 4,225 .. .. 3,144

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 7 .. .. 5
Cattle .. .. 741 .. .. 599
Calves .. .. 96 .. .. 126
Sheep .. .. 9,561 .. .. 6,257
Pigs .. .. 82 .. .. 43

Total .. .. 10,487 .. .. 7,030

                Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 468 .. .. 350
Wool .. .. 620 .. .. 625
Firewood .. .. 144 .. .. 162
Timber .. .. 1,526 .. .. 1,128
Grain .. .. 672 .. .. 572
Merchandise .. .. 2,575 .. .. 2,488
Minerals .. .. 6,625 .. .. 7,229

Total .. .. 12,630 .. .. 12,554

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,592 19 0 .. .. 2,530 6 3
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 328 17 3 .. .. 299 4 10
Goods .. .. 6,449 15 8 .. .. 6,059 1 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 26 10 0 .. .. 23 1 4
Rents and Commission .. .. 90 14 9 .. .. 90 0 6

Total .. .. £9,488 16 8 .. .. £9,001 14 4

NAPIER-TARANAKI SECTION.

1892.                         1891.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 2,161 8,594 10,755 2,162 6,330 8,492
      2nd Class 10,386 24,286 34,672 10,073 23,772 33,845

Total 12,547 32,880 45,427 12,235 30,102 42,337

Season Tickets .. .. .. 46 .. .. .. 48

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 5,834 .. .. 5,081
Horses .. .. 287 .. .. 261
Carriages .. .. 18 .. .. 28
Dogs .. .. 448 .. .. 461

Total .. .. 6,587 .. .. 5,831

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 7 .. .. 11
Cattle .. .. 371 .. .. 403
Calves .. .. 20 .. .. 17
Sheep .. .. 16,732 .. .. 7,892
Pigs .. .. 482 .. .. 684

Total .. .. 17,612 .. .. 9,007

                Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 150 .. .. 40
Wool .. .. 3,561 .. .. 3,045
Firewood .. .. 3,744 .. .. 3,198
Timber .. .. 3,737 .. .. 3,078
Grain .. .. 1,260 .. .. 1,071
Merchandise .. .. 5,210 .. .. 3,916
Minerals .. .. 902 .. .. 844

Total .. .. 18,564 .. .. 15,192

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 5,644 9 11 .. .. 5,095 2 9
Parcels and Luggage .. .. 730 4 0 .. .. 692 13 0
Goods .. .. 9,964 0 2 .. .. 7,899 19 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 351 15 9 .. .. 304 12 2
Rents and Commission .. .. 161 19 6 .. .. 159 0 8

Total .. .. £16,852 9 4 .. .. £14,151 8 1