JUNE 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2243

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 27th May, 1916, and for the corresponding period 1915:—

WHANGAREI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. 1,982 2,007
2nd Class .. .. .. 12,431 11,233
Total .. .. .. 14,413 13,240
Season Tickets .. .. 257 217

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £1,077 12 0 £926 15 3
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails .. .. 135 14 8 116 10 10
Goods .. .. .2,972 6 4 2,526 4 9
Miscellaneous.. .. 82 19 0 40 16 4
Rents and Commission 72 2 3 69 13 4
Total .. .. £4,340 14 8 £3,680 0 6

Goods,—
Drays .. .. 5 2
Cattle .. .. 202 130
Calves .. .. 102 50
Sheep .. .. 746 138
Pigs .. .. 84 ..
Total .. .. 1,139 320

Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. 84 72
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 162 198
Timber .. .. 5,014 3,206
Grain .. .. 459 417
Merchandise .. .. 662 660
Minerals .. .. 8,411 9,248
Total .. .. 14,792 13,801

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. 169 206
2nd Class .. .. .. 1,874 2,076
Total .. .. .. 2,043 2,282
Season Tickets .. .. 0 0

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £115 8 9 £133 7 1
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails .. .. 33 1 7 29 4 8
Goods .. .. 336 0 0 335 12 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 23 6 10 0 6 5
Rents and Commission 6 4 0 6 7 3
Total .. .. £514 1 2 £504 17 7

Goods,—
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. 2
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. 2

Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. .. 6
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. 6 ..
Timber .. .. 1,339 1,402
Grain .. .. 81 50
Merchandise .. .. 184 118
Minerals .. .. .. 99
Total .. .. 1,610 1,675

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. 1,013 1,140
2nd Class .. .. .. 4,787 4,917
Total .. .. .. 5,800 6,057
Season Tickets.. .. 37 24

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £618 14 5 £590 15 1
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails .. .. 83 9 9 88 19 10
Goods .. .. 1,239 4 9 1,240 4 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 31 8 7 103 14 8
Rents and Commission 71 14 11 50 5 0
Total .. .. £2,044 12 5 £2,073 18 7

Goods,—
Drays .. .. 1 3
Cattle .. .. 83 75
Calves .. .. 1 1
Sheep .. .. 4,500 10,468
Pigs .. .. 27 9
Total .. .. 4,612 10,556

Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. 192 96
Wool .. .. 65 23
Firewood .. .. 306 228
Timber .. .. 1,078 1,069
Grain .. .. 370 352
Merchandise .. .. 563 223
Minerals .. .. 1,591 2,457
Total .. .. 4,165 4,448

NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. .. 64,975 65,657
2nd Class .. .. .. 515,556 474,691
Total .. .. .. 580,531 540,348
Season Tickets .. .. 18,952 16,480

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £82,867 10 7 £96,011 2 0
Parcels, Luggage, and Mails .. .. 10,473 11 10 8,931 3 1
Goods .. .. 96,152 3 2 83,831 14 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 3,344 17 7 1,754 19 8
Rents and Commission 2,579 10 2 1,757 10 4
Total .. .. £195,417 13 4 £165,286 9 9

Goods,—
Drays .. .. 110 123
Cattle .. .. 27,197 19,096
Calves .. .. 2,063 2,525
Sheep .. .. 160,082 239,342
Pigs .. .. 17,323 11,017
Total .. .. 206,775 272,103

Tons.
Chaff, Lime, &c... .. 9,744 7,516
Wool .. .. 791 702
Firewood .. .. 4,650 6,726
Timber .. .. 20,837 23,224
Grain .. .. 27,446 22,454
Merchandise .. .. 31,588 25,314
Minerals .. .. 57,993 59,455
Total .. .. 153,049 145,391