July 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1411

NAPIER-TARANAKI SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,647 9,444 11,091 1,822 8,040 9,862
2nd Class 8,135 41,458 49,593 8,513 30,138 38,651
Total 9,782 50,902 60,684 10,335 38,178 48,513
Season Tickets .. ..159 .. ..143

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 6,041 5,812
Horses .. .. 118 235
Carriages .. .. 15 14
Dogs .. .. 499 565
Total .. .. 6,673 6,626

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 12 14
Cattle .. .. 1,002 654
Calves .. .. 14 7
Sheep .. .. 31,284 19,844
Pigs .. .. 539 290
Total .. .. 32,851 20,809

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 816 258
Firewood .. .. 157 149
Timber .. .. 3,316 3,754
Grain .. .. 3,402 3,923
Merchandise .. .. 2,764 2,106
Minerals .. .. 3,804 4,089
Total .. .. 2,964 1,341

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 6,428 5 9 6,027 11 9
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 862 3 4 945 19 0
Goods .. .. 7,129 14 8 7,173 13 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 246 5 7 211 12 4
Rents and Commission 144 4 9 131 19 0
Total .. .. £14,810 14 1 £14,490 15 5

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 826 6,692 7,518 663 5,590 6,253
2nd Class 4,076 25,116 29,192 3,494 21,902 25,396
Total 4,902 31,808 36,710 4,157 27,492 31,649
Season Tickets .. ..691 .. ..622

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 5,193 4,856
Horses .. .. 31 61
Carriages .. .. 1 1
Dogs .. .. 205 175
Total .. .. 5,430 5,093

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 4
Cattle .. .. 147 135
Calves .. .. 7 63
Sheep .. .. 14,527 9,163
Pigs .. .. 113 78
Total .. .. 14,796 9,443

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 462 360
Firewood .. .. 62 70
Timber .. .. 594 588
Grain .. .. 2,304 1,651
Merchandise .. .. 643 489
Minerals .. .. 1,312 1,217
Total .. .. 1,336 1,716

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,819 16 5 2,446 1 8
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 432 17 10 412 6 7
Goods .. .. 3,685 13 1 3,046 18 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 40 6 2 31 8 8
Rents and Commission 56 2 8 70 2 3
Total .. .. £7,034 16 2 £6,006 18 0

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 3,462 26,686 30,148 3,845 24,134 27,979
2nd Class 18,684 134,310 152,994 19,171 100,934 120,105
Total 22,146 160,996 183,142 23,016 125,068 148,084
Season Tickets .. .. 1,697 .. .. 1,349

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 20,608 20,067
Horses .. .. 263 476
Carriages .. .. 31 29
Dogs .. .. 887 1,083
Total .. .. 21,789 21,655

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 36 21
Cattle .. .. 1,055 704
Calves .. .. 49 111
Sheep .. .. 84,075 78,138
Pigs .. .. 2,363 4,526
Total .. .. 87,578 83,500

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 6,244 5,802
Firewood .. .. 1,746 1,524
Timber .. .. 2,298 3,036
Grain .. .. 8,264 8,422
Merchandise .. .. 34,656 38,451
Minerals .. .. 18,788 20,301
Total .. .. 32,131 30,984

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 17,085 10 3 14,020 15 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 2,357 16 6 2,487 10 10
Goods .. .. 34,607 5 11 35,885 16 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 899 0 7 940 16 7
Rents and Commission 630 10 7 496 6 11
Total .. .. £55,580 3 10 £53,831 6 8

GREYMOUTH-BRUNNER SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 60 334 394 104 380 484
2nd Class 870 5,860 6,730 880 4,482 5,362
Total 930 6,194 7,124 984 4,862 5,846
Season Tickets .. .. 18 .. .. 13

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 497 478
Horses .. .. 3 4
Carriages .. .. .. 2
Dogs .. .. 20 28
Total .. .. 520 512

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 5 2
Cattle .. .. 6 19
Calves .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 124 200
Pigs .. .. 11 20
Total .. .. 146 242

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 36 60
Firewood .. .. 1 1
Timber .. .. 266 178
Grain .. .. 1,460 1,416
Merchandise .. .. 143 183
Minerals .. .. 410 405
Total .. .. 11,961 12,567

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 209 6 6 173 4 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 15 4 0 16 0 0
Goods .. .. 1,662 18 4 1,646 11 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 163 19 10 195 7 10
Rents and Commission 1 8 0 3 4 0
Total .. .. £2,052 16 8 £2,034 7 8