JULY 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2647

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 26th June, 1915, and for the corresponding period 1914:—

WHANGAREI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 1,157 476 1,633 1,312 720 2,032
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 5,719 5,028 10,747 5,331 4,716 10,047
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. 6,876 5,504 12,380 6,643 5,436 12,079
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 91 .. .. 55

Goods,—
1915. 1914.
No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 99 237
Calves .. .. .. .. .. .. 38
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,255
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. 18
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. 100 2,548

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. .. .. 96 66
Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. 126 240
Timber .. .. .. .. .. 2,747 2,894
Grain .. .. .. .. .. 328 378
Merchandise .. .. .. .. .. 636 503
Minerals .. .. .. .. .. 8,376 9,175
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. 12,309 13,256

PARCELS, ETC. .. .. 1915 1914.
N. No.
714 743
——— ———

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 964 4 3 809 2 2
Parcels Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 114 4 7 112 10 10
Goods .. .. 2,214 7 6 2,355 14 9
Miscellaneous .. 32 12 4 60 10 11
Rents and Commission 68 9 8 58 12 2
——— ———
Total .. .. £3,393 18 4 £3,396 10 10

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1915. 1914.
S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 47 104 151 66 104 170
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 950 1,008 1,958 947 1,136 2,083
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. 997 1,112 2,109 1,013 1,240 2,253
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

Goods,—
1915. 1914.
No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 2 ..
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 11 2
Calves .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 65 ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. 78 2

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. .. .. .. 6
Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. 12 60
Timber .. .. .. .. .. 560 792
Grain .. .. .. .. .. 49 28
Merchandise .. .. .. .. .. 108 119
Minerals .. .. .. .. .. 60 89
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. 789 1,094

PARCELS, ETC. .. .. 1915. 1914.
No. No.
238 202
——— ———

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 131 3 5 125 2 6
Parcels, Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 29 12 6 20 17 7
Goods .. .. 181 9 5 219 9 11
Miscellaneous .. 10 2 2 4 14 13
Rents and Commission 7 19 6 6 11 6
——— ———
Total .. .. £360 7 0 £376 15 9

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1915. 1914.
S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 700 438 1,138 623 342 965
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 2,793 2,128 4,921 2,181 1,770 3,951
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. 3,493 2,566 6,059 2,804 2,112 4,916
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. 15

Goods,—
1915. 1914.
No. No.
Drays .. .. .. .. .. 2 5
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. 63 33
Calves .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. .. .. 4,573. 932
Pigs .. .. .. .. .. 7 74
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. 4,645 1,044

Tons. Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. .. .. 42 108
Wool .. .. .. .. .. 43 23
Firewood .. .. .. .. .. 246 90
Timber .. .. .. .. .. 528 559
Grain .. .. .. .. .. 262 325
Merchandise .. .. .. .. .. 240 226
Minerals .. .. .. .. .. 1,656 1,033
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. 3,017 2,364

PARCELS, ETC. .. .. 1915. 1914.
No. No.
343 414
——— ———

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 608 9 9 428 8 11
Parcels, Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 85 14 10 76 3 1
Goods .. .. 788 2 11 655 10 4
Miscellaneous .. 39 7 1 54 13 11
Rents and Commission 55 6 0 48 17 6
——— ———
Total .. .. £1,577 0 7 £1,263 13 9

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