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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. .
[No. 60

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 3rd March, 1917, and for the corresponding period 1916:—

WHANGAREI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,--
1917.
No.
1916.
No.
1st Class
.. ..
2,235
1,904
2nd Class
.. .
14,932
13,137
Total
.. ..
17,067
15,041

Season Tickets
.. ..
293
275

Goods,--
No.
No.
Cattle
.. ..
850
137
Calves
.. ..
1
..
Sheep
.. ..
10,784
4,106
Pigs
.. ..
150
95
Total
.. ..
11,785
4,338

Tons.
Tons.
Timber
.. ..
3,593
3,847
Minerals ..
.. ..
3,900
10,189
Other Goods
.. ..
1,944
1,587
Total
.. ..
9,437
15,623

REVENUE,--
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
Passengers ..
.. ..
1,459 11 7
1,338 7 2
Parcels
.. ..
176 3 5
172 3 3
Goods
.. ..
2,676 15 0
3,318 9 8
Miscellaneous
.. ..
36 2 6
52 5 3
Rents and Commission
94 12 10
102 3 8
Total
.. ..
£4,443 5 4
£4,983 9 0

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,--
1917.
No.
1916.
No.
1st Class
.. ..
133
172
2nd Class
.. ..
1,405
2,396
Total
.. ..
1,538
2,568

Season Tickets
.. ..
1
12

Goods,--
No.
No.
Cattle
.. ..
..
2
Calves
.. ..
..
..
Sheep
.. ..
24
21
Pigs
.. ..

--
Total
.. ..
24
23

Tons.
Tons.
Timber
.. ..
526
975
Minerals ..
.. ..
15
15
Other Goods
.. ..
127
546
Total
.. ..
668
1,536

REVENUE,--
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
Passengers ..
.. ..
122 9 9
185 6 3
Parcels
.. ..
41 4 11
52 4 2
Goods
.. ..
149 7 0
331 1 0
Miscellaneous
.. ..
0 16 11
13 2 8
Rents and Commission
8 8 0
6 6 0
Total
.. ..
£322 6 7
£588 0 1

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,--
1917.
No.
1916.
No.
1st Class
.. ..
1,022
1,032
2nd Class
.. ..
9,086
9,184
Total
.. ..
10,108
10,216

Season Tickets
.. ..
25
29

Goods,--
No.
No.
Cattle
.. ..
29
89
Calves
.. ..
1
..
Sheep
.. ..
18,118
26,472
Pigs
.. ..
27
8
Total
.. ..
18,175
26,569

GISBORNE SECTION—continued.

Goods—continued.
1917.
Tons.
1916.
Tons.
Timber
.. ..
1,014
1,348
Minerals ..
.. ..
2,122
2,423
Other Goods
.. ..
1,521
1,172
Total
.. ..
4,657
4,943

REVENUE,--
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
Passengers ..
.. ..
750 11 5
901 3 5
Parcels
.. ..
105 17 1
113 18 2
Goods
.. ..
1,498 8 6
1,752 16 5
Miscellaneous
.. ..
7 5 5
32 19 5
Rents and Commission
58 14 3
52 2 2
Total
.. ..
£2,420 16 8
£2,852 19 7

NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

PASSENGERS,--
1917.
No.
1916.
No.
1st Class
.. ..
75,262
68,378
2nd Class
.. ..
591,185
588,855
Total
.. ..
666,447
657,233

Season Tickets
.. ..
21,306
18,885

Goods,--
No.
No.
Cattle
.. ..
17,931
17,253
Calves
.. ..
4,615
4,805
Sheep
.. ..
657,839
631,445
Pigs
.. ..
16,254
18,867
Total
.. ..
696,639
672,370

Tons.
Tons.
Timber
.. ..
18,037
21,450
Minerals ..
.. ..
51,582
60,310
Other Goods
.. ..
77,235
84,260
Total
.. ..
146,854
166,020

REVENUE,--
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
Passengers ..
.. ..
96,955 9 1
97,879 19 6
Parcels
.. ..
11,967 11 2
12,071 10 3
Goods
.. ..
113,203 14 1
117,691 18 1
Miscellaneous
.. ..
4,780 0 3
1,441 17 7
Rents and Commission
2,225 0 8
2,303 6 8
Total
.. ..
£229,131 15 3
£231,388 12 1

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

PASSENGERS,--
1917.
No.
1916
No.
1st Class
.. ..
54,970
56,823
2nd Class
.. ..
325,774
328,905
Total
.. ..
380,744
385,728

Season Tickets
.. ..
11,313
12,060

Goods,--
No.
No.
Cattle
.. ..
8,123
13,857
Calves
.. ..
641
815
Sheep
.. ..
557,788
468,228
Pigs
.. ..
1,850
2,790
Total
.. ..
568,402
485,690

Tons.
Tons.
Timber
.. ..
7,916
13,654
Minerals ..
.. ..
58,352
56,918
Other Goods
.. ..
100,735
105,106
Total
.. ..
167,003
175,678

REVENUE,--
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
Passengers ..
.. ..
46,934 9 8
49,385 12 6
Parcels
.. ..
7,495 17 10
7,418 11 1
Goods
.. ..
77,829 1 6
77,612 10 9
Miscellaneous
.. ..
2,108 0 6
1,450 16 11
Rents and Commission
1,687 8 11
1,682 4 6
Total
.. ..
£136,054 18 5
£137,549 15 9