D.—2.

RETURN No. 11. STATEMENT showing Number of Passenger Tickets issued at Cheap Excursion Rates for Year ending 31st March, 1906.

20

Schools, Factories, and Friendly Societies. Holiday Excursions. Gross Total —School and Holiday Excursions. Sections. 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. Adults. Total. Revenue. 1st Glass. 2nd Class. Total. Revenue. Number j of Tickets. Revenue. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu ... ■ ... Auckland Gisborne Wanganui Wellington-Napier Picton Nelson Westport Westland ..: Christchurch Dunedin Invercargill No. 217 479 382 4,012 538 5,855 7,056 1,846 1,450 462 2,419 15,429 9,534 5,799 No. 6 55 11 337 150 887 1,530 329 212 29 235 1,994 1,060 880 » No. 47 352 178 4,089 422 2,899 5,780 555 534 861 2,331 20,243 13,179 5,557 No. 270 886 571 8,438 1,110 9,641 14,366 2,730 2,196 1,352 4,985 37,666 23,773 12,236 £ s. d. No. 17 18 4 47 30 5 5 21 23 11 6 31 473 0 3 3,922 52 2 0 ; 701 634 5 11 i 10,158 719 14 0 ! 25,725 57 13 1 ; 3,818 92 2 4 1,072 74 19 3 45 361 11 2 J 1,448 2,905 11 2 '. 37,524 1,411 14 3 ' 21,139 1,028 7 5 ; 5,172 No. 286 613 427 105,495 4,361 87,108 99,285 14,580 9,561 3,085 14,450 135,844 94,899 56,858 No. 333 634 458 109,417 5,062 97,266 125,010 18,398 10,633 3,130 15,898 173,368 116,038 62,030 £ s. d. 24 15 6 64 2 0 48 4 0 18,430 11 7 483 13 0 20,864 1 9 23,168 3 6 1,076 2 2 907 2 9 323 6 1 2,356 18 6 31,715 6 7 27,014 15 1 14,462 13 9 603 1,520 1,029 117,855 6,172 106,907 139,376 21,128 12,829 4,482 20,883 211,034 139,811 74,266 & s. d. 42 13 10 94 7 5 71 15 6 18,903 11 10 535 15 0 21,498 7 8 23,887 17 8 1,133 15 3 999 5 1 398 5 4 2,718 9 8 34,620 17 9 28,426 9 4 15,491 1 2 ... 55,478 52,742 7,715 7,359 57,027 53,558 120,220 113,659 7,882 16 7,490 16 1 0 110,823 100,968 626,852 737,675 592,485 693,453 140.939 16 130,068 16 3 9 857,895 807,112 148,822 12 137,559 12 4 9 Increase Decrease 2,736 356 3,469 6,561 392 0 1 9,855 34,367 ! 44,222 10,870 19 6 50,783 11,262 19 7 ... 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 ... 31st March, 1906 ... 63,598 44,610 39,963 45,748 37,839 38,864 42,506 41,540 50,364 52,742 55,478 5,949 5,993 5,398 6,192 5,616 5,602 5,736 6,048 6,975 7,359 7,715 38,467 33,925 35,064 39,955 31,164 34,550 37,708 41,555 54,344 53,558 57,027 108,014 84,528 80,425 91,895 74,619 79,016 85,950 89,143 111,683 113,659 120,220 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 7,882 16 1 50,511 i 58,464 66,012 70,531 81,528 87,544 95,628 84,448 1100,417 100,968 110,823 239,164 i 289,675 313,724 J 372,188 383,569 J 449,581 411,747 482,278 501,176 582,704 541,624 I 629,168 588,813 \ 684,441 517,566 : 602,014 594,967 695,384 592,485 : 693,453 626,852 I 737,675 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 9 140,939 16 3 397,689 456,716 530,006 574,173 657,323 708,184 770,391 691,157 807,067 807, 112 857,895 57,478 18 869,055 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 9 148,822 12 4