Nov. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2097

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending 16th October, 1897, and for the corresponding four weeks, 1896.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

            1897.                   1896.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 35 24 59 26 28 54
2nd Class 109 152 261 100 136 236

Total 144 176 320 126 164 290
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Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 74 .. .. 81
Horses .. .. .. .. .. 3
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 3 .. .. 4

Total .. .. 77 .. .. 88
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GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 1 .. .. 3
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 1 .. .. 3
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            Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 5 .. .. 25
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 113 .. .. 107
Minerals .. .. 952 .. .. 929

Total .. .. 1,070 .. .. 1,061
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REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 18 9 2 16 7 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 5 4 9 6 8 5
Goods .. .. 149 1 2 148 16 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 1 1 3 2 8 8
Rents and Commission 2 5 0 3 5 0

Total .. .. £176 1 4 £177 6 0

WHANGAREI SECTION.

            1897.                   1896.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 151 134 285 417 .. 417
2nd Class 649 1,014 1,663 2,854 .. 2,854

Total 800 1,148 1,948 3,271 .. 3,271
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Season Tickets .. .. 19 .. .. 1

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 173 .. .. ..
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 2 .. .. ..

Total .. .. 175 .. .. ..
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GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 4 .. .. 2
Cattle .. .. 11 .. .. 13
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 90 .. .. 60
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 105 .. .. 75
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            Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 36 .. .. 6
Timber .. .. 585 .. .. 63
Grain .. .. 112 .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 215 .. .. 298
Minerals .. .. 3,774 .. .. 3,218

Total .. .. 4,722 .. .. 3,585
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REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 104 4 8 59 3 11
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 10 0 9 24 9 8
Goods .. .. 762 2 11 505 13 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 1 18 7 1 7 0
Rents and Commission 19 14 10 4 6 5

Total .. .. £898 1 9 £595 0 6

KAIHU SECTION.

            1897.                   1896.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 15 120 135 7 122 129
2nd Class 176 1,198 1,374 205 1,236 1,441

Total 191 1,318 1,509 212 1,358 1,570
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Season Tickets .. .. 23 .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 78 .. .. 119
Horses .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 6 .. .. 4

Total .. .. 85 .. .. 123
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GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 3 .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 2 .. .. 3
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 5 .. .. 4
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            Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 6 .. .. 18
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 24 .. .. 6
Timber .. .. 3,802 .. .. 1,994
Grain .. .. 4 .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 131 .. .. 110
Minerals .. .. 49 .. .. 15

Total .. .. 4,016 .. .. 2,143
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REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 96 5 1 91 7 8
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 8 13 4 9 12 9
Goods .. .. 793 7 9 443 17 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 40 5 7 28 5 3
Rents and Commission 14 17 6 6 5 0

Total .. .. £953 9 3 £579 8 5

AUCKLAND SECTION.

            1897.                   1896.

PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,445 3,694 5,139 1,497 3,838 5,335
2nd Class 6,887 23,912 30,799 7,073 29,564 36,637

Total 8,332 27,606 35,938 8,570 33,402 41,972
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Season Tickets .. .. ..743 .. .. ..676

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 4,836 .. .. 4,183
Horses .. .. 49 .. .. 76
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 2
Dogs .. .. 221 .. .. 174

Total .. .. 5,106 .. .. 4,435
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GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 9 .. .. 10
Cattle .. .. 891 .. .. 1,270
Calves .. .. 84 .. .. 127
Sheep .. .. 5,590 .. .. 8,937
Pigs .. .. 174 .. .. 110

Total .. .. 6,748 .. .. 10,454
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            Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 498 .. .. 632
Wool .. .. 3 .. .. 5
Firewood .. .. 180 .. .. 770
Timber .. .. 2,683 .. .. 1,804
Grain .. .. 965 .. .. 1,151
Merchandise .. .. 2,196 .. .. 2,056
Minerals .. .. 7,574 .. .. 6,182

Total .. .. 14,099 .. .. 12,600
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REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 3,423 1 6 3,369 4 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 523 8 8 471 17 4
Goods .. .. 6,133 16 1 5,924 2 1
Miscellaneous .. .. Dr. 45 18 10 21 10 9
Rents and commission 336 9 8 341 18 7

Total .. .. £10,370 17 1 £10,128 13 4