Jan. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 109

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 7th December, 1912, and for the corresponding period, 1911:—

WHANGAREI-KAWAKAWA SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 1,255 808 2,063 1,117 718 1,835
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 4,772 5,548 10,320 3,657 4,508 8,165
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. 6,027 6,356 12,383 4,774 5,226 10,000
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 .. .. 43

GOODS,—
1912. 1911. PARCELS, ETC.,— 1912. 1911.
No. No. No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 4 13 Parcels .. .. 460 334
Cattle .. .. .. 106 35 Horses .. .. 11 18
Calves .. .. .. .. 15 Carriages .. .. 5 2
Sheep .. .. .. 341 440 Dogs .. .. 31 18
Pigs .. .. .. 17 14 —— ——
—— —— Total .. .. 507 372
Total .. .. .. 468 517 —— ——
—— ——
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. 336 ..
Wool .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. 132 162
Timber .. .. .. 3,920 1,994
Grain .. .. .. 367 349
Merchandise .. .. 794 539
Minerals .. .. 9,299 12,104
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 14,848 15,148

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 757 17 0 601 14 7
Parcels, Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 100 4 3 88 15 10
Goods .. .. 2,671 9 10 2,465 14 1
Miscellaneous .. 35 9 6 28 19 3
Rents and Commission 38 18 0 26 14 4
——— ———
Total .. .. £3,603 18 7 £3,211 18 1

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1912. 1911.
S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. .. .. 27 78 105 25 88 113
2nd Class .. .. .. 909 938 1,897 661 858 1,519
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. 936 1,066 2,002 686 946 1,632
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 .. .. 0

GOODS,—
1912. 1911. PARCELS, ETC.,— 1912. 1911.
No. No. No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 5 5 Parcels .. .. 496 463
Cattle .. .. .. 1 1 Horses .. .. 4 1
Calves .. .. .. 3 .. Carriages .. .. .. 3
Sheep .. .. .. .. 5 Dogs .. .. 12 6
Pigs .. .. .. 5 .. —— ——
—— —— Total .. .. 512 473
Total .. .. .. 13 11 —— ——
—— ——
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c .. 156 12
Wool .. .. .. 13 6
Firewood .. .. 42 48
Timber .. .. 801 625
Grain .. .. 112 80
Merchandise .. 111 107
Minerals .. .. 174 15
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 1,409 893

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 109 6 2 83 5 6
Parcels, Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 31 10 8 30 5 10
Goods .. .. 277 4 3 184 5 2
Miscellaneous .. 8 6 0 9 1 0
Rents and Commission 7 6 6 7 2 6
——— ———
Total .. .. £433 13 7 £314 0 0

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1912. 1911.
S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. .. .. 467 424 891 471 456 927
2nd Class .. .. .. 2,177 1,782 3,959 2,600 2,310 4,910
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. 2,644 2,206 4,850 3,071 2,766 5,837
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. 5

GOODS,—
1912. 1911. PARCELS, ETC.,— 1912. 1911.
No. No. No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 4 1 Parcels .. .. 816 541
Cattle .. .. .. 35 29 Horses .. .. 3 4
Calves .. .. .. 8 2 Carriages .. .. 1 ..
Sheep .. .. .. 3,423 1,526 Dogs .. .. 46 36
Pigs .. .. .. 44 14 —— ——
——— ——— Total .. .. 866 581
Total .. .. .. 3,514 1,572 —— ——
——— ———
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. 30 18
Wool .. .. .. 647 663
Firewood .. .. 66 42
Timber .. .. 410 195
Grain .. .. 286 769
Merchandise .. .. 215 410
Minerals .. .. 2,188 2,664
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 8,842 4,761

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 422 3 9 421 14 3
Parcels, Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 77 10 1 56 13 8
Goods .. .. 950 15 2 1,032 12 5
Miscellaneous .. 163 13 8 37 13 10
Rents and Commission 32 9 6 24 7 6
——— ———
Total .. .. £1,646 12 2 £1,573 1 8