JAN. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Traffic Returns.
NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 5th December, 1908, and for the corresponding period, 1907 :—
KAWAKAWA SECTION.
1908.
1907.
PASSENGERS,
S.
R.
Total.
S.
R.
Total.
1st Class
37
18
55
71
20
91
2nd Class
260
336
596
284
414
698
Total
297
354
651
355
434
789
Season Tickets
.. .. 5
.. .. 3
PARCELS, ETC.,
No.
No.
Parcels
.. .. 10
12
Horses
.. .. 1
5
Carriages
.. .. 1
Dogs
.. .. 1
6
Total
.. .. 13
23
Goods,—
No.
No.
Drays
.. ..
Cattle
.. .. 1
12
Calves
.. ..
Sheep
.. .. 345
7
Pigs
.. ..
Total
.. .. 346
20
Tons.
Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c.
.. ..
Wool
.. .. .
Firewood
.. .. 12
Timber
.. .. 21
Grain
.. .. 74
Merchandise
.. .. 165
Pigs
.. ..
Minerals
.. .. 84
Total
.. ..
REVENUE,
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
Passengers
35 0 11
44 5 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails
8 2 6
9 12 0
Goods
99 9 7
101 1 0
Miscellaneous
0 1 4
1 19 1
Rents and Commission
1 14 0
3 6 6
Total
.. .. £144 8 4
£160 3 7
WHANGAREI SECTION.
1908.
1907.
PASSENGERS,
S.
R.
Total.
S.
R.
Total.
1st Class
796
612
1,408
1,043
830
1,873
2nd Class
2,363
3,104
5,467
2,369
3,024
5,393
Total
3,159
3,716
6,875
3,412
3,854
7,266
Season Tickets
.. .. 10
.. .. 19
PARCELS, ETC.,
No.
No.
Parcels
.. .. 268
232
Horses
.. ..
Carriages
.. ..
Dogs
.. .. 8
9
Total
.. .. 276
244
Goods,—
No.
No.
Drays
.. .. 3
6
Cattle
.. .. 15
16
Calves
.. ..
Sheep
.. ..
2
Pigs
.. ..
24

Total
.. .. 18
Tons.
Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c.
.. ..
.. 60
Wool
.. ..
Firewood
.. .. 132
114
Timber
.. .. 4,225
3,904
Grain
.. .. 174
138
Merchandise
.. .. 323
329
Minerals
.. .. 8,885
9,634
Total
.. .. 13,739
14,179
REVENUE,
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
Passengers
294 18 2
314 10 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails
38 19 6
37 17 2
Goods
2,219 12 0
2,259 15 5
Miscellaneous
26 7 1
44 15 10
Rents and Commission
15 16 5
18 11 2
Total
.. .. £2,595 13 2
£2,675 9 11
KAIHU SECTION.
1908.
1907.
PASSENGERS,
S.
R.
Total.
S.
R.
Total.
1st Class
125
58
183
88
110
198
2nd Class
994
802
1,796
1,179
878
2,057
Total
1,119
860
1,979
1,267
988
2,255
Season Tickets
.. 2
.. 1
PARCELS, ETC.,
No.
No.
Parcels
.. .. 153
188
Horses
.. .. 7
Carriages
.. .. 2
1
Dogs
.. .. 13
5
Total
.. .. 175
194
Goods,
No.
No.
Drays
.. ..
1
Cattle
.. ..
Calves
.. ..
Sheep
.. ..
Pigs
.. ..
Total
.. ..
1
Tons.
Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c.
.. ..
18
Wool
.. ..
..
Firewood
.. ..
42
42
Timber
.. ..
978
1,094
Grain
.. ..
30
74
Merchandise
.. ..
164
144
Minerals
.. ..
6
4
Total
.. .. 1,220
1,376
REVENUE,
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
Passengers
.. 103 8 6
107 2 7
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails
23 15 5
22 17 8
Goods
.. 264 6 7
280 7 10
Miscellaneous
.. 6 17 11
5 4 11
Rents and Commission
5 2 0
0 12 0
Total
.. .. £403 10 5
£416 5 0

AUCKLAND SECTION.
1908.
1907.
PASSENGERS,
S.
R.
Total.
S.
R.
Total.
1st Class
5,252
7,196
12,448
5,232
5,616
10,848
2nd Class
37,623
81,274
118,897
35,782
63,820
99,602
Total
42,875
88,470
131,345
41,014
69,436
110,450
Season Tickets
.. 2,852
.. 3,201
PARCELS, ETC.,
No.
No.
Parcels
.. .. 11,141
10,103
Horses
.. .. 185
165
Carriages
.. .. 23
8
Dogs
.. .. 382
294
Total
.. .. 11,731
10,570
Goods,
No.
No.
Drays
.. .. 63
57
Cattle
.. .. 3,515
4,358
Calves
.. .. 156
303
Sheep
.. .. 16,760
5,849
Pigs
.. .. 725
384
Total
.. .. 21,219
10,951
Tons.
Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c.
.. 1,592
1,770
Wool
.. 709
727
Firewood
.. 736
720
Timber
.. 7,435
6,761
Grain
.. 6,101
5,968
Merchandise
.. 7,424
7,217
Minerals
.. 24,669
22,597
Total
.. 48,666
45,760
REVENUE,
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
Passengers
.. 11,298 18 11
9,889 10 3
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails
2,473 10 9
2,266 17 2
Goods
.. 21,529 7 9
21,306 11 7
Miscellaneous
.. 354 12 5
124 10 9
Rents and Commission
246 3 4
248 10 5
Total
.. .. £35,902 13 2
£33,836 0 2