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RETURN No. 15. Comparative Statement of the Mileage opened, Capital expended, Earnings, Expenses, &c., of Railways in the following Colonies (taken from latest Official Records):-

Colony. Area in Square Miles-. o o © O CD 9 I Gauge. Total Cost. <D 2 as P c≤ - I o Cost per Head of Population. Train ,, CD g B CO go Working- g.S expenses.! O ft Profit on Working, © ft . a. a O Z, ft fl SO <a .l-t III III a' © W Passengers carried. Tonnage of Goods. a fto> "3 ® © • S g 9 a« to in ■§<! .Si; II a . ill 1-5 :pensi O ft£ B :s. till 2-5 a'S ScSc DD o 1 o ■s a © O 2 © Is © "rtt3 a a !5 Year ending Victoria 87,884! 1,177,474 (3,121 Ft. in. 5 3 38,108,151 12,204 377 £ s. d. 32 7 3 8,989,391 2,401,392 d. 64-11 1,546,475 d. 41-29 £ 854,917 d. 22-82 2-24 64-40J £ s. d. 2 0 9 40,993,778 L £ 496 £ 274 £ 117 d. 14-63 1896. 30 June. 2,163,722 20-26 6-10 517 1,075 9,019 New South Wales 310,700 1,289,770 2,531 4 8J 36,852,194 14,559 510 28 11 5 7,719,618 2,820,417 87-68; 1,551,888 48-24 1,268,529 39-44 3-44 55-02J J2 3 9 21,005,048 3,953,575 1,114 613 501 139 21-25 15-51 2-84 521 1,032 10,585 Cape of Good Hope 221,311 526,000 2,253 3 6 21,193,417 9,407| 40 5 10 9,987,448 4,078,561 980 1,921,809' 46-20 1,867,199 51-80 8-98 47-10 7 15 1 7,978,652 1,378,345 1,810 853 957 193 20-67 11-30 40 411 478 7,308 31 Dec. Queensland 668,224 460,550 2,380 3 6 16,759,406 7,024 1 193 36 7 10 4,744,734 11,085,494 54-9l| ! 644,362 s J32-59 441,132 22-32 2-63 59-361 |2 7 2 2,274,219 1,026,889 456 271 185 104 10-48 14-90 2-48 275' 328 4,008 30 June. South Australia . • 1903,690 356,000 1,868 18 61 15 3} 13,734,666 7,353 191 38 11 7 3,484,369 1,001,605 68-99 598,311 41-21 403,294 27-78 294 59-74 2 16 3 5,438,857 1,059,456 536 320 216 80 19-77 14-77 1-47 314 370 6,185 Natal 20,4611 46,788 402 3 6 6,236,555' 115,514 116! 133 5 11 2,277,106 1,136,214 119-75 421,990' '44-47 714,224 75-28 11-45 37-14 24 5 8 898,259 628,799 2,826 1,050 1,777 182 18-92 10-27 4-65 102 221 1,717 31 Dec. Tasmania 26,215! i ! 160,834 420 (3 6) \5 6/ 3,524,05ll 8,395j J383 21 18 3 739,828 162,932 52-85 122,171 39-63 40,761 13-22 115 74-98 10 3 542,825 229,707 381 285 96 109 12-43 18-97 3-75 63 156 1,071 Western Australia 975,876; 122,420 580 3 6 2,316,824 3,974 208 18 18 6 1,541,750 529,616 82-44 263,705 41-05 265,911' 41-39 11-48 49-79 4 6 6 1,679,816 427,9191 913 455 458 95 15-83 17-82 219 74 102 2,360 30 June. New Zealand 104,471 703,008 2,014 3 6 15,425,532 7,659[ 349 21 18 10 3,307,226 1,183,041 85-75 751,368| J54-53 431,673; 11-22 2-80 63-51 1 13 8 4,162,426 2,087,798 592 376 216 141 17-44 17-52 4-63 270 509 8,523 31 Mar. 1897. 31 Mar. 104,471 717,649 12,016 3 6 15,577,392 7,719 356 21 14 2 3,409,218 1,286,158 90-5 789,054 55-55 497.104J: i4-95 3-19 61-35 1 15 10 4,439,387 2,368,927 638 391 247 150 18-05 16-63 4-76 269 529 8,611