Jan. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 71

NAPIER-TARANAKI SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,845 9,766 11,611 1,697 8,674 10,371
2nd Class 8,576 36,410 44,986 7,703 33,922 41,625
Total 10,421 46,176 56,597 9,400 42,596 51,996
Season Tickets .. .. .208 .. .. .148

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 7,295 5,893
Horses .. .. 311 377
Carriages .. .. 32 9
Dogs .. .. 496 413
Total .. .. 8,134 6,692

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 11 5
Cattle .. .. 1,030 669
Calves .. .. 49 6
Sheep .. .. 31,026 16,243
Pigs .. .. 354 343
Total .. .. 32,470 17,266

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 588 114
Firewood .. .. 6,035 4,260
Timber .. .. 2,272 2,548
Grain .. .. 4,551 4,127
Merchandise .. .. 1,680 1,482
Minerals .. .. 5,898 4,506
Total .. .. 1,816 2,676

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 6,638 18 10 5,793 18 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 1,085 15 9 1,006 8 11
Goods .. .. 12,904 1 11 10,135 6 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 550 11 4 349 17 5
Rents and Commission 154 10 2 161 6 6
Total .. .. £21,333 18 0 £17,446 17 5

WELLINGTON SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 1,042 10,206 11,248 892 11,696 12,588
2nd Class 4,468 29,758 34,226 4,245 33,838 38,083
Total 5,510 39,964 45,474 5,137 45,534 50,671
Season Tickets .. .. .781 .. .. .625

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 5,719 4,987
Horses .. .. 154 163
Carriages .. .. 7 5
Dogs .. .. 133 .182
Total .. .. 6,013 5,337

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 6 3
Cattle .. .. 439 244
Calves .. .. 21 15
Sheep .. .. 34,094 21,317
Pigs .. .. 86 53
Total .. .. 34,646 21,632

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 234 264
Firewood .. .. 3,147 2,076
Timber .. .. 558 492
Grain .. .. 2,896 2,268
Merchandise .. .. 469 315
Minerals .. .. 2,436 1,761
Total .. .. 1,572 1,644

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 3,186 8 6 2,952 10 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 634 18 8 522 3 8
Goods .. .. 8,045 18 3 5,555 9 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 104 8 4 85 10 11
Rents and Commission 82 6 7 62 1 11
Total .. .. £12,054 0 4 £9,177 16 5

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S R. Total.
1st Class 4,135 23,540 27,675 4,868 48,302 53,170
2nd Class 20,301 107,660 127,961 21,002 153,422 174,424
Total 24,436 131,200 155,636 25,870 201,724 227,594
Season Tickets .. .. 1,636 .. .. 1,451

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 23,604 21,368
Horses .. .. 393 635
Carriages .. .. 58 48
Dogs .. .. 660 819
Total .. .. 24,715 22,870

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 41 33
Cattle .. .. 1,449 1,145
Calves .. .. 47 84
Sheep .. .. 40,876 24,612
Pigs .. .. 2,160 1,479
Total .. .. 44,573 27,353

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 3,192 1,986
Firewood .. .. 12,571 10,225
Timber .. .. 1,770 1,890
Grain .. .. 8,161 8,267
Merchandise .. .. 15,020 21,915
Minerals .. .. 22,193 18,314
Total .. .. 29,831 30,283

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 15,073 15 4 17,799 9 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 2,827 4 8 2,987 0 11
Goods .. .. 35,550 2 7 34,837 10 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 649 16 11 750 15 1
Rents and Commission 582 4 6 527 0 1
Total .. .. £54,683 4 0 £56,901 16 0

GREYMOUTH-BRUNNER SECTION.
1897. 1896.
PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 74 356 430 101 400 501
2nd Class 729 4,750 5,479 939 6,652 7,591
Total 803 5,106 5,909 1,040 7,052 8,092
Season Tickets .. .. .15 .. .. .19

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 617 517
Horses .. .. 2 4
Carriages .. .. 3 ..
Dogs .. .. 9 18
Total .. .. 631 539

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 1
Cattle .. .. 74 22
Calves .. .. 1 ..
Sheep .. .. 165 80
Pigs .. .. 20 31
Total .. .. 262 134

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 54 48
Firewood .. .. 2 9
Timber .. .. 412 18
Grain .. .. 1,698 1,169
Merchandise .. .. 158 147
Minerals .. .. 440 428
Total .. .. 10,717 10,860

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 178 5 2 220 0 1
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 17 4 1 21 7 1
Goods .. .. 1,626 16 10 1,537 13 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 182 2 9 129 15 2
Rents and Commission 1 8 0 4 14 0
Total .. .. £2,005 16 10 £1,913 10 0