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RETURN No. 11. Return showing Number of Passenger Tickets issued at Cheap Excursion Rates for Year ended 31st March, 1925.

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Schools, Factories, and Friendly Societies. Holiday Excursions. GB Hol^jay T 'exotrhi 0 on^ XD Schools, Factories, j and Friendly Schools only. Schools, Sections. Societies. Factories, and Number Children not buSSceTd-' Soctetiel. ™ aL *"»»"«• First Class. Second Class. Total. Revenne. of Sevenue. exceeding ing 23 Years o f Age 15 Years of and Teachers. Adults. Age. Number. I Number. Number. Number. £ s. d. Number. ' Number. Number. £ s. d. Number. £ s. d. Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. .. .. -599 1,904 2,503 1,725 15 5 2,503 1,725 15 5 Kaihu ...... .. .. .. .. .. 27 776 803 113 1 5 803 113 1 5 Auckland .. .. 6,203 1,884 923 9.010 771 14 0 12.175 82,891 95,066 62,850 9 8| 104,076 63,622 3 8b Ohakune .. •• 906 577 76 1.559 217 10 5 2,266 13,306 15,572 14,159 11 10 17,131 14,377 2 3 Gisborne .... 917 60 135 1,112 53 17 3 171 829 1,000 335 11 4£ 2,112 389 8 7£ Wanganui .. .. 2,103 1,452 620 4,175 832 16 10 6,731 40,491 47,222 28,250 18 2 51,397 29,083 15 0 Wellington .. .. 5,563 3,649 923 10,135 1,001 1 4 48,676 61,628 110,304 63,900 7 8 120,439 64,901 9 0 Picton .. .. .. 1*216 129 179 1,524 94 8 11 1,133 2,513 3,646 621 0 2 5,170 715 9 1 Nelson .. .. .. 957 144 480 1,581 92 9 9 302 2,599 2,901 644 18 3 4,482 737 8 0 Westport 394 66 142 602 36 0 3 .. 4,031 4,031 477 16 0 4,633 513 16 3 Westland .. .. 1,712 157 2,165 4,034 316 18 1 1,740 13,098 14,838 5,959 10 5 18,872 6,276 8 6 Christchureh .. .. 15,417 2,557 10,668 28,642 2,810 1 9 21,982 46,775 68,757 45,417 14 10 97,399 48,227 16 7 Dunedin .. .. 4,170 1,575 3,340 9,085 1,013 4 5 23,323 51,330 74,653 42,625 0 7 83,738 43,638 5 0 Invercargill .. .. 2,982 1,339 277 4,598 462 11 4 4,216 40,553 44,769 22,917 12 10 49,367 23,380 4 2 Totals .. .. 42,540 13,589 19,928 76,057 7,702 14 4 123,341 362,724 486.065 289,999 8 8 562,122 297,702 3 0 Total, year ending — 31st March, 1898 .. 39,963 5,398 35,064 80,425 5,569 18 1 66.012 383.569 '449.581 80,822 8 1 530,006 86,392 6 2 31st March, 1899 45,748 6,192 39,955 91,895 6,215 11 8 70,531 411.747 482,278 84,794 15 6 574,173 91,010 7 2 31st March, 1900 .. 37,839 5,616 31,164 74,619 4,752 3 10 81.528 501,176 582.704 96,154 7 5 657,323 100,906 11 3 31st March, 1901 .. 38,864 5,602 34,550 79,016 5,234 16 8 87.544 541.624 629.168 102,932 10 9 708,184 108,167 7 5 31st March, 1902 .. 42,506 5,736 37,708 85,950 5,466 16 9 95,628 588.813 684,441 136.813 0 1 770,391 142,279 16 10 31st March, 1903 .. 41.540 6,048 41,555 89,143 6,050 11 3 84.448 517.566 602,014 103,279 8 6 691,157 109,329 19 9 31st March, 1904 .. 50,364 6,975 54,344 111.683 7,424 19 7 100.417 594,967 695,384 125.624 4 0 807,067 133,049 3 7 31st March, 1905 .. 52,742 7,359 53,558 113,659 7,490 16 0 100.968 592.485 693.453 130,068 16 9 807,112 137,559 12 9 31st March, 1906 .. 55,478 7,715 57,027 120,220 7,882 16 1 110,823 626.852 737,675 140,939 16 3 857,895 148,822 12 4 31st March, 1907 .. 48,044 7,837 39,783 95.664 6,514 18 4 125.280 731.132 856,412 194,185 2 9 952,076 200,700 1 1 31st March, 1908 .. 51,031 8,163 53.886 113,080 7,604 10 4 113.617 618,518 732.135 141,519 16 11 845,215 149,124 7 3 31st March, 1909 .. 55,199 9.266 52,579 117,044 7,641 5 10 122.312 667,867 790,179 166.471 6 3 907,223 174,112 12 1 31st March, 1910 .. 53,917 7,811 53,677 115,405 7,964 15 7 128,277 735,561 863,838 211,133 6 10 979,243 219,098 2 5 31st March, 1911 .. 66,381 10.799 66.695 143,875 9,488 14 7 107,208 576.251 683.459 155,444 10 11 827,334 164,933 5 6 31st March, 1912 62,289 8,924 63,612 134,825 9,702 15 3 135.590 704.883 840,473 206.472 13 1 975,298 216,175 8 4 31st March, 1913 63,040 9,723 61,134 133,897 9,509 8 7 159.730 804,965 964,695 271,61117 7 1,098,592 281,121 6 2 31st March, 1914 .. 111,029 18,246 59,712 188,987 13,235 8 4 131.416 683,851 815,267 210,109 0 9 1,004,2-54 223,344 9 1 31st March, 1915 .. 47,846 7,974 48.197 104.017 7,919 1 9 144.260 782,355 926.615 259,547 10 6 1,030,632 267,466 12 3 31st March, 1916 .. 43,038 8,198 36,091 87,327 6,072 18 9 136,401 763.690 900,091 269,097 16 0 987,418 275,170 14 9 31st March, 1917 .. 38,477 8,788 32,901 80.166 6,159 17 6 168.098 735.468 903.566 313,006 7 3 983,732 319,166 4 10 31st March, 1918 .. 591 124 743 1,458 131 6 7 20.148 110,482 130,630 62,968 15 11 132.088 63,100 2 6 31st March, 1919* .. Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 31st March, 1920 .. 38,357 3,968 42,461 84,786 7,173 12 2 76,713 260,159 ' 336,872 161,401 18 3 421,658 168,575 10 5 31st March, 1921 .. 94,175 12,346 70,794 177.315 14,966 19 8 146.404 524.246 670,650 371,525 9 4 847,965 386,492 9 0 31st March, 1922 .. 76,537 13,835 71.852 162,224 14.955 1 5 109,414 338,791 448,205 242,464 18 6 610,429 257,419 19 11 31st March, 1923 .. 83,716 15.700 73,855 173,271 16,228 5 3 119.261 393,682 512.943 323,015 18 8 686,214 339,244 3 11 31st March, 1924 .. 96,338 18,363 86,047 200,748 19,699 5 2 111,124 322,061 433,185 267,717 7 0 633,933 287,416 12 2 31st March, 1925 .. 42,540 13,589 19,928 76,057 7,702 14 4 123,341 362,724 486,065 289,999 8 8 562,122 297,702 3 0 * The issue of school, factory, friendly-society, and holiday excursion tickets was suspended in connection with staff-saving time-table on 23rd April, 1917.