Mar. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 599

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending 4th February, 1899, and for the corresponding four weeks, 1898.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1899.                  1898.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 54 10 64 93 38 131
      2nd Class 258 536 794 272 636 908
      Total 312 546 858 365 674 1,039

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

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 37 .. .. 81
Horses .. .. 2 .. .. 4
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 6 .. .. 7
Total .. .. 45 .. .. 92

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

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 10 .. .. 6
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 105 .. .. 114
Minerals .. .. 762 .. .. 1,142
Total .. .. 877 .. .. 1,262

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 41 16 10 46 8 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 5 4 3 6 14 0
Goods .. .. 127 10 5 166 19 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 6 9 2 5 0
Rents and Commission 1 4 0 2 7 0
Total .. .. £176 2 3 £224 14 5

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1899.                  1898.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 312 282 594 284 270 554
      2nd Class 1,595 2,122 3,717 960 1,544 2,504
      Total 1,907 2,404 4,311 1,244 1,814 3,058

Season Tickets .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 7

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 122 .. .. 104
Horses .. .. 3 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 2 .. .. 5
Total .. .. 127 .. .. 109

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 .. .. 8
Cattle .. .. 40 .. .. 38
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 284 .. .. 28
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 17
Total .. .. 326 .. .. 91

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. 12
Firewood .. .. 6 .. .. 66
Timber .. .. 618 .. .. 1,760
Grain .. .. 95 .. .. 125
Merchandise .. .. 227 .. .. 253
Minerals .. .. 3,821 .. .. 4,366
Total .. .. 4,767 .. .. 6,582

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 200 7 4 134 5 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 10 1 0 8 6 8
Goods .. .. 762 2 8 1,071 9 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 4 10 8 15 16 2
Rents and Commission 3 2 7 3 13 5
Total .. .. £980 4 3 £1,233 10 8

KAIHU SECTION.

1899.                  1898.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 9 104 113 12 154 166
      2nd Class 230 948 1,178 211 1,156 1,367
      Total 239 1,052 1,291 223 1,310 1,533

Season Tickets .. .. .. 0 .. .. .. 2

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 94 .. .. 127
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 8 .. .. 11
Total .. .. 102 .. .. 138

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

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 30 .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 1,892 .. .. 2,142
Grain .. .. 2 .. .. 4
Merchandise .. .. 128 .. .. 137
Minerals .. .. .. .. .. 23
Total .. .. 2,052 .. .. 2,306

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 76 16 6 98 1 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 9 1 9 10 5 3
Goods .. .. 432 11 1 488 9 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 22 16 10 27 4 3
Rents and Commission .. .. .. .. 2 0 0
Total .. .. £541 6 2 £626 0 1

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1899.                  1898.

      Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 2,356 5,290 7,646 1,941 4,270 6,211
      2nd Class 11,241 38,852 50,093 8,950 27,358 36,308
      Total 13,597 44,142 57,739 10,891 31,628 42,519

Season Tickets .. .. .. 770 .. .. .. 655

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 6,674 .. .. 5,683
Horses .. .. 64 .. .. 49
Carriages .. .. 6 .. .. 8
Dogs .. .. 207 .. .. 172
Total .. .. 6,951 .. .. 5,912

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 8 .. .. 7
Cattle .. .. 733 .. .. 724
Calves .. .. 198 .. .. 232
Sheep .. .. 13,622 .. .. 18,401
Pigs .. .. 118 .. .. 185
Total .. .. 14,679 .. .. 19,549

Chaff, Lime, &c. Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. 606 .. .. 504
Firewood .. .. 157 .. .. 102
Timber .. .. 240 .. .. 396
Timber .. .. 1,375 .. .. 1,561
Grain .. .. 871 .. .. 983
Merchandise .. .. 2,880 .. .. 2,661
Minerals .. .. 8,866 .. .. 9,377
Total .. .. 14,995 .. .. 15,584

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 5,967 5 3 5,151 0 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 665 8 8 517 16 0
Goods .. .. 6,919 9 5 7,175 5 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 6 1 0 14 5 6
Rents and Commission 188 10 0 185 7 8
Total .. .. £13,746 14 4 £13,043 14 8