D.—2.

RETURN No. 11. STATEMENT showing Number of Passenger Tickets issued at Cheap Excursion Rates for Year ending 31st March, 1904.

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Schools, Pactoeies, and Fbiendly Societies. Holiday Excubsions. Geoss Total —School and Holiday Exodesions. 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. Ee venue. Number of Tickets. Revenue. Adults. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland Gisborne Wanganui Wellington-Napier Picton Nelson Westport Westland Christchurch ... Dunedin Invercargill No. 177 186 274 2,544 130 4,957 9,153 1,037 943 465 3,316 12,456 10,245 4,481 No. 3 57 17 426 562 1,928 96 138 39 171 1,637 1,270 631 No. 326 73 267 1,902 273 3,061 7,628 507 455 766 3,368 17,985 14,156 3,577 No. 506 3] 6 558 4,872 403 8,580 18,709 1,640 1,536 1,270 6,855 32,078 25,671 8,689 £ s. d. 15 5 3 6 17 9 35 8 0 304 12 0 33 16 0 598 10 6 972 19 4 66 19 3 69 12 0 67 2 8 523 13 11 2,476 13 0 1,546 10 0 706 19 11 No. 68 25 50 3,399 1,038 8,207 17,076 2,361 1,132 36 1,779 41,091 19,053 5,102 No. 430 474 281 118,124 2,927 69,016 72,375 11,630 7,996 4,840 25,796 131,946 91,096 58,036 No. 498 499 331 121,523 3,965 77,223 89,451 13,991 9,128 4,876 27,575 173,037 110,149 63,138 £ s. d. 30 16 10 51 9 0 37 3 0 17,777 6 0 367 17 10 17,119 5 5 17,673 1 8 732 16 0 755 11 9 441 2 11 2,891 12 7 27,879 16 0 25,956 9 5 13,909 15 7 1,004 815 889 126,395 4,368 85,803 108,160 15,631 10,664 6,146 34,430 205,115 135,820 71,827 £ s. d. 46 2 1 58 6 9 72 11 C 18,081 18 C 401 13 1C 17,717 15 11 18,646 1 C 799 15 3 825 3 9 508 5 7 3,415 6 6 30,356 9 C 27,502 19 5 14,616 15 6 *°*»& ::: 50.364 41,540 6,975 6,048 54,344 41,555 111,683 89,143 7,424 19 6,050 li 7 3 100,417 84,448 594,967 517,566 695,384 602,014 125,624 103,279 4 8 0 6 807,067 691,157 133,049 3 109,329 19 7 9 Increase Decrease 8,824 927 12,789 22,540 1,374 8 4 15,969 77,401 93,370 22,344 15 6 115,910 23,719 3 H Total, year ending — 31st March, 1896 ... 31st March, 1897 ... 31st March, 1898 ... 31st March, 1899 ... 31st March, 1900 ... 31st March, 1901 ... 31st March, 1902 ... 31st March, 1903 ... 31st March, 1904 ... 63,598 44,610 39,963 45,748 37,839 38,864 42,506 41,540 50,364 5,949 5,993 5,398 6,192 5,616 5,602 5,736 6,048 6,975 38,467 33,925 35,064 39,955 31,164 34,550 37,708 41,555 54,344 108,014 84,528 80,425 91,895 74,619 79,016 85,950 89,143 111,683 7,246 5 9 5,616 2 8 5,569 18 1 6,215 11 8 4,752 3 10 5,234 16 8 5,466 16 9 6,050 11 3 7,424 19 7 50,511 58,464 66,012 70,531 81,528 87,544 95,628 84,448 100,417 239,164 313,724 383,569 411,747 501,176 541,624 588,813 517,566 594,967 289,675 372,188 449,581 482,278 582,704 629,168 684,441 602,014 695,384 ! 50,232 12 11 63,439 0 0 80,822 8 1 84,794 15 6 96,154 7 5 102,932 10 9 136,813 0 1 103,279 8 6 125,624 4 0 397,689 456,716 530,006 574,173 657,323 708,184 770,391 691,157 807,067 57,478 18 8 69,055 2 8 86,392 6 2 91,010 7 2 100,906 11 3 108,167 7 5 142,279 16 10 109,329 19 9 133,049 3 7