MAY 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1287

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 25th April, 1903 (twenty-five days), and for the corresponding period, 1902 (twenty-six days).

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1903.                  1902.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 45 26 71 15 16 31
      2nd Class 205 174 379 121 120 241
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      Total 250 200 450 136 136 272
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Season Tickets 2 3

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels 24 21
Horses 6 3
Carriages .. 1
Dogs 4 3
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Total 34 28
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GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. ..
Cattle .. 1
Calves .. ..
Sheep 496 615
Pigs .. ..
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Total 496 616
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            Tons.                Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. 48 ..
Wool .. ..
Firewood 6 ..
Timber 131 3
Grain .. ..
Merchandise 167 117
Minerals 185 311
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Total 537 431
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REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 24 10 10 21 6 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 3 1 11 2 10 6
Goods 111 2 8 112 16 8
Miscellaneous 11 18 0 3 5 0
Rents and Commission 2 8 0 2 0 0
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Total £153 1 5 £141 18 8
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WHANGAREI SECTION.

1903.                  1902.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 592 400 992 408 266 674
      2nd Class 2,108 2,232 4,340 1,527 1,860 3,387
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      Total 2,700 2,632 5,332 1,935 2,126 4,061
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Season Tickets 11 8

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels 69 160
Horses 2 ..
Carriages 1 ..
Dogs 7 11
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Total 79 171
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GOODS,— No. No.
Drays 2 1
Cattle 5 6
Calves 1 ..
Sheep 199 ..
Pigs 44 12
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Total 251 19
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            Tons.                Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. ..
Wool .. ..
Firewood 54 30
Timber 1,877 1,274
Grain 106 123
Merchandise 193 212
Minerals 4,369 3,988
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Total 6,599 5,627
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REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 240 7 10 189 6 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 6 4 3 8 11 7
Goods 1,148 10 7 941 12 1
Miscellaneous 9 19 3 5 12 0
Rents and Commission 32 6 0 10 9 2
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Total £1,437 7 11 £1,155 11 2
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KAIHU SECTION.

1903.                  1902.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 27 124 151 25 60 85
      2nd Class 676 734 1,410 483 1,198 1,681
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      Total 703 858 1,561 508 1,258 1,766
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Season Tickets 39 24

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels 79 74
Horses .. 1
Carriages .. ..
Dogs 13 7
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Total 92 82
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GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. ..
Cattle .. ..
Calves .. ..
Sheep .. ..
Pigs .. ..
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Total .. ..
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            Tons.                Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. ..
Wool .. ..
Firewood .. 18
Timber 2,017 1,929
Grain 27 32
Merchandise 96 91
Minerals 4 5
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Total 2,162 2,057
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REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 75 3 3 82 13 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 3 2 1 3 15 10
Goods 436 19 4 421 11 7
Miscellaneous 18 13 0 16 16 1
Rents and Commission 18 9 4 23 9 4
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Total £552 7 0 £548 5 10
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AUCKLAND SECTION.

1903.                  1902.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 3,724 5,974 9,698 3,889 5,842 9,731
      2nd Class 26,085 80,864 106,949 24,719 46,480 71,199
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      Total 29,809 86,838 116,647 28,608 52,322 80,930
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Season Tickets 1,870 1,744

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels 6,284 5,960
Horses 83 123
Carriages 4 4
Dogs 450 334
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Total 6,821 6,421
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GOODS,— No. No.
Drays 37 16
Cattle 1,777 2,528
Calves 354 298
Sheep 20,386 14,306
Pigs 1,284 220
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Total 23,838 17,363
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            Tons.                Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. 1,794 1,632
Wool 37 47
Firewood 444 606
Timber 2,885 2,333
Grain 3,650 3,547
Merchandise 3,916 3,764
Minerals 9,925 8,466
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Total 22,651 20,395
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REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 9,020 19 8 7,001 11 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 673 4 10 663 8 8
Goods 10,054 8 7 8,939 6 11
Miscellaneous 77 4 3 45 5 9
Rents and Commission 348 17 4 353 15 1
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Total £20,174 14 8 £17,003 7 7
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