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No. 10.-RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. AUCKLAND to ONEHUNGA, 24th December, 1873, to 30th June, 1874.

Mouth. Pas; WGERS. Merchandise. MoifTHLT TOTAI. Number. £ s. d. Tons. cwts. qrs. lbs. £ s. d. £ s. d. December, 1873 ... January, 1874 ... February, „ March, „ April, „ May, „ ... June, 2,977 22,664 io.454 11,891 13.715 10,629 8,i77 128 9 9 1,312 12 6 461 1 7 533 8 6 667 6 8 651 11 8 437 18 2 388 18 o 114 18 2 138 4 3 128 99 1,312 12 6 461 1 7 533 8 6 1,056 4 8 766 9 10 576 2 5 Totals 80,507 4,192 8 10 No record of Tonnage. 642 o 5 4.834 9 3 Passengers, 80,507 Merchandise ... ... £4,192 8 10, which in 642 o 5 = £4, icludes fares to races and adi .834 9 3 lission to groui id*. Tramway—Foxtoj r to Palmekston. G-ross amount, 20th September, 1873, to 16th May, 1874 Government dues tliereon Government dues, 18th May to 18th June ... ... £2,030 11 7 57i 14 6 89 19 2 Wellington to Hutt, 14th April to 30th June, 1874. Month. I'\s-i:m;i.ks. Merchandise. Monthly Total. April May June . ... Number. 6,587 9,362 7.449 £ s. d. 300 11 11 394 2 8 308 4 6 Tons. cwts. qrs. lbs. £ s. d. 8 14 7 24 7 7 28 4 6 £ s- <•■ 3°9 6 6 418 10 3 336 9 o Totals 23,398 1,002 19 1 No record of Tonnage. 61 6 8 1,064 5 9 • Pai Me 658 tons of Mi -ssengers, 23,398 ... £i,oc erehandise ... ... 6 !aterial have been conveyed over >2 19 1 168 = this line for 1 £1.064 5 9 extensions —Frei igbt, £> >8 14s. Eeceipts on C /ANTEEBURY BaILWAYS for Nine Moi iths ending J Jlst ft [ay, 1874. Line. £ s- d. 36,838 7 8 21,815 17 6 £ •■ d. Lyttelton —Christ church Christchurch—Selwyn Total Provincial Christchureh —Rangiora Selwyn—Bakaia Total General 58,654 5 2 12,522 10 7 304 17 6 12,827 8 1 Total Fares and Freights Storeage, Wharfage, &c. 7^48i 13 3 6,206 12 8 Total Eeceipts £77,688 5 II On Rakaia and Ashburton Line, 2,700 tons have been conve; ■ed, to 20 July—Freight, £955. Dukedik to Poht Chalmees, 30th April, 187; !, to 31st March, 1874. Months. Pass] 5NGERS. Merchandise. MONTHLT TOTAL. Number. £ s. d. Tons. cwts. qrs. lbs. £ s. d. £ s. d. April, 1873 ... May, „ ... June, „ July, „ ... August, „ September, „ October, „ November, „ December, „ ... January, 1874 ... February, „ March, „ ... 5,469 8,039 6,117 6,123 5.269 6,579 8,574 7,867 io,374 12,416 5.632 ".315 533 o 6 789 17 9 597 16 5 598 8 11 513 1 3 643 19 10 843 10 o 772 17 1 1,024 Io 6 1,227 13 5 549 5 2 1,116 0 11 2,112 19 o o 2,838 13 3 6 3,981 200 3.742 °3° 2,159 720 3,592 15 o o 6,769 14 o 9 4,t>82 120 4,883 910 7.677 3 2 «3 5,538 16 o o 5,209 17 2 O 476 13 8 638 6 4 893 18 5 839 o 1 549 19 1 808 6 4 1,521 18 11 1,054 2 9 1,112 o 3 1,706 9 3 1,230 14 11 1,135 16 2 1,009 14 2 1,428 4 1 1,491 14 10 1,437 9 O 1,063 o 4 1,452 6 2 2,365 8 11 1,826 19 10 2,136 10 9 2,934 2 8 1,780 o 1 2,252 3 1 Totals ... 9,2io 7 9 j 53,188 o o 11,967 6 2 93.774 21,177 13 11 Passei Mercl igers, landise, tons, 13,774 I3,i88 £9,210 7 9 11,967 6 2 £21,177 13 11 5—E. 3.