Sept. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2853

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 16th August, 1913, and for the corresponding period, 1912:—

WHANGAREI-KAWAKAWA SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. S. 998 R. 734 Total. 1,732 S. 1,057 R. 622 Total. 1,679
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 3,712 3,766 7,478 4,256 4,264 8,520
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. 4,710 4,500 9,210 5,313 4,886 10,199
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 73 .. .. 98

GOODS,—
1913. 1912. PARCELS, ETC.,— 1913. 1912.
No. No. Parcels .. .. .. No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 2 .. 317 326
Cattle .. .. .. 44 49 Horses .. .. .. 11 14
Calves .. .. .. 2 .. Carriages .. .. .. 3
Sheep .. .. .. 350 .. Dogs .. .. .. 29 53
Pigs .. .. .. 13 .. —— ——
—— —— Total .. .. .. 357 396
Total .. .. .. 411 49 —— ——

Tons. Tons. REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. 72 66 Passengers .. .. 545 16 4 642 1 0
Wool .. .. .. .. .. Parcels, Luggage, and .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. 198 96 Mails .. .. 82 10 9 81 16 4
Timber .. .. .. 3,207 917 Goods .. .. 2,361 12 8 1,759 12 7
Grain .. .. .. 516 410 Miscellaneous .. 46 2 2 30 5 9
Merchandise .. .. .. 579 524 Rents and Commission 40 12 3 69 5 2
Minerals .. .. .. 9,239 8,748 ———— ————
——— ——— Total .. .. £3,076 14 2 £2,583 0 10
Total .. .. .. 13,811 10,761

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1913. 1912.
S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. .. .. .. 28 86 114 23 70 93
2nd Class .. .. .. .. 592 762 1,354 858 650 1,508
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 620 848 1,468 881 720 1,601
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

GOODS,—
1913. 1912. PARCELS, ETC.,— 1913. 1912.
No. No. Parcels .. .. .. No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 110 151
Cattle .. .. .. 2 1 Horses .. .. .. 4 3
Calves .. .. .. .. .. Carriages .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. 250 .. Dogs .. .. .. 27 10
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. —— ——
—— —— Total .. .. .. 141 164
Total .. .. .. 252 1 —— ——

Tons. Tons. REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. .. .. Passengers .. .. 86 18 4 89 6 1
Wool .. .. .. .. .. Parcels, Luggage, and .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. 36 48 Mails .. .. 22 18 8 6 12 6
Timber .. .. .. 753 329 Goods .. .. 204 1 9 118 14 8
Grain .. .. .. 60 41 Miscellaneous .. 6 4 1 2 1 6
Merchandise .. .. .. 99 87 Rents and Commission 5 4 0 5 4 0
Minerals .. .. .. 10 50 ———— ————
——— ——— Total .. .. £325 6 10 £221 18 9
Total .. .. .. 958 555

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1913. 1912.
S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. .. .. .. 478 440 918 432 342 774
2nd Class .. .. .. .. 2,357 1,650 4,007 2,637 1,666 4,303
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 2,835 2,090 4,925 3,069 2,008 5,077
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 5

GOODS,—
1913. 1912. PARCELS, ETC.,— 1913. 1912.
No. No. Parcels .. .. .. No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 313 289
Cattle .. .. .. 91 28 Horses .. .. .. 5 7
Calves .. .. .. .. 2 Carriages .. .. .. 2 ..
Sheep .. .. .. 746 352 Dogs .. .. .. 45 45
Pigs .. .. .. 11 29 —— ——
—— —— Total .. .. .. 365 341
Total .. .. .. 848 413 —— ——

Tons. Tons. REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. 102 60 Passengers .. .. 424 16 7 395 0 6
Wool .. .. .. 4 2 Parcels, Luggage, and .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. 270 42 Mails .. .. 62 10 10 33 12 9
Timber .. .. .. 503 238 Goods .. .. 739 17 3 412 16 9
Grain .. .. .. 339 203 Miscellaneous .. 114 5 2 18 3 5
Merchandise .. .. .. 196 210 Rents and Commission 43 15 0 38 14 6
Minerals .. .. .. 1,892 1,440 ———— ————
——— ——— Total .. .. £1,385 4 10 £898 7 11
Total .. .. .. 3,306 2,195

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