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RETURN No. 15. Comparative Statement of the Mileage opened, Capital expended, Earnings, Expenses, etc., of Railways in the following States taken from Latest Official Records.

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Area in Square Miles. S. o CD o. en I © © o3 s j Gauge. 1 Total Cost. CD a CD Be O O i s : ££ cost P- is per I 5 a Head of || P»puI lation. : 30 ' o C4 Trainmiles run. Gross Earnings. j CD g u 3 <n EC "3 h J'5 ; »» Working- |.S i Pr n ° r f t -p expenses. fcg j WorHng ; g.2 ■gg 2& ! !5 I 43 CS DD : : ® &a S »| S K g —H ii its ! CD U ■> O O CD ee Passengers carried.* | Tonnage of Goods. L- s - I p &a ■ „ S «S « . : so §§• £3 g>. Os c © : Gey r. si 5PS i £-5 : ■£ <° Sa 'SO ? 03 fe S 5$ m IS : l H <ag .£ g : fc > I o"5 m "> I* 5 : a<= E: h o 3 ft s . - o © S S3 E s = Sfe -r 2 a ipenses. I *y ** • O m ■ © © : OP gct^S a > ca «o o *g O 23 CD 5 "£ - ! GO CD > O 3 o o c CD Xi a • S3 %i ■ I? SS : IS Oh ;o -S-c ■9 aa IS B d : Year ending I Victoria I : i Ft. in. £ £ I £ s. d. 87,884 1,424,000 j 4,152 5 3 56,655,910 13,645 j 343 ] 39 15 8 13,626,371 £ d. £ d. £ 6,562,259 115-58 j 4,188,046 73-76 12,374,213 8,954,880 118-46 j 5,940,447 78-58 J3,014,433 4,023,921 93-58 3,410,157 j 79-31 | 613,764 d. 41-82 4-19 £ s. d. 63-82 4 12 2 105,753,073 6,231,093 £ 1,58 £ £ £ 55 j 1,012 573 228 33-46 18-57 1-92 817 1,641 20,292 I 30 June, 1918. 1,659 | 22,859 ! New South Wales .. 309,460 1,879,949 4,679 4 8| ! 75,050,450 ; 16,039 j 402 39 18 5 670,500 688,532 [ - 5,295 3 6! 39,471,799 ; 7,454 | 130 i 57 6 7 380,070 439.275 2,235 ! »! 18,354,171 8,229 196 ! 41 15 8 ; 975,920 309,407 3,463 3 6 ! 17,760,566 ' 5,129 89 j 57 8 1 | 26,215 203,874 591 || „} : 4,979,399 l 8,471 i 345 24 8 5 (2 Oi , ! 103,861 | 746,673 2,090 3 6 ■ 16,404,076 ■ 7,849 . 357 21 19 5 103,861 i 758,616 2,099 ; 3 6 16,703,887 7,958 361 22 0 5 18,143,267 39-88 I 4-10 66-34 j 4 15 3 J 94,304,516 11,293,060 1,9« ?8 j 1,305 663 ■ 219 36-45 19-38 5-06 1,282 Queensland 10,319,694 14-27 1-55 84-75 | 5 16 11 j 25,682,368 4,154,441 7< .2 646 116 161 29-68 24-22 1-72 658 817 ! 14,371 I South Australia 5,440,515 2,331,549 102-85 1,747,055 77-07 584,494 25-78 3-18 74-93 5 6 2: 18,936,104 2,767,734 3 782 ■ 261 136 43-33 18-30 1-44 489 636 ' 9,483 1,04 Western Australia.. 4,094,510 1,816,388 106-47 j 1,451,334 85-07 I 365,054 21-40 2-05 79-90 5 17 5 16,081,695 2,259,070 02 !4 419 I 105 ; 104 38-48 20-92 2-39 ! 424 I 409 \ 10,069 Tasmania 1,056,373 356,735 81-04 : 277,952 ; 63-14 \ 78,783 17-89 1-58 77-91 1 14 11 I 1,874,029 388,633 3 470 133 '■ 123 2 450 : 262 ! 173 k : 501 ' 273 i 188 28-44 17-86 4-63 ! 80 175 ! 1,8] 3 ' New Zealand 3,968,708 4,187,893 1,469,665 89-00 \ 929,737 j 56-22 , 539,928 I ' 1 : ' 32-78 32-69 3-29 3-42 63-26 1 19 4 4,955,553 64-80 2 2 10 5,468,284 65-30 I 2 2 4 6,243,593 2,624,059 3,127,824 71f 77-18-46 21-32 16-67 1617 3-00 ! 293 | 550 I 9,792 ! 31 Mar., 1899. 577 ; 10,295 J „ 1900. 1,623,891 93-00 : 1,052,358 j 60-31 571,533 2-93 304 103,861 : 815,349 2,174 3 6 17,207,328 7,915 375 21 2 1 4,620,971 1,727,236 89-75 ' 1,127,848 58-58 599,388 31-17 3-47 3,339,687 79--4 i 519 275 196 19-99 17-15 603 ! 10,868 „ 1901. 701 12,444 „ 1902. 751 12,992 „ 1903. 2-09 306 ' 103,861 | 833,137 2,227 ■ 3 6 18,170,722 : 8,159 ! 374 21 16 2 5,066,360 ' . . _ ■ 1,874,586 88-75 1,252,237 59-32 j 622,349 29-43 3-43 66-80 2 5 0 7,356,136 3,529,177 841 2 562 ; 280 | 196 21-35 17-78 3 03 \ 362 103,861 857,985 j 2,262 ' 3 6 : 19,081,735 8,436 379 . 22 4 10 5,443,333 1,974,038 87-00 : 1,343,415 59-23 ; 630,623 27-77 3-30 68-05 2 6 0 7,575,390 3,730,394 87! 3 594 : 279 ' 204 21-36 18-24 3-19 372 i 103,861 : 882,097 \ 2,305 3 6 20,692,911 8,977 ' 383 23 9 2 5,685,399 2,180,641 91-75 ! 1,438,724 60-48 ! 741,917 31-27 3-58 65-98 2 9 5 8,306,383 4,072,576 94; 8 ! 622 j 321 ! 213 22-21 17-22 3-14 377 | 809 13,433 „ 1904. I 103,861 I 908,114 2,347 : 3 6 ! 21,701,572 9,141 ; 387 23 17 11 6,107,079 2,209,231 86-50 1,492,900 58-46 I 716,331 28-04 3-30 67-58 I 2 8 8 8,514,112 4,011,511 93t 8 634 i 304 I 217 21-05 18-28 3-10 ! 389 864 13,885 „ 1905. : i | 103,861 ; 933,111 : 2,391 3 6 [ 22,498,972 9,410 ! 391 24 2 3 6,413,573 2,349,704 87-75 ; 1,621,239 60-47 ! 728,465 27-28 3-24 4,241,422 98( 6 676 I 304 : 229 21-99 18-86 3-01 395 i 906 14,127 „ 1906. 69-00 2 10 4 8,826,382 i 103,861 961,604 | 2,427 3 6 23,504,272 9,570 j 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 4,592,099 1,071 8 744 334 253 23-37 18-90 2-80 : 398 ! 966 14,605 „ 1907. 1,002 15,475 „ 1908. I 103,861 985,318 ! 2,469 3 6 24,365,647 9,861 399 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 4,834,534 1,11 4 786 ; 328 258 24-96 19-40 2-76 [ 410 103,861 1,016,044 : 2,556 3 6 27,762,592 10,351 398 27 6 6 7,458,236 2,929,526 94-00 2,114,815 67-89 i 814,711 3,249,790 98-75 2,169,474 65-84 1,080,316 26-11 313 72-19 ! 2 17 8 10,457,144 4,871,874 1,148 ! 8 828 i 320 258 3 803 | 400 230 25-56 20-73 3-16 452 1,116 16,476 „ 1909. 1,140 17,220 „ 1910. 1,166 18,036 „ 1911. 1,212 18,521 j „ 1912. 1,282 19,515 „ 1913. 1,363 20,251 „ 1914. 103,861 1,035,211 j 2,704 3 6 28,513,476 10,494 j 383 27 10 10 7,889,166 32-91 3-80 66-76 13 2 9 11,141,142 5,223,414 1,20: 25-35 18-96 2-96 465 103,861 : 1,055,640 '■ 2,742 3 6 29.606,546 10,723 385 28 1 0 1 8,141,075 3,494,182 | 102-75 \ 2,303,272 I 67-75 1,190,910 3,676,509 105-25 j 2,465,896 70-52 j 1,210,613 35-00 4-06 65-92 j 3 6 2 ; 11,200,613 5,555,292 1,271 5 840 435 | 254 4 881 433 | 263 (i 954 446 i 271 25-81 18-10 2-81 478 103,861 i 1,081,344 : 2,801 : 3 6 , 30,506,089 10,864 386 28 4 2 8,371,687 34-73 3-98 67-07 ; 3 8 0 20,336,577 5,599,756 1,31' 27-30 18-27 2-76 493 103,861 1,111,592 j 2,840 ! 3 6 , 31,611,220 . 11,053 391 ' 28 8 9 9,016,224 3,971,002 ; 105-50 j 2,705,609 71-84 1,265,393 33-66 4-04 68-13 i 3 11 5 22,310,867 5,957,005 1,401 28-20 19-40 2-64 513 j 103,861 i 1,139,669 ! 2,861 3 6 [ 32,355,087 ; 11,309 398 28 7 9 9,319,268 4,043,328 J 104-00 \ 2,880,323 | 74-00 11,163,005 30-00 3-61 71-24 ' 3 10 11 23,173,472 5,661,340 1,411 6 1,008 408 I 268 29-72 20-73 2-91 534 103,861 : 1,150,430 j 2,917 3 6 34,133,825 : 11,702 394 29 13 5 9,383,420 4,105,457 104-75 j 2,920,455 j 74-54 1,185,002 4,548,356 116-50 j 2,910,883 j 74-50 1,637,473 4,800,810 125-75 I 2,926,864 76-63 11,873,946 4,687,700 ! 150-50 i 3,042,907 , 97-54 1,644,793 4,988,632 '■ 160-00 I 3,308,575 105-97 1,680,057 30-21 3-53 71-14 3 11 4 23,542,903 6,075,282 1,411 0 1,002 408 j 254 30-26 21-20 2-98 557 1,397 ' 21,226 „ 1915. 103,861 ■ 1,152,048 2,959 j 3 6 34,857,882 11,780 389 30 5 2 9,356,522 42-00 4-72 64-00 3 19 0 24,600,693 5,960,562 1,54( -0 985 555 I 251 29-77 19-60 2-50 585 1,452 | 21,994 „ 1916. 103,861 1,150,605 2,970 | 3 6 35,378,664 11,912 387 30 15 0 9,146,331 49-12 5-30 60-97 4 3 24,782,602 64-91 4 1 3 ! 21,438,325 5,826,265 1,61! 9 987 632 I 244 30-88 18-87 2-47 607 1,480 j 22,380 „ 1917 103,861 1,154,559 2,977 I 3 6 36,001,432 12,029 389 32 0 11 103,861 1,175,325 2,993 j 3 6 36,167,681 j 12,084 ' 393 j 30 15 6 7,468,646 52-96 4-60 5,373,136 1,571 '8 1,023 555 240 40-02 20-38 2-67 f 624 1,488 \ 22,517 „ 1918. 7,477,583 54-03 4-65 66-32 4 4 11 22,030,327 5,611,738 1,671 0 1,107 563 252 44-35 20-73 2-70 | 620 1,489 22,658 „ 1919. i * The &) jures f or tassenj ;er traffic io New Zealand n-io: to 1912 are exi ;lusive of season tickets.