JUNE 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1719
Traffic Returns.
New Zealand Railways.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 27th May, 1922, and for the corresponding period, 1921:
WHANGAREI SECTION.
NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.
| | | 1922. | No. | 1921. | No. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers, - | 1st Class | .. | 2,195 | 2,347 | .. |
| | 2nd Class | .. | 11,473 | 12,787 | .. |
| | Total | .. | 13,668 | 15,134 | .. |
| | Season Tickets | .. | 259 | 366 | .. |
| Goods,- | Cattle | .. | 40 | 137 | .. |
| | Sheep and Pigs | .. | 1,450 | 248 | .. |
| | Total | .. | 1,490 | 385 | .. |
| | Tons. | Timber | .. | 3,278 | 3,742 | .. |
| | | Other Goods | .. | 9,999 | 10,709 | .. |
| | Total | .. | 13,277 | 14,451 | .. |
| Revenue,- | Passengers | .. | £1,288 | 17 | 5 | £1,740 | 15 | 10 |
| | Parcels | .. | 238 | 1 | 11 | 192 | 8 | 8 |
| | Goods | .. | 3,449 | 19 | 3 | 3,558 | 19 | 6 |
| | Miscellaneous | .. | 65 | 13 | 2 | 93 | 3 | 4 |
| | Rents and Commission | .. | 116 | 8 | 0 | 102 | 13 | 9 |
| | Total.. | .. | £5,158 | 19 | 9 | £5,688 | 1 | 1 |
KAIHU SECTION.
| | | 1922. | No. | 1921. | No. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers, | 1st Class | .. | 212 | 282 | .. |
| | 2nd Class | .. | 2,360 | 2,310 | .. |
| | Total | .. | 2,572 | 2,592 | .. |
| | Season Tickets | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Goods,- | Cattle | .. | 17 | .. | .. |
| | Sheep and Pigs | .. | 18 | .. | .. |
| | Total | .. | 35 | .. | .. |
| | Tons. | Timber | .. | 229 | 955 | .. |
| | | Other Goods | .. | 417 | 404 | .. |
| | Total | .. | 646 | 1,359 | .. |
| Revenue,- | Passengers | .. | £220 | 12 | 2 | £236 | 3 | 8 |
| | Parcels | .. | 55 | 15 | 8 | 48 | 7 | 8 |
| | Goods | .. | 259 | 18 | 6 | 462 | 16 | 8 |
| | Miscellaneous | .. | 29 | 12 | 5 | 77 | 17 | 2 |
| | Rents and Commission | .. | 8 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| | Total.. | .. | £574 | 0 | 9 | £834 | 13 | 2 |
GISBORNE SECTION.
| | | 1922. | No. | 1921. | No. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers, | 1st Class | .. | 868 | 985 | .. |
| | 2nd Class | .. | 4,608 | 6,290 | .. |
| | Total | .. | 5,476 | 7,275 | .. |
| | Season Tickets | .. | 31 | 30 | .. |
| Goods,- | Cattle | .. | 198 | 132 | .. |
| | Sheep and Pigs | .. | 9,340 | 7,050 | .. |
| | Total | .. | 9,538 | 7,182 | .. |
| | Tons. | Timber | .. | 1,055 | 1,408 | .. |
| | | Other Goods | .. | 2,497 | 7,032 | .. |
| | Total | .. | 3,552 | 8,440 | .. |
| Revenue,- | Passengers | .. | £724 | 15 | 8 | £925 | 14 | 11 |
| | Parcels | .. | 201 | 7 | 8 | 156 | 9 | 5 |
| | Goods | .. | 1,504 | 17 | 10 | 3,980 | 7 | 11 |
| | Miscellaneous | .. | 32 | 0 | 4 | 402 | 17 | 8 |
| | Rents and Commission | .. | 127 | 18 | 0 | 60 | 13 | 7 |
| | Total | .. | £2,590 | 19 | 6 | £5,526 | 3 | 6 |
SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.
| | | 1922. | No. | 1921. | No. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers, | 1st Class | .. | 60,627 | 63,526 | .. |
| | 2nd Class | .. | 256,325 | 281,682 | .. |
| | Total | .. | 316,952 | 345,208 | .. |
| | Season Tickets | .. | 11,824 | 13,440 | .. |
| Goods,- | Cattle | .. | 6,453 | 6,662 | .. |
| | Sheep and Pigs | .. | 516,955 | 445,343 | .. |
| | Total | .. | 523,408 | 452,005 | .. |
| | Tons. | Timber | .. | 9,866 | 15,679 | .. |
| | | Other Goods | .. | 235,891 | 200,816 | .. |
| | Total | .. | 245,757 | 216,495 | .. |
| Revenue,- | Passengers | .. | £51,127 | 1 | 5 | £55,645 | 8 | 5 |
| | Parcels | .. | 10,576 | 15 | 9 | 9,646 | 2 | 1 |
| | Goods | .. | 131,728 | 7 | 7 | 120,768 | 14 | 0 |
| | Miscellaneous | .. | 3,953 | 13 | 7 | 4,711 | 7 | 11 |
| | Rents and Commission | .. | 2,798 | 10 | 8 | 2,847 | 10 | 2 |
| | Total | .. | £200,184 | 9 | 0 | £193,579 | 2 | 7 |
WESTLAND SECTION.
| | | 1922. | No. | 1921. | No. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers, | 1st Class | .. | 3,324 | 2,959 | .. |
| | 2nd Class | .. | 20,941 | 21,224 | .. |
| | Total | .. | 24,265 | 24,183 | .. |
| | Season Tickets | .. | 1,269 | 1,227 | .. |
| Goods,- | Cattle | .. | 229 | 363 | .. |
| | Sheep and Pigs | .. | 2,278 | 2,357 | .. |
| | Total | .. | 2,507 | 2,720 | .. |
| | Tons. | Timber | .. | 9,354 | 12,986 | .. |
| | | Other Goods | .. | 27,776 | 34,847 | .. |
| | Total | .. | 37,130 | 47,833 | .. |
| Revenue,- | Passengers | .. | £2,903 | 1 | 0 | £3,336 | 3 | 7 |
| | Parcels | .. | 609 | 0 | 3 | 493 | 11 | 2 |
| | Goods | .. | 9,956 | 16 | 5 | 12,685 | 0 | 11 |
| | Miscellaneous | .. | 718 | 13 | 2 | 1,085 | 3 | 10 |
| | Rents and Commission | .. | 444 | 8 | 3 | 299 | 3 | 9 |
| | Total | .. | £14,631 | 19 | 1 | £17,899 | 3 | 3 |