Mar. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 653

GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 137 826 963 67 452 519
2nd Class 807 5,030 5,837 807 4,006 4,813
Total 944 5,856 6,800 874 4,458 5,332
Season Tickets .. .. 94 .. .. 88
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 195 161
Horses .. .. 36 20
Carriages .. .. . 1
Dogs .. .. 15 22
Total .. .. 246 204
GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. 76
Pigs .. .. 60 4
Total .. .. 60 80
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. 1 ..
Firewood .. .. 258 12
Timber .. .. 270 430
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 419 314
Minerals .. .. 57 85
Total .. .. 1,005 841
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 538 19 3 314 17 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 41 19 7 33 16 7
Goods .. .. 262 16 9 224 9 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 16 5 5 19 9
Rents and Commission 5 16 0 7 14 0
Total .. .. £850 8 0 £586 17 3

WESTPORT SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 4 82 86 .. 16 16
2nd Class 611 2,826 3,437 547 2,418 2,965
Total 615 2,908 3,523 547 2,434 2,981
Season Tickets .. .. 3 .. .. 14
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 161 161
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 9 12
Total .. .. 170 173
GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 27 1
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 27 1
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 18 6
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 264 132
Timber .. .. 267 279
Grain .. .. 2 ..
Merchandise .. .. 239 206
Minerals .. .. 22,413 13,179
Total .. .. 23,203 13,802
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 203 3 6 169 10 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 14 14 11 9 7 5
Goods .. .. 2,972 3 0 1,798 15 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 74 3 9 51 4 5
Rents and Commission 3 18 4 3 18 4
Total .. .. £3,268 3 6 £2,032 16 2

NELSON SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 81 126 207 66 118 184
2nd Class 891 2,842 3,733 941 3,156 4,097
Total 972 2,968 3,940 1,007 3,274 4,281
Season Tickets .. .. 18 .. .. 39
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 314 302
Horses .. .. 1 1
Carriages .. .. 1 1
Dogs .. .. 8 17
Total .. .. 324 321
GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. 2
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. 25
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. 28
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 96 48
Wool .. .. 22 32
Firewood .. .. 114 156
Timber .. .. 54 151
Grain .. .. 62 142
Merchandise .. .. 206 182
Minerals .. .. 220 53
Total .. .. 774 764
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 263 3 6 268 18 8
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 23 8 1 17 1 1
Goods .. .. 320 4 4 432 1 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 27 17 10 51 2 2
Rents and Commission 10 3 0 19 8 0
Total .. .. £644 16 9 £788 11 3

PICTON SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 130 286 416 130 262 392
2nd Class 671 1,368 2,039 497 1,356 1,853
Total 801 1,654 2,455 627 1,618 2,245
Season Tickets .. .. 2 .. .. 5
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. ..
Horses .. .. .. 2
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 15 7
Total .. .. 15 9
GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 4 4
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 205 108
Pigs .. .. .. 11
Total .. .. 209 123
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 90 54
Wool .. .. 149 232
Firewood .. .. 156 120
Timber .. .. .. 3
Grain .. .. 162 170
Merchandise .. .. 112 124
Minerals .. .. 144 24
Total .. .. 813 727
REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 183 3 10 151 9 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 13 0 8 9 9 7
Goods .. .. 242 1 5 236 15 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 24 10 9 38 17 11
Rents and Commission .. .. 18 5 0
Total .. .. £462 16 8 £454 17 9

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
H. J. H. BLOW,
Under-Secretary, Railways.
Railway Department, 2nd March, 1897.