1324 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 64

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending 18th July, 1896, and for the corresponding four weeks, 1895.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1896.                  1895.

      PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 46 20 66 50 26 76
      2nd Class 153 164 317 75 76 151
      Total 199 184 383 125 102 227

Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 2
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 93 .. .. 89
Horses .. .. 7 .. .. 4
Carriages .. .. . .. .. .
Dogs .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Total .. .. 102 .. .. 95

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

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. . .. .. .
Firewood .. .. . .. .. 6
Timber .. .. 8 .. .. 30
Grain .. .. . .. .. .
Merchandise .. .. 111 .. .. 139
Minerals .. ..1,043 .. .. 909
Total .. ..1,162 .. ..1,084

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 21 0 5 14 4 8
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 8 18 2 11 14 11
Goods .. .. 154 8 8 151 18 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 4 1 7 1 2 6
Rents and Commission 3 5 0 2 10 4
Total .. .. £191 13 10 £181 10 10

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1896.                  1895.

      PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 424 .. 424 12 100 112
      2nd Class 2,601 20 2,621 395 1,662 2,057
      Total 3,025 20 3,045 407 1,762 2,169

Season Tickets .. .. 3 .. .. 1
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. . .. .. .
Horses .. .. . .. .. .
Carriages .. .. . .. .. .
Dogs .. .. . .. .. .
Total .. .. . .. .. .

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 .. .. .
Cattle .. .. 4 .. .. 16
Calves .. .. . .. .. .
Sheep .. .. 157 .. .. 82
Pigs .. .. . .. .. .
Total .. .. 163 .. .. 98

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. . .. .. .
Firewood .. .. 18 .. .. 6
Timber .. .. 30 .. .. 12
Grain .. .. . .. .. .
Merchandise .. .. 298 .. .. 261
Minerals .. ..2,899 .. ..2,940
Total .. ..3,245 .. ..3,219

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 55 13 9 47 5 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 5 0 0 11 6 8
Goods .. .. 456 1 5 443 16 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 17 0 1 15 6
Rents and Commission 3 19 5 2 2 5
Total .. .. £521 11 7 £506 6 2

KAIHU SECTION.

1896.                  1895.

      PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 13 122 135 18 60 78
      2nd Class 247 1,416 1,663 197 794 991
      Total 260 1,538 1,798 215 854 1,069

Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 0
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 113 .. .. 90
Horses .. .. 1 .. .. 3
Carriages .. .. . .. .. .
Dogs .. .. 3 .. .. 1
Total .. .. 117 .. .. 94

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. . .. .. .
Cattle .. .. . .. .. .
Calves .. .. . .. .. .
Sheep .. .. . .. .. 20
Pigs .. .. . .. .. .
Total .. .. . .. .. 20

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. . .. .. .
Firewood .. .. 30 .. .. 12
Timber .. ..1,065 .. ..1,146
Grain .. .. . .. .. .
Merchandise .. .. 149 .. .. 92
Minerals .. .. 44 .. .. 21
Total .. ..1,288 .. ..1,271

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 91 15 0 54 14 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 9 11 3 17 0 4
Goods .. .. 291 17 2 262 0 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 9 4 3 10 15 0
Rents and Commission 6 5 0 .. .. ..
Total .. .. £408 12 8 £344 9 8

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1896.                  1895.

      PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,331 2,928 4,259 1,061 2,030 3,091
      2nd Class 6,360 20,064 26,424 6,061 15,794 21,855
      Total 7,691 22,992 30,683 7,122 17,824 24,946

Season Tickets .. .. .601 .. .. .465
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. ..3,592 .. ..3,328
Horses .. .. 19 .. .. 40
Carriages .. .. 3 .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 177 .. .. 140
Total .. ..3,791 .. ..3,509

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 10 .. .. 6
Cattle .. .. 435 .. .. 532
Calves .. .. 148 .. .. 107
Sheep .. ..7,816 .. ..7,222
Pigs .. .. 197 .. .. 337
Total .. ..8,606 .. ..8,204

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 678 .. .. 516
Firewood .. .. 2 .. .. 4
Timber .. .. 120 .. .. 314
Grain .. ..1,179 .. ..1,617
Merchandise .. .. 684 .. .. 841
Minerals .. ..1,978 .. ..2,107
Total .. ..8,297 .. ..6,662

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,812 16 3 2,407 5 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 410 17 9 265 13 8
Goods .. ..5,312 13 4 5,334 16 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 38 5 7 14 14 10
Rents and commission 341 15 3 343 19 0
Total .. .. £8,916 8 2 £8,366 9 10