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Return showing the Names of the Vessels which carried Passengers at Reduced Rates from the United Kingdom for the Year ending 31st March, 1906; and also the Number of Persons granted Passages, together with the Amount of Capital possessed by them.

.Summary of Persons who have been approved from the Ist April, 1905, to the 31st March, 1906. —Farmers: Single Men and Heads of Families, 423—976 souls. Artisans: Single Men and Heads of Families, 534: —1,257 souls. Miscellaneous: Single Men and Heads of Families, 457—1,058 souls.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (1,550 copies), t'i 10s.

Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington. -1906.

Price 3d.]

Date of Leaving. Steamer. Number of Souls. iNumoer Deolared Statute Amount of Adults. Ca P" al - Number of Statute Adults. Income. Amount paid to Shipping Companies. i 1905. April 6 „ 11 „ 20 May 4 18 „ 24 June 1 11 „ 15 29 July 11 13 „ 27 Aug. 10 „■ 24 Sept. 8 11 21 Oct. 6 8 „ 11 21 Nov. 2 11 „ 16 „ 30 Dec. 11 „ 16 30 1906. Jan. 11 11 25 27 Feb. 8 „ 11 „ 22 March 3 8 „ 22 ... Karamea ... Ayrshire ... ... Kaikoura ... Aotea ... Eimutaka ... Eippingham Grange ... ... Ionic ... Essex ... Tongariro ... j Athenic ... i Drayton Grange ... Turakina ... Corinthic ... Paparoa ... Kumara ... I Ruapehu ... I Morayshire ... ... Gothic ... Eimutaka ... Wakanui ... ; Banffshire ... ... Ionic ... i Tongariro ... Somerset ... Athenic ... Turakina . ... Ayrshire ... Aotea ... I Paparoa ... Corinthic .... Essex ... : Ruapehu ... Suffolk ... Gothic ... Dorset .... Eimutaka ... Drayton Grange ... Ionic ... I Tongariro 35 2 60 42 3 177 14 47 125 9 68 175 73 138 26 19 119 24 1 17 293 24 21 314 70 36 29 52 £ 30 J 5,280 2 350 7 375 49$ 3,045 32} 2,741 3 100 148 9,322 10$ 200 37f 2,016 110 6,558 8 300 551 2,040 144 7,220 65 2,838 113 4,844 23 851 16$ j 310 99* I 4,407 20" 782 1 50 15 840 244 14,303 21$ I 616 16f ; 275 2711 ; 12,968 58f ! 3,230 30i j i ( oi5 26i j 1,485 43 2,400 £ 150 452 70 213 95 202 117 14 £ 122 8 28 198 129 12 592 42 151 440 32 222 576 260 452 92 66 398 80 4 60 97(3 86 67 1,085 235 121 105 172 49 23 110 ■77 140 129 6 45 J 44 8 64 2 107 44 104J : 6,26] 3$ 490 39$ ; 2,962 1 50 38 1,394 4J 220 52$ : 3,097 2 110 89 3,890 38| 970 248 419 14 158 4 152 17 210 356 155 Totals 2,469 2,076 : 110,204 1,960 8,304