FEB. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 357

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending 7th January, 1899, and for the corresponding four weeks, 1898.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1899.                  1898.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 45 48 93 52 20 72
      2nd Class 204 994 1,198 242 876 1,118
      Total 249 1,042 1,291 294 896 1,190

Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 0
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 33 .. .. 68
Horses .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 3 .. .. 5
Total .. .. 37 .. .. 74

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 56 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 57 .. .. ..

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. 6
Timber .. .. 3 .. .. 9
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 102 .. .. 108
Minerals .. .. 368 .. .. 1,124
Total .. .. 473 .. .. 1,247

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 43 0 11 .. 39 1 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 4 5 7 .. 5 11 2
Goods .. .. 83 18 2 .. 162 6 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 10 0 .. 3 15 9
Rents and Commission .. .. 1 4 0 .. 1 16 0
Total .. .. £132 18 8 .. £212 11 2

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1899.                  1898.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 213 188 401 304 304 608
      2nd Class 1,129 1,904 3,033 1,409 2,268 3,677
      Total 1,342 2,092 3,434 1,713 2,572 4,285

Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 2
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 120 .. .. 88
Horses .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 7
Dogs .. .. 7 .. .. 4
Total .. .. 129 .. .. 92

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 12 .. .. 15
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 245 .. .. 56
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 257 .. .. 72

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 30 .. .. 18
Timber .. .. 645 .. .. 2,089
Grain .. .. 80 .. .. 69
Merchandise .. .. 301 .. .. 327
Minerals .. .. 3,088 .. .. 3,522
Total .. .. 4,144 .. .. 6,025

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 152 12 1 .. 173 19 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 9 2 9 .. 7 13 9
Goods .. .. 689 5 1 .. 1,114 6 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 1 18 0 .. 41 2 1
Rents and Commission .. .. 21 18 11 .. 29 4 1
Total .. .. £874 16 10 .. £1,366 5 7

KAIHU SECTION.

1899.                  1898.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 10 260 270 8 222 230
      2nd Class 118 2,926 3,044 84 2,920 3,004
      Total 128 3,186 3,314 92 3,142 3,234

Season Tickets .. .. 2 .. .. 2
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 124 .. .. 101
Horses .. .. .. .. .. 2
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 9 .. .. 6
Total .. .. 133 .. .. 109

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

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. 6
Firewood .. .. 42 .. .. 6
Timber .. .. 1,465 .. .. 2,585
Grain .. .. 2 .. .. 6
Merchandise .. .. 148 .. .. 119
Minerals .. .. 61 .. .. 4
Total .. .. 1,718 .. .. 2,726

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 169 2 6 .. 167 6 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 9 13 0 .. 10 8 11
Goods .. .. 377 11 4 .. 568 3 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 18 15 10 .. 29 9 8
Rents and Commission .. .. 15 7 6 .. 14 12 6
Total .. .. £590 10 2 .. £790 1 2

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1899.                  1898.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 2,287 6,850 9,137 1,769 5,788 7,557
      2nd Class 10,788 102,402 113,190 9,320 81,162 90,482
      Total 13,075 109,252 122,327 11,089 86,950 98,039

Season Tickets .. .. 583 .. .. 472
PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 6,909 .. .. 6,304
Horses .. .. 100 .. .. 72
Carriages .. .. 9 .. .. 7
Dogs .. .. 217 .. .. 204
Total .. .. 7,235 .. .. 6,587

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 12 .. .. 8
Cattle .. .. 843 .. .. 572
Calves .. .. 39 .. .. 130
Sheep .. .. 12,728 .. .. 11,388
Pigs .. .. 60 .. .. 88
Total .. .. 13,682 .. .. 12,186

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 378 .. .. 204
Firewood .. .. 240 .. .. 198
Timber .. .. 962 .. .. 1,273
Grain .. .. 773 .. .. 627
Merchandise .. .. 2,799 .. .. 2,692
Minerals .. .. 7,467 .. .. 7,251
Total .. .. 12,992 .. .. 12,462

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 8,167 11 11 .. 6,558 6 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 642 4 7 .. 638 8 11
Goods .. .. 6,567 3 10 .. 6,286 4 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 16 3 2 .. 13 2 9
Rents and Commission .. .. 376 0 4 .. 414 7 1
Total .. .. £15,769 3 10 .. £13,910 10 0