APRIL 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1353

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 28th February, 1914, and for the corresponding period, 1913:—

WHANGAREI-KAWAKAWA SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. 1,572 754 2,326 1,490 744 2,234
2nd Class .. .. .. .. 5,750 4,964 10,714 5,404 5,332 10,736
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 7,322 5,718 13,040 6,894 6,076 12,970
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 .. .. 170

GOODS,—
1914. 1913.
No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1 3
Cattle .. .. .. 86 49
Calves .. .. .. 84 51
Sheep .. .. .. 4,703 4,081
Pigs .. .. .. 76 25
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 4,950 4,209

        Tons.    Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. 108 336
Wool .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. 240 108
Timber .. .. .. 3,997 4,539
Grain .. .. .. 555 493
Merchandise .. .. .. 780 796
Minerals .. .. .. 10,616 10,558
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 16,296 16,880

PARCELS, ETC.,—
1914. 1913.
No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. 984 639
Horses .. .. .. 8 14
Carriages .. .. .. 30 1
Dogs .. .. .. 30 37
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 1,052 691

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 981 13 9 821 14 1
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails .. .. 111 5 10 101 5 10
Goods .. .. 2,949 14 10 3,098 18 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 89 19 2 45 15 7
Rents and Commission .. .. 41 6 11 43 6 1
——— ———
Total .. .. £4,174 0 6 £4,111 0 2

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. 44 92 136 27 74 101
2nd Class .. .. .. .. 1,034 2,476 3,510 982 2,030 3,012
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 1,078 2,568 3,646 1,009 2,104 3,113
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

GOODS,—
1914. 1913.
No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 2 ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. 20
Calves .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. 11 12
Pigs .. .. .. .. ..
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 13 32

        Tons.    Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. .. 138
Wool .. .. .. 5 1
Firewood .. .. .. 12 24
Timber .. .. .. 661 571
Grain .. .. .. 59 103
Merchandise .. .. .. 153 125
Minerals .. .. .. 143 33
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 1,033 995

PARCELS, ETC.,—
1914. 1913.
No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. 579 447
Horses .. .. .. 1 6
Carriages .. .. .. .. 1
Dogs .. .. .. 19 23
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 599 477

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 192 3 5 136 13 1
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails .. .. 35 0 1 34 2 7
Goods .. .. 211 9 7 213 2 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 4 2 11 110 2 9
Rents and Commission .. .. 5 1 0 7 6 6
——— ———
Total .. .. £447 17 0 £501 7 10

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. 808 458 1,266 694 480 1,174
2nd Class .. .. .. .. 3,552 5,080 8,632 3,868 4,888 8,756
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 4,360 5,538 9,898 4,562 5,368 9,930
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 .. .. 10

GOODS,—
1914. 1913.
No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 2 1
Cattle .. .. .. 22 54
Calves .. .. .. .. 2
Sheep .. .. .. 23,650 10,081
Pigs .. .. .. 17 67
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 23,691 10,205

        Tons.    Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. 180 168
Wool .. .. .. 154 100
Firewood .. .. .. 210 240
Timber .. .. .. 884 629
Grain .. .. .. 224 412
Merchandise .. .. .. 284 254
Minerals .. .. .. 750 1,458
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 2,686 3,261

PARCELS, ETC.,—
1914. 1913.
No. No.
Parcels .. .. .. 782 777
Horses .. .. .. 5 17
Carriages .. .. .. 3 3
Dogs .. .. .. 64 63
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 854 860

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 764 5 1 632 17 3
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails .. .. 81 17 8 88 1 2
Goods .. .. 1,133 5 7 964 11 4
Miscellaneous .. .. 386 13 9 91 5 4
Rents and Commission .. .. 45 13 0 29 1 3
——— ———
Total .. .. £2,411 15 1 £1,805 16 4