APRIL 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 29th February, 1908, and for the corresponding period, 1907.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1908.                  1907.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 68 50 118 51 2 53
      2nd Class 335 324 659 278 364 642

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      Total 403 374 777 329 366 695

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

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 24 .. .. 36
Horses .. .. 7 .. .. 5
Carriages .. .. . .. .. 2
Dogs .. .. 6 .. .. 2

Total .. .. 37 .. .. 45

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. . .. .. .
Cattle .. .. . .. .. 6
Calves .. .. . .. .. .
Sheep .. .. 702 .. .. 464
Pigs .. .. . .. .. .

Total .. .. 702 .. .. 470

            Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 18 .. .. 12
Wool .. .. . .. .. .
Firewood .. .. . .. .. .
Timber .. .. 13 .. .. 7
Grain .. .. 70 .. .. 114
Merchandise .. .. 128 .. .. 114
Minerals .. .. 75 .. .. 15

Total .. .. 304 .. .. 262

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 43 7 11 36 12 11
Parcels, Luggage & Mails 10 8 5 8 3 10
Goods .. .. 87 15 5 85 16 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 3 2 3 1 2
Rents and Commission 0 16 0 1 15 9

Total .. .. £142 10 11 £135 10 2

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1908.                  1907.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,019 756 1,775 877 530 1,407
      2nd Class 2,349 3,050 5,399 2,187 2,546 4,733

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      Total 3,368 3,806 7,174 3,064 3,076 6,140

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Season Tickets .. .. 107 .. .. 119

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 259 .. .. 180
Horses .. .. . .. .. .
Carriages .. .. . .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. 11 .. .. 8

Total .. .. 270 .. .. 189

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 4 .. .. .
Cattle .. .. 7 .. .. 9
Calves .. .. . .. .. .
Sheep .. .. 184 .. .. 915
Pigs .. .. . .. .. 41

Total .. .. 195 .. .. 965

            Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 54 .. .. 168
Wool .. .. . .. .. .
Firewood .. .. 126 .. .. 54
Timber .. .. 3,143 .. .. 2,656
Grain .. .. 246 .. .. 192
Merchandise .. .. 257 .. .. 240
Minerals .. .. 8,661 .. .. 8,043

Total .. .. 12,487 .. .. 11,353

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 359 5 4 334 17 0
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails 35 8 11 26 1 11
Goods .. .. 1,896 15 2 1,832 11 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 32 13 2 31 3 10
Rents and Commission 14 12 11 12 7 3

Total .. .. £2,338 15 6 £2,237 1 8

KAIHU SECTION.

1908.                  1907.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 67 102 169 47 60 107
      2nd Class 1,158 1,948 3,106 1,038 1,570 2,608

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      Total 1,225 2,050 3,275 1,085 1,630 2,715

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Season Tickets .. .. 20 .. .. 12

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 170 .. .. 151
Horses .. .. 1 .. .. 3
Carriages .. .. . .. .. .
Dogs .. .. 14 .. .. 4

Total .. .. 185 .. .. 158

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. .
Cattle .. .. 4 .. .. .
Calves .. .. . .. .. .
Sheep .. .. . .. .. .
Pigs .. .. . .. .. .

Total .. .. 5 .. .. .

            Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 6 .. .. 162
Wool .. .. . .. .. .
Firewood .. .. 42 .. .. 18
Timber .. .. 279 .. .. 816
Grain .. .. 54 .. .. 53
Merchandise .. .. 189 .. .. 173
Minerals .. .. 6 .. .. 9

Total .. .. 576 .. .. 1,231

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 131 16 4 106 2 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 25 19 2 15 8 2
Goods .. .. 143 9 1 238 15 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 14 5 11 13 2
Rents and Commission 1 14 0 1 6 0

Total .. .. £303 13 0 £373 4 10

AUCKLAND SECTION.

1908.                  1907.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 6,697 6,014 12,711 6,181 5,646 11,827
      2nd Class 43,424 64,858 108,282 38,996 54,838 93,834

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      Total 50,121 70,872 120,993 45,177 60,484 105,661

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Season Tickets .. .. 3,852 .. .. 3,636

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 11,384 .. .. 11,297
Horses .. .. 188 .. .. 193
Carriages .. .. 16 .. .. 5
Dogs .. .. 377 .. .. 421

Total .. .. 11,965 .. .. 11,916

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 43 .. .. 56
Cattle .. .. 2,740 .. .. 2,891
Calves .. .. 516 .. .. 187
Sheep .. .. 70,713 .. .. 58,178
Pigs .. .. 1,371 .. .. 92

Total .. .. 75,383 .. .. 61,404

            Tons.               Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 1,842 .. .. 2,884
Wool .. .. 138 .. .. 141
Firewood .. .. 1,020 .. .. 840
Timber .. .. 7,779 .. .. 6,083
Grain .. .. 6,832 .. .. 7,895
Merchandise .. .. 7,222 .. .. 6,948
Minerals .. .. 23,279 .. .. 18,163

Total .. .. 48,112 .. .. 42,954

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 13,703 7 9 12,245 14 1
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 2,153 7 11 1,999 3 11
Goods .. .. 22,314 8 2 21,310 19 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 295 18 7 197 18 7
Rents and Commission 306 8 9 288 1 1

Total .. .. £38,773 11 2 £36,041 17 1

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