AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS
(Australian Press Association) (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) .SYDNEY, Nov. 10. The Commonwealth Railway Commissioner, Mr Gahan, in his report advocates the elimination of the present division of control (seven separate administrative systems and the convening of a conference of all railway commissioners for the purpose of seeking a solution of the problem ot the drift' of Australian railway finances.
The report stated that for the last five years, the aggregate recorded loss of Australian railways was £31,488,000 sterling. 'Phis did not allow lor depreciation.
The /results of the working of the Commonwealth and State railways for the year ended 30th June, 1930, were, revenue £45,852,919, working expenses, £38,320,720, interest, £16,023,838, Air Gahan suggested that a committee of the controlling railways commissioners of Australia investigate the railway position on a national basis.
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Hokitika Guardian, 10 November 1930, Page 6
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