MAY 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1159

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 31st March, 1921, and for the corresponding period, 1920:—

WHANGAREI SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. 2,846 2,660
2nd Class .. .. 14,563 16,106
——— ———
Total .. .. 17,409 18,766

Season Tickets .. .. 151 250

GOODS,—
Cattle .. .. 199 653
Calves .. .. 6 4
Sheep .. .. 1,113 4,623
Pigs .. .. 24 69
——— ———
Total .. .. 1,342 5,349

Timber .. .. 3,672 3,364
Minerals .. .. 5,486 9,194
Other Goods.. .. 3,219 3,370
——— ———
Total .. .. 12,377 15,928

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £1,824 6 3 £1,683 19 6
Parcels, luggage, and mails 236 6 10 238 11 11
Goods .. .. 3,090 19 10 3,514 6 6
Miscellaneous .. .. 181 16 0 361 11 4
Rents and Commission 110 18 8 89 15 9
——— ———
Total .. .. £5,444 7 7 £5,888 5 0

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. 298 149
2nd Class .. .. 2,199 2,362
——— ———
Total .. .. 2,497 2,511

Season Tickets .. .. 6 5

GOODS,—
Cattle .. .. .. 2
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 6 ..
Pigs .. .. .. 15
——— ———
Total .. .. 6 17

Timber .. .. 1,111 1,203
Minerals .. .. 30 ..
Other Goods.. .. 257 309
——— ———
Total .. .. 1,398 1,512

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £279 12 1 £225 17 9
Parcels, luggage, and mails 63 9 0 58 3 9
Goods .. .. 476 1 7 474 14 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 59 9 5 40 0 2
Rents and Commission 10 10 10 47 1 9
——— ———
Total .. .. £889 2 11 £845 17 6

GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. 1,140 1,294
2nd Class .. .. 7,522 8,329
——— ———
Total .. .. 8,662 9,623

Season Tickets .. .. 18 23

GOODS,—
Cattle .. .. 163 181
Calves .. .. .. 1
Sheep .. .. 22,676 35,008
Pigs .. .. 2 3
——— ———
Total .. .. 22,841 35,193

GISBORNE SECTION—continued.

GOODS—continued.
Timber .. .. 1,674 1,428
Minerals .. .. 1,459 1,111
Other Goods.. .. 2,013 1,731
——— ———
Total .. .. 5,146 4,270

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £1,114 11 8 £1,110 3 11
Parcels, luggage, and mails 133 10 0 153 13 7
Goods .. .. 2,351 7 4 2,181 1 7
Miscellaneous .. .. 32 8 2 Cr. 5 14 8
Rents and Commission 61 16 5 115 3 10
——— ———
Total .. .. £3,693 13 7 £3,554 8 3

NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. 104,497 109,562
2nd Class .. .. 642,693 636,481
——— ———
Total .. .. 747,190 746,043

Season Tickets .. .. 22,643 28,521

GOODS,—
Cattle .. .. 11,659 30,238
Calves .. .. 2,094 4,606
Sheep .. .. 437,035 595,153
Pigs .. .. 12,472 11,417
——— ———
Total .. .. 463,260 641,414

Timber .. .. 24,522 30,838
Minerals .. .. 56,154 71,527
Other Goods.. .. 85,1,6 115,165
——— ———
Total .. .. 165,852 217,530

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £156,378 13 6 £143,894 15 11
Parcels, luggage, and mails 15,468 9 9 16,179 5 10
Goods .. .. 153,036 15 2 177 090 2 0
Miscellaneous .. .. 6,727 0 1 5,509 19 4
Rents and Commission 832 18 7 5,281 8 1
——— ———
Total .. .. £332,443 17 1 £347,955 11 2

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. 82,658 79,702
2nd Class .. .. 368,797 377,455
——— ———
Total .. .. 451,455 457,157

Season Tickets .. .. 10,250 14,194

GOODS,—
Cattle .. .. 4,548 10,782
Calves .. .. 458 1,821
Sheep .. .. 476,779 776,541
Pigs .. .. 1,741 2,778
——— ———
Total .. .. 483,526 791,422

Timber .. .. 11,909 14,674
Minerals .. .. 61,011 72 196
Other Goods.. .. 109,559 140,435
——— ———
Total .. .. 182,479 227 305

REVENUE,—
Passengers .. .. £81,242 1 11 £76,172 17 5
Parcels, luggage, and mails 10,018 7 11 11,504 16 7
Goods .. .. 104,950 9 3 127,840 3 11
Miscellaneous .. .. 6,606 18 5 4,183 14 2
Rents and Commission 64 15 0 2,677 9 11
——— ———
Total .. .. £202,882 12 6 £222,379 2 0