21

D.—2

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):-

9—D. 2.

21 D.—2. RETURN No. 15. Comparative Statement of the Mileage opened, Capital expended, Earnings, Expenses, &c., of Railways in the jollowing Colonies (taken from Latest Official Records) : a v = -i . fe . Expenses. | i S Q co u o3 cc — S3 Q, G A i» a | I Gauge Total t |1 Luis' Gros8 * Working- |l Pr 0 ° n flt |l go ftf || Passengers Tonnage |f || j| gj ° g g g s||| I 1§ £$ Year « | | e - ~ j jj ac; - — | j| 1| ii ||j jjj ca " ied -' of 1! It ll llffi !j flli I P is 0UdiD8 I £ s (£| I < |< * || §g| 1 Jill a J j ]j_[ _ * aa j | °"&q g * Ft. in. £ | £ £ s. d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ s. d. £ £ £ £ I d. I 1914. Viotoria .. 87,884 1,421,985 3,747 5 3 49,629,06212,941371 34 18 015,028,649 5,560,958 88-81 3,752,643 59 93 1,808,315 28 88 3-64 67-48 3 18 3116,611,448 5,816,0881,484 1,001 483 250 26 14 19-18 2 05 735 1,46018,217 30 June. New South Wales 309,460 1,831,716 3,967 4 8J 61,264,86915,442 462 33 8 1120,549,695 7,742,241 90-425,409,820 63 18 2,332,421 27 24 3-8769-87 4 4 6 86,328,421 13,245,8421,9551,366 589 28031-39'l9-26 1-57 1,065 1,47821,054 Queensland .. 670,500 660,158 4,570 3 6 33,845,676 7,406144 51 5 511,346,334 3,660,022 77-502,371,26150-251,288,76127-25 3-8064-79 5 10 11 22,252,476 3,884,398 812 526 286144-21-4817-94 1-35 608 70312,590 South Australia . 380,070 438,000 1,815 || ® | 15,700,137 8,509 237 35 16 11 6,731,284 2,337,251 83-331,505,765 53-69 831,486 29-64 5-33 64-42 5 6 8 19,809,533 3,103,4711,288 830 458165 28 6515-66 1-20 403 590 8,603 Western Australia 975,920 320,130 2,910 3 6 15,873,852 5,455110 49 11 9 5,565,062 2,257,011 97-341,572,008 67-79 685,003 29-55 4 32 69-65 7 1 0 19,208,420 3,538,630 775 540 235125 32-2118-43 2 07 416 40010,032 Tasmania .. 26,215 196,756 519 f? 4,496,634 8,664 378 22 17 0 1,000,740 330,168 79-18 222,713 53-41 107,455 25-77 2-38 67-45 1 13 6 1,708,334 389,251 629 424 205110 230o'l7-48 3-22 82 175 1,733 1 ' 1899. New Zealand .. 103,861 746,673 2,090 3 6 16,404,076 7,849 357 21 19 5 3,968,7081,469,665 89-00 929,737 56-22 539,928 32-78 3-29 63-26 1 19 4 4,955,553 2,624,059 712 450 262,17318-4616 67 3 00 293 550 9,732 31 Mar. 1900. .. 103,861 758,616 2,099 3 6 16,703,887 7,958361 22 0 5 4,187,8931,623,891 93-001,052,358 60-31 571,533 32 69 3-42 64-80 2 2 10 5,468,284 3,127,824 774 501 273188 21-3216 17 2-93 304 577 10,295 31 Mar. 1901. .. 103,861 815,349 2,174 3 6 17,207,328 7,915 375 21 2 1 4,620,9711,727,236 89-751,127,848 58-58 599,388 31-17 3-47 65-30 2 2 4 6,243,593 3,339,687 794 519 27519619-9917-15 2 09 306 60310,868 31 Mar. 1902. .. 103,861 833,137 2,227 3 6 18,170,722 8,159374 21 16 2 5,066,3601,874,586 88-751,252,237 59-32 622,3492943 3-4366-80 2 5 0 7,356,136 3,529,177 842 562 28019621-3517-78 3-03 362 701 12,444 31 Mar. i 1903. .. 103,861 857,985 2,262 3 6 19,081,735 8,436 379 22 4 10 5,443,3331,974,038 87-001,343,415 59-23 630,623 27-77 3-3068-05 2 6 0 7,575,390 3,730,394 873 594 279 204 21-3618-24 319 372 75112,992 31 Mar. 1904. .. 103,861 882,097 2,305 3 6 20,692,911 8,977 383 23 9 2 5,685,399 2,180,641 91-751,438,724 60-48 741,917 31-27 3-58 65-98 2 9 5 8,306,383 4,072,576 943 622 321213 22-21 17-22 3-14 377 80913,433 31 Mar. i 1905. .. 103,861 908,114 2,347 3 6 21,701,572 9,141387 23 17 11 6,107,079 2,209,231 86-501,492,900 58-46 716,3312804 3-3067-58 2 8 8 8,514,112 4,011,511 938 634 304 217 21-0518-28 3-10 389 86413,885 31 Mar. | 1906. .. 103,861 933,111 2,391 3 6 22,498,972 9,410391 24 2 3 6,413,573 2,349,704 87-751,621,239 60-47 728,465 27-28 3-2469 00 2 10 4 8,826,382 4,241,422 980 676 304 229 21-9918-86 3-01 395 906 14,127 31 Mar. 1907. .. 103,861 961,604 2,427 3 6 23,504,272 9,570 396 24 8 10 6,755,454 2,624,600 93-00 1,812,482 64-21 812,118 28-79 3-45 69-06 2 14 7 9,600,786 4,592,0991,078 744 334 253 23-3718 90 2-80 398 96614,605 31 Mar. It | ■ 1908 - .. 103,861 985,318 2,469 3 6 24,365,647 9,861399,24 14 7 7,051,274 2,761,938 93 75 1,949,759 66-18 812,179 27-57 3-33 70-59 2 16 1 9,756,716 4,834,5341,114 786' 328 258 24 9619-40 1 2-76 410| 1,002 15,475 31 Mar. 1909. .. 103,861 1,016,044 2,556 3 6 27,762,59210,351 398 27 6 6 7,458,236 2,929,526 94-00 2,114,815167-89 814,71126-11 3-1372 19 2 17 8 10,457,144 4,871,874 t,148 828 320258 25-56 20-73 3-16 452 1,11616,476 31 Mar. 1910. .. 103,861 1,035,211 2,704 3 6 28,513,47610,494 383 27 10 10 7,889,166 3,249,790 98-75 2,169,474 65-841,080,316 32-91 3-80 66-76 3 2 9(11,141,142 5,223,4141,203 803 400230 25-3518-96 2-96 465 1,14017,220 31 Mar. 1911. .. 103,861 1,055,640 2,742 3 6 29,606,54610,723 385 28 1 0 8,HI,0753,494,182102-752,303,27267 751,190,91035 00 4 06 65-92 3 6 2 11,200,613 5,555,292 1,275 840 435 254 25-8118 10 2-81 478 1,16618,036 31 Mar. 1912. .. 103,8611,081,344 2,801 3 6 30,506,08910,864 386 28 4 2 8,371,687 3,676,509105-25 2,465,896 70-521,210,613 34 73 3-98 67-07 3 8 0 11,891,134 5,599,7561,314 881 433263 27-3018-27 2-76 493 1,212 18,52l! 31 Mar. 1913. .. 103,8611,111,592 2,840 3 6 31,611,22011,053 391 28 8 9 9,016,224 3,971.002105-50 2,705,609 71-841,265,393 33-66 4-0468-13 3 11 5 13,123,879 5,957,0051,400 954 446 27128-2019-40 2 64 513 1,28219,515 31 Mar. 1914. .. 103,861 1,139,669 2,861 3 6 32,355,08711,309 398 28 7 9 9,319,268 4,043,328104-00 2,880,323 74-001,163,005 30 00 3-6171-24 3 10 11 13,355,893 5,661,3401,4161,008 408268 29-72 20-73 2-91 534 1,363 20,251 31 Mar. 1915. .. 103,861 1,150,430 2,917 3 6 34,133,82511,702 394 29 13 5 9,383,420 4,105,457 104-75 2,920,455 74-54 1,185,002 30 21 3-53 71-14 3 11 4 13,565,772 6,075,2821,4101,002 408254 30-26 21-20 2 98 557 1,397 21,226 31 Mar. ! I | Q TJ O * The figures for passenger traffic in New Zealand are exclusive of season tickets #