JUNE 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1513

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the
period ending 1st May, 1909 (31 days), and for the
corresponding period, 1908 (25 days) :—

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1909.                             1908.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 49 10 59 73 16 89
      2nd Class 382 584 966 308 220 528
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Total 431 594 1,025 381 236 617
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Season Tickets .. .. 4 .. .. 2
      PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
      Parcels .. .. 15 .. .. 11
      Horses .. .. 5 .. .. 7
      Carriages .. .. 2 .. .. ..
      Dogs .. .. 4 .. .. 6
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Total .. .. 26 .. .. 24

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 4
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. 5 .. .. ..
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 5 .. .. 4

               Tons.                   Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 6 .. .. 6
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 12 .. .. 6
Timber .. .. 43 .. .. 13
Grain .. .. 173 .. .. 76
Merchandise .. .. 194 .. .. 113
Minerals .. .. 20 .. .. 66
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 448 .. .. 280

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 50 7 3 .. .. 36 7 11
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 3 16 0 .. .. 3 2 5
Goods .. .. 126 0 6 .. .. 77 3 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 6 6 .. .. 2 3 10
Rents and Commission 4 12 2 .. .. 2 9 3
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. £185 2 5 .. .. £121 6 8

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1909.                             1908.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 1,269 616 1,885 1,145 684 1,829
      2nd Class 2,970 3,036 6,006 2,455 2,680 5,135
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Total 4,239 3,652 7,891 3,600 3,364 6,964
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Season Tickets .. .. 111 .. .. 130
      PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
      Parcels .. .. 157 .. .. 163
      Horses .. .. 1 .. .. ..
      Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
      Dogs .. .. 7 .. .. 10
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Total .. .. 165 .. .. 173

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 7 .. .. 13
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 76 .. .. 1
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 85 .. .. 15

               Tons.                   Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 24 .. .. 24
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 174 .. .. 108
Timber .. .. 2,211 .. .. 2,488
Grain .. .. 315 .. .. 187
Merchandise .. .. 374 .. .. 263
Minerals .. .. 8,250 .. .. 7,566
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 11,348 .. .. 10,636

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 418 11 4 .. .. 370 7 4
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 18 5 3 .. .. 10 11 9
Goods .. .. 1,732 1 9 .. .. 1,759 2 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 10 4 4 .. .. 18 4 0
Rents and Commission 28 5 4 .. .. 13 19 3
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. £2,207 8 0 .. .. £2,172 4 5

KAIHU SECTION.

1909.                             1908.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 49 122 171 59 126 185
      2nd Class 1,536 1,506 3,042 1,236 1,296 2,534
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Total 1,585 1,628 3,213 1,297 1,422 2,719
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Season Tickets .. .. 11 .. .. 15

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 194 .. .. 183
Horses .. .. 13 .. .. 16
Carriages .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 18 .. .. 13
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 226 .. .. 212

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 17 .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 17 .. .. ..

               Tons.                   Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 42 .. .. 30
Timber .. .. 491 .. .. 883
Grain .. .. 72 .. .. 53
Merchandise .. .. 263 .. .. 145
Minerals .. .. 10 .. .. ..
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 878 .. .. 1,111

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 178 10 2 .. .. 139 0 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 13 15 3 .. .. 14 1 2
Goods .. .. 197 13 11 .. .. 201 2 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 4 0 6 .. .. 1 12 4
Rents and Commission 23 15 0 .. .. 22 1 4
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. £417 14 10 .. .. £377 17 5

GISBORNE SECTION.

1909.                             1908.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total,
      1st Class 349 364 713 244 308 552
      2nd Class 3,119 2,662 5,781 1,929 1,740 3,669
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Total 3,468 3,026 6,494 2,173 2,048 4,221
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Season Tickets .. .. 61 .. .. 4

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 301 .. .. 148
Horses .. .. 4 .. .. 1
Carriages .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 42 .. .. 61
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 349 .. .. 210

Goods,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. 12 .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 11,432 .. .. 40
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 9
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 11,445 .. .. 50

               Tons.                   Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 24 .. .. 54
Wool .. .. 7 .. .. 6
Firewood .. .. 354 .. .. 24
Timber .. .. 255 .. .. 149
Grain .. .. 192 .. .. 107
Merchandise .. .. 210 .. .. 156
Minerals .. .. 613 .. .. 204
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. 1,655 .. .. 700

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 461 6 3 .. .. 266 8 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails 18 8 6 .. .. 10 4 0
Goods .. .. 506 8 7 .. .. 200 10 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 6 0 2 .. .. 1 18 2
Rents and Commission 37 17 9 .. .. 17 2 0
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. £1,030 1 3 .. .. £496 2 11