APRIL 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 993

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 4th March, 1916, and for the corresponding period 1915:—

WHANGAREI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—

1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 1,270 634 1,904 1,197 588 1,785
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 5,893 7,244 13,137 5,787 6,300 12,087
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. 7,163 7,878 15,041 6,984 6,888 13,872
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 275 .. .. .. .. 213

GOODS,—

Drays .. .. .. .. 137 470
Cattle .. .. .. .. — 80
Calves .. .. .. .. — —
Sheep .. .. .. .. 4,106 2,323
Pigs .. .. .. .. 95 16
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 4,338 2,889

Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. .. 248 156
Wool .. .. .. .. — —
Firewood .. .. .. .. 156 192
Timber .. .. .. .. 3,847 3,153
Grain .. .. .. .. 469 395
Merchandise .. .. .. 714 674
Minerals .. .. .. .. 10,189 8,914
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 15,623 13,484

PARCELS, ETC. .. .. 1,324 1,431
——— ———

REVENUE,—

£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,338 7 2 925 10 2
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails .. .. 172 3 3 136 15 6
Goods .. .. 3,318 9 8 2,619 14 8
Miscellaneous.. .. 52 5 3 19 9 8
Rents and Commission 102 3 8 102 2 4
——— ———
Total .. .. £4,983 9 0 £3,803 12 4

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—

1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 54 118 172 49 200 249
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 1,128 1,268 2,396 1,259 2,762 4,021
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. 1,182 1,386 2,568 1,308 2,962 4,270
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 .. .. .. .. 2

GOODS,—

Drays .. .. .. .. 2 1
Cattle .. .. .. .. 2 —
Calves .. .. .. .. — 2
Sheep .. .. .. .. 21 14
Pigs .. .. .. .. — —
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 25 17

Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. .. 168 6
Wool .. .. .. .. — 1
Firewood .. .. .. .. 24 18
Timber .. .. .. .. 975 1,223
Grain .. .. .. .. 110 31
Merchandise .. .. .. 242 178
Minerals .. .. .. .. 15 135
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 1,534 1,592

PARCELS, ETC. .. .. 950 1,026
——— ———

REVENUE,—

£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 185 6 3 207 14 6
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails .. .. 52 4 2 43 1 10
Goods .. .. 331 1 0 301 5 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 13 2 8 8 18 6
Rents and Commission 6 6 0 7 2 0
——— ———
Total .. .. £588 0 1 £568 2 8

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—

1st Class .. .. .. .. .. 628 404 1,032 750 386 1,136
2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. 3,766 5,418 9,184 3,958 5,336 9,294
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. .. 4,394 5,822 10,216 4,708 5,722 10,430
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 .. .. .. .. 30

GOODS,—

Drays .. .. .. .. 3 4
Cattle .. .. .. .. 89 60
Calves .. .. .. .. — 3
Sheep .. .. .. .. 26,472 26,936
Pigs .. .. .. .. 8 22
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 26,572 27,025

Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. .. 42 288
Wool .. .. .. .. 109 52
Firewood .. .. .. .. 330 258
Timber .. .. .. .. 1,348 1,083
Grain .. .. .. .. 391 426
Merchandise .. .. .. 297 236
Minerals .. .. .. .. 2,423 1,042
——— ———
Total .. .. .. .. 4,940 3,385

PARCELS, ETC. .. .. 1,176 827
——— ———

REVENUE,—

£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 901 3 5 744 14 1
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails .. .. 113 18 2 88 2 1
Goods .. .. 1,752 16 5 1,423 4 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 32 19 5 6 17 3
Rents and Commission 52 2 2 47 14 10
——— ———
Total .. .. £2,852 19 7 £2,310 12 11

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