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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 6

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 7th December, 1918, and for the corresponding period 1917:—

WHANGAREI SECTION.

PASSENGERS, —
1918
No.
1917.
No.
1st Class
.. ..
868
1,876
2nd Class
.. ..
4,481
11,831
Total
.. ..
5,349
12,707

Season Tickets
.. ..
50
87

Goods, —
No.
No.
Cattle
.. ..
97
247
Calves
.. ..
..
7
Sheep
.. ..
134
801
Pigs
.. ..
23
76
Total
.. ..
254
1,131

Tons.
Tons.
Timber
.. ..
559
4,119
Minerals ..
.. ..
4,822
7,917
Other Goods
.. ..
1,956
2,689
Total
.. ..
7,337
14,725

REVENUE, —
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
Passengers ..
.. ..
424 17 4
998 8 7
Parcels
.. ..
187 19 3
429 0 1
Goods
.. ..
1,579 1 3
3,089 1 11
Miscellaneous
.. ..
51 10 2
462 10 1
Rents and Commission
70 12 4
77 7 0
Total
.. ..
£2,314 0 4
£5,056 7 8

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS, —
1918.
No
1917.
No.
1st Class
.. ..
97
137
2nd Class
.. ..
758
1,921
Total
.. ..
855
2,058

Season Tickets
.. ..
..
..

Goods, —
No.
No.
Calves
.. ..
..
..
Cattle
.. ..
..
..
Sheep
.. ..
..
..
Pigs
.. ..
..
..
Total
.. ..
..
..

Tons.
Tons.
Timber
.. ..
667
1,853
Minerals ..
.. ..
..
35
Other Goods
.. ..
176
298
Total
.. ..
843
2,186

REVENUE, —
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
Passengers ..
.. ..
91 15 4
125 18 10
Parcels
.. ..
56 1 5
65 13 4
Goods
.. ..
184 11 11
425 11 1
Miscellaneous
.. ..
7 11 8
4 11 9
Rents and Commission
9 6 0
10 4 0
Total
.. ..
£349 6 4
£631 19 0

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS, —
1918.
No.
1917.
No.
1st Class
.. ..
613
909
2nd Class
.. ..
3,752
4,593
Total
.. ..
4,365
5,502

Season Tickets
.. ..
18
15

Goods, —
No.
No.
Cattle
.. ..
182
96
Calves
.. ..
..
1
Sheep
.. ..
2,451
4,293
Pigs
.. ..
..
6
Total
.. ..
2,633
4,396

GISBORNE SECTION—continued.

Goods—continued.
1918.
Tons.
1917.
Tons.
Timber
.. ..
924
718
Minerals ..
.. ..
2,130
1,814
Other Goods
.. ..
1,263
1,438
Total
.. ..
4,317
3,970

REVENUE, —
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
Passengers ..
.. ..
529 19 1
638 8 4
Parcels
.. ..
123 10 1
329 0 7
Goods
.. ..
1,313 3 1
1,363 12 2
Miscellaneous
.. ..
6 15 4
16 12 0
Rents and Commission
75 0 10
67 17 3
Total
.. ..
£2,048 8 5
£2,415 10 4

NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

PASSENGERS, —
1918.
No.
1917.
No.
1st Class
.. ..
31,599
57,538
2nd Class
.. ..
220,006
399,343
Total
.. ..
251,605
456,881

Season Tickets
.. ..
12,841
14,875

Goods, —
No.
No.
Cattle
.. ..
6,488
14,055
Calves
.. ..
538
1,203
Sheep
.. ..
38,656
146,687
Pigs
.. ..
4,556
11,069
Total
.. ..
50,238
173,014

Tons.
Tons.
Timber
.. ..
7,719
21,979
Minerals ..
.. ..
39,036
62,053
Other Goods
.. ..
55,167
88,849
Total
.. ..
101,972
172,881

REVENUE, —
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
Passengers ..
.. ..
49,757 18 10
69,337 9 7
Parcels
.. ..
11,271 6 7
15,715 12 11
Goods
.. ..
70,290 13 9
121,181 2 4
Miscellaneous
.. ..
1,317 16 5
2,630 0 9
Rents and Commission
4,375 0 7
2,631 13 0
Total
.. ..
£137,012 16 2
£211,495 18 7

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

PASSENGERS, —
1918.
No.
1917.
No.
1st Class
.. ..
26,345
42,339
2nd Class
.. ..
138,491
217,986
Total
.. ..
164,836
260,325

Season Tickets
.. ..
5,826
7,543

Goods, —
No.
No.
Cattle
.. ..
3,234
7,287
Calves
.. ..
313
241
Sheep
.. ..
36,521
62,275
Pigs
.. ..
1,282
1,948
Total
.. ..
41,350
71,751

Tons.
Tons.
Timber
.. ..
3,772
11,213
Minerals ..
.. ..
28,169
52,554
Other Goods
.. ..
57,197
101,468
Total
.. ..
89,138
165,235

REVENUE, —
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
Passengers ..
.. ..
24,382 13 5
35,586 12 6
Parcels
.. ..
6,819 19 4
10,272 18. 2
Goods
.. ..
41,510 12 11
74,014 10 8
Miscellaneous
.. ..
3,070 12 2
2,175 11 8
Rents and Commission
2,486 8 6
1,741 4 8
Total
.. ..
£78,270 6 4
£123,790 17 8