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, 1899.

Schools, Factories, and Friendly Societies. Holiday Excursions. . Gross Total —School and Holiday Excursions. Section. Schools, Factories, and: Friendly Soc's.j ■ Children not exceeding ! 15 Years of |__ Age. Schools only. Schools, Factories, and Senior Scholars over Friendly 15 but not exceed- Societies. ing 23 Years of Age, and Teachers. Adults. Total. Revenue. 1st Class. ; 2nd Class. i I ' Total. Revenue. Number of Tickets. Revenue. No. "26 571 569 1,025 230 199 1,412 1,618 532 No. 289 "295 2,365 2,413 3,113 94 1,003 121 1,633 11,141 14,253 3,235 No. 448 600 6,216 7,072 9,305 364 3,241 268 4,272 23,751 27,779 8,579 | £ a. d. No. 13 9 9 ; ... 29 13 1 .'.'. 544 9 2 3,271 400 6 0 5,708 617 18 6 15,116 15 6 10 262 143 7 6 1,279 6 0 9 11 196 5 8 1,220 1,843 12 8 ! 26,723 1,682 16 10 ! 12,204 722 4 11 : 4,737 No. No. 80,788 84,059 40,840 46,548 62,782 I 77,898 1,948 2,210 3,819 5,098 3,405 3,416 15,343 16,563 99,585 I 126,308 60,342 72,546 42,895 j 47,632 I Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland Wanganui Wellington-Napier Picton Nelson Westport Greymouth Christchurch ... Dunedin . . Invercargill No. 159 £ a. A. \ 448 £ s. d. 13 9 9 279 3,280 4,090 5,167 265 2,008 142 2,440 11,198 11,908 4,812 12,387 8 11 9,569 12 1 14,082 12 5 244 4 6 459 1 0 212 11 8 1,320 7 3 19,078 16 1 17,040 18 10 10,399 2 9 600 90,275 53,620 87,203 2,574 8,339 3,684 20,835 150,059 100,325 56,211 29 13 1 12,931 18 1 9,969 18 1 14,700 10 11 259 11 4 602 8 6 218 12 5 1,516 12 11 20,922 8 9 18,723 15 8 11,121 7 8 T , , '1899 lotais | 1898 45,748 39,963 6,192 5,398 .! 39,955 35,064 91,895 80,425 6,215 11 5,569 18 8 70,531 ', 411,747 482,278 1 66,012 | 383,569 449,581 84,794 15 80,822 8 6 1. 574,173 530,006 91,010 86,392 7 6 2 2 Increase Decrease 5,785 794 4,891 11,470 | 645 13 7 4,519 28,178 32,697 3,972 7 5 44,167 4,618 1