JUNE 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1877

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 29th April, 1916, and for the corresponding period 1915:

WHANGAREI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,
1st Class ......... 2,196 2,336
2nd Class ......... 14,726 14,597
Total ............ 16,922 16,933
Season Tickets ....... 75 57

REVENUE,
Passengers ........ £1,092 16 7 £985 14 0
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails ..... £84 8 11 £66 18 8
Goods ........... £2,924 0 1 £2,446 5 5
Miscellaneous ... £99 17 6 £32 12 4
Rents and Commission .. £138 1 11 £134 0 8
Total ............ £4,339 5 0 £3,665 11 1

Goods,
Drays ...... 4 3
Cattle ...... 255 154
Calves ...... 4 107
Sheep ...... 114 1,983
Pigs ........ 84 92
Total ...... 461 2,339

Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... 300 66
Wool ....... 192 102
Firewood ....... 3,403 2,146
Timber ....... 536 513
Grain ....... 630 781
Merchandise ...... 9,670 9,537
Minerals ........
Total ...... 14,731 13,145

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,
1st Class ......... 219 213
2nd Class ......... 2,613 2,822
Total ............ 2,832 3,035
Season Tickets ....... 9 1

REVENUE,
Passengers ........ £169 10 9 £164 6 7
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails ..... £22 18 4 £17 18 2
Goods ........... £302 2 4 £327 12 10
Miscellaneous ... £2 4 7 £6 1 1
Rents and Commission .. £25 19 0 £27 17 4
Total ............ £522 15 0 £543 16 0

Goods,
Drays .......
Cattle .......
Calves .......
Sheep .......
Pigs .......
Total ......... 1

Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... 102
Wool ....... 12 18
Firewood ....... 1,342 1,267
Timber ....... 70 80
Grain ....... 111 165
Merchandise ...... 6 127
Minerals ........
Total ...... 1,643 1,659

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,
1st Class ......... 1,115 1,372
2nd Class ......... 6,311 6,609
Total ............ 7,426 7,981
Season Tickets ....... 15 2

REVENUE,
Passengers ........ £710 0 5 £702 10 1
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails ..... £49 13 10 £46 0 7
Goods ........... £1,449 5 2 £1,500 11 5
Miscellaneous ... £21 6 2 £62 14 11
Rents and Commission .. £111 12 0 £83 18 10
Total ............ £2,341 17 7 £2,395 15 10

Goods,
Drays .......
Cattle ....... 155 23
Calves .......
Sheep ....... 12,715 25,232
Pigs ....... 44 4
Total ......... 12,914 25,263

Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... 216 270
Wool ....... 40 23
Firewood ....... 456 350
Timber ....... 1,252 1,074
Grain ....... 320 357
Merchandise ...... 484 329
Minerals ....... 2,350 1,783
Total ...... 5,118 4,186

NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

PASSENGERS,
1st Class ......... 97,874 104,057
2nd Class ......... 691,459 705,517
Total ............ 789,333 809,574
Season Tickets ....... 16,121 14,837

REVENUE,
Passengers ........ £117,506 18 8 £92,938 19 7
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails ..... £8,244 0 4 £8,412 3 1
Goods ........... £94,053 12 4 £94,128 7 6
Miscellaneous ... £2,690 8 10 £2,055 4 3
Rents and Commission .. £6,655 16 7 £7,532 12 9
Total ............ £229,150 16 9 £205,067 7 2

Goods,
Drays ....... 111 123
Cattle ....... 22,739 18,736
Calves ....... 3,133 4,090
Sheep ....... 214,575 400,558
Pigs ....... 15,878 17,302
Total ......... 256,436 440,809

Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... 9,156 9,784
Wool ....... 946 781
Firewood ....... 4,326 5,478
Timber ....... 19,764 21,021
Grain ....... 30,154 26,527
Merchandise ...... 29,384 33,221
Minerals ....... 53,943 58,000
Total ...... 147,673 154,812