Dec. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3465

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 9th November, 1912, and for the corresponding period, 1911:—

WHANGAREI-KAWAKAWA SECTION.

PASSENGERS.—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,117 716 1,833 1,055 630 1,685
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,306 4,908 9,214 3,538 4,888 8,376

Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,423 5,624 11,047 4,593 5,468 10,061

Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 .. .. 31

Goods,—
1912. 1911.
No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 136 36
Calves .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 111
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 ..

Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 206 147

Chaff, Lime, &c.. .. .. .. .. 384 18
Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 138 84
Timber .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,377 1,007
Grain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 341 459
Merchandise .. .. .. .. .. .. 740 572
Minerals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,922 8,834

Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,902 10,974

PARCELS, ETC.,—
1912. 1911.
No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 423 223
Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 14
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 3
Dogs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 32

Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 463 272

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. .. .. 648 7 3 605 2 6
Parcels, Luggage, and
Mails .. .. .. .. 94 5 6 80 15 11
Goods .. .. .. .. 2,164 9 9 1,910 6 10
Miscellaneous .. .. .. 22 10 4 220 18 1
Rents and Commission .. 44 2 11 34 3 1

Total .. .. .. .. £2,973 15 9 £2,851 6 5

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS.—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 86 130 17 42 59
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 798 936 1,734 886 872 1,758

Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 842 1,072 1,914 903 914 1,817

Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 .. .. 0

Goods,—
1912. 1911.
No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 3
Calves .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 4

Chaff, Lime, &c.. .. .. .. .. 114 ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 6
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 42
Timber .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 235 592
Grain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 44
Merchandise .. .. .. .. .. .. 191 92
Minerals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 ..

Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 672 776

PARCELS, ETC.,—
1912. 1911.
No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 445 454
Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 7
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Dogs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 11

Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 455 474

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. .. .. 100 1 1 93 18 4
Parcels, Luggage, and
Mails .. .. .. .. 30 3 7 33 4 5
Goods .. .. .. .. 177 5 7 161 9 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. 7 5 1 6 3 11
Rents and Commission .. 6 4 0 5 0 0

Total .. .. .. .. £320 19 4 £299 15 8

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS.—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 506 450 956 480 492 972
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,367 4,856 8,223 3,430 4,386 7,816

Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,873 5,306 9,179 3,910 4,878 8,788

Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. 11

Goods,—
1912. 1911.
No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 2
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 38
Calves .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,315 240
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 2

Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,402 284

Chaff, Lime, &c.. .. .. .. .. 42 66
Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 251 269
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 12
Timber .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 224 278
Grain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 424 565
Merchandise .. .. .. .. .. .. 274 320
Minerals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,620 2,086

Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,841 3,596

PARCELS, ETC.,—
1912. 1911.
No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 793 543
Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 4
Carriages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 3
Dogs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 35

Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 859 585

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. .. .. 578 14 10 533 5 10
Parcels, Luggage, and
Mails .. .. .. .. 91 2 1 58 12 8
Goods .. .. .. .. 694 1 6 719 14 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. 19 4 10 186 6 7
Rents and Commission .. 46 4 5 37 9 3

Total .. .. .. .. £1,429 7 8 £1,535 8 4