D.—2.

RETURN No. 11. STATEMENT showing Number of Passenger Tickets issued at Cheap Excursion Rates for Year ending 31st March, 1905.

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Schools, Factories, and Fbiendly Societies. Holiday Exccbsions. Geoss Total —School and Holiday Excursions. Seotion. Sohools, Factories, and Friendly Soe'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. Adults. Total. Number of Tickets. Revenue. 1st Class. 2nd Class. Total. Eevenue. Revenue. ' Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland Gisborne Wanganui Wellington-Napier Pieton Nelson Westport Westland Christchurch ... Dunedin Invercargill No. 45 250 246 3,303 527 4,395 7,257 1,795 1,430 576 3,284 14,642 9,025 5,967 No. 14 11 605 64 794 1,776 102 209 20 335 1,614 1,022 793 No. 173 178 96 2,079 616 2,371 5,321 528 618 615 2,985 17,951 14,609 5,418 No. 218 442 353 5,987 ],2O7 7,560 14,354 2,425 2,257 1,211 6,604 34,207 24,656 12,178 £ a. d. 17 0 3 15 3 5 17 13 6 297 8 2 79 17 8 601 6 11 687 7 11 50 18 2 98 3 10 46 9 9 422 1 5 2,609 10 1 1,508 10 6 1,039 6 5 No. 31 32 51 3,095 820 11,577 18,127 3,366 1,014 46 1,921 38,654 18,093 4,141 No. 253 647 300 108,130 1,957 89,158 75,379 15,270 6,824 4,597 21,240 130,428 90,712 47,590 No. 284 679 351 111,225 2,777 100,735 93,506 18,636 7,838 4,643 23,161 169,082 108,805 51,731 £ s. d. 15 8 11 61 16 8 39 4 0 16,562 18 7 260 8 6 22,086 10 2 17,604 11 8 1,080 14 6 680 2 6 436 5 5 2,617 10 1 29,814 8 8 25,951 19 4 12,856 17 9 502 1,121 704 117,212 3,984 108,295 107,860 21,061 10,095 5,854 29,765 203,289 133,461 63,909 £ a. d. 32 9 2 77 0 1 56 17 6 16,860 6 9 340 6 2 22,687 17 1 18,291 19 7 1,131 10 8 778 6 4 482 15 2 3,039 11 6 32,423 18 9 27,460 9 10 13,896 4 2 Totals ••• 52.742 50,364 7,359 6,975 53,558 54,344 113,659 111,683 7,490 16 7,424 19 0 7 100,968 100,417 592,485 594,967 693,453 695,384 130,068 16 125,624 4 9 0 807,112 807,067 137,559 12 133,049 3 9 7 Increase Decrease 2,378 384 786 1,976 65 16 5 551 2',482 1,931 4,444 12 9 4,510 9 2 55 ... 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 ... 31st March, 1905 ... 63,598 44,610 39,963 45,748 37,839 38,864 42,506 41,540 50,364 52,742 5,949 5,993 5,398 6,192 5,616 5,602 5,736 6,048 6,975 7,359 38,467 33,925 35,064 39,955 31,164 34,550 37,708 41,555 54,344 53,558 108,014 84,528 80,425 91,895 74,619 79,016 85,950 89,143 111,683 113,659 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 7,490 16 0 50,511 58,464 66,012 70,531 81,528 87,544 95,628 84,448 100,417 100,968 239,164 313,724 383,569 411,747 501,176 541,624 588,813 517,566 594,967 592,485 289,675 372,188 449,581 482,278 582,704 629,168 684,441 602,014 695,384 693,453 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 0 130,068 16 9 397,689 456,716 530,006 574,173 657,323 708,184 770,391 691,157 807,067 807,112 : — 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 7 137,559 12 9-