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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 EM a CD o CO CD ■n ID Gauge. Total Cost. CD to c r, >-. O rt o Cost per Head of Population. Train Miles run. Gross Earning! 6 fl '3 tH CO fl '3 H 63 Workingexpenses. to CD fa 2 tH -■ CD o a IS Profit on Working. © ft . IS co c6 CD rH sh a ft =° cfi CD ©■2 o ft o 43 r* a o CD cS OT rCD Passengers carried. Tonnage of Goods. a CO "S CD H Q rH CD .. c5ft to O ?© fH f> tH CD ft©. •« cd Ir, CD >i ft °3 "33 fl . - O CD 1 a lis ri :peni O a ■ CD CD fH H CD £ ft£ CO sill !h fl 2.9 o« to > o O o qr O A a B CD CD CD cs r, CD ca fl - 5m fH P cS Year ending Victoria 87,884 41,258,140 3 3,396 Ft. in. 5 3 £ 141,928,567 £ 712,346 £ s. d. i 33 6 6 £ 6 3,873,368 d. 89-53 '3 2,285,897 d. 7 52-84 £ 1,587,471 d. 136-69 £ s. d.l ! 3 1 7| £ 11,141 £ 673 New South Wales 310,700 ) 1,571,267 4 8J 6 ! 370 i 10,383,408 I 3-79 9 59-02 7 74,907,425 ' 3,754,861 £ 468 S8191 B d. )122-11 .1 15-82 1908. ! 30 June. r 3,469 t 45,683,484 413,156 6 452 29 1 6 14,251,052 2 4,944,134 83-26 62,714,839 9 45-72 2,229,295 '5 37-54 : 4-88 854-91 3 2 11 1 47,487,030 110,175,389 91,425 782 1-75 488 8 1,246 :6 11,282 Cape of Good Hope 3 221,311 1 610,680 3 6 31,542,561 9190 643 :3179 '9 21-05 15 15-00 2-06 696 6 836 613,986 i „ 1907. i 31 Dec. 1908. I 30 June. ) 3,227 1 9,809 51 13 0 8,347,000 0 3,469,705 99-80 0 2,572,634 4 7400 897,071 1 25-80 2-85 5 74-10 5 13 8 8 18,067,524 j 1,539,263 31,078 799 279 '9144 Queensland 668,224 t 546,467 ' 3,359 3 6 22,575,603 1163 41 6 3 ■A 32-60 !019-50 2-20 655 5 974 410,346 3 6,721 6,557,723 3 1,950,881 71-50 01,053,736] 638-50 897,145 5 33-00 3-98 8 54-01 3 11 5 510,419,794 2,423,529 9 602 325 277 7100 «15-25 South Australia .. 903,690 ) 400,000 I 2,006 15 il ■ 15,089,809 3 7,522 2 199 37 14 6 15 14-89 1-20 368 8 474 4 8,213 5,041,128 81,755,721 83-59 9 983,590 0 46-83 772,131; 136-76 5-12 1 2 56-02 4 7 9: 912,842,310 2,259,509 9 875 490 385 5 145 5 18-83 3 11-30 Natal 20,461 . 97,109 976 3 6 13,989,202. 214,333: 3100: 144 1 2 4,844,858. 1-09 337 7 450 0 6,363 81,832,862 90-79 9 1,240,319 961-44 592,543: 3 29-35 4-231 3 67-67. 18 17 6 3 2,680,426 2,676,748 31,877 1,270 607: 7195; 5 32-36 618-26 3-39 336 3 397 7 3,619 31 Dec. Western Australia 975,876 > 265,475 1,830 3 6 10,732,941 t 5,865: 5137 40 0 0 3,964,230: 31,501,925 90-93: 31,007,7321 2 61-01 494,193! 3 29-92 4-60 ( 3 67-101 I 5 13 2: rasmania 26,215 » 184,008 If?! 212,945,561 2,272,949 3 821 551 270: 0124: 4 29-34: 417-97 1-78 317 J 342 2 6,514 30 June. 463 3,977,611 1 8,590. i )|.397 21 12 3 1,028,030 3 277,606 64-80 Ji 201,817f 7 47-11 75,789: 317-69 i-9o ■; 3 72-69 1 .10 2 2 i,019,668J 3 590 [Mew Zealand '104,471 746,673|! 112,090 16,404,076 1357 465,186 429 161: 1132: 218-83: 317-90 3-38 78 i 1821 2 1,631 1899. 31 Mar. 1900. 31 Mar. 1901. 31 Mar. 1902. 31 Mar. 1903. 31 Mar. 1904. 31 Mar. 1905. 31 Mar. 1906. 31 Mar. 1907. 31 Mar. 1908. 31 Mar. 1909. 31 Mar. 3 6 , 7,849 i 21 19 5 3,968,7081 31,469,665 89-00 3 929,737 > ,56-22 539,928 c 3 32-78 8-291: ) 63-26 1 19 4 1 4,955,553 2,624,059 3 712 450 2621 2173: 104,471: | 758,616 ; 2,099 3 6 16,703,887 f 7,958; J 361 22 0 5 3 18-46: 6 16-67 3-00 293 i 550 3 9,792 4,187,8931 51,623,891 93-00 ] 31,052,358 i 360-31 571,533c 3132-69 3-42 6 I 64-80 2 2 10,1 ) 5,468,284 3,127,824 1 774 501 2731 31885 3 21-32 ] 216-17 2-93 104,471 . 815,349 j! [2,174 3 6 17,207,328 i 7,915 c )375J 21 2 1 4,620,971]] L 1,727,286 89-75] 304 I 5771 r10,295 51,127,848? i 58-58 599,388 £ 3 31-17 3-47 6 ' 65-30 2 2 4 : 6,243,593 3,839,687 ' 794 519 2751 5196] 319-99] 317-15 2-09 306 i 6031 i 10,868 104,471 . 833,137 ! 2,227 3 6 18,170,722 ! 8,159 c 1374 21 16 2 5,066,360(1 11,874,586 88-75] > 1,252,237 1 r 59-32 622,349 2 ) 29-43 3-43 6 I 66-80 2 5 oi 104,471' 857,985 i 3 6 , I 7,356,136 3,529,177 ' 842 562 2801 )1962 3 21-351 517-78 3-03 362 7011 . 12,444 2,262 19,081,735 i 8,436 £ S379 22 4 10 5,443,3331 11,974,038 87-00 1 11,343,415 1 ij59-23 630,623 2 5 27-77 3-30 6 168-05 ' 7,575,390 3,730,394 : 873 594 104,471 882,097 . 2,305 3 6 : 20,692,911 '383 2 6 0 279 2 ,204 2 121-361 518-24 3-19 372 7511 12,992 ; 8,977 3 23 9 2 5,685,39912 112,180,641 91-751 '1,438,724 6 : 60-48 741,917 3 '31-27 3-5sl6 ;l65-98 ! 2 9 5 8,306,383 4,072,576 943 622 3212 .213 2 .. 1 104,471 908,114 5 2,347 3 6 : 21,701,572 9,1413 387 23 17 11 122-211 . 17-22 3-14 377 8091 13,433 i 6,107,079 2 2,209,231 86-50 1 H,492,900 5 158-46 716,331 2 28-04 3-306 67-58 2 8 8 8,514,112 4,011,511 938 634 304 2 : 217 2 '21-051 118-28 .. 1 104,471 933,111 i 2,391 3 6 i 22,498,972 9,410 3 391 24 2 3 6,413,573 2 3-10 389 8641; 13,885 I 2,349,704 87-75 1 1,621,239 6 60-47 728,465 2 27-28 3-24|6' 169-00 2 10 4 1 8,826,382 4,241,42 980 676 304 2; : 229 2 '21-991 '18-86 3-01 395 .. 1 104,471 ! 961,604 i 2,427 ! 3 6 i 23,504,272 9,5703 396 24 8 10 6,755,454 2 2,624,600 93-001 906 114,127 I 1,812,482 6 64-21 812,118 2 28-79 ; 3-45 6! 69-06 ! 2 14 7 ! 9,600,786 4,592,099 1 1,078 744 334 21 253 2; 23-371 18-90 2-80 398 966114,605 i .. 1 104,471 985,318 2 2,469 3 6 . 24,366,539 9,8613 1.399 : 24 14 7 7,051,274 2 2,761,938 93-751 1,949,759 6 66-18 812,179 2 27-57 ; 3-33 71 70-59 : 104,4711 2 16 1 i 9,"756,716 ■ 4,834,5341 1,114 786 328 2/ 258 2-24-961! J19-40 2-76 410 3 1,002 li 15,475 I .. 1 1,016,044 2 2,556 3 6 i 127,762,592 1 10,351 3' 398| ! 27 6 6 ' 7,458,236j2, 2,929,526 94-00 2 2,114,815 6 67-89 814,71121 26-11 i 3-13 7! 72-19 ! 2 17 8 If 10,457,144 i 4,871,874 I, 1,148 828 3202; 258 2, 25-56 21 20-73 3-16 452, ] 1,116 If 16,476 i I