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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):—

rt . 0 o 01 M 6 a a r. EH a en a r. rt ! .! I I i a o ft o o o rt r. o > a d !Z1 I ° § « »r2 »-,S O O M ag oj o -JH*9 -a ei ° o a ,, Or. > © ■ co O °© MM fH > Expens. r. ."J CQ a . MK a ce A Oolony. Area in Square Miles. a a o Ik Gauge. Total Cost. o r. >-. as o cc ja to Cost per Train r, rna „ Head of Miles „ trroso Popu- run. Earnings, lation. Working- 1 expenses. j cc go • m£ i-H © O ft Profit on Working. o o o3 Sit a.*, o Passengers carried. Tonnage of Goods. a o * ft o o ft o r?S Ho Or -7-1 ■-, o a m ca r. M o o-^ r? CD >i caps a o So a . ~ o o S M *-- 1-9 0 3rd h-1 "o r* a • OJ o °a ftj EH co > © q a © fill ~ hi r.l|0 % ri" O 2 r. ■-■ r. 3 a 2 Year ending Victoria New South Wales 87,884 310,700 1,176,854 1,346,240 3,122 2,703| Ft. in. 5 3 4 8i £ 39,056,451 37,992,2761 £ 12,430 114,037 (377) 498J j £ s. d.j ! 33 3 9 j 28 4 5 9,714,298! 8,806,647 £ J2,873,729 3,145,273 d. £ 710 1,716,441 85-72 1,690,442 d. £ 42-4ljl,157,288 46-07 1,454,831 d. 29-59 39-65 2-96 59-73 3-83 53-75 4-70 68-10 £ s. d. 2 8 10 2 6 9 45,805,043 24,726,067 2,779,748 5,248,320 £ 920 1,163 £ 550 625j £\ 370J 538 £ 154 137 d. 15-65 21-19 19-03 14-99 1-93 2-28 517 491 1,092 751 9,493 11,099 1899. 30 June. 1898. 31 Dec. 1899. 30 June. Cape of Good Hope 221,3111 j 449,000 1,975 3 6 20,222,263 10,162 226 45 0 10 8,905,378 2,953,090 79-6 2,012,390 54-20J 940,700 25-40 6 11 7 10,013,432 1,507,600 1,495 1,019 476J |201 25-4 1790 4-80 489 590 7,808 Queensland J668.224 508,007 2.745J 3 6 18,670,208 6,800 185 36 15 0 5,822,230; |1,378,473 1 56-62 784,811 32-35 588,664 38-77 438,400 23-27 3-1557-14 2 14 8 •3,716,425 1,684,858 506 289 217 107 11-15 14-32 2-09 320 371 -•5,4671 South Australia J903.690 370,590 1,868 JS 61 14,042,043 7,517 198 37 17 io] 3,929,718; 1,073,155 65-54 634,755 26-77 312 59-15 5-70 59-79 2 17 11 6,174,272j 1,406,914 574 340 234 91 18-21 13-90 1-39 342 379 6,330 1898. 31 Dec. 1897. 31 Dec. 1899. 30 June. Natal 20,461 59,596 475 3 6 6,950,621 14,633 125 116 12 7, 12,762,429 986,417 85-70 589,815 51-24 396,602 34-46 1611 0 1,224,963 914,507 2,077 1,242 835 204 20-48J 14-71 11-36 125 268! , 1,828 Tasmania 26,215 177,341 425 (3 61 15 6J l 3,526,322 8,302 417 19 17 8 764,938 166,8331 52-34 128,544 7401 712,329 40-83 38,289 52-48J 292,291 Il2-01 1-07 7704 4-55J70-91 0 18 10 603,530 229,620 386 297 89 114 12-76 19-77 3-78 64 156 1,077 Western Australia 975,876 168,461 1,270 3 6 6,427,370! 4,743 133 38 3 8 3,257,871] I 1,004,620 21-53 5 19 3 5,872,200 1,148,252 791 5611 230 130 21-92 22-62 2-23 231 343 4,558 ! New Zealand 90-0 | 857,191 56-11 518,817 1898. 31 Mar. 1899. 31 Mar. 1900. 31 Mar, 104,471 731,713 2,043 3 6 15,993,903 7,783 356J 21 17 2 3,666,483 1,376,008 33-89 3-24! 1 17 7 4,672,264 2,518,367 673j 420 254 161 17-97 16-91 4-37 j 273 543 8,975 104,471 746,673 2,090 3 6 16,404,076] 7,849 357J 21 19 5 13,968,708 1,469,665 89-0 929,737 56-22 539,928 32-78 3-29J 63 26: 64-80: 1 19 4 4,955,553 2,624,059 712 450 262 173 18-46 16-67 302 j 293 550 9,792 104,471 758,616 [2,099 3 6 16,703,887 7,958 361 22 0 5! 14,187,893 1,623,891 93-0 1,052,358 60-Slj 571,533 32-69 3-42 2 2 10 5,468,284 3,127,824 774 501 273 188 21-32 1617 2-93 304 577 10,295