Aug. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1387

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending 23rd July, 1898, and for the corresponding four weeks, 1897.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1898.          1897.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 32 12 44 28 12 40
      2nd Class 143 176 319 99 196 295
      Total 175 188 363 127 208 335

Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 0

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 90 .. .. 81
Horses .. .. .. .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 5 .. .. 2
Total .. .. 95 .. .. 84

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

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 4 .. .. 4
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 122 .. .. 112
Minerals .. .. 1,052 .. .. 529
Total .. .. 1,178 .. .. 645

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 19 6 11 17 0 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 5 15 0 6 7 8
Goods .. .. 160 14 0 101 11 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 1 13 0 .. .. ..
Rents and Commission .. .. 1 16 0 1 3 0
Total .. .. £189 4 11 £126 2 6

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1898.          1897.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 135 112 247 145 116 261
      2nd Class 587 1,080 1,667 576 1,060 1,636
      Total 722 1,192 1,914 721 1,176 1,897

Season Tickets .. .. 31 .. .. 7

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 117 .. .. 124
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 5 .. .. 1
Total .. .. 122 .. .. 125

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 13 .. .. 8
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 344 .. .. 284
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 359 .. .. 293

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 30 .. .. 36
Timber .. .. 615 .. .. 78
Grain .. .. 125 .. .. 98
Merchandise .. .. 232 .. .. 189
Minerals .. .. 3,821 .. .. 3,279
Total .. .. 4,821 .. .. 3,680

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 97 13 10 95 4 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 8 11 8 8 19 6
Goods .. .. 773 6 5 554 2 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 15 10 3 3 0 10
Rents and Commission .. .. 21 9 1 18 0 2
Total .. .. £916 11 3 £679 7 7

KAIHU SECTION.

1898.          1897.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 19 96 115 10 100 110
      2nd Class 186 1,110 1,296 151 1,154 1,305
      Total 205 1,206 1,411 161 1,254 1,415

Season Tickets .. .. 25 .. .. 16

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 129 .. .. 88
Horses .. .. .. .. .. 2
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 6 .. .. 10
Total .. .. 135 .. .. 100

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 180 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 180 .. .. ..

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. 6
Timber .. .. 2,677 .. .. 3,279
Grain .. .. 8 .. .. 4
Merchandise .. .. 139 .. .. 141
Minerals .. .. .. .. .. 9
Total .. .. 2,830 .. .. 3,439

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 88 10 3 77 2 11
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 12 9 7 10 1 3
Goods .. .. 577 13 4 696 10 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 25 19 2 32 13 11
Rents and Commission .. .. 17 15 0 13 17 6
Total .. .. £722 7 4 £830 5 8

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1898.          1897.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,399 3,332 4,731 1,364 2,834 4,198
      2nd Class 6,834 21,334 28,168 6,392 19,734 26,126
      Total 8,233 24,666 32,899 7,756 22,568 30,324

Season Tickets .. .. 729 .. .. 681

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 4,200 .. .. 3,650
Horses .. .. 32 .. .. 20
Carriages .. .. 4 .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 247 .. .. 170
Total .. .. 4,483 .. .. 3,841

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 5 .. .. 5
Cattle .. .. 534 .. .. 714
Calves .. .. 102 .. .. 20
Sheep .. .. 5,412 .. .. 7,578
Pigs .. .. 194 .. .. 231
Total .. .. 6,247 .. .. 8,548

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 1,008 .. .. 1,176
Firewood .. .. 228 .. .. 312
Timber .. .. 1,977 .. .. 1,971
Grain .. .. 1,045 .. .. 875
Merchandise .. .. 2,287 .. .. 2,060
Minerals .. .. 8,976 .. .. 7,786
Total .. .. 15,527 .. .. 14,187

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 3,291 15 0 2,822 1 11
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 423 12 9 416 17 1
Goods .. .. 6,345 19 1 6,008 5 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 25 3 11 18 19 2
Rents and Commission .. .. 363 2 6 355 6 8
Total .. .. £10,449 13 3 £9,621 10 9