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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 61

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 31st March, 1915, and for the corresponding period 1914:—

WHANGAREI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 1,847 552 1,899 1,526 770 2,296
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 6,802 6,924 13,226 5,812 5,872 11,684

Total .. .. .. .. .. 7,649 7,476 15,125 7,338 6,642 13,980

Season Tickets .. .. .. .. ..

GOODS,—
1915. 1914. 1915. 1914.
No. No. No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. 3 4 1,237 915
Cattle .. .. .. .. 327 76
Calves .. .. .. .. 99 2
Sheep .. .. .. .. 1,383 1,476
Pigs .. .. .. .. 55 84

Total .. .. .. .. 1,867 1,642

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. 60 168
Wool .. .. .. .. 126 168
Firewood .. .. .. 5,117 4,944
Timber .. .. .. .. 584 611
Grain .. .. .. .. 861 694
Merchandise .. .. 9,177 10,391
Minerals .. .. ..

Total .. .. .. .. 15,925 16,976

PARCELS, ETC. .. ..

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 923 13 3 827 1 1
Parcels Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 129 15 6 112 19 11
Goods .. .. 3,104 17 3 3,056 7 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 35 14 7 35 10 5
Rents and Commission 75 11 7 39 5 11

Total .. .. £4,269 12 2 £4,071 4 6

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 61 146 207 55 108 163
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 1,393 1,286 2,679 1,193 1,242 2,435

Total .. .. .. .. .. 1,454 1,432 2,886 1,248 1,350 2,598

Season Tickets .. .. .. .. ..

GOODS,—
1915. 1914. 1915. 1914.
No. No. No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. 1 .. 765 566
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. 22 11
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total .. .. .. .. 23 11

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. 6 ..
Wool .. .. .. .. .. 1
Firewood .. .. .. 6 24
Timber .. .. .. .. 1,733 491
Grain .. .. .. .. 80 71
Merchandise .. .. 167 187
Minerals .. .. .. 33 6

Total .. .. .. .. 2,025 780

PARCELS, ETC. .. ..

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 163 15 0 139 17 11
Parcels, Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 38 12 6 31 1 1
Goods .. .. 383 8 1 203 3 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 5 12 4 139 17 0
Rents and Commission 9 12 6 9 17 6

Total .. .. £601 0 5 £523 17 0

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 800 462 1,262 643 392 1,035
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 2,932 3,522 6,454 2,774 2,250 5,024

Total .. .. .. .. .. 3,732 3,984 7,716 3,417 2,642 6,059

Season Tickets .. .. .. .. ..

GOODS,—
1915. 1914. 1915. 1914.
No. No. No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. 6 .. 742 871
Cattle .. .. .. .. 94 11
Calves .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. 30,054 19,819
Pigs .. .. .. .. 14 22

Total .. .. .. .. 30,162 19,858

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. 126 186
Wool .. .. .. .. 22 35
Firewood .. .. .. 336 294
Timber .. .. .. .. 1,121 678
Grain .. .. .. .. 278 331
Merchandise .. .. 252 220
Minerals .. .. .. 1,544 1,420

Total .. .. .. .. 3,679 3,164

PARCELS, ETC. .. ..

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 665 19 6 511 6 0
Parcels, Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 92 1 10 101 12 2
Goods .. .. 1,475 0 3 1,076 4 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 84 6 6 1,141 12 8
Rents and Commission 87 16 8 46 3 11

Total .. .. £2,405 4 9 £2,876 19 6