JAN. 17.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 8th December, 1917, and for the corresponding period 1916:

WHANGAREI SECTION.

1917. No.
      1st Class .. .. 1,876
      2nd Class .. .. 11,831
      Total .. .. 12,707
      Season Tickets .. .. 87

Goods,—
No.
Cattle .. .. .. 247
Calves .. .. .. 7
Sheep .. .. .. 801
Pigs .. .. .. 76
Total .. .. 1,131

Tons.
Timber .. .. 4,119
Minerals .. .. 7,917
Other Goods .. .. 2,689
Total .. .. 14,725

REVENUE,—
£ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 998 8 7
Parcels .. .. 429 0 1
Goods .. .. 3,089 1 11
Miscellaneous .. 462 10 1
Rents and Commission 77 7 0
Total .. .. £5,056 7 8

KAIHU SECTION.

1917. No.
      1st Class .. .. 137
      2nd Class .. .. 1,921
      Total .. .. 2,058
      Season Tickets .. .. ..

Goods,—
No.
Cattle .. .. ..
Calves .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. 2
Pigs .. .. .. 7
Total .. .. 9

Tons.
Timber .. .. 1,853
Minerals .. .. 35
Other Goods .. .. 298
Total .. .. 2,186

REVENUE,—
£ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 125 18 10
Parcels .. .. 65 13 4
Goods .. .. 425 11 1
Miscellaneous .. 4 11 9
Rents and Commission 10 4 0
Total .. .. £631 19 0

GISBORNE SECTION.

1917. No.
      1st Class .. .. 909
      2nd Class .. .. 4,593
      Total .. .. 5,502
      Season Tickets .. .. 15

Goods,—
No.
Cattle .. .. 96
Calves .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 4,293
Pigs .. .. 6
Total .. .. 4,396

Tons.
Timber .. .. 11,213
Minerals .. .. 52,554
Other Goods .. .. 101,468
Total .. .. 165,235

REVENUE,—
£ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 35,586 12 6
Parcels .. .. 10,272 18 2
Goods .. .. 74,014 10 8
Miscellaneous .. 2,175 11 8
Rents and Commission 1,741 4 8
Total .. .. £123,790 17 8

GISBORNE SECTION—continued.

1917. Tons.
      Goods—continued.
      Timber .. .. 718
      Minerals .. .. 1,814
      Other Goods .. .. 1,438
      Total .. .. 3,970

REVENUE,—
£ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 638 8 4
Parcels .. .. 329 0 7
Goods .. .. 1,363 12 2
Miscellaneous .. 16 12 0
Rents and Commission 67 17 3
Total .. .. £2,415 10 4

NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

1917. No.
      PASSENGERS,—
      1st Class .. .. 57,538
      2nd Class .. .. 399,343
      Total .. .. 456,881
      Season Tickets .. .. 14,875

Goods,—
No.
Cattle .. .. 14,055
Calves .. .. 1,203
Sheep .. .. 146,687
Pigs .. .. 11,069
Total .. .. 173,014

Tons.
Timber .. .. 21,979
Minerals .. .. 62,053
Other Goods .. .. 88,849
Total .. .. 172,881

REVENUE,—
£ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 69,337 9 7
Parcels .. .. 15,715 12 11
Goods .. .. 121,181 2 4
Miscellaneous .. 2,630 0 9
Rents and Commission 2,631 13 0
Total .. .. £211,495 18 7

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

1917. No.
      PASSENGERS,—
      1st Class .. .. 42,339
      2nd Class .. .. 217,986
      Total .. .. 260,325
      Season Tickets .. .. 7,543

Goods,—
No.
Cattle .. .. 7,287
Calves .. .. 241
Sheep .. .. 62,275
Pigs .. .. 1,948
Total .. .. 71,751

Tons.
Timber .. .. 10,597
Minerals .. .. 51,246
Other Goods .. .. 97,395
Total .. .. 159,238

REVENUE,—
£ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 36,559 15 10
Parcels .. .. 7,521 5 7
Goods .. .. 66,900 16 1
Miscellaneous .. 1,807 6 4
Rents and Commission 1,793 1 0
Total .. .. £114,582 4 10

1916. No.
      1,953
      11,845
      13,798
      77

Tons.
295
29
811
39
1,174
16,196

£ s. d.
987 11 9
192 0 10
3,406 12 6
53 13 1
68 3 6
£4,708 1 8

1916. No.
      69,183
      518,002
      582,185
      16,215

No.
21,554
1,360
116,037
12,479
151,430

Tons.
21,360
57,653
83,615
162,628

£ s. d.
74,297 12 4
11,688 8 0
108,153 5 6
5,094 5 10
2,513 8 3
£201,746 19 11

1916. No.
      50,515
      255,483
      305,998
      7,592

No.
7,281
532
96,369
1,807
105,989

Tons.
10,597
51,246
97,395
159,238

£ s. d.
36,559 15 10
7,521 5 7
66,900 16 1
1,807 6 4
1,793 1 0
£114,582 4 10

1916. No.
      843
      4,867
      5,710
      3

Tons.
10,597
51,246
97,395
159,238

£ s. d.
£2,022 13 3
£5,056 7 8
£4,708 1 8
£211,495 18 7
£201,746 19 11
£114,582 4 10

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