Jan. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 85

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 5th December, 1925, and for the corresponding period, 1924:—

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1925. 1924.
No. No.
1st Class .. .. 79 87
2nd Class .. .. 1,842 1,609
——— ———
Total .. .. 1,921 1,696
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Season Tickets .. .. ..

GOODS,—
No. No.
Cattle, Calves .. .. .. 68 144
Sheep and Pigs .. .. .. — —
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 68 144
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Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. .. 343 1,157
Other Goods .. .. .. 435 277
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Total .. .. .. 778 1,434
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REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 151 16 11 150 2 10
Parcels .. .. 101 6 10 112 11 11
Goods .. .. 324 9 11 558 11 8
Labour and demurrage .. 18 18 7 Cr. 10 4 5
Miscellaneous .. .. 15 15 0 22 17 7
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Total.. .. .. £612 7 3 £833 19 7
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GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1925. 1924.
No. No.
1st Class .. .. 576 602
2nd Class .. .. 3,544 3,311
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Total .. .. 4,120 3,913
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Season Tickets .. .. 22 23

GOODS,—
No. No.
Cattle, Calves .. .. .. 75 111
Sheep and Pigs .. .. .. 261 3,100
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 336 3,211
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Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. .. 738 987
Other Goods .. .. .. 5,440 4,276
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Total .. .. .. 6,178 5,263
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REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 940 6 2 567 17 9
Parcels .. .. 208 13 0 240 18 1
Goods .. .. 2,285 3 0 1,996 1 1
Labour and demurrage .. 63 0 9 5 4 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 61 5 0 107 19 5
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Total .. .. £3,558 7 11 £2,918 0 6
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NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

PASSENGERS,—
1925. 1924.
No. No.
1st Class .. .. 58,161 72,486
2nd Class .. .. 379,372 449,779
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Total .. .. 437,533 522,265
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Season Tickets .. .. 32,465 32,263

GOODS,—
No. No.
Cattle, Calves .. .. .. 24,602 20,644
Sheep and Pigs .. .. .. 170,489 199,379
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 195,091 220,023
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Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. .. 38,744 36,713
Other Goods .. .. .. 228,277 237,175
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 267,021 273,888
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NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES—continued.

REVENUE,—
1925. 1924.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 108,206 7 1 95,193 14 4
Parcels .. .. 20,029 19 5 21,848 2 1
Goods .. .. 236,753 12 0 223,727 13 4
Labour and demurrage .. 6,951 0 8 1,963 18 2
Miscellaneous .. .. 2,800 8 1 4,975 14 3
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Total .. .. £374,741 7 3 £347,709 2 2
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SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

PASSENGERS,—
1925. 1924.
No. No.
1st Class .. .. 55,426 63,137
2nd Class .. .. 273,478 282,221
——— ———
Total .. .. 328,904 345,358
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Season Tickets .. .. 11,563 10,138

GOODS,—
No. No.
Cattle, Calves .. .. .. 9,561 8,698
Sheep and Pigs .. .. .. 60,090 84,134
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 69,651 92,832
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Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. .. 24,728 30,655
Other Goods .. .. .. 208,686 192,841
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 233,414 223,496
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REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 53,861 19 1 51,970 19 8
Parcels .. .. 11,248 13 4 13,827 6 10
Goods .. .. 139,621 2 8 135,626 5 7
Labour and demurrage .. 4,800 4 5 Cr. 3,619 19 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 1,850 11 11 3,798 6 0
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Total .. .. £211,382 11 5 £201,602 18 10
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WESTPORT SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1925. 1924.
No. No.
1st Class .. .. 68 107
2nd Class .. .. 4,903 6,589
——— ———
Total .. .. 4,971 6,696
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Season Tickets .. .. 65 85

GOODS,—
No. No.
Cattle, Calves .. .. .. 37 6
Sheep and Pigs .. .. .. 86 86
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 123 92
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Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. .. 932 285
Other Goods .. .. .. 49,556 50,124
——— ———
Total .. .. .. 50,488 50,409
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REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 358 10 2 553 18 8
Parcels .. .. 123 9 6 126 4 11
Goods .. .. 9,405 7 11 9,489 0 4
Labour and demurrage .. 845 1 11 641 1 8
Miscellaneous .. .. 64 10 6 105 2 8
——— ———
Total .. .. £10,797 0 0 £10,915 8 3
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