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RETURN No. 11. STATEMENT showing Number of Passenger Tickets issued at Cheap Excursion Rates for Year ending 31st March, 1900.

Schools, Factories, and Friendly Societies. Holiday Excursions. Gross 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 Glass. 2nd Class. Total. Revenue. Number of Tickets. Revenue. Adults. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland Wanganui Wellington-Napier Picton Nelson Westport Greymouth Christchurch ... Dunedin No. 144 197 211 2,346 2,505 3,106 772 2,048 303 1,980 10,517 9,064 4,646 No. 66 510 405 904 60 302 36 84 1,564 1,286 399 No. 232 166 279 1,388 1,802 1,148 799 712 J 36 1,280 8,794 10,842 3,586 No. 376 363 556 4,244 4,712 5,158 1,631 3,062 475 3,344 20,875 21,192 8,631 £ s. d. 11 2 0 16 0 0 32 13 9 300 8 8 374 12 9 297 4 6 87 11 4 129 5 10 11 14 3 184 5 3 1,451 17 4 1,167 17 8 687 10 6 No. 2,500 6,827 16,629 1,113 1,178 36 769 30,100 17,470 4,906 No. 113 80,113 44,173 68,509 4,471 5,104 3,104 12,691 142,151 94,293 46,454 No. " 113 82,613 51,000 85,138 5,584 6,282 3,140 13,460 172,251 111,763 51,360 £ s. d. 8" 8 9 10,662 15 6 9,853 12 8 14,088 17 2 457 8 0 539 14 7 246 14 5 1,087 0 4 24,426 8 9 23,513 14 11 11,269 12 4 376 476 556 86,857 55,712 90,296 7,215 9,344 3,615 16,804 193,126 132,955 59,991 £ s. d. 11 2 0 24 8 9 32 13 9 10,963 4 2 10,228 5 5 14,386 1 8 544 19 4 669 0 5 258 8 8 1,271 5 7 25,878 6 1 24,681 12 7 11,957 2 10 Invercargill m + , (1900 ... Totals | 1899 37,839 45,748 5,616 6,192 31,164 39,955 74,619 91,895 4,752 3 10 6,215 11 8 81,528 70,531 501,176 411,747 582,704 482,278 96,154 7 84,794 15 5 6 657,323 574,173 100,906 11 3 91,010 7 2 ' Increase Decrease 7,909 576 8', 791 17,276 1,463 7 10 10,997 89,429 100,426 11,359 11 11 83,150 9,896 4 1 ... Total, year ending — 31st March, 1896 ... 31st March, 1897 ... 31st March, 1898 ... 31st March, 1899 ... 31st March, 1900 ... ! 63,598 44,610 39,963 45,748 37,839 5,949 5,993 5,398 6,192 5,616 38,467 33,925 35,064 39,955 31,164 108,014 84,528 80,425 91,895 74,619 7,246 5 9 5,616 2 8 5,569 18 1 6,215 11 8 4,752 3 10 50,511 58,464 66,012 70,531 81,528 239,164 313,724 383,569 411,747 501,176 289,675 372,188 449,581 482,278 582,704 50,232 12 11 63,439 0 0 80,822 8 1 84,794 15 6 96,154 7 5 397,689 456,716 530,006 574,173 657,323 57,478 18 8 69,055 2 8 86,392 6 2 91,010 7 2 100,906 11 3