FEB. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 469

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 8th January, 1916, and for the corresponding period 1915:—

WHANGAREI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 1,555 1,004 2,559 1,315 1,200 2,515
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 7,965 13,852 21,817 6,234 12,880 19,114
Total .. .. .. .. .. 9,520 14,856 24,376 7,549 14,080 21,629
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 .. .. 27

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. .. 3 .. 1916. 1915.
Cattle .. .. .. 233 2 No. No.
Calves .. .. .. 1 .. PARCELS, ETC. .. .. 1,296 1,289
Sheep .. .. .. 465 463
Pigs .. .. .. 59 38
Total .. .. .. 761 503

Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. 192 78
Wool .. .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. 84 108
Timber .. .. .. 1,400 3,170
Grain .. .. .. 313 269
Merchandise .. .. 699 745
Minerals .. .. 7,022 7,598
Total .. .. .. 9,710 11,968

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,609 15 1 1,173 18 6
Parcels Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 170 8 0 134 3 6
Goods .. .. 1,998 0 3 2,241 7 11
Miscellaneous.. .. 35 18 7 25 5 6
Rents and Commission 139 5 11 115 18 2
Total .. .. £3,953 7 10 £3,690 13 7

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 65 142 207 39 118 157
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 1,113 2,830 3,943 1,200 3,326 4,526
Total .. .. .. .. .. 1,178 2,972 4,150 1,239 3,444 4,683
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. .. 6 .. 1916. 1915.
Cattle .. .. .. .. .. No. No.
Calves .. .. .. .. .. PARCELS, ETC. .. .. 980 1,131
Sheep .. .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. 6 ..

Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. 18 ..
Wool .. .. .. 17 19
Firewood .. .. .. 6 ..
Timber .. .. .. 363 1,187
Grain .. .. .. 26 32
Merchandise .. .. 100 93
Minerals .. .. 21 31
Total .. .. .. 551 1,362

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 210 11 7 202 4 1
Parcels, Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 49 15 7 47 1 2
Goods .. .. 137 6 7 253 9 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 6 8 11 9 5 2
Rents and Commission 21 5 0 20 18 0
Total .. .. £425 7 8 £532 18 4

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 536 708 1,244 574 912 1,486
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 3,147 5,790 8,937 2,550 8,056 10,606
Total .. .. .. .. .. 3,683 6,498 10,181 3,124 8,968 12,092
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. 1

GOODS,—
Drays .. .. .. 4 3 1916. 1915.
Cattle .. .. .. 41 17 No. No.
Calves .. .. .. .. 1 PARCELS, ETC. .. .. 1,221 853
Sheep .. .. .. 20,448 23,033
Pigs .. .. .. 25 39
Total .. .. .. 20,518 23,093

Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. 18 138
Wool .. .. .. 737 710
Firewood .. .. .. 204 186
Timber .. .. .. 936 575
Grain .. .. .. 320 305
Merchandise .. .. 397 216
Minerals .. .. 2,423 1,091
Total .. .. .. 5,035 3,121

REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 942 8 1 907 17 7
Parcels, Luggage, and
Mails .. .. 114 6 9 92 13 11
Goods .. .. 1,734 16 2 1,344 6 9
Miscellaneous .. .. 35 2 1 1 18 11
Rents and Commission 114 8 1 51 9 5
Total .. .. £2,941 1 2 £2,398 6 7