APRIL 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 703

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 31st March, 1896 (31 days), and for the corresponding period, 1895 (29 days).

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1896.                  1895.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 90 64 154 52 54 106
      2nd Class 184 232 416 103 144 247

Total 274 296 570 155 198 353

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 87 .. .. 121
Horses .. .. 8 .. .. 3
Carriages .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 4 .. .. 1

Total .. .. 101 .. .. 125

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 99 .. .. 4
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 100 .. .. 4

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 12 .. .. 10
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 129 .. .. 122
Minerals .. .. 1,083 .. .. 756

Total .. .. 1,224 .. .. 888

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 62 12 6 .. 42 13 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 15 3 5 6 4 3
Goods .. .. 169 15 10 .. 129 15 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 3 8 8 .. 0 19 0
Rents and Commission 3 7 8 2 7 10

Total .. .. £254 8 1 .. £181 19 11

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1896.                  1895.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 635 .. 635 74 120 194
      2nd Class 3,737 .. 3,737 984 3,028 4,012

Total 4,372 .. 4,372 1,058 3,148 4,206

Season Tickets .. .. 2 .. .. 4

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

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

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Cattle .. .. 14 .. .. 25
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 16 .. .. 27

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 12 .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 84 .. .. 43
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 420 .. .. 351
Minerals .. .. 3,461 .. .. 2,657

Total .. .. 3,977 .. .. 3,051

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 154 0 9 .. 145 15 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 16 15 0 12 12 2
Goods .. .. 554 16 8 .. 365 10 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 5 5 4 .. 15 18 0
Rents and Commission 6 19 10 6 18 5

Total .. .. £737 17 7 .. £546 14 7

KAIHU SECTION.

1896.                  1895.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 22 126 148 19 118 137
      2nd Class 443 1,836 2,329 221 1,868 2,089

Total 465 2,012 2,477 240 1,986 2,226

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 179 .. .. 198
Horses .. .. 2 .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 9 .. .. 2

Total .. .. 190 .. .. 186

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 1 .. .. 1

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 18 .. .. 18
Timber .. .. 4,432 .. .. 1,743
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 209 .. .. 107
Minerals .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 4,659 .. .. 1,868

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 220 1 1 .. 151 2 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 10 2 6 5 12 10
Goods .. .. 931 12 5 .. 387 18 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 41 16 9 .. 16 6 1
Rents and Commission .. .. ..

Total .. .. £1,203 12 9 .. £561 0 0

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1896.                  1895.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,830 4,218 6,048 1,407 3,314 4,721
      2nd Class 8,170 27,620 35,790 7,183 21,154 28,337

Total 10,000 31,838 41,838 8,590 24,468 33,058

Season Tickets .. .. .534 .. .. .332

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 4,727 .. .. 4,676
Horses .. .. 160 .. .. 81
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. 3
Dogs .. .. 156 .. .. 138

Total .. .. 5,044 .. .. 4,898

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 5 .. .. 7
Cattle .. .. 1,085 .. .. 719
Calves .. .. 163 .. .. 569
Sheep .. .. 14,856 .. .. 9,337
Pigs .. .. 163 .. .. 100

Total .. .. 16,272 .. .. 10,732

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 28 .. .. 16
Firewood .. .. 520 .. .. 174
Timber .. .. 1,719 .. .. 2,019
Grain .. .. 1,553 .. .. 1,246
Merchandise .. .. 3,041 .. .. 2,618
Minerals .. .. 7,042 .. .. 6,710

Total .. .. 14,437 .. .. 13,227

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 5,641 15 3 .. 4,827 0 8
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 648 18 5 404 12 0
Goods .. .. 6,791 8 11 .. 5,997 11 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 68 13 1 .. 16 3 3
Rents and Commission 106 11 3 111 13 7

Total .. .. £13,257 6 11 .. £11,357 1 0