SEPT. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2753

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 17th August, 1912, and for the corresponding period, 1911:—

WHANGAREI-KAWAKAWA SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. 1,057 622 1,679 1,107 570 1,677
2nd Class .. .. .. .. 4,256 4,264 8,520 3,279 3,384 6,663
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 5,313 4,886 10,199 4,386 3,954 8,340
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. 93 .. .. 8

GOODS,—
1912. 1911. PARCELS, ETC.— 1912. 1911.
No. No. No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 3 326 145
Cattle .. .. .. 49 50 Horses .. .. 14 8
Calves .. .. .. .. .. Carriages .. .. 3 2
Sheep .. .. .. .. 102 Dogs .. .. 53 23
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. —— ——
—— —— Total .. .. 896 178
Total .. .. .. 49 155 —— ——
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Tons. Tons. REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. 66 30 Passengers .. .. 642 1 0 515 10 9
Wool .. .. .. .. .. Parcels, Luggage, and
Firewood .. .. .. 96 150 Mails .. .. 31 16 4 66 2 6
Timber .. .. .. 917 337 Goods .. .. 1,759 12 7 1,554 17 11
Grain .. .. .. 410 510 Miscellaneous .. 30 5 9 32 17 4
Merchandise .. .. .. 524 568 Rents and Commission 69 5 2 25 18 8
Minerals .. .. .. 8,748 8,621 ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
——— ——— Total .. .. £2,583 0 10 £2,195 7 2
Total .. .. .. 10,761 10,216

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1912. 1911.
S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. .. .. .. 23 70 93 27 52 79
2nd Class .. .. .. .. 858 650 1,508 672 710 1,382
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 881 720 1,601 699 762 1,461
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 .. .. 0

GOODS,—
1912. 1911. PARCELS, ETC.,— 1912. 1911.
No. No. No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 6 151 156
Cattle .. .. .. 1 8 Horses .. .. 3 2
Calves .. .. .. .. .. Carriages .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. Dogs .. .. 10 14
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. —— ——
—— —— Total .. .. 164 173
Total .. .. .. 1 14 —— ——
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Tons. Tons. REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. .. .. Passengers .. .. 89 6 1 80 9 3
Wool .. .. .. .. .. Parcels, Luggage, and
Firewood .. .. .. 48 18 Mails .. .. 6 12 6 21 11 3
Timber .. .. .. 329 440 Goods .. .. 118 14 8 162 11 8
Grain .. .. .. 41 64 Miscellaneous .. 2 1 6 3 5 6
Merchandise .. .. .. 87 120 Rents and Commission 5 4 0 4 18 6
Minerals .. .. .. 50 .. ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
——— ——— Total .. .. £221 18 9 £272 16 2
Total .. .. .. 555 642

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1912. 1911.
S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. .. .. .. 432 342 774 360 381 741
2nd Class .. .. .. .. 2,637 1,666 4,303 2,256 1,492 3,748
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 3,069 2,008 5,077 2,616 1,873 4,489
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. 25

GOODS,—
1912. 1911. PARCELS, ETC.,— 1912. 1911.
No. No. No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 2 289 260
Cattle .. .. .. 28 14 Horses .. .. 7 2
Calves .. .. .. 2 .. Carriages .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. 352 131 Dogs .. .. 45 45
Pigs .. .. .. 29 34 —— ——
—— —— Total .. .. 341 307
Total .. .. .. 413 179 —— ——
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Tons. Tons. REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. 60 54 Passengers .. .. 395 0 6 318 4 3
Wool .. .. .. 2 6 Parcels, Luggage, and
Firewood .. .. .. 42 30 Mails .. .. 33 12 9 62 15 0
Timber .. .. .. 238 265 Goods .. .. 412 16 9 381 19 11
Grain .. .. .. 203 269 Miscellaneous .. 18 3 5 30 7 3
Merchandise .. .. .. 210 255 Rents and Commission 38 14 6 38 6 3
Minerals .. .. .. 1,440 547 ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
——— ——— Total .. .. £898 7 11 £861 12 8
Total .. .. .. 2,195 1,426