MAY 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 973

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 31st March, 1902 (thirty days), and for the corresponding period, 1901 (twenty-nine days).

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1902.                        1901.

      PASSAGE NGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 14 58 72 19 10 29
      2nd Class 166 142 308 176 154 330

Total 180 200 380 195 164 359

Season Tickets .. .. 4 .. .. 2

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 33 .. .. 18
Horses .. .. 5 .. .. 3
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 2 .. .. 2

Total .. .. 40 .. .. 24

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 819 .. .. 1,131
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 819 .. .. 1,131

                    Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 24
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 9 .. .. 18
Grain .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 113 .. .. 137
Minerals .. .. 285 .. .. 280

Total .. .. 407 .. .. 459

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 32 11 9 44 2 8
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 4 12 2 4 5 11
Goods .. .. 114 13 1 138 15 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 2 16 9 0 0 1
Rents and Commission 2 0 0 1 8 0

Total .. .. £156 13 9 £188 12 2

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1902.                        1901.

      PASSAGE NGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 474 280 754 337 320 657
      2nd Class 1,699 2,438 4,137 1,232 1,664 2,896

Total 2,173 2,718 4,891 1,569 1,984 3,553

Season Tickets .. .. 4 .. .. 6

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 195 .. .. 180
Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 8 .. .. 4

Total .. .. 203 .. .. 184

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 4 .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 13 .. .. 34
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 126 .. .. 270
Pigs .. .. 12 .. .. ..

Total .. .. 155 .. .. 305

                    Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 18 .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 24 .. .. 48
Timber .. .. 3,113 .. .. 1,944
Grain .. .. 141 .. .. 173
Merchandise .. .. 234 .. .. 199
Minerals .. .. 4,151 .. .. 4,267

Total .. .. 7,681 .. .. 6,631

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 222 8 6 210 16 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 12 12 0 9 17 10
Goods .. .. 1,523 14 9 1,119 11 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 19 6 11 15 5 3
Rents and Commission 19 8 8 7 3 9

Total .. .. £1,797 10 10 £1,362 14 11

KAIHU SECTION.

1902.                        1901.

      PASSAGE NGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 6 84 90 7 110 117
      2nd Class 230 2,612 2,842 182 1,284 1,466

Total 236 2,696 2,932 189 1,394 1,583

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 98 .. .. 95
Horses .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 13 .. .. 7

Total .. .. 114 .. .. 102

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 2
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 42
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. .. .. .. 45

                    Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 12 .. .. 24
Timber .. .. 2,028 .. .. 4,069
Grain .. .. 12 .. .. 13
Merchandise .. .. 130 .. .. 158
Minerals .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. 2,182 .. .. 4,264

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 157 5 7 140 13 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 9 9 9 7 10 4
Goods .. .. 450 10 6 857 0 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 14 17 5 39 8 10
Rents and Commission 1 12 0 3 17 0

Total .. .. £633 15 3 £1,048 10 11

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1902.                        1901.

      PASSAGE NGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 4,488 8,284 12,772 3,690 5,634 9,324
      2nd Class 27,242 99,032 126,274 21,300 48,488 69,788

Total 31,730 107,316 139,046 24,990 54,122 79,112

Season Tickets .. .. 1,591 .. .. 1,512

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 6,306 .. .. 5,678
Horses .. .. 130 .. .. 176
Carriages .. .. 2 .. .. 3
Dogs .. .. 309 .. .. 228

Total .. .. 6,747 .. .. 6,085

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 42 .. .. 36
Cattle .. .. 1,601 .. .. 1,190
Calves .. .. 518 .. .. 118
Sheep .. .. 22,324 .. .. 17,435
Pigs .. .. 302 .. .. 91

Total .. .. 24,787 .. .. 18,870

                    Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 1,570 .. .. 1,084
Wool .. .. 55 .. .. 65
Firewood .. .. 462 .. .. 336
Timber .. .. 2,346 .. .. 2,320
Grain .. .. 4,391 .. .. 3,426
Merchandise .. .. 3,946 .. .. 3,738
Minerals .. .. 8,506 .. .. 7,795

Total .. .. 21,276 .. .. 18,764

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 10,455 8 7 7,427 15 1
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 728 0 4 765 3 1
Goods .. .. 9,385 8 3 8,756 3 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 87 7 2 61 12 11
Rents and Commission 140 10 3 119 15 10

Total .. .. £20,796 14 7 £17,130 10 0

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