APRIL 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 905

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 27th February, 1909, and for the corresponding period, 1908:—

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1909.                        1908.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 78 34 112 68 50 118
      2nd Class 307 332 639 335 324 659
      —— —— ——— —— —— ———
      Total 385 366 751 403 374 777
      —— —— ——— —— —— ———

Season Tickets 3 2

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels 13 24
Horses 1 7
Carriages ·· ··
Dogs 4 6
—— —— ——— —— —— ———
Total 18 37

Goods,— No. No.
Drays ·· ··
Cattle ·· ··
Calves ·· ··
Sheep 307 702
Pigs ·· ··
—— —— ——— —— —— ———
Total 307 702

              Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. ·· 18
Wool ·· ··
Firewood 12 ··
Timber 30 13
Grain 111 70
Merchandise 152 128
Minerals 60 75
—— —— ——— —— —— ———
Total 365 304

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 66 7 0 43 7 11
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 8 15 10 10 8 5
Goods 102 18 1 87 15 5
Miscellaneous 0 5 3 0 3 2
Rents and Commission 1 14 0 0 16 0
—— —— ——— —— —— ———
Total £180 0 2 £142 10 11

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1909.                        1908.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 922 544 1,466 1,019 756 1,775
      2nd Class 2,365 2,576 4,941 2,349 3,050 5,399
      ——— ——— ————— ——— ——— —————
      Total 3,287 3,120 6,407 3,368 3,806 7,174
      ——— ——— ————— ——— ——— —————

Season Tickets 113 107

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels 222 259
Horses ·· ··
Carriages ·· ··
Dogs 7 11
——— ——— ————— ——— ——— —————
Total 229 270

Goods,— No. No.
Drays 1 4
Cattle 7 7
Calves ·· ··
Sheep 1,206 184
Pigs 17 ··
——— ——— ————— ——— ——— —————
Total 1,231 195

              Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. 36 54
Wool ·· ··
Firewood 162 126
Timber 1,910 3,143
Grain 128 246
Merchandise 355 257
Minerals 7,660 8,661
——— ——— ————— ——— ——— —————
Total 10,251 12,487

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 429 6 11 359 5 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 34 13 4 35 8 11
Goods 1,599 15 1 1,896 15 2
Miscellaneous 17 7 1 32 13 2
Rents and Commission 13 11 3 14 12 11
——— ——— ————— ——— ——— —————
Total £2,094 13 8 £2,338 15 6

KAIHU SECTION.

1909.                        1908.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 47 36 83 67 102 169
      2nd Class 1,084 1,888 2,972 1,158 1,948 3,106
      ——— ——— ————— ——— ——— —————
      Total 1,131 1,924 3,055 1,225 2,050 3,275
      ——— ——— ————— ——— ——— —————

Season Tickets 11 20

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels 172 170
Horses 1 1
Carriages ·· ··
Dogs 11 14
——— ——— ————— ——— ——— —————
Total 184 185

Goods,— No. No.
Drays 1 1
Cattle 5 4
Calves 14 ··
Sheep ·· ··
Pigs ·· ··
——— ——— ————— ——— ——— —————
Total 20 5

              Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. ·· 6
Wool ·· ··
Firewood 42 42
Timber 548 279
Grain 39 54
Merchandise 189 189
Minerals 4 6
——— ——— ————— ——— ——— —————
Total 822 576

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 163 10 9 131 16 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 20 17 1 25 19 2
Goods 194 17 7 143 9 1
Miscellaneous 5 1 5 0 14 5
Rents and Commission 1 14 0 1 14 0
——— ——— ————— ——— ——— —————
Total £386 0 10 £303 13 0

GISBORNE SECTION.

1909.                        1908.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 330 296 626 317 294 611
      2nd Class 3,059 4,860 7,919 3,209 5,528 8,737
      ——— ——— ————— ——— ——— —————
      Total 3,389 5,156 8,545 3,526 5,822 9,348
      ——— ——— ————— ——— ——— —————

Season Tickets 123 175

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels 242 177
Horses 1 ··
Carriages ·· ··
Dogs 51 25
——— ——— ————— ——— ——— —————
Total 294 202

Goods,— No. No.
Drays ·· 1
Cattle 1 ··
Calves ·· ··
Sheep 9,471 797
Pigs 1 7
——— ——— ————— ——— ——— —————
Total 9,473 805

              Tons.                 Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. 6 ··
Wool 138 37
Firewood 240 42
Timber 238 139
Grain 243 215
Merchandise 195 144
Minerals 349 475
——— ——— ————— ——— ——— —————
Total 1,409 1,052

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 585 18 3 606 2 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 37 9 5 35 5 8
Goods 527 1 4 260 11 5
Miscellaneous 4 11 8 0 6 2
Rents and Commission 13 12 6 12 2 0
——— ——— ————— ——— ——— —————
Total £1,168 13 2 £914 7 3