APRIL 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1035

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. — Traffic Returns for the period ending 27th February, 1915, and for the corresponding period 1914:—

WHANGAREI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 1,197 588 1,785 1,572 754 2,326
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 5,787 6,300 12,087 5,750 4,964 10,714
Total .. .. .. .. .. 6,984 6,888 13,872 7,332 5,718 13,040

Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 213 .. .. 150

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. .. 1915. 1914. PARCELS, ETC. .. .. 1915. 1914.
No. No. No. No.
Cattle .. .. .. 470 86 1,431 1,052
Calves .. .. .. 80 84
Sheep .. .. .. 2,328 4,703
Pigs .. .. .. 16 76
Total .. .. .. 2,889 4,950

Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. Tons. Tons. REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Wool .. .. .. 156 108 Passengers .. .. 925 10 2 981 13 9
Firewood .. .. .. 192 240 Parcels Luggage, and
Timber .. .. .. 3,153 3,997 Mails .. .. 136 15 6 111 5 10
Grain .. .. .. 395 555 Goods .. .. 2,619 14 8 2,949 14 10
Merchandise .. .. .. 674 780 Miscellaneous* .. .. 19 9 8 89 19 2
Minerals .. .. .. 8,914 10,616 Rents and Commission 102 2 4 41 6 11
Total .. .. .. 13,484 16,296 Total .. .. £3,803 12 4 £4,174 0 6

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 49 200 249 44 92 136
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 1,259 2,762 4,021 1,034 2,476 3,510
Total .. .. .. .. .. 1,308 2,962 4,270 1,078 2,568 3,646

Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. ..

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. .. 1915. 1914. PARCELS, ETC. .. .. 1915. 1914.
No. No. No. No.
Cattle .. .. .. 1 2 1,026 599
Calves .. .. .. 2 ..
Sheep .. .. .. 14 11
Pigs .. .. .. — —
Total .. .. .. 17 13

Chaff, Lime, &c .. .. .. Tons. Tons. REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Wool .. .. .. 6 .. Passengers .. .. 207 14 6 192 3 5
Firewood .. .. .. 1 5 Parcels, Luggage, and
Timber .. .. .. 18 12 Mails .. .. 43 1 10 35 0 1
Grain .. .. .. 1,223 661 Goods .. .. 301 5 10 211 9 7
Merchandise .. .. .. 31 59 Miscellaneous .. .. 8 18 6 4 2 11
Minerals .. .. .. 178 153 Rents and Commission 7 2 0 5 1 0
Total .. .. .. 1,592 1,033 Total .. .. £568 2 8 £447 17 0

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 750 386 1,136 808 458 1,266
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 3,958 5,336 9,294 3,552 5,080 8,632
Total .. .. .. .. .. 4,708 5,722 10,430 4,360 5,538 9,898

Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 .. .. 27

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. .. 1915. 1914. PARCELS, ETC. .. .. 1915. 1914.
No. No. No. No.
Cattle .. .. .. 4 2 827 854
Calves .. .. .. 60 22
Sheep .. .. .. 3 ..
Pigs .. .. .. 26,936 23,650
Total .. .. .. 22 17

Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. Tons. Tons. REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Wool .. .. .. 288 180 Passengers .. .. 744 14 1 764 5 1
Firewood .. .. .. 52 154 Parcels, Luggage, and
Timber .. .. .. 258 210 Mails .. .. 88 2 1 81 17 8
Grain .. .. .. 1,083 884 Goods .. .. 1,423 4 8 1,133 5 7
Merchandise .. .. .. 426 224 Miscellaneous .. .. 6 17 3 386 13 9
Minerals .. .. .. 236 284 Rents and Commission 47 14 10 45 13 0
Total .. .. .. 1,042 750 Total .. .. £2,310 12 11 £2,411 15 1
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