May 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 989

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 31st March, 1897 (32 days), and for the corresponding period, 1896 (31 days).

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1897.                  1896.

      PASSAGE N GERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 71 38 109 90 64 154
      2nd Class 167 166 333 184 232 416
      Total 238 204 442 274 296 570

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 145 .. .. 87
Horses .. .. 6 .. .. 8
Carriages .. .. 3 .. .. 2
Dogs .. .. 1 .. .. 4
Total .. .. 155 .. .. 101

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 179 .. .. 99
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 179 .. .. 100

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 14 .. .. 12
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 143 .. .. 129
Minerals .. .. 983 .. .. 1,083
Total .. .. 1,140 .. .. 1,224

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 28 7 2 62 12 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 11 17 4 15 3 5
Goods .. .. 166 2 11 169 15 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 15 3 3 8 8
Rents and Commission 1 10 0 3 7 8
Total .. .. £208 12 8 £254 8 1

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1897.                  1896.

      PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 618 .. 618 635 .. 635
      2nd Class 4,005 .. 4,005 3,737 .. 3,737
      Total 4,623 .. 4,623 4,372 .. 4,372

Season Tickets .. .. 4 .. .. 2

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. .. .. ..
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. .. .. ..

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 4 .. .. 2
Cattle .. .. 18 .. .. 14
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 24 .. .. 16

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 12 .. .. 12
Timber .. .. 1,079 .. .. 84
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 463 .. .. 420
Minerals .. .. 3,965 .. .. 3,461
Total .. .. 5,519 .. .. 3,977

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 97 17 10 154 0 9
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 4 19 6 16 15 0
Goods .. .. 910 4 10 554 16 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 10 9 3 5 5 4
Rents and Commission 17 9 6 6 19 10
Total .. .. £1,041 0 11 £737 17 7

KAIHU SECTION.

1897.                  1896.

      PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 43 116 159 22 126 148
      2nd Class 420 1,498 1,918 443 1,886 2,329
      Total 463 1,614 2,077 465 2,012 2,477

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 175 .. .. 179
Horses .. .. .. .. .. 2
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 8 .. .. 9
Total .. .. 183 .. .. 190

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

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. 18
Timber .. .. 5,027 .. .. 4,432
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 160 .. .. 209
Minerals .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 5,187 .. .. 4,659

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 151 8 5 220 1 1
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 12 18 10 10 2 6
Goods .. .. 1,030 15 1 931 12 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 52 13 4 41 16 9
Rents and Commission 1 10 0 .. .. ..
Total .. .. £1,249 5 8 £1,203 12 9

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1897.                  1896.

      PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 2,036 4,888 6,924 1,830 4,218 6,048
      2nd Class 8,971 35,854 44,825 8,170 27,620 35,790
      Total 11,007 40,742 51,749 10,000 31,838 41,838

Season Tickets .. .. .688 .. .. .534

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 6,016 .. .. 4,727
Horses .. .. 119 .. .. 160
Carriages .. .. 6 .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 178 .. .. 156
Total .. .. 6,319 .. .. 5,044

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 10 .. .. 5
Cattle .. .. 1,021 .. .. 1,085
Calves .. .. 224 .. .. 163
Sheep .. .. 12,960 .. .. 14,856
Pigs .. .. 162 .. .. 163
Total .. .. 14,377 .. .. 16,272

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 1,074 .. .. 534
Wool .. .. 37 .. .. 28
Firewood .. .. 546 .. .. 520
Timber .. .. 1,818 .. .. 1,719
Grain .. .. 1,573 .. .. 1,553
Merchandise .. .. 2,866 .. .. 3,041
Minerals .. .. 8,573 .. .. 7,042
Total .. .. 16,487 .. .. 14,437

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 5,472 13 5 5,641 15 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 575 8 1 648 18 5
Goods .. .. 7,281 5 6 6,791 8 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 31 1 2 68 13 1
Rents and commission 122 5 8 106 11 3
Total .. .. £13,485 13 10 £13,257 6 11