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KESULTS OF WORKING. The following is a summary of results of working, for year ending the 31st March, 1909, as compared with 1908 : —

Year ended 31sfc March. Particulars. 1908. 1909. Total miles open for traffic 2,471 2,682 Average miles open for year 2,469 2,556 Capital cost of opened and unopened lines £26,735,140 £29,052,432 Capital cost of open lines £24,365,647 £27,762,592 Capital cost per mile of open lines ... £9,861 £10,351 ross earnings £2,761,938 £2,929,526 /orking-expenses £1,949,759 £2,114,815 fET PROFIT ON WORKING £812,179 £814,711 'ERGENTAGE INVESTED OF PROFIT TO CAPITAL 333 313 'ERGENTAGE OF WORKING-EXPENSES TO EARNINGS 7059 7219 iarnings per average mile open £1,114 £1,148 Working-expenses per average mile open £786 £828 IET EARNINGS PER AVERAGE OPEN-. MILE £328 £320 larnings per train mile ... d. 93-75 d. 94-00 Working-expenses per train mile 66-18 67-89 fET EARNINGS PER TRAIN MILE 2757 2611 'assengers, ordinary 9,756,716 10,457,144 ieason tickets 185,174 192,547 roods tonnage 4,834,534 4,871,874 jive-stock tonnage 235,642 263,534 'rain mileage 7,051,274 7,458,236 -locomotives 410 452 'assenger-cars 1,002 1,116 Vagons and brake-vans ... 15,475 16,476