Oct. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3561

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 18th September, 1915, and for the corresponding period 1914:—

WHANGAREI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 1,341 436 1,777 1,196 578 1,774
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 6,002 5,562 11,564 5,002 4,788 9,790
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. .. .. .. 7,343 5,998 13,341 6,198 5,366 11,564
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 139 .. .. 109

Goods,—
1915. 1914. 1915. 1914.
No. No. No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 1 884 642
Cattle .. .. .. 240 139 —— ——
Calves .. .. .. 8 14
Sheep .. .. .. 106 296
Pigs .. .. .. 19 20
—— ——
Total .. .. .. 373 470

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. 264 84
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. 138 180
Timber .. .. .. 3,302 1,905
Grain .. .. .. 397 389
Merchandise .. .. .. 675 574
Minerals .. .. .. 9,029 11,770
———— ————
Total .. .. .. 13,805 14,902

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 864 4 1 754 1 9
Parcels Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 121 8 8 101 8 1
Goods .. .. 2,417 15 7 2,409 6 7
Miscellaneous .. 52 18 11 30 5 9
Rents and Commission 70 0 7 76 9 11
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Total .. .. £3,526 7 10 £3,371 12 1

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1915. 1914.
S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. .. .. .. 28 102 130 42 118 160
2nd Class .. .. .. .. 1,094 1,118 2,212 985 886 1,871
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. .. .. 1,122 1,220 2,342 1,027 1,004 2,031
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Goods,—
1915. 1914. 1915. 1914.
No. No. No. No.
Drays .. .. .. 3 2 314 211
Cattle .. .. .. .. 4 —— ——
Calves .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. ..
—— ——
Total .. .. .. 3 6

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. 36 ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. 18
Timber .. .. .. 191 530
Grain .. .. .. 110 102
Merchandise .. .. .. 145 97
Minerals .. .. .. .. 35
—— ——
Total .. .. .. 482 782

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 133 14 1 103 13 4
Parcels, Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 28 5 2 22 4 4
Goods .. .. 126 10 11 168 8 10
Miscellaneous .. 13 4 9 5 9 6
Rents and Commission 9 11 6 7 15 6
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Total .. .. £311 6 5 £307 11 6

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1915. 1914.
S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. .. .. .. 692 438 1,130 603 448 1,051
2nd Class .. .. .. .. 2,707 2,088 4,795 2,545 2,028 4,573
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Total .. .. .. .. 3,399 2,526 5,925 3,148 2,476 5,624
———— ———— ———— ———— ———— ————
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 .. .. 9

Goods,—
1915. 1914. 1915. 1914.
No. No. No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. 1 624 463
Cattle .. .. .. 99 30 —— ——
Calves .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. 1,465 710
Pigs .. .. .. 26 1
———— ————
Total .. .. .. 1,590 742

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. 144 114
Wool .. .. .. 2 2
Firewood .. .. .. 78 216
Timber .. .. .. 1,152 726
Grain .. .. .. 367 291
Merchandise .. .. .. 268 181
Minerals .. .. .. 2,474 1,737
———— ————
Total .. .. .. 4,485 3,267

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 577 13 8 468 6 0
Parcels, Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 90 9 6 69 13 0
Goods .. .. 1,032 0 2 707 3 7
Miscellaneous .. 36 1 0 273 16 8
Rents and Commission 53 19 5 43 15 4
———————— ————————
Total .. .. £1,790 3 9 £1,562 14 7