JAN. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 69

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending 5th December, 1896, and for the corresponding four weeks, 1895.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1896.                  1895.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 32 16 48 61 28 89
      2nd Class 91 150 241 90 156 246
      Total 123 166 289 151 184 335

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

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 86 .. 75
Horses .. .. 4 .. 5
Carriages .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 2 .. 1
Total .. .. 92 .. 81

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

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 15 .. 20
Grain .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 149 .. 139
Minerals .. .. 1,053 .. 1,029
Total .. .. 1,217 .. 1,188

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 16 0 5 20 0 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 7 7 1 8 7 6
Goods .. .. 171 15 8 164 11 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 4 8 0 4 16 11
Rents and Commission 3 19 8 3 5 0
Total .. .. £203 10 10 £201 1 4

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1896.                  1895.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 883 .. 883 395 .. 395
      2nd Class 5,020 .. 5,020 2,612 140 2,752
      Total 5,903 .. 5,903 3,007 140 3,147

Season Tickets .. .. 3 .. .. 1

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

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 5 .. 2
Cattle .. .. 29 .. 8
Calves .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 55 .. 53
Pigs .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 89 .. 63

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 10 .. 6
Firewood .. .. 84 .. ..
Timber .. .. 370 .. 12
Grain .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 334 .. 375
Minerals .. .. 3,386 .. 3,373
Total .. .. 4,184 .. 3,766

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 112 1 8 61 1 8
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 16 18 8 14 11 2
Goods .. .. 630 1 0 524 7 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 5 17 4 3 11 0
Rents and Commission 19 17 1 7 0 3
Total .. .. £784 15 9 £610 11 10

KAIHU SECTION.

1896.                  1895.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 13 194 207 13 126 139
      2nd Class 274 2,140 2,414 192 1,078 1,270
      Total 287 2,334 2,621 205 1,204 1,409

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

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 91 .. 101
Horses .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 3 .. 5
Total .. .. 94 .. 106

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 1 .. ..
Calves .. .. 2 .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 3 .. ..

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. 12
Timber .. .. 5,347 .. 1,027
Grain .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 167 .. 102
Minerals .. .. 13 .. 44
Total .. .. 5,527 .. 1,185

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 147 5 10 67 6 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 9 18 2 4 14 5
Goods .. .. 1,091 7 7 250 5 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 49 16 0 9 11 11
Rents and Commission 10 0 0 .. ..
Total .. .. £1,308 7 7 £331 18 2

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1896.                  1895.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,737 3,870 5,607 1,244 2,724 3,968
      2nd Class 7,400 49,970 57,370 6,085 22,114 28,199
      Total 9,137 53,840 62,977 7,329 24,838 32,167

Season Tickets .. .. 596 .. .. 446

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 5,187 .. 4,588
Horses .. .. 59 .. 48
Carriages .. .. 5 .. ..
Dogs .. .. 134 .. 113
Total .. .. 5,385 .. 4,749

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 4 .. 5
Cattle .. .. 810 .. 699
Calves .. .. 24 .. 186
Sheep .. .. 5,985 .. 6,842
Pigs .. .. 240 .. 73
Total .. .. 7,063 .. 7,805

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 534 .. 174
Firewood .. .. 953 .. 651
Timber .. .. 282 .. 158
Timber .. .. 1,074 .. 1,305
Grain .. .. 726 .. 686
Merchandise .. .. 2,271 .. 2,265
Minerals .. .. 7,607 .. 6,388
Total .. .. 13,447 .. 11,627

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 3,994 13 2 2,817 7 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 532 0 3 414 9 2
Goods .. .. 6,762 9 0 6,177 13 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 29 1 3 99 14 5
Rents and commission 113 19 11 108 0 0
Total .. .. £11,432 3 7 £9,617 4 1