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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 33

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 31st March, 1898 (26 days), and for the corresponding period, 1897 (32 days).

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1898.      1897.

      PASSAGEERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 39 36 75 71 98 109
      2nd Class 180 374 554 167 166 333
      Total 219 410 629 238 204 442

Season Tickets 0 0

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels 94 145
Horses .. 6
Carriages .. 3
Dogs .. 1
Total 98 155

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. ..
Cattle .. ..
Calves .. ..
Sheep .. 273 179
Pigs .. ..
Total 273 179

                      Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. ..
Wool .. ..
Firewood .. ..
Timber .. 2 14
Grain .. ..
Merchandise .. 124 143
Minerals .. 802 983
Total 928 1,140

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 43 13 0 28 7 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 6 1 3 11 17 4
Goods 138 9 7 166 2 11
Miscellaneous 0 18 0 0 15 3
Rents and Commission 1 16 0 1 10 0
Total £190 17 10 £208 12 8

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1898.      1897.

      PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 181 176 357 618 .. 618
      2nd Class 760 1,230 1,990 4,005 .. 4,005
      Total 941 1,406 2,347 4,623 .. 4,623

Season Tickets 3 4

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels 119 ..
Horses .. ..
Carriages .. ..
Dogs .. 6
Total 125 ..

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. 6 4
Cattle .. 18 18
Calves .. .. 2
Sheep .. 68 ..
Pigs .. .. ..
Total 92 24

                      Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. 12 ..
Wool .. ..
Firewood .. 54 12
Timber .. 1,388 1,079
Grain .. 135 ..
Merchandise .. 250 463
Minerals .. 3,238 3,965
Total 5,077 5,519

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 177 13 2 97 17 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 8 9 7 4 19 6
Goods 890 3 6 910 4 10
Miscellaneous 73 4 11 10 9 3
Rents and Commission 2 9 3 17 9 6
Total £1,152 0 5 £1,041 0 11

KAIHU SECTION.

1898.      1897.

      PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 29 108 137 43 116 159
      2nd Class 250 2,316 2,563 420 1,498 1,918
      Total 279 2,424 2,703 463 1,614 2,077

Season Tickets 4 0

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. 96 175
Horses .. 4 ..
Carriages .. .. ..
Dogs .. 6 8
Total 106 183

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

                      Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. ..
Wool .. ..
Firewood .. 18 ..
Timber .. 2,791 5,027
Grain .. 4 ..
Merchandise .. 125 160
Minerals .. .. ..
Total 2,938 5,187

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 189 3 10 151 8 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 11 12 9 12 18 10
Goods 576 5 6 1,030 15 1
Miscellaneous 31 17 9 52 13 4
Rents and Commission 2 7 6 1 10 0
Total £811 7 4 £1,249 5 8

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1898.      1897.

      PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,489 4,188 5,677 2,036 4,888 6,924
      2nd Class 8,073 35,834 43,907 8,971 35,854 44,825
      Total 9,562 40,022 49,584 11,007 40,742 51,749

Season Tickets 567 688

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. 4,663 6,016
Horses .. 119 119
Carriages .. 5 6
Dogs .. 170 178
Total 4,977 6,319

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. 8 10
Cattle .. 887 1,021
Calves .. 251 224
Sheep .. 11,877 12,960
Pigs .. 218 162
Total 13,241 14,377

                      Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 1,026 1,074
Wool .. 72 37
Firewood .. 366 546
Timber .. 1,282 1,818
Grain .. 1,479 1,573
Merchandise .. 2,484 2,866
Minerals .. 7,533 8,573
Total 14,242 16,487

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 5,288 11 3 5,472 13 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 503 15 6 575 8 1
Goods 6,304 14 7 7,284 5 6
Miscellaneous 19 14 2 31 1 2
Rents and Commission 130 13 1 122 5 8
Total £12,247 8 7 £13,485 13 10