Dec. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 4285

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 7th November, 1914, and for the corresponding period 1913:—

WHANGAREI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 1,157 666 1,823 1,139 1,748 2,887
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 4,575 5,074 9,649 3,781 4,270 8,051
Total .. .. .. .. .. 5,732 5,740 11,472 4,920 6,018 10,938
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81 .. .. 29

GOODS,—
1914. 1913. 1914. 1913.
No. No. No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 3 .. 1,219 790
Cattle .. .. .. 437 112
Calves .. .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. .. 421 39
Pigs .. .. .. .. 16
Total .. .. .. 861 168

Chaff, Lime, &c... Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. 78 204
Firewood .. .. .. 204 282
Timber .. .. .. 3,787 3,646
Grain .. .. .. 395 397
Merchandise .. .. .. 696 473
Minerals .. .. .. 12,025 9,241
Total .. .. .. 17,135 14,243

PARCELS, ETC. .. .. .. ..

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 721 15 10 621 9 4
Parcels Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 125 4 3 106 2 6
Goods .. .. 3,087 8 4 2,419 13 4
Miscellaneous .. 47 2 6 54 11 4
Rents and Commission 75 17 0 45 8 3
Total .. .. £4,057 7 11 £3,247 4 9

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 40 68 108 22 90 112
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 800 1,138 1,938 934 916 1,850
Total .. .. .. .. .. 840 1,206 2,046 956 1,006 1,962
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

GOODS,—
1914. 1913. 1914. 1913.
No. No. No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 2 4 861 467
Cattle .. .. .. 1 ..
Calves .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. 3 4

Chaff, Lime, &c... Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. 1 192
Firewood .. .. .. 30 24
Timber .. .. .. 690 832
Grain .. .. .. 63 97
Merchandise .. .. .. 89 111
Minerals .. .. .. 205 25
Total .. .. .. 1,078 1,281

PARCELS, ETC. .. .. .. ..

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 103 0 5 108 0 1
Parcels, Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 42 3 9 28 16 0
Goods .. .. 220 8 5 234 5 4
Miscellaneous .. 4 4 10 9 6 5
Rents and Commission 5 8 0 3 14 0
Total .. .. £375 5 6 £384 1 10

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 628 552 1,180 696 780 1,476
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 3,272 5,052 8,324 2,936 6,070 9,006
Total .. .. .. .. .. 3,900 5,604 9,504 3,632 6,850 10,482
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 .. .. 11

GOODS,—
1914. 1913. 1914. 1913.
No. No. No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 4 .. 763 884
Cattle .. .. .. 60 55
Calves .. .. .. 1 ..
Sheep .. .. .. 521 456
Pigs .. .. .. 95 27
Total .. .. .. 681 538

Chaff, Lime, &c... Tons. Tons.
Wool .. .. .. 306 179
Firewood .. .. .. 226 212
Timber .. .. .. 545 398
Grain .. .. .. 227 248
Merchandise .. .. .. 292 258
Minerals .. .. .. 1,100 1,333
Total .. .. .. 2,708 2,712

PARCELS, ETC. .. .. .. ..

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 612 7 9 650 4 0
Parcels, Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 82 0 0 84 17 8
Goods .. .. 804 1 10 680 14 10
Miscellaneous .. 30 19 7 121 7 4
Rents and Commission 47 12 10 47 12 5
Total .. .. £1,577 2 0 £1,584 16 3