OUR RAILWAYS
If Mr Samuel Vaile's fibres that we' quote below are oorreot, we know no hitting that he has put forward which off j-b a stronger argument m favor .of hU demand for railway r form Thia ia how he shows his contention : —
— This then ii tbe position Durin* tbe last six years our popu ation bas increased by over 89,000 souls, our oapital invested In railways by over £3,000,000, and the length of oue working railways by 404 miles, with the following result* ; The net revenue is less than is was six years ago by £9956, "conchi'g" less by £89,216, Interest tea by 16s per oent,, passengers earned Uss by 150,575.— Napier *«Telegraph."
Population (inolud? Capital I ing Maoris). > Expended. ! 188* .. 557,700 .. £11.863,575 1589 „ 657,000 .. 14,875,187 Inoreaae 89,300 •• £3,011,611 Miles Open, Train Miles. 1883 .. 1373 .. 3,710,405 1889 .. 1774 3,794,080 Increase 404 .» 83,675 ■w t .„„,.,.„, Amount received Net revenue for o oaohinß. » 1883 ....£360,525 .. £369,763 1889 .. 350,570 .. 857,548 Interest earned. Passengers oarried. 1883 .. £3 3 s 9d 3,283,387 i 1889 .. £2 7a 2d 3,132,803' [ Decrease £0 16 Od 150,575
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2239, 28 September 1889, Page 2
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180OUR RAILWAYS Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2239, 28 September 1889, Page 2
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