MAY 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1493

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 31st March, 1910, and for the corresponding period, 1909:—

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1910.                  1909.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 34 10 44 66 14 80
      2nd Class 254 404 658 386 432 818
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Total 288 414 702 452 446 898
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Season Tickets .. .. 1 .. .. 2
      PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
      Parcels .. .. 18 .. .. 22
      Horses .. .. 3 .. .. 5
      Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 1
      Dogs .. .. 1 .. .. 5
      .. .. —— .. .. ——
      Total .. .. 22 .. .. 33

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 360 .. .. 559
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. —— .. .. ——
Total .. .. 360 .. .. 559

            Tons.             Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 42 .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. 12
Timber .. .. 6 .. .. 15
Grain .. .. 63 .. .. 123
Merchandise .. .. 104 .. .. 169
Minerals .. .. 122 .. .. ..
.. .. —— .. .. ——
Total .. .. 337 .. .. 319

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 34 15 6 .. .. 52 15 0
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 8 6 9 .. .. 10 14 11
Goods .. .. 81 1 8 .. .. 106 1 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 420 16 5 .. .. 0 0 4
Rents and Commission .. .. 3 2 6 .. .. 1 18 3
.. .. ———— .. .. ————
Total .. .. £548 2 10 .. .. £171 9 10

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1910.                  1909.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 950 468 1,418 1,001 606 1,607
      2nd Class 2,802 2,394 5,196 2,588 2,536 5,124
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Total 3,752 2,862 6,614 3,589 3,142 6,731
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Season Tickets .. .. 9 .. .. 41
      PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
      Parcels .. .. 268 .. .. 209
      Horses .. .. .. .. .. ..
      Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
      Dogs .. .. 14 .. .. 4
      .. .. —— .. .. ——
      Total .. .. 282 .. .. 213

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 .. .. 5
Cattle .. .. 14 .. .. 16
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 561
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 12
.. .. —— .. .. ——
Total .. .. 15 .. .. 594

            Tons.             Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 72 .. .. 30
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 150 .. .. 156
Timber .. .. 1,633 .. .. 3,079
Grain .. .. 217 .. .. 374
Merchandise .. .. 296 .. .. 372
Minerals .. .. 7,269 .. .. 9,659
.. .. —— .. .. ——
Total .. .. 9,637 .. .. 13,670

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 304 3 6 .. .. 342 12 8
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 40 3 8 .. .. 34 11 7
Goods .. .. 1,518 8 1 .. .. 2,225 10 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 56 10 3 .. .. 23 12 2
Rents and Commission .. .. 18 3 4 .. .. 15 7 4
.. .. ———— .. .. ————
Total .. .. £1,937 8 10 .. .. £2,641 13 9

KAIHU SECTION.

1910.                  1909.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 28 74 102 33 78 111
      2nd Class 1,400 2,030 3,430 1,370 1,072 2,442
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Total 1,428 2,104 3,532 1,403 1,150 2,553
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 0
      PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
      Parcels .. .. 266 .. .. 225
      Horses .. .. 20 .. .. 21
      Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
      Dogs .. .. 12 .. .. 25
      .. .. —— .. .. ——
      Total .. .. 298 .. .. 271

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 13 .. .. 17
Pigs .. .. 18 .. .. ..
.. .. —— .. .. ——
Total .. .. 31 .. .. 17

            Tons.             Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 48 .. .. ..
Wool .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 6 .. .. 48
Timber .. .. 306 .. .. 482
Grain .. .. 102 .. .. 56
Merchandise .. .. 229 .. .. 215
Minerals .. .. .. .. .. 40
.. .. —— .. .. ——
Total .. .. 693 .. .. 841

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 169 10 8 .. .. 129 16 9
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 38 3 10 .. .. 31 16 1
Goods .. .. 167 4 2 .. .. 191 14 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 0 19 4 .. .. 2 16 4
Rents and Commission .. .. 4 17 10 .. .. 6 3 8
.. .. ———— .. .. ————
Total .. .. £380 15 10 .. .. £362 6 11

GISBORNE SECTION.

1910.                  1909.

      PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class 298 376 674 416 324 740
      2nd Class 1,975 3,534 5,509 3,047 3,140 6,187
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Total 2,273 3,910 6,183 3,463 3,464 6,927
      —— —— —— —— —— ——
      Season Tickets .. .. 2 .. .. 39
      PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
      Parcels .. .. 273 .. .. 271
      Horses .. .. 4 .. .. ..
      Carriages .. .. .. .. .. ..
      Dogs .. .. 20 .. .. 45
      .. .. —— .. .. ——
      Total .. .. 297 .. .. 316

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 5
Cattle .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 15,835 .. .. 13,018
Pigs .. .. 6 .. .. ..
.. .. —— .. .. ——
Total .. .. 15,843 .. .. 13,023

            Tons.             Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. .. 42 .. .. 72
Wool .. .. 22 .. .. 28
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. 300
Timber .. .. 422 .. .. 249
Grain .. .. 169 .. .. 275
Merchandise .. .. 154 .. .. 226
Minerals .. .. 953 .. .. 699
.. .. —— .. .. ——
Total .. .. 1,762 .. .. 1,849

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 380 11 4 .. .. 457 5 11
Parcels, Luggage, & Mails .. .. 113 9 8 .. .. 35 18 11
Goods .. .. 529 10 3 .. .. 564 1 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 349 5 0 .. .. 129 10 7
Rents and Commission .. .. 31 1 8 .. .. 14 8 6
.. .. ———— .. .. ————
Total .. .. £1,403 17 11 .. .. £1,201 5 9