Mar. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 753

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 3rd February, 1906, and for the corresponding period, 1905.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1906.                  1905.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 68 34 97 72 34 106
      2nd Class 211 600 811 361 570 931
      Total 274 634 908 433 604 1,037

Season Tickets 3 6

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels 16 18
Horses 3 5
Carriages 2 ..
Dogs 5 10
Total 26 33

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. ..
Cattle 5 ..
Calves .. ..
Sheep 22 483
Pigs .. ..
Total 27 483

                  Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. 80 54
Wool 4 2
Firewood 12 ..
Timber 51 13
Grain 91 107
Merchandise 135 129
Minerals 101 168
Total 474 473

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 47 6 6 58 4 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 6 19 8 6 3 0
Goods 109 19 6 103 15 7
Miscellaneous 1 16 5 1 0 8
Rents and Commission 2 7 0 3 8 0
Total £168 9 1 £172 11 8

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1906.                  1905.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,370 630 2,000 1,118 616 1,734
      2nd Class 3,267 4,202 7,469 3,312 4,114 7,426
      Total 4,637 4,832 9,469 4,430 4,730 9,160

Season Tickets 3 12

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels 215 191
Horses .. 3
Carriages 2 ..
Dogs 4 10
Total 221 204

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. ..
Cattle 34 23
Calves .. ..
Sheep 197 ..
Pigs .. ..
Total 231 23

                  Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. 240 54
Wool .. ..
Firewood 72 48
Timber 2,186 2,766
Grain 159 151
Merchandise 242 262
Minerals 7,733 6,523
Total 10,632 9,804

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 361 13 1 349 18 2
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 25 0 9 25 13 8
Goods 1,793 9 1 1,659 17 2
Miscellaneous 17 14 9 23 14 2
Rents and Commission 13 15 10 11 11 3
Total £2,211 18 6 £2,070 14 5

KAIHU SECTION.

1906.                  1905.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 51 66 117 46 104 150
      2nd Class 915 804 1,719 906 954 1,860
      Total 966 870 1,836 952 1,058 2,010

Season Tickets 0 5

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels 135 111
Horses 2 2
Carriages 1 1
Dogs 14 23
Total 152 137

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

                  Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. ..
Wool .. ..
Firewood 78 24
Timber 978 1,954
Grain 41 36
Merchandise 121 125
Minerals 94 ..
Total 1,312 2,139

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 89 11 8 105 11 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 14 15 3 12 0 11
Goods 281 9 2 423 7 6
Miscellaneous 9 0 6 12 10 11
Rents and Commission 1 6 0 1 16 0
Total £396 2 7 £555 6 11

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1906.                  1905.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 5,117 4,802 9,919 4,960 4,326 9,286
      2nd Class 34,745 53,928 88,673 32,639 50,548 83,187
      Total 39,862 58,730 98,592 37,599 54,874 92,473

Season Tickets 2,306 2,501

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels 10,207 8,239
Horses 135 103
Carriages 9 7
Dogs 359 334
Total 10,710 8,683

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays 40 52
Cattle 1,581 1,858
Calves 446 139
Sheep 27,502 21,516
Pigs 115 93
Total 29,684 23,658

                  Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. 1,778 1,194
Wool 169 170
Firewood 542 756
Timber 4,422 3,884
Grain 5,821 5,423
Merchandise 6,247 5,504
Minerals 16,938 15,277
Total 35,917 32,208

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 10,551 18 10 10,354 7 8
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 1,800 15 3 1,573 16 11
Goods 16,357 9 7 13,462 9 10
Miscellaneous 86 10 7 118 10 0
Rents and Commission 330 14 9 303 2 2
Total £29,127 9 0 £25,812 6 7