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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 111

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 12th September, 1914, and for the corresponding period 1913:—

WHANGAREI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 1,196 578 1,774 1,099 .620 1,719
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 5,002 4,788 9,790 3,812 3,708 7,520
Total .. .. .. .. .. 6,198 5,366 11,564 4,911 4,328 9,239

Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 109 .. .. 67

GOODS,—
1914. 1913. 1914. 1913.
No. No. No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1 2 642 444
Cattle .. .. .. 189 103 —— ——
Calves .. .. .. 14 5
Sheep .. .. .. 296 ..
Pigs .. .. .. 20 24
Total .. .. .. 470 134

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. 84 120
Wool .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. 180 198
Timber .. .. .. 1,905 2,075
Grain .. .. .. 389 469
Merchandise .. .. .. 574 584
Minerals .. .. .. 11,770 9,211
Total .. .. .. 14,902 12,657

PARCELS, ETC. .. ..

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 754 1 9 532 6 1
Parcels Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 101 8 1 81 19 7
Goods .. .. 2,409 6 7 2,202 0 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 30 5 9 35 10 4
Rents and Commission 76 9 11 43 15 4
Total .. .. £3,371 12 1 £2,895 11 8

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 42 118 160 28 90 118
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 985 886 1,871 683 710 1,393
Total .. .. .. .. .. 1,027 1,004 2,031 711 800 1,511

Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

GOODS,—
1914. 1913. 1914. 1913.
No. No. No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 2 .. 211 173
Cattle .. .. .. 4 2 —— ——
Calves .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. 6 2

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. .. 18
Wool .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. 18 30
Timber .. .. .. 580 845
Grain .. .. .. 102 85
Merchandise .. .. .. 97 104
Minerals .. .. .. 35 10
Total .. .. .. 782 1,092

PARCELS, ETC. .. ..

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 103 13 4 79 14 2
Parcels, Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 22 4 4 20 19 10
Goods .. .. 168 8 10 217 17 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 5 9 6 7 16 7
Rents and Commission 7 15 6 8 6 6
Total .. .. £307 11 6 £334 14 2

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 603 448 1,051 610 458 1,068
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 2,545 2,028 4,573 2,382 2,080 4,462
Total .. .. .. .. .. 3,148 2,476 5,624 2,992 2,538 5,530

Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 .. .. 6

GOODS,—
1914. 1913. 1914. 1913.
No. No. No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1 3 463 432
Cattle .. .. .. 30 28 —— ——
Calves .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. .. 710 314
Pigs .. .. .. 1 18
Total .. .. .. 742 364

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. 114 120
Wool .. .. .. 2 1
Firewood .. .. .. 216 130
Timber .. .. .. 726 463
Grain .. .. .. 291 269
Merchandise .. .. .. 181 205
Minerals .. .. .. 1,737 1,076
Total .. .. .. 3,267 2,264

PARCELS, ETC. .. ..

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 468 6 0 466 13 9
Parcels, Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 69 13 0 66 18 0
Goods .. .. 707 3 7 537 18 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 273 16 8 94 5 1
Rents and Commission 43 15 4 50 7 1
Total .. .. £1,562 14 7 £1,216 2 10