D.—2

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RETURN No. 11. STATEMENT showing Passenger-traffic at Cheap Excursion Rates for Year ending 31st March, 1897.

Schools, Factories, and Feiendly Societies. Holiday Excursions. Gross Total —School and Holiday Excursions. Section. Schools, Factories, and Friendly Soc's. Children not exceeding 15 Years of Age. Schools only. Senior Scholars over 15 but not exceeding 23 Years of Age, and Teachers. Schools, Factories, and Friendly Societies. Total. Revenue. 1st Class. 2nd Class. Total. Revenue. Number of Passengers. Revenue. Adults. No. No. No. No. £ s. d. No. No. No. £ s. d. £ s. d. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu 195 49 207 451 25 13 11 451 25 13 11 Auckland 811 87 402 1,300 124 9 0 1,634 49,117 50,751 6,701 18 8 52,051 6,826 7 8 Napier 1,098 436 305 1,839 99 9 9 4,754 19,102 23,856 4,102 0 9 25,695 4,201 10 6 Wanganui 4,768 625 3,116 8,509 639 3 6 4,550 28,157 32,707 6,397 19 5 41,216 7,037 2 11 Wellington 2,408 382 1,550 4,340 335 19 9 8,102 28,424 36,526 4,819 2 7 40,866 5,155 2 4 Picton 484 51 144 679 21 11 7 408 3,422 3,830 318 12 9 4,509 340 4 4 Nelson 1,559 159 298 2,016 66 15 10 1,960 4,817 6,777 475 15 1 8,793 542 10 11 Westport 655 88 217 960 42 18 1 169 2,308 2,477 147 14 0 3,437 190 12 1 Greymouth 2,525 265 1,302 4,092 187 4 11 856 12,501 13,357 1,042 17 5 17,449 1,230 2 4 Christchurch ... 8,676 1,015 7,988 17,679 1,392 18 9 23,833 79,411 103,244 15,403 2 6 120,923 16,796 1 3 Dunedin 16,793 2,207 14,305 33,305 1,881 19 8 7,850 48,654 56,504 15,421 4 4 89,809 17,303 4 0 Invercargill 4,638 629 4,091 9,358 797 17 11 4,348 37,811 42,159 8,608 12 6 51,517 9,406 10 5 Totals 44,610 5,993 33,925 84,528 5,616 2 8 58,464 313,724 372,188 63,439 0 0 456,716 69,055 2