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TABLE C— APPENDIX I. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS, MIDDLE ISLAND. Comparative RETURN of PASSENGER and GOODS TRAFFIC, NUMBER of TRAINS RUN, and MILES TRAVELLED, for Year ending 30th June, 1878.

Sections. c o Passengers Total. Ills a. W E o O (3 "o o '-5 rj a, Passen-j ger and iGoods. Mixed. Trains. Total Total. Passenger. Goods. Train Miles. Miles Travelled by Trail Shunting Ballasting, &c. Total. I St Class. 2nd Class. j i 1877-78. Christchurch Dunedin ... Invercargill Greymouth Westport ... Nelson Picton 400 I22J 161 8! 19 20j l8 No. 154,397 82,817 ' 15.509 6,958 850 9,142 3,924 : No. No. 465,893 620,290 268,906 351.723 77.39 8 92,9°/ 23,240 30,198 3,880 4,739 31,669 40,811 '14,564 18,488 1 1 No. j No. 1,416 668 2.34SJ 2ii 209I 84 49! 7 No. 3.6l4 985 433 No. ! No. No. 1,798 74,028 12,030 50312,579 733 115 7,828 226 ... I n 2 3 83 11 7 135 6 9 19 618 ... 2,445 95,282; 13,071 Tons. 45.394 1,242 30,652 124 Tons of 300 super. Tons, feet each. 31,008 76,116 25,156 11,611 13,068 22,811 i,i68! 1,589 ... ; 80 2,426; 2,428 2,556: 9,569 Tons. Tons. 145,614 14,393 14,150 8,310 6,668 3,637 14 Tons, i No. I No. 128,386! 15,912 4,368 59.551 12,557! 646 17,290 2,297 2,642 1,968 456 214' ... 2,456 1,711 597 i,476| ... 211,378 36,135; S.014 130,177 55,3oo 6,353! 314 12,172: 2,313 ... 1,806] 2,000 500 196! ... 2,482; 1,631! ... 4,029; 1,472 ... No. 20,280 13.203 2,297 1,968 214 1,711 1,476 No. 656,434 330,094 201,134 i5,S7i 7,184 34,006 26,282 No. j I43.S20; 7.542; No. 799.954 337,636 201,134 I3,57i 7,184 34,006 26,282 No. 320,891 86,135 43,088 2,603 I,2l8 No. 1,120,845 423,771 244,222 18,174 8,402 34,006 30,324 ... ... 1 11 967 178 584 18 167,983 26,550 142! 7 47j -. 4,042 ... Totals i 1 [ 1 1 151,062 748 j 273,597 885,550:1,159,147 4.208J 977 i 5,044 137,888 75,382124,204 41,149 1,270,705 1,421,767 457.977 1,879,74. 1876-77. Christchurch Dunedin ... Invercargill Greyaiouth Westport ... Nelson Picton 38i 84 112 8 216,662 65,335 I 2,603 6,744 641,922 858,584 226,290 291,625 70,203 82,806 14,143 20,887 3,111 3,111 25.368 32,576 11,853 15,007 992,890.1,304,596 804 3091 2,125 ••• ... 5 52 1 ! 2,184! 5° Trucks of Live Stock. 3.283 104 iS 2 41,553 33.442 691 19,641 8,413; 63,946 31,291; 2,261 4,604 25,801 1,500 "86 1,826: 1,035 8,172 101,056 11,775 13,115 6,522 5,148 3,423 1 Not 6,667 2,313 2,000 196 1,631 1,472 recorded. 227,717 159.293 16,004 4,160 33,4'8 25,878 I 227,717 159,293 16,004 4,160 33.418 25,878 61,090 44.769 9 T 2,5 7' 288,80; 204,06: 16,00. 4,161 33.4i! 25,87! ... 19 20 18 7,208 3,154 i i "28J '"? I ... i 5 S I 7 21 1 35°j n6 Totals 642 ...... 5 119,669 21,842 311,706 3,0091 322 2,244 3,433 95.342] 46,134! 102.801 206,466; 13,965 314 M,279 466,470 I 466,470, : IOS,859 f 1,484,891 Note. —On the Christchurch and Dunedin Sections for 1S5G-77, all return and Saturday tickets were counted as two. Where returns have not come to hand, particulars have been taken from Public Works Statement of last year.