Sept. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1707

NAPIER-TARANAKI SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,451 6,804 8,255 1,511 7,368 8,879
2nd Class 7,104 25,024 32,128 7,939 25,734 33,673
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Total 8,555 31,828 40,383 9,450 33,102 42,552
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Season Tickets .. ..144 .. ..179

PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No.
Parcels 5,712 5,251
Horses 112 118
Carriages 21 17
Dogs 408 429
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Total 6,253 5,815
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GOODS,—
No. No.
Drays 11 8
Cattle 910 734
Calves .. 142
Sheep 28,259 15,869
Pigs 298 481
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Total 29,478 17,234
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            Tons.        Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. 642 282
Wool 79 73
Firewood 2,040 2,368
Timber 4,072 3,194
Grain 2,425 2,027
Merchandise 3,416 4,130
Minerals 1,738 2,415
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Total 14,412 14,489
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REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 4,988 9 6 5,416 10 1
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails
837 11 11 832 19 11
Goods 6,845 9 0 6,306 7 10
Miscellaneous 144 9 0 151 10 11
Rents and Commission
164 10 4 188 2 0
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Total £12,980 9 9 £12,895 10 9
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WELLINGTON SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 665 5,772 6,437 655 3,398 4,053
2nd Class 3,430 19,712 23,142 6,486 19,590 26,076
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Total 4,095 25,484 29,579 7,141 22,988 30,129
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Season Tickets .. ..798 .. ..641

PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No.
Parcels 5,032 4,620
Horses 27 108
Carriages 1 2
Dogs 100 162
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Total 5,160 4,892
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GOODS,—
No. No.
Drays .. 6
Cattle 326 92
Calves 9 22
Sheep 18,452 6,323
Pigs 103 111
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Total 18,890 6,554
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            Tons.        Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. 318 294
Wool 116 29
Firewood 570 486
Timber 2,386 1,298
Grain 560 347
Merchandise 2,053 1,147
Minerals 1,565 1,655
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Total 7,568 5,256
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REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 2,291 7 9 2,133 3 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails
404 12 4 411 17 0
Goods 4,099 7 1 2,562 9 11
Miscellaneous 40 18 3 31 13 3
Rents and Commission
72 17 9 55 2 4
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Total £6,909 3 2 £5,194 6 1
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HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 3,281 25,648 28,929 3,415 24,978 28,393
2nd Class 16,166 89,850 106,016 15,961 85,938 101,899
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Total 19,447 115,498 134,945 19,376 110,916 130,292
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Season Tickets .. 1,564 .. 1,361

PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No.
Parcels 19,506 18,267
Horses 300 356
Carriages 28 32
Dogs 710 793
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Total 20,544 19,448
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GOODS,—
No. No.
Drays 24 30
Cattle 1,302 843
Calves 125 43
Sheep 90,315 85,742
Pigs 2,331 2,632
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Total 94,097 89,290
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            Tons.        Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. 4,038 3,296
Wool 1,462 1,057
Firewood 2,346 2,064
Timber 7,584 7,132
Grain 19,646 25,100
Merchandise 25,944 16,360
Minerals 31,146 33,291
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Total 92,166 88,300
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REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 13,305 18 2 13,084 3 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails
2,213 13 6 2,311 10 2
Goods 31,584 12 10 29,436 5 11
Miscellaneous 799 14 4 804 13 10
Rents and Commission
918 14 0 946 1 4
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Total £48,822 12 10 £46,582 14 7
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GREYMOUTH-BRUNNER SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 72 238 310 112 310 422
2nd Class 791 4,010 4,801 834 3,874 4,708
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Total 863 4,248 5,111 946 4,184 5,130
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Season Tickets .. ..24 .. 11

PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No.
Parcels 477 436
Horses 2 1
Carriages 1 ..
Dogs 18 21
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Total 498 458
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GOODS,—
No. No.
Drays 3 4
Cattle 8 50
Calves .. ..
Sheep 101 32
Pigs 18 ..
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Total 130 86
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            Tons.        Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. 66 36
Wool .. ..
Firewood 52 18
Timber 1,504 2,116
Grain 171 203
Merchandise 418 388
Minerals 11,015 13,201
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Total 13,226 15,962
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REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 157 14 11 160 7 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails
19 10 10 18 9 7
Goods 1,617 11 10 1,773 6 2
Miscellaneous 191 19 2 252 1 11
Rents and Commission
3 18 0 10 14 0
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Total £1,990 14 9 £2,214 19 0
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