D.—2.

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RETURN No. 11. STATEMENT showing Number of Passenger Tickets issued at Cheap Excursion Rates for Year ending 31st March, 1898.

Schools, Faotobies, and Fbiendly Societies. Holiday Excursions. Gboss Total —School and Holiday Excursions. Section. Schools, Factories, and Friendly Soc's. Children not exceeding 15 Years of I Age. Schools only. Senior Scholars over 15 but not exceeding 23 Years of Age, and Teachers. Schools, Factories, and Friendly Societies. Total. Revenue. 1st Class. 2nd Class. Total. Revenue. Number of Tickets. Revenue. Adults. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland Wanganui W ellington-N apier Picton Nelson Westport Greymouth Christchurch ... Dunedin No. 145 No. No. 307 No. 452 £ s. d. 13 18 7 No. No. No. £ s. d. 452 £ s. d. 13 18 7 290 1,174 5,727 4,252 604 1,974 252 1,985 10,553 9,136 3,871 20 242 754 997 26 279 17 122 1,330 1,179 432 249 681 3,752 2,031 396 593 78 1,585 9,951 12,479 2,962 559 2,097 10,233 7,280 1,026 2,846 347 3,692 21,834 22,794 7,265 30 14 4 228 6 0 666 5 9 595 19 6 39 0 4 123 9 10 14 9 2 202 5 7 1,645 11 3 1,403 19 9 605 18 0 4,008 5,715 12,321 258 1,825 30 682 26,958 9,132 5,083 61,031 38,141 46,232 1,922 5,226 4,589 12,485 106,589 65,378 41,976 65,039 43,856 58,553 2,180 7,051 4,619 13,167 133,547 74,510 47,059 9,663 4 1 8,887 13 10 10,173 17 8 237 19 0 582 15 2 294 13 3 921 9 5 20,792 5 5 18,102 3 9 11,166 6 6 559 67,136 54,089 65,833 3,206 9,897 4,966 16,859 155,381 97,304 54,324 30 14 4 9,891 10 1 9,553 19 7 10,769 17 2 276 19 4 706 5 0 309 2 5 1,123 15 0 22,437 16 8 19,506 3 6 11,772 4 6 Invercargill rr *. 1 (1898 Totals | 1897 39,963 44,610 5,398 5,993 35,064 33,925 80,425 84,528 5,569 18 5,616 2 1 8 66,012 58,464 383,569 313,724 449,581 372,188 80,822 63,439 8 0 1 0 530,006 456,716 86,392 69,055 6 2 2 8 Increase Decrease "595 1,139 4,103 46 4 7 7,548 69,845 77,393 17,383 8 1 73,290 17,337 3 6 4',657