Nov. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3257

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 12th October, 1912, and for the corresponding period, 1911:—

WHANGAREI-KAWAKAWA SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 1,224 702 1,926 1,046 670 1,716
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 4,238 5,256 9,494 3,593 3,952 7,545
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. .. .. .. 5,462 5,958 11,420 4,639 4,622 9,261
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 .. .. 125

Goods,—
1912. 1911. PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No. 1912. 1911.
Drays .. .. .. 3 .. Parcels .. .. 350 175
Cattle .. .. .. 8 30 Horses .. .. 4 7
Calves .. .. .. 18 .. Carriages .. .. 2 ..
Sheep .. .. .. 972 3 Dogs .. .. 28 26
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. —— ——
—— —— Total .. .. 384 208
Total .. .. .. 1,001 33 —— ——

Tons. Tons. REVENUE,—
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. 312 24 £ s. d. £ s. d.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. Passengers .. .. 674 8 4 629 3 2
Firewood .. .. .. 114 150 Parcels, Luggage, and
Timber .. .. .. 2,414 1,093 Mails .. .. 73 11 9 74 8 8
Grain .. .. .. 489 347 Goods .. .. 2,069 8 3 1,913 19 5
Merchandise .. .. 643 568 Miscellaneous .. .. 42 3 0 45 8 5
Minerals .. .. 8,014 8,984 Rents and Commission 63 10 10 47 8 6
—— —— ——————— ———————
Total .. .. .. 11,986 11,166 Total .. .. £2,928 2 2 £2,710 8 2

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 39 106 145 13 66 79
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 732 930 1,662 762 880 1,642
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. .. .. .. 771 1,036 1,807 775 946 1,721
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 .. .. 5

Goods,—
1912. 1911. PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No. 1912. 1911.
Drays .. .. .. 2 .. Parcels .. .. 317 289
Cattle .. .. .. 6 6 Horses .. .. 2 1
Calves .. .. .. .. .. Carriages .. .. 3 2
Sheep .. .. .. .. 104 Dogs .. .. 16 8
Pigs .. .. .. 68 .. —— ——
—— —— Total .. .. 338 300
Total .. .. .. 68 112 —— ——

Tons. Tons. REVENUE,—
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. 36 .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. Passengers .. .. 98 4 3 92 5 9
Firewood .. .. .. 24 48 Parcels, Luggage, and
Timber .. .. .. 92 664 Mails .. .. 28 13 9 24 14 0
Grain .. .. .. 62 69 Goods .. .. 91 17 3 172 7 5
Merchandise .. .. 106 93 Miscellaneous .. .. 3 15 2 4 7 11
Minerals .. .. .. .. 20 Rents and Commission 26 4 8 26 16 10
—— —— ——————— ———————
Total .. .. .. 320 894 Total .. .. £248 15 1 £320 11 11

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 441 498 939 449 338 787
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 2,349 1,928 4,277 2,558 1,798 4,356
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Total .. .. .. .. .. 2,790 2,426 5,216 3,007 2,136 5,143
—— —— —— —— —— ——
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. 12

Goods,—
1912. 1911. PARCELS, ETC.,—
No. No. 1912. 1911.
Drays .. .. .. 3 3 Parcels .. .. 577 418
Cattle .. .. .. 60 57 Horses .. .. 5 7
Calves .. .. .. .. .. Carriages .. .. 1 1
Sheep .. .. .. 60 227 Dogs .. .. 52 30
Pigs .. .. .. 29 67 —— ——
—— —— Total .. .. 635 456
Total .. .. .. 152 354 —— ——

Tons. Tons. REVENUE,—
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. 20 66 £ s. d. £ s. d.
Wool .. .. .. 4 5 Passengers .. .. 428 1 6 385 15 10
Firewood .. .. .. 12 .. Parcels, Luggage, and
Timber .. .. .. 200 501 Mails .. .. 72 16 5 54 13 5
Grain .. .. .. 291 392 Goods .. .. 533 3 1 563 4 9
Merchandise .. .. 181 391 Miscellaneous .. .. 23 9 10 31 12 1
Minerals .. .. 2,316 1,936 Rents and Commission 50 4 4 40 17 2
—— —— ——————— ———————
Total .. .. .. 3,024 3,291 Total .. .. £1,107 15 2 £1,076 3 3