Nov. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3589

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. 51,194 49,354
2nd Class .. .. .. 248,850 254,561
Total .. .. .. 300,044 303,915
Season Tickets .. .. 10,414 7,873

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 36,704 0 10 34,706 11 7
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails .. 6,808 10 11 6,853 7 10
Goods .. .. 57,123 4 9 61,831 9 8
Miscellaneous .. 6,569 18 9 2,434 9 10
Rents and Commission 3,856 11 3 3,361 3 10
Total .. .. £111,089 6 6 £109,187 2 9

GOODS,—
1916. 1915.
No. No.
Drays .. .. 82 68
Cattle .. .. 6,580 5,955
Calves .. .. 365 344
Sheep .. .. 69,155 76,047
Pigs .. .. 1,811 2,552
Total .. .. 77,993 84,966

Tons.    Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c.. .. 8,532 6,834
Wool .. .. 2,689 1,734
Firewood .. .. 2,076 2,098
Timber .. .. 11,861 13,014
Grain .. .. 46,444 45,452
Merchandise .. 29,510 38,756
Minerals .. .. 52,673 57,753
Total .. .. 153,785 165,641

WESTLAND SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1916. 1915.
No. No.
1st Class .. .. 2,315 2,707
2nd Class .. .. 19,861 21,001
Total .. .. 22,176 23,708
Season Tickets .. .. 760 506

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 1,956 16 3 1,995 2 1
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails .. 369 14 0 211 16 10
Goods .. .. 10,769 0 1 10,216 15 3
Miscellaneous .. 367 9 8 361 7 10
Rents and Commission 420 19 5 323 2 5
Total .. .. £13,883 19 5 £13,108 4 5

GOODS,—
1916. 1915.
No. No.
Drays .. .. 5 2
Cattle .. .. 583 289
Calves .. .. 3 13
Sheep .. .. 1,507 1,460
Pigs .. .. 28 —
Total .. .. 2,126 1,764

Tons.    Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c.. .. 234 180
Wool .. .. 2 1
Firewood .. .. 678 616
Timber .. .. 10,506 11,143
Grain .. .. 648 741
Merchandise .. 1,233 1,315
Minerals .. .. 46,737 39,336
Total .. .. 60,088 53,332

WESTPORT SECTION

PASSENGERS,—
1916. 1915.
No. No.
1st Class .. .. 169 202
2nd Class .. .. 5,716 5,570
Total .. .. 5,885 5,772
Season Tickets.. .. .. 231 80

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 483 11 3 391 0 7
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails .. 71 10 2 74 7 8
Goods .. .. 8,684 7 7 8,402 7 2
Miscellaneous .. 436 19 2 458 10 0
Rents and Commission 90 3 7 81 12 1
Total .. .. £9,766 11 9 £9,407 17 6

GOODS,—
1916. 1915.
No. No.
Drays .. .. — 1
Cattle .. .. — —
Calves .. .. — —
Sheep .. .. 84 378
Pigs .. .. — —
Total .. .. 84 379

Tons.    Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c. .. 138 174
Wool .. .. — —
Firewood .. .. 366 486
Timber .. .. 89 106
Grain .. .. 224 222
Merchandise .. 255 255
Minerals .. .. 62,641 57,938
Total .. .. 63,713 59,181

NELSON SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1916. 1915.
No. No.
1st Class .. .. 541 521
2nd Class .. .. 6,411 6,751
Total .. .. 6,952 7,272
Season Tickets.. .. .. 259 51

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. 703 6 0 577 11 2
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails .. 115 6 2 130 5 1
Goods .. .. 1,461 2 6 1,272 3 10
Miscellaneous .. 161 15 11 198 19 2
Rents and Commission 157 9 4 182 16 6
Total .. .. £2,598 19 11 £2,361 15 9

GOODS,—
1916. 1915.
No. No.
Drays .. .. — 1
Cattle .. .. 4 63
Calves .. .. — 14
Sheep .. .. 577 243
Pigs .. .. — —
Total .. .. 581 321

Tons.    Tons.

Chaff, Lime, &c.. .. 258 90
Wool .. .. 6 5
Firewood .. .. 258 168
Timber .. .. 236 289
Grain .. .. 567 565
Merchandise .. 1,000 375
Minerals .. .. 806 846
Total .. .. 3,131 2,338

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