APRIL 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 793

NAPIER-TARANAKI SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,448 9,342 11,790 2,425 9,286 11,711
2nd Class 9,847 42,136 51,983 10,492 42,972 53,464
Total 12,295 51,478 63,773 12,917 52,258 65,175
Season Tickets .. .. .267 .. .. .288

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 6,213 5,937
Horses .. .. 456 398
Carriages .. .. 24 16
Dogs .. .. 492 481
Total .. .. 7,185 6,832

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 21 8
Cattle .. .. 482 579
Calves .. .. 62 10
Sheep .. .. 60,059 61,595
Pigs .. .. 568 371
Total .. .. 61,192 62,563

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 138 186
Firewood .. .. 544 794
Timber .. .. 2,404 2,600
Grain .. .. 3,736 3,585
Merchandise .. .. 2,131 2,369
Minerals .. .. 5,526 5,432
Total .. .. 2,800 2,242

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 7,914 7 8 7,874 17 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 1,190 10 4 1,148 16 0
Goods .. .. 8,938 8 4 9,303 0 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 381 1 2 382 8 4
Rents and Commission 182 11 10 163 5 1
Total .. .. £18,606 19 4 £18,872 7 2

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 840 6,026 6,866 844 6,204 7,048
2nd Class 4,026 23,586 27,612 3,963 29,418 33,381
Total 4,866 29,612 34,478 4,807 35,622 40,429
Season Tickets .. .. .776 .. .. .637

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 5,150 4,710
Horses .. .. 36 44
Carriages .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 135 148
Total .. .. 5,321 4,903

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 10 4
Cattle .. .. 197 185
Calves .. .. .. 26
Sheep .. .. 33,329 60,512
Pigs .. .. 117 195
Total .. .. 33,653 60,922

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 258 480
Firewood .. .. 370 622
Timber .. .. 560 498
Grain .. .. 2,096 1,645
Merchandise .. .. 413 283
Minerals .. .. 2,672 2,605
Total .. .. 1,806 1,751

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,683 10 2 2,889 19 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 431 15 11 385 13 2
Goods .. .. 4,991 3 4 5,023 11 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 72 2 10 39 17 7
Rents and Commission 55 7 3 44 2 2
Total .. .. £8,233 19 6 £8,383 4 4

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 6,197 29,524 35,721 5,475 29,438 34,913
2nd Class 24,194 151,358 175,552 24,850 138,508 163,358
Total 30,391 180,882 211,273 30,325 167,946 198,271
Season Tickets .. .. 2,030 .. .. 1,769

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 22,814 21,166
Horses .. .. 384 460
Carriages .. .. 41 46
Dogs .. .. 737 878
Total .. .. 23,976 22,550

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 43 37
Cattle .. .. 578 636
Calves .. .. 41 55
Sheep .. .. 122,658 118,043
Pigs .. .. 1,665 4,895
Total .. .. 124,985 123,666

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 2,068 2,424
Firewood .. .. 8,290 10,075
Timber .. .. 1,626 1,638
Grain .. .. 7,080 6,723
Merchandise .. .. 25,909 22,541
Minerals .. .. 31,144 21,562
Total .. .. 32,352 23,034

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 20,604 1 2 17,636 12 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 2,750 18 0 2,646 2 5
Goods .. .. 37,651 5 9 32,640 2 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 834 19 9 596 9 0
Rents and Commission 929 11 10 406 1 6
Total .. .. £62,770 16 6 £53,925 7 8

GREYMOUTH-BRUNNER SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 163 380 543 131 266 397
2nd Class 1,220 9,428 10,648 1,001 6,454 7,455
Total 1,383 9,808 11,191 1,132 6,720 7,852
Season Tickets .. .. .13 .. .. 14

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 530 491
Horses .. .. 3 6
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 20 17
Total .. .. 553 514

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 2
Cattle .. .. 1 1
Calves .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 382 279
Pigs .. .. .. 12
Total .. .. 384 295

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 36 18
Firewood .. .. 1 4
Timber .. .. 6 462
Grain .. .. 1,566 2,074
Merchandise .. .. 143 126
Minerals .. .. 379 296
Total .. .. 10,624 7,848

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 232 19 7 186 3 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 22 6 5 21 1 0
Goods .. .. 1,519 7 11 1,272 17 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 118 12 2 165 17 1
Rents and Commission 8 14 0 3 14 0
Total .. .. £1,902 0 1 £1,649 12 9