June 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 951

WESTPORT SECTION.

1898.      1897.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 2 164 166 13 86 99
      2nd Class 603 4,116 4,719 615 4,618 5,233
      ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
      Total 605 4,280 4,885 628 4,704 5,332
      ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
      Season Tickets .. 7 .. .. 5

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 298 182
Horses .. .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 11 6
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 309 189

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 2
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 28 ..
Pigs .. .. .. ..
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 28 2

          Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 12 18
Wool .. .. ..
Firewood .. 252 300
Timber .. 414 355
Grain .. 7 4
Merchandise .. 225 288
Minerals .. 25,599 30,091
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 26,509 31,056

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 268 9 4 282 6 1
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 12 0 10 10 11 7
Goods .. .. 3,489 18 8 4,156 7 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 108 18 6 92 3 2
Rents and Commission 38 17 11 19 1 3
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £3,918 5 3 £4,560 9 1

NELSON SECTION.

1898.      1897.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 56 864 920 67 872 939
      2nd Class 1,086 6,084 7,170 999 5,694 6,693
      ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
      Total 1,142 6,948 8,090 1,066 6,566 7,632
      ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
      Season Tickets .. .. 16 .. .. 22

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 247 289
Horses .. .. 2 7
Carriages .. .. 1 ..
Dogs .. .. 30 34
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 280 330

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. 3
Sheep .. .. 1 7
Pigs .. .. .. ..
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 1 10

NELSON SECTION—continued.

1898.      1897.
          Tons.          Tons.

      Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 48 66
      Wool .. .. 4
      Firewood .. 234 174
      Timber .. 151 116
      Grain .. 700 815
      Merchandise .. 164 246
      Minerals .. 221 235
      ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
      Total .. .. 1,518 1,656

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 410 13 9 429 16 8
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 14 7 8 15 9 4
Goods .. .. 495 0 2 538 13 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 48 7 9 37 9 1
Rents and Commission 9 4 0 22 15 9
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £977 13 4 £1,044 4 8

PICKTON SECTION.

1898.      1897.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 120 524 644 174 642 816
      2nd Class 633 2,550 3,183 630 4,430 5,060
      ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
      Total 753 3,074 3,827 804 5,072 5,876
      ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
      Season Tickets .. .. 2 .. .. 36

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. ..
Horses .. .. 10 6
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 14 13
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 24 19

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. 18
Calves .. .. .. 2
Sheep .. .. 17 150
Pigs .. .. .. ..
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 17 170

          Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 396 324
Wool .. 16 69
Firewood .. 294 408
Timber .. .. 3
Grain .. 1,440 1,191
Merchandise .. 236 315
Minerals .. 100 121
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 2,482 2,431

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 223 9 2 308 13 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 7 8 9 3 10 1
Goods .. .. 587 13 7 630 8 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 37 12 0 28 8 8
Rents and Commission 43 19 6 40 12 6
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £900 3 0 £1,011 12 10

A. C. FIFE,
Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 31st May, 1898.