May 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1801

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 31st March, 1918, and for the corresponding period 1917:—

WHANGAREI SECTION.

PASSENGERS, 1918. 1917.
1st Class .. .. 2,107 2,074
2nd Class .. .. 11,583 12,837
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Total .. .. 13,690 14,911
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Season Tickets .. .. 103 102

GOODS,— No. No.
Cattle .. .. 493 997
Calves .. .. 55 37
Sheep .. .. 3,988 3,803
Pigs .. .. 71 22
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Total .. .. 4,607 4,859
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                          Tons.        Tons.

Timber .. .. 2,771 1,720
Minerals .. .. 7,593 5,000
Other Goods .. .. 1,875 1,984
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Total .. .. 12,239 8,704
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REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 1,332 17 6 1,198 3 4
Parcels .. .. 194 1 5 158 4 1
Goods .. .. 2,885 13 7 2,054 7 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 1,022 8 8 23 17 6
Rents and Commission .. .. 58 11 1 59 11 8
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Total .. .. £5,493 12 3 £3,494 4 6
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KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— 1918. 1917.
1st Class .. .. 134 121
2nd Class .. .. 3,155 1,830
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Total .. .. 3,289 1,951
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Season Tickets .. .. .. ..

GOODS,— No. No.
Cattle .. .. 3 ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 19 13
Pigs .. .. .. ..
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Total .. .. 22 13
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                          Tons.        Tons.

Timber .. .. 1,160 2,198
Minerals .. .. 4 40
Other Goods .. .. 410 242
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Total .. .. 1,574 2,480
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REVENUE.— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 209 15 9 135 15 1
Parcels .. .. 50 10 2 43 14 3
Goods .. .. 348 15 0 453 17 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 10 12 3 1 11 0
Rents and Commission .. .. 8 9 3 15 3 0
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Total .. .. £628 2 5 £650 1 2
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GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,— 1918. 1917.
1st Class .. .. 1,076 1,146
2nd Class .. .. 4,867 5,008
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Total .. .. 5,943 6,154
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Season Tickets .. .. 15 8

GOODS,— No. No.
Cattle .. .. 115 116
Calves .. .. 23 2
Sheep .. .. 25,862 24,615
Pigs .. .. 16 36
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Total .. .. 26,016 24,769
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GISBORNE SECTION—continued.

GOODS—continued. 1918. 1917.
Timber .. .. 456 1,088
Minerals .. .. 1,007 2,255
Other Goods .. .. 899 1,145
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Total .. .. 2,362 4,488
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REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 761 10 1 646 9 6
Parcels .. .. 129 5 3 109 5 6
Goods .. .. 1,312 12 2 1,586 6 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 65 18 6 23 13 6
Rents and Commission .. .. 60 0 10 40 19 3
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Total .. .. £2,329 6 10 £2,406 14 0
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NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

PASSENGERS,— 1918. 1917.
1st Class .. .. 58,603 71,383
2nd Class .. .. 458,634 572,016
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Total .. .. 517,237 643,399
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Season Tickets .. .. 15,895 16,547

GOODS,— No. No.
Cattle .. .. 21,862 21,554
Calves .. .. 3,488 3,928
Sheep .. .. 569,573 576,130
Pigs .. .. 14,960 18,200
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Total .. .. 609,883 619,812
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                          Tons.        Tons.

Timber .. .. 19,982 20,811
Minerals .. .. 64,882 63,149
Other Goods .. .. 80,867 87,662
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Total .. .. 165,731 171,622
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REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 106,925 19 5 94,325 2 5
Parcels .. .. 12,342 14 2 11,198 9 6
Goods .. .. 127,675 9 4 118,239 5 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 3,808 18 5 7,300 4 10
Rents and Commission .. .. 2,491 15 6 2,518 7 1
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Total .. .. £253,244 16 10 £233,581 9 0
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SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

PASSENGERS,— 1918. 1917.
1st Class .. .. 49,118 55,037
2nd Class .. .. 270,146 277,008
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Total .. .. 319,264 332,045
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Season Tickets .. .. 8,079 8,796

GOODS,— No. No.
Cattle .. .. 6,630 9,686
Calves .. .. 998 701
Sheep .. .. 611,528 675,937
Pigs .. .. 2,160 2,871
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Total .. .. 621,316 689,195
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                          Tons.        Tons.

Timber .. .. 8,247 11,078
Minerals .. .. 50,201 56,925
Other Goods .. .. 120,705 139,249
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Total .. .. 179,153 207,252
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REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 55,746 10 8 44,772 18 5
Parcels .. .. 8,210 11 5 7,564 17 4
Goods .. .. 91,754 6 0 94,710 2 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 3,797 19 3 4,537 1 5
Rents and Commission .. .. 1,492 18 6 1,497 16 0
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Total .. .. £160,962 5 10 £153,082 15 8
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