June 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1635

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 28th May, 1904, and for the corresponding period, 1903.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1904.                                  1903.

      PASSAGE NGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 61 36 97 47 18 65
      2nd Class 177 204 381 150 164 314
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Total 238 240 478 197 182 379
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Season Tickets .. .. 6 .. .. 4
      PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
      Parcels .. .. 55 .. .. 29
      Horses .. .. 4 .. .. 6
      Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
      Dogs .. .. 18 .. .. 7
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Total .. .. 77 .. .. 42

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 6 .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 221 .. .. 156
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 230 .. .. 156

                    Tons.                   Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 18 .. .. 12
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 57 .. .. 85
Grain .. .. 87 .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 174 .. .. 162
Minerals .. .. 316 .. .. 257
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 652 .. .. 516

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 29 1 11 21 6 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 7 15 4 5 7 11
Goods .. .. 130 11 10 97 7 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 5 0 3 5 3 3
Rents and Commission .. .. 3 12 0 2 8 0
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. £176 1 4 £131 13 0

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1904.                                  1903.

      PASSAGE NGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 502 330 832 615 376 991
      2nd Class 1,873 2,322 4,195 1,983 2,232 4,215
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Total 2,375 2,652 5,027 2,598 2,608 5,206
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Season Tickets .. .. 25 .. .. 18
      PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
      Parcels .. .. 113 .. .. 101
      Horses .. .. .. .. .. 3
      Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 1
      Dogs .. .. 7 .. .. 18
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Total .. .. 120 .. .. 123

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. 11 .. .. 43
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 3
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 12
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 13 .. .. 58

                    Tons.                   Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 36 .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 90 .. .. 48
Timber .. .. 2,386 .. .. 2,398
Grain .. .. 117 .. .. 164
Merchandise .. .. 187 .. .. 323
Minerals .. .. 5,545 .. .. 5,226
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 8,361 .. .. 8,159

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 260 16 8 244 18 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 16 0 5 14 1 10
Goods .. .. 1,442 11 3 1,399 8 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 10 0 0 14 12 10
Rents and Commission .. .. 14 2 7 13 3 11
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. £1,743 10 11 £1,686 5 1

KAIHU SECTION.

1904.                                  1903.

      PASSAGE NGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 26 88 114 19 130 149
      2nd Class 812 814 1,626 702 942 1,644
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Total 838 902 1,740 721 1,072 1,793
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Season Tickets .. .. 2 .. .. 0
      PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
      Parcels .. .. 90 .. .. 80
      Horses .. .. 1 .. .. ..
      Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
      Dogs .. .. 32 .. .. 40
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Total .. .. 125 .. .. 120

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

                    Tons.                   Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 18 .. .. 18
Timber .. .. 2,640 .. .. 1,588
Grain .. .. 52 .. .. 41
Merchandise .. .. 110 .. .. 106
Minerals .. .. 10 .. .. 10
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 2,830 .. .. 1,763

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 85 9 11 86 3 9
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 12 8 8 9 1 3
Goods .. .. 559 10 4 364 6 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 21 3 4 13 19 5
Rents and Commission .. .. 2 2 0 3 2 0
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. £680 14 3 £476 12 5

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1904.                                  1903.

      PASSAGE NGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 3,628 4,104 7,732 3,770 4,896 8,666
      2nd Class 27,016 34,182 61,198 27,335 42,808 70,143
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Total 30,644 38,286 68,930 31,105 47,704 78,809
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Season Tickets .. .. 2,242 .. .. 2,172
      PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
      Parcels .. .. 7,510 .. .. 7,230
      Horses .. .. 48 .. .. 90
      Carriages .. .. 7 .. .. 4
      Dogs .. .. 523 .. .. 599
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Total .. .. 8,088 .. .. 7,923

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 29 .. .. 44
Cattle .. .. 2,039 .. .. 1,729
Calves .. .. 97 .. .. 333
Sheep .. .. 17,716 .. .. 16,952
Pigs .. .. 75 .. .. 168
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 19,956 .. .. 19,226

                    Tons.                   Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 1,788 .. .. 2,026
Wool .. .. 15 .. .. 30
Firewood .. .. 534 .. .. 384
Timber .. .. 2,912 .. .. 4,270
Grain .. .. 3,662 .. .. 3,719
Merchandise .. .. 3,688 .. .. 3,989
Minerals .. .. 17,238 .. .. 12,993
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 29,837 .. .. 27,411

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 6,588 9 0 6,699 10 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 925 17 3 838 4 4
Goods .. .. 12,636 18 8 11,293 18 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 89 5 7 150 3 8
Rents and Commission .. .. 207 9 9 168 18 7
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. £20,448 0 3 £19,150 15 11