May 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 851

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending 25th April, 1896 (25 days), and for the corresponding four weeks, 1895 (27 days).

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1896.                                 1895.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 60 28 88 63 30 93
      2nd Class 98 124 222 86 136 222

Total 158 152 310 149 166 315

Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 3
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 74 .. .. 99
Horses .. .. 3 .. .. 4
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 2 .. .. 4

Total .. .. 79 .. .. 107

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 3
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. .. .. .. 3

                      Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. 18
Timber .. .. 16 .. .. 10
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 143 .. .. 122
Minerals .. .. 948 .. .. 664

Total .. .. 1,107 .. .. 814

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 18 13 1 18 6 6
Parcels and Luggage .. 3 13 6 6 5 9
Goods .. 160 16 6 120 14 6
Miscellaneous .. 2 4 3 0 6 3
Rents and Commission .. 2 6 4 2 10 4

Total .. £187 13 8 £148 3 4

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1896.                                 1895.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 578 .. 578 84 162 246
      2nd Class 2,613 .. 2,613 516 2,988 3,504

Total 3,191 .. 3,191 600 3,150 3,750

Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 0
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. .. .. ..
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. .. .. .. ..

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

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 9 .. .. 13
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 10 .. .. 13

                      Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 193 .. .. 94
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 286 .. .. 247
Minerals .. .. 2,817 .. .. 2,272

Total .. .. 3,296 .. .. 2,613

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 58 6 0 69 12 6
Parcels and Luggage .. 6 0 8 12 9 8
Goods .. 460 9 10 313 9 6
Miscellaneous .. 87 3 10 7 7 0
Rents and Commission .. 2 1 11 2 1 2

Total .. £614 2 3 £404 19 10

KAIHU SECTION.

1896.                                 1895.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 21 142 163 13 94 107
      2nd Class 234 1,680 1,914 156 1,316 1,472

Total 255 1,822 2,077 169 1,410 1,579

Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 0
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 131 .. .. 100
Horses .. .. 5 .. .. 10
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 1 .. .. 3

Total .. .. 137 .. .. 113

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 3 .. .. 3
Cattle .. .. 4 .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 8 .. .. 3

                      Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 12 .. .. 12
Timber .. .. 2,295 .. .. 2,084
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 142 .. .. 115
Minerals .. .. 5 .. .. 12

Total .. .. 2,454 .. .. 2,223

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 114 15 0 82 5 10
Parcels and Luggage .. 6 9 0 7 10 11
Goods .. 508 1 8 452 14 8
Miscellaneous .. 21 7 8 19 6 4
Rents and Commission .. 6 5 0 .. .. ..

Total .. £656 18 4 £561 17 9

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1896.                                 1895.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,461 3,688 5,149 1,362 3,394 4,756
      2nd Class 6,625 35,334 41,959 6,846 30,296 37,142

Total 8,086 39,022 47,108 8,208 33,690 41,898

Season Tickets .. .. 457 .. .. 397
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 3,734 .. .. 4,415
Horses .. .. 54 .. .. 54
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 3
Dogs .. .. 186 .. .. 188

Total .. .. 3,974 .. .. 4,660

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 7 .. .. 5
Cattle .. .. 794 .. .. 698
Calves .. .. 57 .. .. 227
Sheep .. .. 13,438 .. .. 6,348
Pigs .. .. 294 .. .. 176

Total .. .. 14,590 .. .. 7,454

                      Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 544 .. .. 324
Wool .. .. 12 .. .. 9
Firewood .. .. 470 .. .. 258
Timber .. .. 1,078 .. .. 1,343
Grain .. .. 1,225 .. .. 1,191
Merchandise .. .. 2,422 .. .. 2,324
Minerals .. .. 5,874 .. .. 5,894

Total .. .. 11,625 .. .. 11,348

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 3,907 14 3 4,117 11 11
Parcels and Luggage .. 295 6 1 328 5 9
Goods .. 5,480 4 0 5,320 13 3
Miscellaneous .. 53 13 3 12 4 3
Rents and Commission .. 310 2 8 310 5 0

Total .. £10,047 0 3 £10,089 0 2