Jan. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 105

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the four weeks ending 8th December, 1900, and for the corresponding four weeks, 1899.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1900.                      1899.

      PASSAGE NGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 19 12 31 29 18 47
      2nd Class 161 178 339 109 438 547
      Total 180 190 370 138 456 594

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 22
Horses .. .. .. 3 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 5
Total .. .. .. 9 .. .. .. 27

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. .. 159
Sheep .. .. .. 609 .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. 611 .. .. .. 160

                Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. 438 .. .. .. 6
Wool .. .. .. 24 .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. .. 12 .. .. .. 8
Grain .. .. .. .. .. .. 139
Merchandise .. .. .. 143 .. .. ..
Minerals .. .. .. 258 .. .. .. 289
Total .. .. .. 875 .. .. .. 442

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 29 15 6 .. .. 27 14 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 3 13 10 2 14 4
Goods .. .. 212 18 11 .. .. 121 5 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 5 6 .. .. 1 17 3
Rents and Commission 1 8 0 .. ..
Total .. .. £248 1 9 £153 11 8

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1900.                      1899.

      PASSAGE NGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 290 170 460 295 176 471
      2nd Class 977 1,038 2,015 782 1,400 2,182
      Total 1,267 1,208 2,475 1,077 1,576 2,653

Season Tickets .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. 3

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. 204 .. .. .. 132
Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. .. 7 .. .. .. 5
Total .. .. .. 211 .. .. .. 138

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Cattle .. .. .. 13 .. .. .. 21
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. 200 .. .. .. 183
Pigs .. .. .. 19 .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. 233 .. .. .. 206

                Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. 30 .. .. .. 6
Timber .. .. .. 1,749 .. .. .. 652
Grain .. .. .. 96 .. .. .. 103
Merchandise .. .. .. 222 .. .. .. 320
Minerals .. .. .. 4,035 .. .. .. 3,619
Total .. .. .. 6,132 .. .. .. 4,700

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 109 14 0 .. .. 118 6 8
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 10 9 11 9 0 7
Goods .. .. 1,081 16 0 .. .. 786 12 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 16 11 8 .. .. 1 16 6
Rents and Commission 6 17 9 3 8 11
Total .. .. £1,225 9 4 £919 4 9

KAIHU SECTION.

1900.                      1899.

      PASSAGE NGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 10 92 102 18 108 126
      2nd Class 168 1,098 1,266 169 952 1,121
      Total 178 1,190 1,368 187 1,060 1,247

Season Tickets .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 0

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. 85 .. .. .. 110
Horses .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 2
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. 3
Total .. .. .. 94 .. .. .. 116

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

                Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. 36
Timber .. .. .. 4,869 .. .. .. 1,247
Grain .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. 4
Merchandise .. .. .. 114 .. .. .. 142
Minerals .. .. .. 24 .. .. .. 8
Total .. .. .. 5,018 .. .. .. 1,437

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 81 6 6 .. .. 71 12 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 8 18 11 9 8 7
Goods .. .. 964 10 8 .. .. 309 5 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 44 0 6 .. .. 15 16 9
Rents and Commission 2 4 0 3 4 0
Total .. .. £1,101 0 7 £409 7 3

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1900.                      1899.

      PASSAGE NGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 2,893 5,130 8,023 1,592 4,572 6,164
      2nd Class 17,290 37,466 54,756 8,564 30,804 39,368
      Total 20,183 42,596 62,779 10,156 35,376 45,532

Season Tickets .. .. .. 1,366 .. .. .. 780

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. 5,770 .. .. .. 7,737
Horses .. .. .. 87 .. .. .. 91
Carriages .. .. .. 7 .. .. .. 9
Dogs .. .. .. 212 .. .. .. 192
Total .. .. .. 6,076 .. .. .. 8,029

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 20 .. .. .. 6
Cattle .. .. .. 1,700 .. .. .. 1,129
Calves .. .. .. 244 .. .. .. 18
Sheep .. .. .. 7,542 .. .. .. 6,604
Pigs .. .. .. 287 .. .. .. 213
Total .. .. .. 9,798 .. .. .. 7,970

                Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. 1,002 .. .. .. 980
Wool .. .. .. 814 .. .. .. 750
Firewood .. .. .. 282 .. .. .. 304
Timber .. .. .. 2,104 .. .. .. 1,438
Grain .. .. .. 2,554 .. .. .. 2,180
Merchandise .. .. .. 3,875 .. .. .. 3,396
Minerals .. .. .. 9,542 .. .. .. 8,113
Total .. .. .. 20,173 .. .. .. 17,161

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 4,907 1 11 .. .. 4,282 14 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 792 2 6 739 6 1
Goods .. .. 9,193 6 1 .. .. 7,903 16 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 33 7 9 .. .. 27 3 7
Rents and Commission 131 8 1 124 17 7
Total .. .. £15,057 6 4 £13,077 17 11