May 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1565

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 31st March, 1913, and for the corresponding period, 1912:—

WHANGAREI-KAWAKAWA SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—

1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 1,432 1,110 2,542 1,120 706 1,826
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 6,497 8,364 14,861 4,301 4,882 9,183
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. 7,929 9,474 17,403 5,421 5,588 11,009
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. 38 79

GOODS,—

        1913.     1912.
        No.       No.

Drays .. .. .. .. 1 7
Cattle .. .. .. .. 101 50
Calves .. .. .. .. 33 20
Sheep .. .. .. .. 608 408
Pigs .. .. .. .. 39 100
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 782 585
——— ———

        Tons.     Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. 222 24
Wool .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. 102 114
Timber .. .. .. .. 3,905 1,457
Grain .. .. .. .. 487 595
Merchandise .. .. .. .. 678 670
Minerals .. .. .. .. 8,681 9,086
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 14,075 11,946

PARCELS, ETC.,—

        1913.     1912.
        No.       No.

Parcels .. .. .. .. 586 387
Horses .. .. .. .. 13 8
Carriages .. .. .. .. 3 4
Dogs .. .. .. .. 46 31
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 648 430
——— ———

REVENUE,—

        £ s. d.         £ s. d.

Passengers .. .. .. .. 973 2 3 683 11 7
Parcels, Luggage, and
Mails .. .. .. .. 97 11 7 88 3 3
Goods .. .. .. .. 2,688 17 5 2,166 15 9
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 21 3 11 29 0 2
Rents and Commission .. .. 35 10 8 41 0 2
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. £3,816 5 10 £3,008 10 11

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—

1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 31 108 139 10 58 68
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 865 1,032 1,897 760 1,452 2,212
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. 896 1,140 2,036 770 1,510 2,280
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

GOODS,—

        1913.     1912.
        No.       No.

Drays .. .. .. .. 1 5
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. 3 ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. 5 206
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 9 211
——— ———

        Tons.     Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. 168 ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. 2
Firewood .. .. .. .. 60 66
Timber .. .. .. .. 731 582
Grain .. .. .. .. 136 60
Merchandise .. .. .. .. 134 140
Minerals .. .. .. .. 9 85
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 1,238 935

PARCELS, ETC.,—

        1913.     1912.
        No.       No.

Parcels .. .. .. .. 374 433
Horses .. .. .. .. 4 6
Carriages .. .. .. .. 1 3
Dogs .. .. .. .. 9 14
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 388 456
——— ———

REVENUE,—

        £ s. d.         £ s. d.

Passengers .. .. .. .. 121 4 4 105 10 4
Parcels, Luggage, and
Mails .. .. .. .. 27 18 10 31 11 6
Goods .. .. .. .. 242 14 4 172 0 3
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 39 12 3 6 17 0
Rents and Commission .. .. 6 14 0 5 17 2
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. £438 3 9 £321 16 3

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—

1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 531 564 1,095 443 348 791
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 2,833 3,506 6,339 2,645 1,688 4,333
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. 3,364 4,070 7,434 3,088 2,036 5,124
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. 3 10

GOODS,—

        1913.     1912.
        No.       No.

Drays .. .. .. .. 1 5
Cattle .. .. .. .. 59 21
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 9
Sheep .. .. .. .. 13,047 16,680
Pigs .. .. .. .. 58 99
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 13,165 16,814
——— ———

        Tons.     Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. 198 36
Wool .. .. .. .. 11 10
Firewood .. .. .. .. 354 84
Timber .. .. .. .. 458 256
Grain .. .. .. .. 330 410
Merchandise .. .. .. .. 226 290
Minerals .. .. .. .. 2,072 2,071
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 3,649 3,157

PARCELS, ETC.,—

        1913.     1912.
        No.       No.

Parcels .. .. .. .. 685 542
Horses .. .. .. .. 12 3
Carriages .. .. .. .. 3 2
Dogs .. .. .. .. 66 47
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 766 594
——— ———

REVENUE,—

        £ s. d.         £ s. d.

Passengers .. .. .. .. 569 2 2 381 15 4
Parcels, Luggage, and
Mails .. .. .. .. 84 0 3 56 4 7
Goods .. .. .. .. 1,079 3 3 722 15 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 103 10 7 454 13 3
Rents and Commission .. .. 27 9 0 22 5 6
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. £1,863 5 3 £1,640 13 8