Feb. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 513

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 2nd January, 1915, and for the corresponding period 1914:—

WHANGAREI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. S. 1,315 R. 1,200 Total. 2,515 S. 1,447 R. 1,050 Total. 2,497
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 6,234 12,880 19,114 5,894 9,790 15,684
Total .. .. .. .. .. 7,549 14,080 21,629 7,341 10,840 18,181
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 .. .. 11

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. .. .. 1915. No. 2 1914. No. 2 PARCELS, ETC. .. .. 1915. No. 1,289 1914. No. 1,035
Cattle .. .. .. .. 2 51
Calves .. .. .. .. .. 31
Sheep .. .. .. .. 463 3
Pigs .. .. .. .. 38 8
Total .. .. .. .. 503 95

Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. .. Tons. 78 Tons. 30 REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. Passengers .. .. 1,173 18 6 953 5 4
Firewood .. .. .. .. 108 48 Parcels Luggage, and 134 3 6 116 9 5
Timber .. .. .. .. 3,170 3,370 Mails .. ..
Grain .. .. .. .. 269 310 Goods .. .. 2,241 7 11 1,117 14 0
Merchandise .. .. .. .. 745 582 Miscellaneous .. 25 5 6 61 8 8
Minerals .. .. .. .. 7,598 380 Rents and Commission 115 18 2 112 6 10
Total .. .. .. .. 11,968 4,720 Total .. .. £3,690 13 7 £2,361 4 3

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. S. 39 R. 118 Total. 157 S. 46 R. 138 Total. 184
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 1,200 3,326 4,526 1,110 2,730 3,840
Total .. .. .. .. .. 1,239 3,444 4,683 1,156 2,868 4,024
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. ..

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. .. .. 1915. No. 1 1914. No. 1 PARCELS, ETC. .. .. 1915. No. 1,131 1914. No. 592
Cattle .. .. .. .. 3 3
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 30
Total .. .. .. .. — 34

Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. .. Tons. .. Tons. .. REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Wool .. .. .. .. 19 24 Passengers .. .. 202 4 1 195 1 8
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. 18 Parcels, Luggage, and 47 1 2 34 18 1
Timber .. .. .. .. 1,187 276 Mails .. ..
Grain .. .. .. .. 32 49 Goods .. .. 253 9 11 135 4 6
Merchandise .. .. .. .. 93 112 Miscellaneous .. 9 5 2 2 4 8
Minerals .. .. .. .. 31 4 Rents and Commission 20 18 0 21 14 0
Total .. .. .. .. 1,362 483 Total .. .. £532 18 4 £389 2 11

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. S. 574 R. 912 Total. 1,486 S. 546 R. 728 Total. 1,274
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 2,550 8,056 10,606 2,547 10,780 13,327
Total .. .. .. .. .. 3,124 8,968 12,092 3,093 11,508 14,601
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. .. .. 1915 No. 3 1914. No. 8 PARCELS, ETC. .. .. 1915. No. 853 1914. No. 961
Cattle .. .. .. .. 17 40
Calves .. .. .. .. 1 9
Sheep .. .. .. .. 23,033 10,553
Pigs .. .. .. .. 39 ..
Total .. .. .. .. 23,093 10,610

Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. .. Tons. 138 Tons. 108 REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Wool .. .. .. .. 710 495 Passengers .. .. 907 17 7 828 9 11
Firewood .. .. .. .. 186 108 Parcels, Luggage, and 92 13 11 88 19 1
Timber .. .. .. .. 575 303 Mails .. ..
Grain .. .. .. .. 205 151 Goods .. .. 1,344 6 9 739 9 6
Merchandise .. .. .. .. 216 210 Miscellaneous .. 1 18 11 85 2 7
Minerals .. .. .. .. 1,091 572 Rents and Commission 51 9 5 49 3 4
Total .. .. .. .. 3,121 1,947 Total .. .. £2,398 6 7 £1,791 4 5
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