D.—2.

RETURN No. 11. STATEMENT showing Number of Passenger Tickets issued at Cheap Excursion Rates for Year ending 31st March, 1902.

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Schools, Factories, and Friendly Societies. Holiday Excursions. Gross Total —School and Holiday Excubsions. Section. Schools, Factories, and Friendly Soc's. 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. Total. Revenue. 1st Glass. 2nd Class. Total. Revenue. Number of Tickets. Revenue. Adults. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland Wanganui Wellington-Napier Pioton Nelson Westport Westland Christchureh Dunedin Invercargill No. 73 No. No. 167 No. 240 £ s. d. 7 9 7 No. No. 69 No. 74 £ s. d. 240 74 504 128,235 82,588 104,257 9,365 13,906 6,217 31,209 193,614 132,719 67,463 £ s. d. 7 9 7 7 12 0 28 18 11 20,579 12 2 16,618 12 4 20,112 12 6 542 3 7 944 6 3 445 14 2 3,307 15 10 30,191 4 2 34,181 8 10 15,312 6 6 209 2,366 3,070 4,395 1,115 2,594 162 3,170 12,029 9,155 4,168 61 441 525 998 77 189 3 285 1,636 1,104 417 234 1,034 3,959 2,826 945 347 ]37 2,555 11,273 10,957 3,274 504 3,841 7,554 8,219 2,137 3,130 302 6,010 24,938 21,216 7,859 28 18 11 168 0 9 436 12 4 425 1 11 120 19 7 98 5 6 10 6 6 470 2 2 1,758 17 8 1,286 4 11 655 16 11 5 712 0 4,121 9,339 16,502 1,218 1,467 38 2,052 31,072 24,405 5,409 120,273 65,695 79,536 6,010 9,309 5,877 23,147 137,604 87,098 54,195 124,394 75,034 96,038 7,228 10,776 5,915 25,199 168,676 111,503 59,604 20,411 11 5 16,182 0 0 19,687 10 7 421 4 0 846 0 9 435 7 8 2,837 13 8 28,432 6 6 32,895 3 11 14,656 9 7 m , , (1902 ... Totals ( ig01 42.506 38,864 5,736 5,602 37,708 34,550 85,950 79,016 5,466 16 5,234 16 9 8 95,628 87,544 588,813 541, 624 684,441 629,168 136,813 0 102,932 10 1 9 770,391 708,184 142,279 16 10 108,167 7 5 Increase Decrease 3,642 134 3,158 6,934 232 0 1 8,084 47,189 55,273 33,880 9 4 62,207 34,112 9 5 ... ... Total, year ending — 31st March, 189B ... 31st March, 1897 ... 31st March, 1898 ... 31st March, 1899 ... 31st March, 1900 ... 31st March, 1901 ... 31st March, 1902 ... 63,598 44,610 39,963 45,748 37,839 38,864 42,506 5,949 5,993 5,398 6,192 5,616 5,602 5,736 38,467 33,925 35,064 39,955 31,164 34,550 37,708 108,014 84,528 80,425 91,895 74,619 79,016 85,950 7,246 5 9 5,616 2 8 5,569 18 1 6,215 11 8 4,752 3 10 5,234 16 8 5,466 16 9 50,511 58,464 ' 66,012 70,531 81,528 87,544 95,628 239,164 ' 313,724 383,569 411,747 501,176 541,624 588,813 289,675 372,188 449,581 482,278 582,704 629,168 684,441 50,232 12 11 63,439 0 0 80,822 8 1 84,794 15 6 96,154 7 5 102,932 10 9 136,813 0 1 397,689 456,716 530,006 574,173 657,323 708,184 770,391 57,478 18 8 69,055 2 8 86,392 6 2 91,010 7 2 100,906 11 3 108,167 7 5 142,279 16 10