MAY 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 911

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 31st March, 1899 (twenty-seven days), and for the corresponding period, 1898 (twenty-six days).

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1899.                  1898.

      PASSAGEERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 46 16 62 39 36 75
      2nd Class 212 490 702 180 374 554

Total 258 506 764 219 410 629

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 31 .. .. 94
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 3 .. .. 4

Total .. .. 34 .. .. 98

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 65 .. .. 273
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 66 .. .. 273

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 6 .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 11 .. .. 2
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 140 .. .. 124
Minerals .. .. 261 .. .. 802

Total .. .. 418 .. .. 928

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 36 18 10 43 18 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 3 10 10 6 1 3
Goods .. 89 0 7 138 9 7
Miscellaneous .. 0 2 0 0 18 0
Rents and Commission 1 4 0 1 16 0

Total .. £130 16 3 £190 17 10

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1899.                  1898.

      PASSAGEERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 199 148 347 181 176 357
      2nd Class 813 1,364 2,177 760 1,230 1,990

Total 1,012 1,512 2,524 941 1,406 2,347

Season Tickets .. .. 2 .. .. 3

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 94 .. .. 119
Horses .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 3 .. .. 6

Total .. .. 98 .. .. 125

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. 6
Cattle .. .. 4 .. .. 18
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 78 .. .. 68
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 83 .. .. 92

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 12
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 48 .. .. 54
Timber .. .. 1,187 .. .. 1,388
Grain .. .. 118 .. .. 135
Merchandise .. .. 193 .. .. 250
Minerals .. .. 3,338 .. .. 3,238

Total .. .. 4,884 .. .. 5,077

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 123 15 1 177 18 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 8 6 5 8 9 7
Goods .. 829 8 8 890 3 6
Miscellaneous .. 4 14 8 73 4 11
Rents and Commission 2 3 5 2 9 3

Total .. £968 8 3 £1,152 0 5

KAIHU SECTION.

1899.                  1898.

      PASSAGEERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 7 72 79 29 108 137
      2nd Class 163 2,022 2,185 250 2,316 2,566

Total 170 2,094 2,264 279 2,424 2,703

Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 4

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 117 .. .. 96
Horses .. .. .. .. .. 4
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 4 .. .. 6

Total .. .. 121 .. .. 106

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

Total .. .. .. .. .. ..

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. 18
Timber .. .. 1,248 .. .. 2,791
Grain .. .. 6 .. .. 4
Merchandise .. .. 141 .. .. 125
Minerals .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 1,395 .. .. 2,938

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 115 17 5 189 3 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 9 11 7 11 12 9
Goods .. 300 7 8 576 5 6
Miscellaneous .. 13 13 7 31 17 9
Rents and Commission 2 0 6 2 7 6

Total .. £441 10 9 £811 7 4

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1899.                  1898.

      PASSAGEERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,661 4,898 6,559 1,489 4,188 5,677
      2nd Class 8,437 39,700 48,137 8,073 35,834 43,907

Total 10,098 44,598 54,696 9,562 40,022 49,584

Season Tickets .. .. 653 .. .. 567

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 5,738 .. .. 4,683
Horses .. .. 170 .. .. 119
Carriages .. .. 4 .. .. 5
Dogs .. .. 209 .. .. 170

Total .. .. 6,121 .. .. 4,977

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 13 .. .. 8
Cattle .. .. 1,165 .. .. 887
Calves .. .. 138 .. .. 251
Sheep .. .. 11,177 .. .. 11,877
Pigs .. .. 192 .. .. 218

Total .. .. 12,685 .. .. 13,241

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 876 .. .. 1,026
Wool .. .. 44 .. .. 72
Firewood .. .. 348 .. .. 366
Timber .. .. 1,427 .. .. 1,282
Grain .. .. 1,325 .. .. 1,479
Merchandise .. .. 2,632 .. .. 2,484
Minerals .. .. 6,925 .. .. 7,533

Total .. .. 13,577 .. .. 14,242

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 5,979 2 7 5,288 11 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 575 16 3 503 15 6
Goods .. 6,111 10 6 6,304 14 7
Miscellaneous .. 23 4 11 19 14 2
Rents and Commission 130 6 6 130 13 1

Total .. £12,820 0 9 £12,247 8 7