Dec. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2205

NAPIER-TARANAKI SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,574 8,642 10,216 1,884 9,878 11.762
2nd Class 7,903 36,492 44,395 7,877 33,542 41,419
Total 9,477 45,134 54,611 9,761 43,420 53,181
Season Tickets .. ..173 .. ..176

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 6,615 6,136
Horses .. .. 291 247
Carriages .. .. 19 23
Dogs .. .. 316 395
Total .. .. 7,241 6,801

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 3 13
Cattle .. .. 720 423
Calves .. .. 7 54
Sheep .. .. 19,050 7,645
Pigs .. .. 269 613
Total .. .. 20,049 8,748

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 2,465 1,922
Firewood .. .. 2,216 2,104
Timber .. .. 3,978 3,792
Grain .. .. 2,050 2,212
Merchandise .. .. 5,315 4,339
Minerals .. .. 1,148 1,417
Total .. .. 17,748 15,918

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 6,133 1 4 6,266 6 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 989 18 1 933 9 9
Goods .. .. 8,770 19 11 7,549 7 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 345 7 4 221 17 3
Rents and Commission 190 5 3 164 19 7
Total .. .. £16,429 11 11 £15,136 0 8

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 882 7,312 8,194 , 748 6,050 6,798
2nd Class 4,137 28,632 32,769 . 3,471 20,268 23,739
Total 5,019 35,944 40,963 4,219 26,318 30,537
Season Tickets .. ..706 .. ..616

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 5,653 4,919
Horses .. .. 60 24
Carriages .. .. 4 1
Dogs .. .. 138 133
Total .. .. 5,855 5,107

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 5 4
Cattle .. .. 279 23
Calves .. .. 13 36
Sheep .. .. 12,140 4,716
Pigs .. .. 96 74
Total .. .. 12,533 4,853

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 434 468
Firewood .. .. 678 612
Timber .. .. 3,014 2,351
Grain .. .. 500 377
Merchandise .. .. 2,183 1,208
Minerals .. .. 1,442 2,644
Total .. .. 8,593 7,870

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,928 11 5 2,243 15 1
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 492 19 0 373 6 6
Goods .. .. 5,091 8 2 3,569 13 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 81 18 8 37 5 0
Rents and Commission 86 11 6 77 12 10
Total .. .. £8,631 8 9 £6,301 12 10

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 4,178 39.052 43,230 3,707 24,592 28,299
2nd Class 18,660 157,558 176,218 17,580 97,798 115,378
Total 22,838 196,610 219,448 21,287 122,390 143,677
Season Tickets .. 1,679 .. 1,614

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 21,429 20,357
Horses .. .. 460 481
Carriages .. .. 30 28
Dogs .. .. 757 679
Total .. .. 22,676 21,545

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 30 40
Cattle .. .. 1,759 1,039
Calves .. .. 232 142
Sheep .. .. 34,936 35,871
Pigs .. .. 2,041 2,499
Total .. .. 38,998 39,591

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 2,555 2,520
Firewood .. .. 1,734 1,620
Timber .. .. 8,076 8,767
Grain .. .. 17,441 23,354
Merchandise .. .. 18,541 22,099
Minerals .. .. 35,183 28,779
Total .. .. 86,908 90,481

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 18,200 4 6 15,133 1 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 2,698 13 0 2,491 10 4
Goods .. .. 29,270 17 4 31,757 7 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 792 6 9 753 1 5
Rents and Commission 802 11 3 850 1 3
Total .. .. £51,764 12 10 £50,990 2 6

GREYMOUTH-BRUNNER SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 91 284 375 97 352 449
2nd Class 803 4,326 5,129 955 3,886 4,851
Total 894 4,610 5,504 1,062 4,238 5,300
Season Tickets .. .. 14 .. .. 18

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 521 536
Horses .. .. 3 2
Carriages .. .. .. 2
Dogs .. .. 27 11
Total .. .. 551 551

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 1
Cattle .. .. 34 29
Calves .. .. 1 ..
Sheep .. .. 25 112
Pigs .. .. 47 9
Total .. .. 108 151

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. 2
Firewood .. .. 238 30
Timber .. .. 1,229 2,097
Grain .. .. 160 163
Merchandise .. .. 378 352
Minerals .. .. 8,617 9,201
Total .. .. 10,670 11,887

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 168 4 4 162 19 11
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 21 5 9 16 4 2
Goods .. .. 1,344 9 11 1,443 0 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 126 9 1 185 1 8
Rents and Commission 3 18 0 7 14 0
Total .. .. £1,664 7 1 £1,814 19 11