Mar. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 731

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 31st January, 1914, and for the corresponding period, 1913:—

WHANGAREI-KAWAKAWA SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—

1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 1,739 926 2,665 1,749 972 2,721
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 7,324 8,492 15,816 6,941 8,518 15,459
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. 9,063 9,418 18,481 8,690 9,490 18,180
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 .. .. .. 39

GOODS,—

1914. 1913.
No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 2 6
Cattle .. .. .. 28 39
Calves .. .. .. .. 11
Sheep .. .. .. 758 887
Pigs .. .. .. 34 50
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 822 993
——— ———

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. 72 276
Wool .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. 144 126
Timber .. .. .. 2,480 2,715
Grain .. .. .. 392 438
Merchandise .. .. .. 663 622
Minerals .. .. .. 6,137 7,558
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 9,888 11,735

PARCELS, ETC.,—

1914. 1913.
No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. 954 572
Horses .. .. .. 36 34
Carriages .. .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. .. 39 41
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 1,029 647
——— ———

REVENUE,—

£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 997 14 2 1,025 16 10
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails .. .. 127 4 2 114 5 7
Goods .. .. 1,956 5 4 2,191 14 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 89 7 5 30 0 11
Rents and Commission 41 10 0 43 10 4
——— ———
Total .. .. £3,212 1 1 £3,405 8 2

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—

1914.
S. R. Total.
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 43 126 169
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 987 1,122 2,109
——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. 1,030 1,248 2,278
——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

GOODS,—

1914. 1913.
No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1 1
Cattle .. .. .. 1
Calves .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. 155
Pigs .. .. .. .. ..
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 157
——— ———

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. 162
Wool .. .. .. 22 15
Firewood .. .. .. 42 54
Timber .. .. .. 774 717
Grain .. .. .. 68 70
Merchandise .. .. .. 124 99
Minerals .. .. .. .. 114
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 1,030 1,231

PARCELS, ETC.,—

1914. 1913.
No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. 627 460
Horses .. .. .. 9 6
Carriages .. .. .. 2 2
Dogs .. .. .. 12 17
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 650 485
——— ———

REVENUE,—

£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 128 12 7 126 8 7
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails .. .. 39 0 3 32 4 9
Goods .. .. 211 12 1 240 11 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 1 10 8 69 1 7
Rents and Commission 8 2 7 5 11 0
——— ———
Total .. .. £388 18 2 £473 17 4

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—

1914.
S. R. Total.
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 648 566 1,214
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 2,697 2,440 5,137
——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. 3,345 3,006 6,351
——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

GOODS,—

1914. 1913.
No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 2 ..
Cattle .. .. .. 7 43
Calves .. .. .. .. 2
Sheep .. .. .. 21,118 15,975
Pigs .. .. .. 2 62
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 21,129 16,082
——— ———

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. 84 30
Wool .. .. .. 611 407
Firewood .. .. .. 186 174
Timber .. .. .. 472 403
Grain .. .. .. 234 1,104
Merchandise .. .. .. 308 272
Minerals .. .. .. 1,015 2,289
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 2,910 4,679

PARCELS, ETC.,—

1914. 1913.
No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. 878 796
Horses .. .. .. 6 5
Carriages .. .. .. .. 2
Dogs .. .. .. 100 65
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 984 868
——— ———

REVENUE,—

£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 548 11 4 571 1 8
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails .. .. 93 17 11 83 18 10
Goods .. .. 1,197 12 6 1,266 14 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 40 5 7 108 0 7
Rents and Commission 31 2 6 46 12 9
——— ———
Total .. .. £1,911 9 10 £2,076 8 9