SEPT. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2801

Traffic Returns.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—Traffic Returns for the period ending 21st August, 1926, and for the corresponding period, 1925 :—

KAIHU SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1st Class .. .. 61 76
2nd Class .. .. 2,183 2,248
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Total .. .. 2,244 2,324
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Season Tickets .. .. 3 1

GOODS,—
No. No.
Cattle, Calves .. .. .. 2
Sheep and Pigs .. .. 166 ..
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Total .. .. 166 2
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Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. 182 512
Other Goods .. .. 300 266
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Total .. .. 482 778
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REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 196 1 3 215 16 0
Parcels .. .. 49 3 8 50 12 7
Goods .. .. 203 19 7 305 14 3
Labour and demurrage, 6 14 10 3 11 0
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Total.. .. £455 19 4 £575 13 10
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GISBORNE SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1926. 1925.
No. No.
1st Class .. .. 761 857
2nd Class .. .. 4,034 5,302
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Total .. .. 4,795 6,159
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Season Tickets .. .. 33 62

GOODS,—
No. No.
Cattle, Calves .. .. 134 84
Sheep and Pigs .. .. 1,291 1,653
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Total .. .. 1,425 1,737
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Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. 911 885
Other Goods .. .. 4,106 3,270
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Total .. .. 5,017 4,155
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REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 748 9 4 792 5 9
Parcels .. .. 120 17 3 193 10 8
Goods .. .. 1,709 14 7 1,506 16 3
Labour and demurrage, 25 8 5 17 7 4
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Total .. .. £2,604 9 7 £2,510 0 0
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NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

PASSENGERS,—
1926. 1925.
No. No.
1st Class .. .. 43,494 61,540
2nd Class .. .. 296,208 400,280
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Total .. .. 339,702 461,820
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Season Tickets .. .. 30,730 35,095

GOODS,—
No. No.
Cattle, Calves .. .. 18,997 20,434
Sheep and Pigs .. .. 73,967 69,149
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Total .. .. 92,964 89,583
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Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. 24,750 31,530
Other Goods .. .. 188,212 187,877
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Total .. .. 212,962 219,407
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NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES—
continued.

REVENUE,—
1926. 1925.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 94,869 19 4 109,984 18 5
Parcels .. .. 16,331 4 9 17,200 8 1
Goods .. .. 166,760 11 2 165,190 9 7
Labour and demurrage, 5,415 1 9 5,254 4 10
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Total .. .. £283,376 17 0 £297,630 0 11
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SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINES AND BRANCHES.

PASSENGERS,—
1926. 1925.
No. No.
1st Class .. .. 40,639 57,996
2nd Class .. .. 199,926 250,017
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Total .. .. 240,565 308,013
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Season Tickets .. .. 11,322 13,838

GOODS,—
No. No.
Cattle, Calves .. .. 6,782 6,961
Sheep and Pigs .. .. 71,752 74,450
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Total .. .. 78,534 81,411
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Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. 20,481 24,755
Other Goods .. .. 206,425 206,247
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Total .. .. 226,906 231,002
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REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 46,228 16 9 51,918 12 4
Parcels .. .. 8,889 17 9 10,431 7 2
Goods .. .. 126,113 9 5 121,124 0 10
Labour and demurrage, 3,995 14 0 4,328 11 5
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Total .. .. £185,227 17 11 £187,802 11 9
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WESTPORT SECTION.

PASSENGERS,—
1926. 1925.
No. No.
1st Class .. .. 72 51
2nd Class .. .. 4,872 4,534
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Total .. .. 4,944 4,585
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Season Tickets .. .. 50 74

GOODS,—
No. No.
Cattle, Calves .. .. 22 14
Sheep and Pigs .. .. 144 20
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Total .. .. 166 34
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Tons. Tons.
Timber .. .. 610 332
Other Goods .. .. 53,094 38,957
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Total .. .. 53,704 39,289
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REVENUE,—
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 414 3 10 375 11 6
Parcels .. .. 92 4 4 77 6 8
Goods .. .. 9,741 11 2 7,373 16 7
Labour and demurrage, 800 13 0 563 14 4
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Total .. .. £11,048 12 4 £8,390 9 1
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