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RETURN No. 11. Return showing Number of Passenger Tickets issued at Cheap Excursion Rates for Year ended 31st March, 1918.

Schools, Factories, and Friendly Societies. Holiday Excursions. Gross Total. —School and Holiday Excursions. Sections. Schools, Factories, and Friendiy Societies. 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. First Class. _ Second Class. Total. Revenue. Xumber of Tickets. Revenue. Whangarei Kaihu Auckland Ohakune Gisborne Wanganui Wellington Picton Nelson Westport Westland Christchurch Dunedin Invercargill No. 491 No. No. 623 No. 1,114 £ s. d. 102 8 6 10 0 0 No. 112 2,078 412 109 1,706 8,027 No. 1,294 29,594 4,475 225 11,101 19,834 No. 1,406 31,672 4,887 334 12,807 27,861 £ s. d. 249 8 1 11,937 4 0 3,643 11 2 89 4 0 7,797 13 10 14,653 13 9 No. 1,406 1,114 31,672 4,887 334 12,807 27,941 £ s. d. 249 8 1 102 8 6 11,937 4 0 3,643 11 2 89 4 0 7,797 13 10 14,663 13 9 80 80 100 103 40 243 15 15 1 3" 3 0 20 451 3,975 2,216 1,042 404 74 2,028 20,082 13,263 8,108 424 74 2,479 24,057 15,479 9,150 87 4 7 13 13 9 756 12 8 9,509 13 0 9.612 2 4 4,618 14 9 667 74 2,479 24,057 15,500 9,150 102 19 8 13 13 9 756 12 8 9,509 13 0 9,615 5 4 4,618 14 9 •21 21 i „ , . 11918 -Totals - 1917 591 38,477 124 8,788 743 32,901 1,458 80,166 131 6 7 6,159 17 6$ I 20,148 168,098 110,482 735,468 130,630 903,566 ; 62,968 15 11 313,006 7 3J 132,088 983,732 63,100 2 6 319,166 4 10 Decrease Increase 37,886 8,664 32,158 78,708 6,028 10 11J 147,950 624,986 772,936 250,037 11 4J 851,644 256,066 2 4 Total, year ending — 31st March, 1896 31st March, 1897 31st March, 1898 31st March, 1899 31st March, 1900 31st March, 1901 31st March, 1902 31st March, 1903 31st March, 1904 31st March, 1905 31st March, 1906 31st March, 1907 31st March, 1908 31st March. 1909 31st March, 1910 31st March, 1911 31st March, 1912 31st March, 1913 31st March, 1914 31st March, 1915 31st March, 1916 31st March, 1917 31st March, 1918 63,598 44.610 39.963 45,748 37,839 38.864 42,506 41,540 50.364 52,742 55,478 48.044 51.031 55,199 53.917 66.381 62.289 63,040 111,029 47,846 43,038 38,477 591 5,949 5,993 5,398 6,192 5,616 5,602 5,736 6,048 6,975 7,359 7,715 7,837 8,163 9,266 7,811 10,799 8,924 9,723 18,246 7,974 8,198 8,788 124 38,467 33,925 35,064 39,955 31,164 34,550 37,708 41,555 54,344 53,558 57,027 39,783 53,886 52,579 53,677 66.695 63,612. 61,134 59,712 48,197 36.091 32,901 743 108,014 7,246 5 9 84,528 5,616 2 8 80.425 5,569 18 1 91,895 6,215 11 8 74,619 4,752 3 10 79,016 5,234 16 8 85,950 5,466 16 9 89,143 6,050 11 3 111,683 7,424 19 7 113,659 7,490 16 0 ' 120,220 7,882 16 1 95,664 6,514 18 4 113,080 7,604 10 4 117,044 7,641 5 10 115,405 7,964 15 7 143,875 9,488 14 7 134,825 9.702 15 3 133,897 9,509 8 7 188,987 13,235 8 4 104,017 7,919 1 9 87,327 6,072 18 9 80,166 6,159 17 6J 1,458 131 6 7 50,511 58,464 66,012 70,531 81,528 87,544 95,628 84,448 100,417 100,968 110,823 125,280 113,617 122,312 128,277 107,208 135,590 159,730 131,416 144,260 136,401 168,098 20,148 239,164 313,724 383,569 411,747 501,176 541,624 588,813 517,566 594,967 592,485 626.852 731,132 618.518 667,867 735,561 576,251 704,883 804,965 683,851 782,355 763,690 735,468 110,482 289,675 50.232 12 11 372,188 63,439 0 0 449,581 I 80,822 8 1 482,278 84,794 15 6 582,704 j 96,154 7 5 629,168 102.932 10 9 684,441 136,813 0 1 602,014 : 103,279 8 6 695,384 I 125,624 4 0 693.453 130,068 16 9 737.675 140,939 16 3 856,412 194,185 2 9 732,135 141,519 16 11 790,179 166,471 6 3 863.838 211,133 6 10 683,459 i 155,444 10 11 840,473 ! 206,472 13 1 964,695 271,611 17 7 815,267 210,109 0 9 926,615 259,547 10 6 900,091 269,097 16 0 903.566 313,006 7 3J 130,630 62,968 15 11 397,689 57,478 18 8 456,716 69,055 2 8 530,006 86.392 6 2 574,173 91,010 7 2 657,323 100,906 11 3 708.184 108,167 7 5 770,391 142,279 16 10 691,157 109,329 19 9 807,067 '133,049 3 7 807,112 ! 137.559 12 9 857,895 148,822 12 4 952,076 200,700 1 1 845,215 149.124 7 3 907,223 j 174,112 12 1 979,243 219,098 2 5 827,334 164.933 5 6 975,298 216.175 8 4 1,098,592 j 281,121 6 2 1,004,254 223,344 9 1 1,030,632 267,466 12 3 987,418 275,170 14 9 983,732 : 319,166 4 10 132,088 i 63,100 2 6 * The issue of school, factory, and friendly-society, and holiday excursion tickets was suspended in connection with staff-saving time-table on 23rd April, 1917.