Aug. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1569

NAPIER-TARANAKI SECTION.
1897. 1896.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,488 6,852 8,340 1,669 8,058 9,727
2nd Class 7,487 25,284 32,771 7,992 29,294 37,286
Total 8,975 32,136 41,111 9,661 37,352 47,013
Season Tickets .. ..469 .. ..454
Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 5,545 5,229
Horses .. .. 161 196
Carriages .. .. 24 18
Dogs .. .. 510 481
Total .. .. 6,240 5,924
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 16 11
Cattle .. .. 969 759
Calves .. .. 106 26
Sheep .. .. 29,908 23,993
Pigs .. .. 507 345
Total .. .. 31,506 25,134
Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 576 204
Firewood .. .. 103 67
Timber .. .. 2,410 2,406
Grain .. .. 3,755 3,062
Merchandise .. .. 2,330 1,588
Minerals .. .. 3,826 3,460
Total .. .. 15,147 12,035
Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 5,217 9 5 5,824 14 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 813 7 11 812 7 8
Goods .. .. 7,148 3 3 5,936 11 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 218 11 2 177 1 2
Rents and Commission 632 7 10 568 7 1
Total .. .. £14,029 19 7 £13,319 1 3

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1897. 1896.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 673 7,460 8,133 710 5,682 6,392
2nd Class 3,684 22,034 25,718 3,636 19,892 23,528
Total 4,357 29,494 33,851 4,346 25,574 29,920
Season Tickets .. ..814 .. ..652
Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 5,313 4,626
Horses .. .. 103 38
Carriages .. .. 3 2
Dogs .. .. 145 123
Total .. .. 5,564 4,789
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 7 2
Cattle .. .. 190 130
Calves .. .. 37 29
Sheep .. .. 15,075 11,121
Pigs .. .. 113 53
Total .. .. 15,422 11,335
Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 384 330
Firewood .. .. 217 38
Timber .. .. 588 396
Grain .. .. 2,510 1,425
Merchandise .. .. 802 452
Minerals .. .. 1,726 1,196
Total .. .. 8,024 4,492
Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 2,434 5 9 2,277 16 9
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 423 11 0 367 10 5
Goods .. .. 4,167 18 9 2,692 16 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 18 4 8 24 10 9
Rents and Commission 384 10 10 351 5 8
Total .. .. £7,428 11 0 £5,713 19 8

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1897. 1896.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 2,388 18,988 21,376 3,091 19,526 22,617
2nd Class 16,535 77,552 94,087 16,322 79,514 95,836
Total 19,423 96,540 115,963 19,413 99,040 118,453
Season Tickets .. ..2,163 .. ..1,806
Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 19,327 17,897
Horses .. .. 198 237
Carriages .. .. 34 22
Dogs .. .. 846 818
Total .. .. 20,405 18,974
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 35 17
Cattle .. .. 107 808
Calves .. .. 72 24
Sheep .. .. 80,440 59,205
Pigs .. .. 2,021 3,548
Total .. .. 82,675 63,602
Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 5,104 3,444
Firewood .. .. 1,305 1,145
Timber .. .. 2,196 2,304
Grain .. .. 8,590 6,897
Merchandise .. .. 21,979 22,219
Minerals .. .. 24,536 16,515
Total .. .. 96,279 82,304
Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 12,002 8 10 12,213 5 1
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 2,280 13 4 2,126 14 8
Goods .. .. 32,093 16 11 26,771 8 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 774 17 3 638 7 4
Rents and Commission 1,837 8 0 1,885 10 2
Total .. .. £48,989 4 4 £43,635 6 2

GREYMOUTH-BRUNNER SECTION.
1897. 1896.
Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 67 256 323 77 352 429
2nd Class 706 3,764 4,470 859 3,924 4,783
Total 773 4,020 4,793 936 4,276 5,212
Season Tickets .. ..38 .. ..34
Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 478 473
Horses .. .. 3 2
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 26 13
Total .. .. 507 488
Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 3
Cattle .. .. 1 ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 262 139
Pigs .. .. 36 23
Total .. .. 800 165
Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 54 48
Firewood .. .. .. 6
Timber .. .. 384 ..
Grain .. .. 1,697 1,099
Merchandise .. .. 185 151
Minerals .. .. 439 355
Total .. .. 13,660 12,363
Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 156 5 5 168 1 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 15 6 5 14 12 10
Goods .. .. 1,603 15 7 1,371 4 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 116 12 4 211 10 3
Rents and Commission 33 10 6 30 6 6
Total .. .. £1,925 10 3 £1,795 15 8