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RETURN No. 8. SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES. Return of Coal Traffic from Local Mines during the Year ended 31st March, 1915.

RETURN No. 9. Statement of Season Tickets issued for the Year ended 31st March, 1915.

I Mino. 1913-14. 1914-15. Increase. Decrease. J St. Helens, White Cliffs.. Homebush, Glentunnel Mount Somers Coal Company, Mount Somers Albury Bush Gully, Coalgate .. .. ' Peebles Papakaio Ngapara Shag Point Coal Company, Bushey Allandale Company, Bushey Hunt, Shag Point Twinning, Shag Point Mcintosh, Shag Point Herbert Saddlo Hill Fernhill Oturehua Mosgiel Taratu Mine, Lovell's Flat Brook Bros., Bushey Benhar Stirling Kaitangata Bruce Coal Company, Milton Drummond, Conical Hills Knuckey and Junker, Pukerau .. G. Lynch, Riversdale New Zealand Express Company, Gore Kyle, W., Mataura Boattie, Coster, and Co., Mataura Colliories Company, Mataura Nightcaps Coal Company, Nightcaps McKenzio, D., Wairio Grant, J., Wairio Moss Bros., Wairio .. .. Wairio Coal Company Diamond Lignite, Asher's Clark, Wyndham T. D. M flat, Dome Johnson, Waimea Taylor, Wairio Excel!, Wairio.. Thistle, Wairio Robertson, Wairio Tons. 1,373 5,587 744 103 9 18 82 425 158 35,759 19,611 45 1,259 17,113 1,122 200 9 138,470 25,078 1,942 14 16 4,835 214 4,830 9,721 77,141 758 55 324 1,456 49 '' 33 | Tons. 557 1,971 161 106 5,045 "l4 111 1,327 73 36 1,225 78 93 34,836 16,441 22 1,513 26,833 167 92 137,572 25,573 1,863 10 23 2,557 3,997 4,647 67,132 24 *468 23,697 3,805 98 6 25 16 10 90 14 Tons. Tons. 816 3,616 583 3 5,045 "29 902 "36 1,225 78 93 254 9,720 "83 495 9 4 85 923 3,170 23 1,122 33 898 "79 4 7 1.44 23,697 2,349 49 6 "l6 10 90J 1±J 2,278 214 833 5,074 10,009 734 55 8 Totals 348,553 362,328 44,345 30,570

Description of Tickets. Number. Amount. travellers'Annual, all lines 'ravellers' Annual, North Island 'ravellers' Annual, South Island ieporters' Annual iectional Annual, North Island iectional Annual, South Island tourists', all lines Jurists', North Island 'ourists', South Island fifty-trip commutation (ordinary) 'if ty-trip commutation (family) Ichool ... Venty-trip commutation ... Velve-trip workmen's Veekly workmen's ill other season ... 3 42 42 91 368 311 867 5,373 513 3,555 1,872 29,705 1,438 63,954 172,656 22,122 £ s. 223 0 2,208 0 2,157 0 914 0 11,279 1 9, ,502 4 8,956 10 33,551 5 3,219 10 2,877 0 2,959 8 16,540 2 973 0 9,421 13 17,637 8 30,730 7 d. 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 6 8 6 8 9 0 1 Totals ... 302,912 153,149 11 11 H. Davidson, Chii if Accountant.