Nov. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1875

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending 15th October, 1898, and for the corresponding four weeks, 1897.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1898.                  1897.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 40 18 58 35 24 59
      2nd Class 113 182 295 109 152 261

Total 153 200 353 144 176 320

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

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 33 .. .. 74
Horses .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. .. .. .. 3

Total .. .. 35 .. .. 77

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 68 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 68 .. .. 1

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 4 .. .. 5
Grain .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 150 .. .. 113
Minerals .. .. 953 .. .. 952

Total .. .. 1,109 .. .. 1,070

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 21 0 9 18 9 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 4 12 0 5 4 9
Goods .. .. 161 17 2 149 1 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 19 8 1 1 3
Rents and Commission 1 4 0 2 5 0

Total .. .. £189 13 7 £176 1 4

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1898.                  1897.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 187 190 377 151 134 285
      2nd Class 664 1,012 1,676 649 1,014 1,663

Total 851 1,202 2,053 800 1,148 1,948

Season Tickets .. .. 26 .. .. 19

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 137 .. .. 173
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 2 .. .. 2

Total .. .. 139 .. .. 175

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 .. .. 4
Cattle .. .. 16 .. .. 11
Calves .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 127 .. .. 90
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 147 .. .. 105

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 24 .. .. 36
Timber .. .. 669 .. .. 585
Grain .. .. 99 .. .. 112
Merchandise .. .. 204 .. .. 215
Minerals .. .. 4,190 .. .. 3,774

Total .. .. 5,186 .. .. 4,722

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 99 3 4 104 4 8
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 9 11 5 10 0 9
Goods .. .. 826 19 10 762 2 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 39 0 0 1 18 7
Rents and Commission 20 11 7 19 14 10

Total .. .. £995 6 2 £898 1 9

KAIHU SECTION.

1898.                  1897.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 10 218 228 15 120 135
      2nd Class 320 1,740 2,060 176 1,198 1,374

Total 330 1,958 2,288 191 1,318 1,509

Season Tickets .. .. 5 .. .. 23

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 128 .. .. 78
Horses .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 7 .. .. 6

Total .. .. 136 .. .. 85

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 3
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 2
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. 1 .. .. ..

Total .. .. 1 .. .. 5

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. 6
Firewood .. .. 6 .. .. 24
Timber .. .. 764 .. .. 3,802
Grain .. .. 5 .. .. 4
Merchandise .. .. 141 .. .. 131
Minerals .. .. 6 .. .. 49

Total .. .. 922 .. .. 4,016

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 138 3 0 96 5 1
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 11 9 11 8 13 4
Goods .. .. 221 8 10 793 7 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 8 14 11 40 5 7
Rents and Commission 13 18 6 14 17 6

Total .. .. £393 15 2 £953 9 3

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1898.                  1897.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,477 3,660 5,137 1,445 3,694 5,139
      2nd Class 7,021 24,312 31,333 6,887 23,912 30,799

Total 8,498 27,972 36,470 8,332 27,606 35,938

Season Tickets .. .. 791 .. .. 743

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 5,285 .. .. 4,836
Horses .. .. 54 .. .. 49
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 146 .. .. 221

Total .. .. 5,486 .. .. 5,106

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 10 .. .. 9
Cattle .. .. 1,368 .. .. 891
Calves .. .. 144 .. .. 84
Sheep .. .. 7,576 .. .. 5,590
Pigs .. .. 141 .. .. 174

Total .. .. 9,239 .. .. 6,748

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 1,110 .. .. 498
Firewood .. .. 198 .. .. 180
Timber .. .. 1,694 .. .. 2,683
Grain .. .. 1,049 .. .. 965
Merchandise .. .. 2,499 .. .. 2,196
Minerals .. .. 9,180 .. .. 7,574

Total .. .. 15,798 .. .. 14,099

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 3,586 7 8 3,423 1 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 498 0 9 523 8 8
Goods .. .. 6,826 8 5 6,133 16 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 28 12 1 Dr. 45 18 10
Rents and Commission 344 13 5 336 9 8

Total .. .. £11,284 2 4 £10,370 17 1