JUNE 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2555

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 23rd May, 1914, and for the corresponding period, 1913:—

WHANGAREI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 1,272 598 1,870 1,154 588 1,742
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 5,242 6,104 11,346 4,896 4,754 9,650
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. .. .. .. 6,514 6,702 13,216 6,050 5,342 11,392
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 127 .. .. 140

GOODS,—
1914. 1913. PARCELS, ETC.,— 1914. 1913.
No. No. No. No.
Drays .. .. 3 4 Parcels .. .. 655 454
Cattle .. .. 116 10 Horses .. .. 8 16
Calves .. .. 1 .. Carriages .. .. 4 1
Sheep .. .. 161 336 Dogs .. .. 76 89
Pigs .. .. .. 26 —— ——
—— —— Total .. .. 743 560
Total .. .. 281 376 —— ——
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Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. 54 120 REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d..
Wool .. .. .. .. Passengers .. .. 894 6 6 825 9 9
Firewood .. .. 306 186 Parcels Luggage, and 96 5 5 90 13 5
Timber .. .. 3,236 3,187 Mails .. .. 2,619 12 0 2,465 12 10
Grain .. .. 405 614 Goods .. .. 46 5 1 50 8 7
Merchandise .. .. 636 584 Miscellaneous .. 51 16 4 53 19 11
Minerals .. .. 10,019 8,796 Rents and Commission ———— ————
———— ———— Total .. .. £3,708 5 4 £3,486 4 6
Total .. .. 14,656 13,487

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 77 118 195 31 108 139
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 1,101 946 2,047 943 1,084 2,027
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. .. .. .. 1,178 1,064 2,242 974 1,192 2,166
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

GOODS,—
1914. 1913. PARCELS, ETC.,— 1914. 1913.
No. No. No. No.
Drays .. .. 1 1 Parcels .. .. 289 202
Cattle .. .. 2 2 Horses .. .. 4 2
Calves .. .. .. .. Carriages .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. .. .. Dogs .. .. 82 88
Pigs .. .. .. .. —— ——
—— —— Total .. .. 325 243
Total .. .. 3 3 —— ——
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Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. .. REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Wool .. .. .. .. Passengers .. .. 119 9 2 134 0 11
Firewood .. .. 30 66 Parcels, Luggage, and 24 17 2 23 13 9
Timber .. .. 928 929 Mails .. .. 238 6 0 252 2 8
Grain .. .. 53 48 Goods .. .. 0 7 10 6 15 9
Merchandise .. .. 135 102 Miscellaneous .. 5 4 0 5 4 0
Minerals .. .. 5 246 Rents and Commission ———— ————
———— ———— Total .. .. £388 4 2 £421 17 1
Total .. .. 1,151 1,391

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 491 232 723 581 468 1,049
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 1,873 1,428 3,301 2,548 3,106 5,654
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. .. .. .. 2,364 1,660 4,024 3,129 3,574 6,703
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 .. .. 10

GOODS,—
1914. 1913. PARCELS, ETC.,— 1914. 1913.
No. No. No. No.
Drays .. .. 5 3 Parcels .. .. 448 516
Cattle .. .. 23 29 Horses .. .. 8 13
Calves .. .. 1 .. Carriages .. .. 1 3
Sheep .. .. 1,256 13,005 Dogs .. .. 53 77
Pigs .. .. 18 135 —— ——
—— —— Total .. .. 510 609
Total .. .. 1,303 13,172 —— ——
—— ——
Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. 90 102 REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Wool .. .. 5 41 Passengers .. .. 355 10 10 504 8 8
Firewood .. .. 150 216 Parcels, Luggage, and 66 1 0 78 9 6
Timber .. .. 525 475 Mails .. .. 479 15 9 857 16 4
Grain .. .. 163 823 Goods .. .. 11 9 5 105 11 1
Merchandise .. .. 150 205 Miscellaneous .. 44 12 2 47 8 10
Minerals .. .. 572 1,858 Rents and Commission ———— ————
———— ———— Total .. .. £957 9 2 £1,593 9 5
Total .. .. 1,655 3,220

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