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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 76

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending 17th September, 1898, and for the corresponding four weeks, 1897.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1898.                  1897.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 35 12 47 25 6 31
      2nd Class 100 200 300 102 196 298

Total 135 212 347 127 202 329

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 53 .. 90
Horses .. .. .. .. 3
Carriages .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 1 .. ..

Total .. .. 54 .. 93

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 45 .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 45 .. ..

            Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. 24
Timber .. .. 5 .. ..
Grain .. .. 3 .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 119 .. 128
Minerals .. .. 614 .. 902

Total .. .. 741 .. 1,054

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 17 17 1 16 17 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 4 14 6 6 17 7
Goods .. .. 115 4 10 147 2 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 0 7 2 14 2
Rents and Commission 1 14 0 1 6 8

Total .. .. £139 11 0 £174 18 1

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1898.                  1897.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 111 130 241 138 206 344
      2nd Class 666 1,116 1,782 530 876 1,406

Total 777 1,246 2,023 668 1,082 1,750

Season Tickets .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. 4

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 106 .. 36
Horses .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 3 .. 1

Total .. .. 109 .. 38

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 .. 3
Cattle .. .. 9 .. 8
Calves .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 49 .. 172
Pigs .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 60 .. 183

            Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 30 .. 18
Timber .. .. 949 .. 4
Grain .. .. 156 .. 130
Merchandise .. .. 226 .. 201
Minerals .. .. 4,301 .. 4,007

Total .. .. 5,662 .. 4,360

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 118 8 8 81 3 11
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 9 4 9 6 11 8
Goods .. .. 930 2 0 636 11 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 35 13 8 2 14 6
Rents and Commission 3 9 5 3 5 4

Total .. .. £1,096 18 6 £730 6 10

KAIHU SECTION.

1898.                  1897.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 23 114 137 9 104 113
      2nd Class 171 960 1,131 163 1,118 1,281

Total 194 1,074 1,268 172 1,222 1,394

Season Tickets .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 8

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 147 .. 73
Horses .. .. 5 .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 9 .. 6

Total .. .. 161 .. 80

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

Total .. .. .. .. ..

            Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. 6
Wool .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. 6
Timber .. .. 1,782 .. 3,514
Grain .. .. 2 .. 4
Merchandise .. .. 129 .. 126
Minerals .. .. .. .. 9

Total .. .. 1,931 .. 3,665

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 95 7 10 80 1 9
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 12 16 3 9 14 4
Goods .. .. 401 16 2 730 14 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 18 11 8 95 6 7
Rents and Commission .. .. .. 1 10 0

Total .. .. £528 11 11 £857 7 5

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1898.                  1897.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,372 3,488 4,860 1,427 3,532 4,959
      2nd Class 7,116 24,338 31,454 6,543 22,472 29,015

Total 8,488 27,826 36,314 7,970 26,004 33,974

Season Tickets .. .. .. 613 .. .. .. 587

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 4,364 .. 4,188
Horses .. .. 45 .. 38
Carriages .. .. 1 .. 6
Dogs .. .. 168 .. 157

Total .. .. 4,578 .. 4,389

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 7 .. 4
Cattle .. .. 1,429 .. 1,310
Calves .. .. 78 .. 37
Sheep .. .. 9,279 .. 7,472
Pigs .. .. 68 .. 138

Total .. .. 10,861 .. 8,961

            Tons.          Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 1,374 .. 738
Wool .. .. 8 .. 3
Firewood .. .. 186 .. 222
Timber .. .. 1,566 .. 2,086
Grain .. .. 1,423 .. 1,119
Merchandise .. .. 3,016 .. 2,114
Minerals .. .. 10,075 .. 9,535

Total .. .. 17,648 .. 15,817

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 3,516 8 4 3,212 3 8
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 406 1 0 441 16 11
Goods .. .. 7,067 5 3 6,657 6 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 30 15 5 20 19 10
Rents and Commission 135 1 4 114 13 1

Total .. .. £11,155 11 4 £10,446 19 6