Nov. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 3421

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 11th October, 1913, and for the corresponding period, 1912:—

WHANGAREI-KAWAKAWA SECTION.

1913.                                  1912.

      PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class .. .. .. .. 1,257 614 1,871 1,224 702 1,926
      2nd Class .. .. .. .. 4,262 4,226 8,488 4,238 5,256 9,494
      ——— ——— ———— ——— ——— ————
      Total .. .. .. .. 5,519 4,840 10,359 5,462 5,958 11,420
      ——— ——— ———— ——— ——— ————
      Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 .. .. 55

1914. 1912.             1913.        1912.

            Goods,— No. No. Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
            Drays 2 3 Parcels .. 556 350
            Cattle 97 8 Horses .. 9 4
            Calves 7 18 Carriages .. 3 2
            Sheep 65 972 Dogs .. 40 28
            Pigs 23 .. —— ——
            ——— ——— Total .. 608 384
            Total 194 1,001 —— ——
            ——— ———

Tons. Tons. REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Chaff, Lime, &c... 132 312 Passengers .. 578 18 674 8 4
Wool .. .. Parcels, Luggage, and
Firewood 222 114 Mails .. 106 0 4 78 11 9
Timber 2,843 2,414 Goods .. 2,529 13 10 2,069 8 3
Grain 535 489 Miscellaneous .. 47 4 9 42 3 0
Merchandise 616 643 Rents and Commission 83 0 0 63 10 10
Minerals 10,190 8,014 ———— ————
——— ——— Total .. £3,344 17 2 £2,928 2 2
Total 14,538 11,986

KAIHU SECTION.

1913.                                  1912.

      PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class .. .. .. .. 28 102 130 39 106 145
      2nd Class .. .. .. .. 829 818 1,647 732 930 1,662
      ——— ——— ———— ——— ——— ————
      Total .. .. .. .. 857 920 1,777 771 1,036 1,807
      ——— ——— ———— ——— ——— ————
      Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

1914. 1912.             1913.        1912.

            Goods,— No. No. Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
            Drays 2 .. Parcels .. 308 317
            Cattle 2 .. Horses .. 4 2
            Calves .. .. Carriages .. 1 3
            Sheep .. .. Dogs .. 10 16
            Pigs .. 68 —— ——
            ——— ——— Total .. 323 338
            Total 4 68 —— ——
            ——— ———

Tons. Tons. REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Chaff, Lime, &c... 228 36 Passengers .. 94 14 10 98 4 3
Wool .. .. Parcels, Luggage, and
Firewood 18 24 Mails .. 26 5 7 28 13 9
Timber 682 92 Goods .. 209 6 3 91 17 3
Grain 69 62 Miscellaneous .. 12 8 5 3 15 2
Merchandise 114 106 Rents and Commission 23 0 6 26 4 8
Minerals 65 .. ———— ————
——— ——— Total .. £365 15 7 £248 15 1
Total 1,176 320

GISBORNE SECTION.

1913.                                  1912.

      PASSENGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
      1st Class .. .. .. .. 538 402 940 441 498 939
      2nd Class .. .. .. .. 2,412 1,892 4,304 2,349 1,928 4,277
      ——— ——— ———— ——— ——— ————
      Total .. .. .. .. 2,950 2,294 5,244 2,790 2,426 5,216
      ——— ——— ———— ——— ——— ————
      Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 .. .. 7

1914. 1912.             1913.        1912.

            Goods,— No. No. Parcels, etc.,— No. No.
            Drays 3 3 Parcels .. 662 577
            Cattle 32 60 Horses .. 14 5
            Calves 1 .. Carriages .. .. 1
            Sheep 390 60 Dogs .. 37 52
            Pigs 14 29 —— ——
            ——— ——— Total .. 713 635
            Total 440 152 —— ——
            ——— ———

Tons. Tons. REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Chaff, Lime, &c... 36 20 Passengers .. 446 18 2 428 1 6
Wool 5 4 Parcels, Luggage, and
Firewood 144 12 Mails .. 80 11 6 72 16
Timber 708 200 Goods .. 809 7 4 533 3 1
Grain 452 291 Miscellaneous .. 123 16 7 23 9 10
Merchandise 328 181 Rents and Commission 55 11 6 50 4 4
Minerals 2,649 2,316 ———— ————
——— ——— Total .. £1,516 5 1 £1,107 15 2
Total 4,322 3,024