D.—2.

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RETURN No. 11. Return showing Number of Passenger Tickets issued at Cheap Excursion Rates for Year ended 31st March, 1923.

Schools, Factories, and Fbiendly Societies. Holiday Excursions. Gross Total. —School and Holiday Excursions. Sections. Schools, Factories, and Friendly Societies. 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. First Class. Second Class. Total. Revenue. Number of Tickets. Revenue. Whangarei Kaihu Auckland Ohakune Gisborne Wanganui Wellington Picton Nelson Westport Westland Christchurch Dunedin Invercargill 90 700 6,354 1,833 943 10,793 15,094 640 1,555 520 4,400 26,711 7,990 6,093 Number. 90 700 6,354 1,833 943 10,793 15,094 640 1,555 520 4,400 26,711 7,990 6,093 Number. 4 2,006 600 43 2,694 2,618 87 317 52 682 3,995 1,576 1,026 4 2,006 600 43 2,694 2,618 87 317 52 682 3,995 1,576 1,026 Number. 40 494 3,004 480 495 8,253 12,557 30 666 360 4,673 25,752 10,364 6,687 Number. 134 1,194 11,364 2,913 1,481 21,740 30,269 757 2,538 932 9,755 56,458 19,930 13,806 £ s. d. 6 13 6 67 15 10 775 0 2 121 7 8 108 5 5 2,433 8 11 2,385 17 1 55 10 10 130 13 9 59 2 11 814 4 8 5,410 12 6 1,955 5 8 1,904 6 4 Number. 350 12,425 2,471 188 6,032 32,049 958 390 20 1,611 25,168 33,293 4,306 Number. 1,277 571 118,889 14,349 756 36,638 54,777 2,357 2,895 3,373 13,553 70,209 45,878 28,160 Number. 1,627 571 131,314 16,820 944 42,670 86,826 3,315 3,285 3,393 15,164 95,377 79,171 32,466 £ s. d. 894 14 7 55 3 6 75,495 9 3 17,016 9 1 427 4 10 29,072 15 6 74,018 17 9 505 7 4 440 5 1 414 17 2 4,762 17 7 50,379 6 5 46,889 9 0 22,643 1 7 Number. 1,761 1,765 142,678 19,733 2,425 64,410 117,095 4,072 5,823 4,325 24,919 151,835 99,101 46,272 £ s. d. 901 8 1 122 19 4 76,270 9 5 17,137 16 9 535 10 3 31,506 4 5 76,404 14 10 560 18 2 570 18 10 474 0 1 5,577 2 3 55,789 18 11 48,844 14 8 24,547 7 11 Totals .. 83,716 83,716 15,700 15,700 73,855 73,855 173,271 j 16,228 5 3 I 173,271 16,228 5 3 119,261 393,682 j 512,943 323,015 18 8 686,214 512,943 323,015 18 8 686,214 339,244 3 11 339,244 3 11 Total, year ending — 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 31st March, 1907 31st March, 1908 31st March, 1909 31st March, 1910 31st March, 1911 31st March, 1912 31st March, 1913 31st March, 1914 31st March, 1915 31st March, 1916 31st March, 1917 31st March, 1918 31st March, 1919* 31st March, 1920 31st March, 1921 31st March, 1922 31st March, 1923 44,610 39,963 45,748 37,839 38,864 42,506 41,540 50,364 52,742 55,478 48,044 51,031 55,199 53,917 66,381 62,289 63,040 111,029 47,846 43,038 38,477 591 Nil 38.357 94,175 76,537 83,716 |" 5,993 5,398 6,192 5,616 5,602 5,736 6,048 6,975 7,359 7,715 7,837 8,163 9,266 7,811 10,799 8,924 9,723 18,246 7,974 8,198 8,788 124 Nil 3,968 12,346 13,835 15,700 -I i ! - — _ 1 _ 33,925 35,064 39.955 31,164 34,550 37,708 41,555 54,344 53,558 57,027 39,783 53,886 52,579 53,677 66,695 63,612 61,134 59,712 48,197 36,091 32,901 743 Nil 42,461 70,794 71.852 73,855 84,528 5,616 2 8 80,425 5,569 18 1 91,895 6,215 11 8 74,619 4,752 3 10 79,016 5,234 16 8 85,950 5,466 16 9 89,143 6,050 11 3 111,683 7,424 19 7 113,659 7,490 16 0 120,220 7,882 16 1 95,664 6,514 18 4 : 113.080 7.604 10 4 117,044 7,641 5 10 115,405 7,964 15 7 143,875 9,488 14 7 134,825 9,702 15 3 133,897 9,509 8 7 188,987 13,235 8 4 104,017 7,919 1 9 87,327 6,072 18 9 80,166 6,159 17 1,458 131 6 7 Nil Nil \ 84,786 7,173 12 2 ; 177,315 14,966 19 8 162,224 14,955 1 5 173,271 16,228 5 3 58,464 66,012 70,531 81,528 87,544 95,628 84,448 100,417 100,968 110,823 125,280 113,617 122,312 128,277 107,208 135,590 159,730 131.416 144,260 136,401 168,098 20,148 Nil 76,713 146,404 109,414 119.261 313,724 383,569 411,747 501.176 541,624 588,813 517,566 594,967 592,485 626,852 731,132 618,518 667,867 735,561 576,251 704,883 804,965 683.851 782,355 763,690 735,468 110,482 Nil 260,159 524,246 338,791 393,682 372,188 63,439 0 0 456,716 449,581 80,822 8 1 530,006 482,278 84,794 15 6 574,173 582,704 96,154 7 5 657,323 629,168 102,932 10 9 : 708,184 684,441 136,813 0 1 770,391 602,014 103.279 8 6 691,157 695,384 125,624 4 0 807,067 693,453 130,068 16 9 807,112 737,675 140,939 18 3 857,895 856,412 194,185 2 9 952,076 732.135 141,519 16 11 845,215 790,179 166.471 6 3 907,223 863.838 211,133 6 10 979,243 683,459 155,444 10 11 827,334 840,473 206,472 13 1 975,298 964,695 271.611 17 7 1,098,592 815,267 210,109 0 9 1,004.254 926,615 259,547 10 6 1,030,632 900,091 269,097 16 0 987,418 903.566 313,006 7 3£ 983.732 130.630 62,968 15 11 132,088 Nil Nil Nil 336,872 161,401 18 3 421,658 670,650 371,525 9 4 847,965 448,205 242,464 18 6 610,429 512,943 323.015 18 8 686,214 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 9 148,822 12 4 200,700 1 1 149,124 7 3 174,112 12 1 219,098 2 5 164,933 5 6 216,175 8 4 281,121 6 2 223,344 9 1 267,466 12 3 275,170 14 9 319,166 4 10 63,100 2 6 Nil 168,575 10 5 386,492 9 0 257,419 19 11 339,244 3 11 • The issue of school, factory, friendly-society, and holiday excursion tickets was suspended in connection with staff-saving time-table on 23rd April, 1919.