May 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 893

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending 31st March, 1900, and for the corresponding four weeks, 1899.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1900. 1899. Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
            1st Class 14 26 40 46 16 62
            2nd Class 175 190 365 212 490 702
            Total 189 216 405 258 506 764

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

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 10 31
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 1 ..
Dogs .. .. 3 3
Total .. .. 14 34

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 3 ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 23 65
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 26 66

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. 6
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 24 11
Grain .. .. 8 ..
Merchandise .. .. 153 140
Minerals .. .. 289 261
Total .. .. 469 418

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 42 8 4 36 18 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 2 16 5 3 10 10
Goods .. .. 131 11 11 89 0 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 2 0
Rents and Commission .. .. 1 4 0
Total .. .. £176 16 8 £130 16 3

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1900. 1899. Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
            1st Class 177 160 337 199 148 347
            2nd Class 832 1,366 2,198 813 1,364 2,177
            Total 1,009 1,526 2,535 1,012 1,512 2,524

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

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 121 94
Horses .. .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 5 3
Total .. .. 126 98

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 1
Cattle .. .. 21 4
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. 78
Pigs .. .. 9 ..
Total .. .. 31 83

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 18 48
Timber .. .. 944 1,187
Grain .. .. 124 118
Merchandise .. .. 197 193
Minerals .. .. 3,525 3,338
Total .. .. 4,808 4,884

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 179 9 1 123 15 1
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 8 7 10 8 6 5
Goods .. .. 805 12 1 829 8 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 5 17 7 4 14 8
Rents and Commission 5 15 5 2 3 5
Total .. .. £1,005 2 0 £968 8 3

KAIHU SECTION.

1900. 1899. Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
            1st Class 7 80 87 7 72 79
            2nd Class 184 1,184 1,368 163 2,022 2,185
            Total 191 1,264 1,455 170 2,094 2,264

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

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 120 117
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 3 ..
Dogs .. .. 3 4
Total .. .. 126 121

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

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 1,512 1,248
Grain .. .. 4 6
Merchandise .. .. 136 141
Minerals .. .. 13 ..
Total .. .. 1,665 1,395

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 130 10 8 115 17 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 10 6 2 9 11 7
Goods .. .. 343 10 7 300 7 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 17 17 3 13 13 7
Rents and Commission 2 14 0 2 0 6
Total .. .. £504 18 8 £441 10 9

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1900. 1899. Passengers,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
            1st Class 1,967 5,314 7,281 1,661 4,898 6,559
            2nd Class 10,581 44,258 54,839 8,437 39,700 48,137
            Total 12,548 49,572 62,120 10,098 44,598 54,696

Season Tickets .. .. 728 .. .. 653

Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 5,429 5,738
Horses .. .. 133 170
Carriages .. .. 8 4
Dogs .. .. 215 209
Total .. .. 5,785 6,121

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 6 13
Cattle .. .. 1,056 1,165
Calves .. .. 196 138
Sheep .. .. 11,510 11,177
Pigs .. .. 109 192
Total .. .. 12,877 12,685

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 1,236 876
Wool .. .. 53 44
Firewood .. .. 288 348
Timber .. .. 1,551 1,427
Grain .. .. 3,210 1,325
Merchandise .. .. 3,570 2,632
Minerals .. .. 9,810 6,925
Total .. .. 19,718 13,577

Revenue,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 6,392 7 5 5,979 2 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 668 6 8 575 16 3
Goods .. .. 7,696 11 1 6,111 10 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 30 2 3 23 4 11
Rents and Commission 189 5 10 130 6 6
Total .. .. £14,976 13 3 £12,820 0 9