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RETURN No. 11. STATEMENT showing Number of Passenger Tickets issued at Cheap Excursion Rates for Year ending 31st March, 1903.

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Schools, Factoeies, and Friendly Societies. Holiday Excubsions. Geoss 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 and Teachers. Schools, Factories, and Friendly Societies. Total. Revenue. 1st Class. 2nd Class. Total. Revenue. Number of Tickets. i Revenue. Adults. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland Gisborne Wanganui W ellington-N apier Picton Nelson Westport Westland Christchurch Dunedin Invercargill No. 116 126 79 1,971 1,240 3,880 6,650 437 1,675 72 2,539 9,959 7,631 5,165 No. 3 29 454 82 697 1,172 52 269 7 223 1,486 958 616 6,048 5,736 No. 323 67 969 1,424 2,055 2,816 255 557 49 3,373 12,753 12,899 4,015 41,555 37,708 No. 439 196 108 3,394 2,746 6,632 10,638 744 2,501 128 6,135 24,198 21,488 9,796 £ s. a. 14 0 11 3 6 3 2 8 1 145 9 8 172 6 8 444 0 3 460 1 6 34 19 6 97 13 10 5 4 10 470 15 7 1,903 0 10 1,392 0 5 905 2 11 No. No. No. 31 626 657 26 496 522 46 501 547 2,543 98,234 100,777 654 ( 2,654 3,308 7,113 56,638 63,751 14,538 : 63,213 77,751 2,876 10,860 13,736 880 ; 5,564 6,444 19 3,323 3,342 1,742 22,166 23,908 32,790 i 136,176 168,966 17,304 79,310 96,614 3,886 ; 37,805 (. 41,691 £ s. d. 40 14 1 53 10 0 58 12 6 13,511 9 2 327 3 6 13,167 18 1 13,919 19 7 732 8 11 539 19 8 273 4 1 2,533 16 0 27,519 18 6 \ 20,359 15 10 10,240 18 7 £ s. a. "1,096 54 15 0 718 56 16 3 655 61 0 7 104,171 13,656 18 10 6,054 499 10 2 70,383 j 13,611 18 4 88,389 J 14,380 1 1 14,480 767 8 5 8,945 637 13 6 3,470 278 8 11 30,043 3,004 11 7 193,164 29,422 19 4 118,102 21,751 16 3 51,487 11,146 1 6 m 4. , (1903 ... Totals | 19(}2 41,540 42,506 89,143 85,950 6,050 11 5,466 16 3 9 84,448 517,566 602,014 103,279 95,628 ; 588,813 684,441 136,813 8 0 6 1 691,157 770,39 1 109,329 19 9 142,279 16 10 Increase Decrease 966 312 3,847 3,193 583 14 6 11,180 71,247 82,427 33,533 11 7 79,234 32,949 17 1 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 ... 63,598 44,610 39,963 45,748 37,839 38,864 42,506 41,540 5,949 5,993 5,398 6,192 5,616 5,602 5,736 6,048 38,467 33,925 35,064 39,955 31,164 34,550 37,708 41,555 108,014 84,528 80,425 91,895 74,619 79,016 85,950 89,143 ; 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 6,050 11 3 50,511 58,464 66,012 70,531 81,528 87,544 95,628 84,448 239,164 ■■ 289,675 50,232 12 11 313,724 i 372,188 63,439 0 0 383,569 ; 449,581 ! 80,822 8 1 411,747 ( 482,278 ■ 84,794 15 6 501,176 582,704 (96,154 7 5 541,624 629,168 :102,932 10 9 588,813 I 684,441 136,813 0 1 517,566 | 602,014 103,279 8 6 397,689 456,716 530,006 574,173 657,323 '■ 708,184 j 770,391 691,157 57,478 18 i 69,055 2 f 86,392 6 ! 91,010 7 ! 100,906 11 ; 108,167 7 . 142,279 16 H 109,329 19 '