JUNE 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1149

NAPIER-TARANAKI SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,400 9,626 12,026 1,850 9,888 11,738
2nd Class 9,780 36,850 46,630 8,348 39,450 47,798
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 12,180 46,476 58,656 10,198 49,338 59,536

Season Tickets .. ..322 .. ..420

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. ..6,027 .. ..5,332
Horses .. ..209 .. ..288
Carriages .. ..16 .. ..12
Dogs .. ..547 .. ..426
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. ..6,799 .. ..6,058

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. ..10 .. ..15
Cattle .. ..493 .. ..499
Calves .. ..55 .. ..1
Sheep .. ..18,432 .. ..27,718
Pigs .. ..759 .. ..631
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. ..19,749 .. ..28,864

            Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. ..364 .. ..228
Wool .. ..139 .. ..154
Firewood .. ..2,720 .. ..2,562
Timber .. ..4,305 .. ..3,148
Grain .. ..2,826 .. ..2,239
Merchandise .. ..4,639 .. ..4,097
Minerals .. ..3,146 .. ..1,739
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. ..18,139 .. ..14,167

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 6,581 15 7 6,784 17 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 685 11 6 689 4 11
Goods .. 7,215 3 7 6,605 0 6
Miscellaneous .. 260 11 1 162 9 1
Rents and Commission 740 10 10 677 1 3
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. £15,483 12 7 £14,918 12 9

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 945 9,076 10,021 674 5,664 6,338
2nd Class 4,756 30,128 34,884 3,471 19,772 23,243
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 5,701 39,204 44,905 4,145 25,436 29,581

Season Tickets .. ..872 .. ..591

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. ..5,870 .. ..4,540
Horses .. ..120 .. ..44
Carriages .. ..2 .. ..6
Dogs .. ..244 .. ..163
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. ..6,236 .. ..4,753

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. ..3 .. ..3
Cattle .. ..185 .. ..136
Calves .. ..9 .. ..18
Sheep .. ..42,803 .. ..24,279
Pigs .. ..240 .. ..29
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. ..43,240 .. ..24,465

            Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. ..324 .. ..246
Wool .. ..97 .. ..117
Firewood .. ..642 .. ..426
Timber .. ..2,422 .. ..1,147
Grain .. ..466 .. ..366
Merchandise .. ..2,557 .. ..1,547
Minerals .. ..1,499 .. ..1,156
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. ..8,007 .. ..5,005

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 3,476 6 7 2,469 2 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 502 17 10 345 7 3
Goods .. 5,361 19 11 3,125 11 11
Miscellaneous .. 42 11 5 30 19 6
Rents and Commission 359 15 3 365 16 10
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. £9,743 11 0 £6,336 17 9
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HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 5,556 39,548 45,104 4,530 33,800 38,330
2nd Class 25,039 166,540 191,579 19,892 129,290 149,182
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 30,595 206,088 236,683 24,422 163,090 187,512

Season Tickets .. ..2,235 .. ..1,554

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. ..25,173 .. ..18,868
Horses .. ..621 .. ..812
Carriages .. ..43 .. ..33
Dogs .. ..1,545 .. ..1,159
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. ..27,382 .. ..20,872

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. ..75 .. ..33
Cattle .. ..753 .. ..729
Calves .. ..156 .. ..26
Sheep .. ..171,177 .. ..136,894
Pigs .. ..4,359 .. ..7,406
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. ..176,520 .. ..145,088

            Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. ..4,322 .. ..2,316
Wool .. ..3,755 .. ..2,552
Firewood .. ..2,322 .. ..1,804
Timber .. ..9,232 .. ..6,160
Grain .. ..63,048 .. ..39,243
Merchandise .. ..25,216 .. ..20,125
Minerals .. ..33,777 .. ..27,252
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. ..141,672 .. ..99,452

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 23,179 16 7 19,009 5 11
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 2,643 1 8 2,211 8 9
Goods .. 50,493 1 2 35,964 19 4
Miscellaneous .. 912 19 7 795 17 10
Rents and Commission 2,137 3 3 1,559 19 9
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. £79,366 2 3 £59,541 11 7

GREYMOUTH-BRUNNER SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 130 530 660 98 400 498
2nd Class 1,036 5,780 6,816 964 4,416 5,380
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total 1,166 6,310 7,476 1,062 4,816 5,878

Season Tickets .. ..59 .. ..37

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. ..613 .. ..476
Horses .. ..13 .. ..10
Carriages .. ..1 .. ..
Dogs .. ..41 .. ..31
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. ..668 .. ..517

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. ..3 .. ..3
Cattle .. ..14 .. ..2
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. ..560 .. ..129
Pigs .. .. .. ..33
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. ..577 .. ..167

            Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. ..60 .. ..18
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. ..118 .. ..186
Timber .. ..2,283 .. ..888
Grain .. ..213 .. ..123
Merchandise .. ..487 .. ..286
Minerals .. ..7,185 .. ..9,304
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. ..10,346 .. ..10,805

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 235 0 1 171 10 11
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 17 5 6 12 16 0
Goods .. 1,420 2 2 1,196 5 7
Miscellaneous .. 112 17 11 160 17 11
Rents and Commission 41 16 6 30 1 6
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. £1,827 2 2 £1,571 11 11