Oct. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1711

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending 12th September, 1896, and for the corresponding four weeks, 1895.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1896.         1895.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 20 20 40 29 24 53
      2nd Class 104 96 200 103 156 259
      Total 124 116 240 132 180 312

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

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 87 .. .. 67
Horses .. .. 3 .. .. 2
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 4 .. .. 1
Total .. .. 95 .. .. 70

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

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
.. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 6 .. .. 18
Timber .. .. 26 .. .. 9
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 121 .. .. 127
Minerals .. .. 1,078 .. .. 1,069
Total .. .. 1,231 .. .. 1,223

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 13 10 6 .. .. 16 9 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 7 2 3 .. .. 4 6 3
Goods .. .. 166 18 1 .. .. 166 3 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 5 10 6 .. .. 6 15 0
Rents and Commission .. .. 3 5 0 .. .. 2 10 4
Total .. .. £196 6 4 .. .. £196 4 3

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1896.         1895.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 385 .. 385 399 .. 399
      2nd Class 2,383 20 2,403 2,273 .. 2,273
      Total 2,768 20 2,788 2,672 .. 2,672

Season Tickets .. .. 2 .. .. 0

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. .. .. ..
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. .. .. ..

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 10 .. .. 11
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 10 .. .. 12

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
.. .. .. 6 .. .. 6
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 6 .. .. 18
Timber .. .. 138 .. .. 3
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 325 .. .. 281
Minerals .. .. 3,503 .. .. 2,719
Total .. .. 3,978 .. .. 3,027

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 52 4 1 .. .. 48 13 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 4 18 8 .. .. 0 10 2
Goods .. .. 556 16 2 .. .. 416 14 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 50 16 0 .. .. 0 13 6
Rents and Commission .. .. 16 14 6 .. .. 7 13 9
Total .. .. £681 9 5 .. .. £474 5 8

KAIHU SECTION.

1896.         1895.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 12 114 126 30 88 118
      2nd Class 279 1,456 1,735 181 850 1,031
      Total 291 1,570 1,861 211 938 1,149

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

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 125 .. .. 87
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 9 .. .. 2
Total .. .. 134 .. .. 89

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 4
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 3
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 60
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. .. .. 67

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
.. .. .. 12 .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 42 .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 508 .. .. 949
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 143 .. .. 110
Minerals .. .. 26 .. .. ..
Total .. .. 731 .. .. 1,059

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 102 19 7 .. .. 63 15 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 10 4 4 .. .. 2 14 6
Goods .. .. 180 19 9 .. .. 229 19 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 13 0 4 .. .. 8 18 0
Rents and Commission .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. £307 4 0 .. .. £305 6 8

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1896.         1895.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,542 3,096 4,638 1,150 2,720 3,870
      2nd Class 6,987 20,328 27,315 5,834 19,976 25,810
      Total 8,529 23,424 31,953 6,984 22,696 29,680

Season Tickets .. .. ..545 .. .. ..401

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 8,430 .. .. 3,247
Horses .. .. 23 .. .. 36
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 151 .. .. 120
Total .. .. 8,604 .. .. 3,403

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 6 .. .. 8
Cattle .. .. 936 .. .. 1,149
Calves .. .. 125 .. .. 218
Sheep .. .. 7,657 .. .. 5,401
Pigs .. .. 166 .. .. 67
Total .. .. 8,890 .. .. 6,843

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
.. .. .. 618 .. .. 896
Wool .. .. 6 .. .. 6
Firewood .. .. 306 .. .. 120
Timber .. .. 1,116 .. .. 1,729
Grain .. .. 1,416 .. .. 1,392
Merchandise .. .. 1,968 .. .. 1,999
Minerals .. .. 8,341 .. .. 6,632
Total .. .. 13,771 .. .. 12,274

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 3,005 2 11 .. .. 2,818 6 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 356 5 11 .. .. 247 11 7
Goods .. .. 5,802 17 1 .. .. 5,846 13 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 11 3 5 .. .. 56 14 11
Rents and commission .. .. 104 11 6 .. .. 125 12 7
Total .. .. £9,280 0 10 .. .. £9,094 19 1