May 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1159

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 31st March, 1906, and for the corresponding period, 1905.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1906. 1905. PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
            1st Class 40 16 56 46 16 62
            2nd Class 286 314 600 190 344 534
            Total 326 330 656 236 360 596

Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 5

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 15 9
Horses .. .. 2 8
Carriages .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. .. 1
Total .. .. 20 19

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 3 ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. .. 239 267
Pigs .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 242 268

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 12 48
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 6 ..
Timber .. .. 21 4
Grain .. .. 105 101
Merchandise .. .. 148 134
Minerals .. .. .. 42
Total .. .. 292 329

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 35 5 0 32 19 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 5 0 3 6 1 4
Goods .. .. 93 18 2 87 14 2
Miscellaneous .. 0 17 5 1 3 9
Rents and Commission 1 12 0 1 12 0
Total .. .. £136 12 10 £129 10 10

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1906. 1905. PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
            1st Class 681 522 1,203 736 458 1,194
            2nd Class 2,052 2,538 4,590 1,997 2,608 4,605
            Total 2,733 3,060 5,793 2,733 3,066 5,799

Season Tickets .. .. 6 .. .. 7

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 203 183
Horses .. .. .. ..
Carriages .. .. 1 ..
Dogs .. .. 9 2
Total .. .. 213 185

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 2
Cattle .. .. 9 12
Calves .. .. 5 ..
Sheep .. .. 11 6
Pigs .. .. 28 ..
Total .. .. 53 20

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 132 156
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 48 72
Timber .. .. 1,005 3,102
Grain .. .. 201 171
Merchandise .. .. 229 300
Minerals .. .. 7,497 7,344
Total .. .. 9,112 11,145

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 256 11 1 256 14 5
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 21 18 0 18 11 0
Goods .. .. 1,377 0 2 1,861 19 9
Miscellaneous .. 15 7 6 14 9 8
Rents and Commission 11 18 2 9 16 1
Total .. .. £1,682 14 11 £2,161 10 11

KAIHU SECTION.

1906. 1905. PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
            1st Class 69 94 163 53 88 141
            2nd Class 988 1,198 2,186 991 1,360 2,351
            Total 1,057 1,292 2,349 1,044 1,448 2,492

Season Tickets .. .. 8 .. .. 3

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 122 115
Horses .. .. 7 4
Carriages .. .. 1 2
Dogs .. .. 5 14
Total .. .. 135 135

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. 1

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 36 18
Timber .. .. 2,641 2,006
Grain .. .. 46 42
Merchandise .. .. 161 178
Minerals .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. 2,884 2,244

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 123 12 5 153 5 10
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 17 2 4 13 14 3
Goods .. .. 571 4 1 454 14 0
Miscellaneous .. 17 15 9 16 11 3
Rents and Commission 1 6 0 1 6 0
Total .. .. £731 0 7 £639 11 4

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1906. 1905. PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
            1st Class 5,276 5,384 10,660 4,542 4,586 9,128
            2nd Class 34,835 63,628 98,463 30,650 56,586 87,236
            Total 40,111 69,012 109,123 35,192 61,172 96,364

Season Tickets .. .. 2,429 .. .. 2,404

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 10,554 8,191
Horses .. .. 171 134
Carriages .. .. 14 13
Dogs .. .. 336 279
Total .. .. 11,075 8,617

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 57 33
Cattle .. .. 3,184 2,157
Calves .. .. 307 325
Sheep .. .. 32,068 32,302
Pigs .. .. 50 56
Total .. .. 35,666 34,873

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 2,136 2,124
Wool .. .. 25 53
Firewood .. .. 738 684
Timber .. .. 5,311 3,650
Grain .. .. 6,534 5,255
Merchandise .. .. 6,057 4,477
Minerals .. .. 18,210 13,500
Total .. .. 39,011 29,743

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 11,423 8 0 10,065 15 6
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 1,759 11 11 1,561 4 11
Goods .. .. 17,678 14 11 13,275 2 4
Miscellaneous .. 197 5 7 113 13 4
Rents and Commission 201 8 0 189 11 7
Total .. .. £31,260 8 5 £25,205 7 8