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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 74

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending 24th July, 1897, and for the corresponding four weeks, 1896.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1897. 1896.
S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 28 12 40 46 20 66
2nd Class 99 196 295 153 164 317
Total 127 208 335 199 184 383

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

PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No.
Parcels .. .. 81 93
Horses .. .. 1 7
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 2 2
Total .. .. 84 102

GOODS,—
No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. ..

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 4 8
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 112 111
Minerals .. .. 529 1,043
Total .. .. 645 1,162

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 17 0 0 21 0 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 6 7 8 8 18 2
Goods .. .. 101 11 10 154 8 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 4 1 7
Rents and Commission 1 3 0 3 5 0
Total .. .. £126 2 6 £191 13 10

WHANGAREI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1897. 1896.
S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 145 116 261 424 .. 424
2nd Class 576 1,060 1,636 2,601 20 2,621
Total 721 1,176 1,897 3,025 20 3,045

Season Tickets .. .. 7 .. .. 3

PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No.
Parcels .. .. 124 ..
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 1 ..
Total .. .. 125 ..

GOODS,—
No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 2
Cattle .. .. 8 4
Calves .. .. 1 ..
Sheep .. .. 284 157
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 293 163

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 36 18
Timber .. .. 78 30
Grain .. .. 98 ..
Merchandise .. .. 189 298
Minerals .. .. 8,279 2,899
Total .. .. 8,680 3,245

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 95 4 7 55 13 9
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 8 19 6 5 0 0
Goods .. .. 554 2 6 456 1 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 3 0 10 0 17 0
Rents and Commission 18 0 2 3 19 5
Total .. .. £679 7 7 £521 11 7

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1897. 1896.
S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 10 100 110 13 122 135
2nd Class 151 1,154 1,305 247 1,416 1,663
Total 161 1,254 1,415 260 1,538 1,798

Season Tickets .. .. 16 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No.
Parcels .. .. 88 113
Horses .. .. 2 1
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 10 3
Total .. .. 100 117

GOODS,—
No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. ..

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 6 30
Timber .. .. 3,279 1,065
Grain .. .. 4 ..
Merchandise .. .. 141 149
Minerals .. .. 9 44
Total .. .. 3,439 1,288

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 77 2 11 91 15 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 10 1 3 9 11 3
Goods .. .. 696 10 1 291 17 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 32 13 11 9 4 3
Rents and Commission 13 17 6 6 5 0
Total .. .. £830 5 8 £408 12 8

AUCKLAND SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1897. 1896.
S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,364 2,834 4,198 1,331 2,928 4,259
2nd Class 6,392 19,734 26,126 6,360 20,064 26,424
Total 7,756 22,568 30,324 7,691 22,992 30,683

Season Tickets .. .. 681 .. .. 601

PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No.
Parcels .. .. 3,650 3,592
Horses .. .. 20 19
Carriages .. .. 1 3
Dogs .. .. 170 177
Total .. .. 3,841 3,791

GOODS,—
No. No.
Drays .. .. 5 10
Cattle .. .. 714 435
Calves .. .. 20 148
Sheep .. .. 7,578 7,816
Pigs .. .. 231 197
Total .. .. 8,548 8,606

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 1,176 678
Wool .. .. 7 2
Firewood .. .. 312 120
Timber .. .. 1,971 1,179
Grain .. .. 875 684
Merchandise .. .. 2,060 1,978
Minerals .. .. 7,786 8,297
Total .. .. 14,187 12,938

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,822 1 11 2,812 16 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 416 17 1 410 17 9
Goods .. .. 6,008 5 11 5,312 13 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 18 19 2 38 5 7
Rents and commission 355 6 8 341 15 3
Total .. .. £9,621 10 9 £8,916 8 2