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

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Victoria.. .. 87,884 1,639,704 4,435 5 3 66,253,102 14,939 • 370 40 8 1 17,079,211 11,958,635 168-04 j 8,714,422 122-46 3,244,213 45-58 4-90 72-87 17 5 10 167,861,864 8,315,543 2,737 1 1,995 742 426 52-80 ; 23-89 3-75 777 | 1,929 i 20,694 30 June, 1924. New South Wales .. 309,460 2,226,655 5,523 4 8£ 93,355,167 16,904 402 42 1 0 23,706,988 15,616,577 158-00 10,917,491110-50 4,699,086 47-50 5-13 69-91 7 0 8 128,101,184 15,693,127 2,860 1,999 861 342 54-27 18-82 4-82 1,375 I 1,780 24,390 Queensland .. 670,500 824,540 6,040 3 6 49,711,014 8,230 137 ' 00 5 9 11,647,077 5,714,036 117-75 4,990,749 102*75 723,287 15-00 11-46 87-34 6 18 7 29,535,981 ; 4,273,926 959! 837 122 201 45*50 26-03 1-60 713 j 920 15,788 South Australia .. 380,070 529,000 2,415 ■'? 21,819,983 8,900 216 141 4 11 6,186,769 3,929,428 152-43 2,901,298 112-55 1,028,130 39-88 4-91 73-83 7 8 7 25,177,933 3,565,307 1,626 1,201 425 226 60'08 18-80 1-72 486 753 9,888 ( O o ) Western Australia.. 975,920 353,651 3,629 3 6 19,638,044 5,411 97 56 0 0 4,839,285 3,227,371 160-06 1 2,297,980 113-97 929,391 46-09 j 4-73 71-20 9 2 7 18,133,168 ! 3,418,719 898 639 259 151 54-19 18-58 1-93 406 423 10,212 Tasmania .. 26,215 213,200 673 || ®J. 6,374,784 9,472 317 29 8 0 1,416,216 585,468 99-21 550,185 93-23 35,283 : 5-97 0-55 93-97 2 14 11 2,959,887 684,861 877 824 53 226 39*75 20-91 4-43 96 150! 1,946 New Zealand ..103,861 857,985 2,262 3 6 19,081,735 8,436 | 379 i 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 3,730,394 873 594 279 204 ! 21-36 18*24 3-19 372 751 12,992 31 Mar., 1903. .. 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 13-58 65-98 1 2 9 5 8,306,383 4,072,576 943 622 321 213 22-21 17-22 3*14 377 809 13,433 „ 1904. .. 103,861 908,114 2,347 3 6 21,701,572 9,141 ; 387 23 17 11 6,107,079 2,209,231 86*50 1,492,900 58-46 716,331 28*04 3*30 67*58 j 2 8 8 8,514,112 ' 4,011,511 93S 634 304 217 21-05 18-28 3*10 389 864 13,885 „ 1905. .. 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 69*00 j 2 10 4 8,826,382 4,241,422 980 676 304 229 21*99 18*86 3*01 395 906 14,127 „ 1906. .. 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 I 3-45 69-06 2 14 7 9,600,786 4,592,099 1,078 744 334 253 23*37 18-90 2*80 398 966 14,605 „ 1907. .. 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 j 2 16 1 9,756,716 4,834,534 1,114 786 328 258 24-96 19*40 2-76 410 1,002 15,475 „ 1908. .. 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*89 814,711 26-11 3*13 72*19 2 17 8 10,457,144 4,871,874 1,148 828 320 258 25*56 20*73 3*16 452 1,116 16,476 „ 1909. • • 103,861 1,035,211 2,704 3 6 28,513,476 10,494 383 27 10 10 7,889,166 3,249,790 98*75 2,169,474 65-84 1,080,316 32-91 3-80 66*76 3 2 9 11,141,142 5,223,414 1,203 803 400 230 25*35 18*96 2-96 465 1,140 17,220 „ 1910. .. 103,861 1,055,640 j 2,742 3 6 29,606,546 10,723 385 28 1 0 8,141,075 3,494,182 102*75 2,303,272 67*75 1,190,910 35*00 4*06 65*92 3 6 2 11,200,613 5,555,292 j 1,275 840 435 254 25*81 18-10 2-81 j 478 1,166 18,036 „ 1911. .. 103,861 1,081,344 2,801 3 6 30,506,089 10,864 386 28 4 2 8,371,687 3,676,509 105-25 2,465,896 70*52 1,210,613 34-73 3-98 67-07 3 8 0 20,336,577 5,599,756 1,314 881 433 263 27-30 18-27 2-76 493 1,212 18,521 „ 1912. • • 103,861 1,111,592 2,840 3 6 31,611,220 11,053 391 28 8 9 9,016,224 3,971,002 j 105-50 2,705,609 71-84 jl, 265,393 33*66 j 4*04 68-13 3 11 5 22,310,867 5,957,005 | 1,400 954 446 271 28-20 19-40 2-64 513 1,282 19,515 „ 1913. .. 103,861 1,139,669 2,861 3 6 32,355,087 11,309 398 28 7 9 9,319,268 4,043,328 104-00 2,880,323 74-00 1,163,005 30-00 3*61 71-24 | 3 10 11 23,173,472 5,661,340 1,416 1,008 408 268 29-72 20-73 2-91 534 1,363 20,251 „ 1914. • • 103,861 1,150,430 2,917 3 6 34,133,825 11,702 j 394 29 13 5 9,383,420 4,105,457 104-75 : 2,920,455 74*54 1,185,002 j 30*21 3*53 71-14 j 3 11 4 23,542,903 6,075,282 1,410 1,002 408 254 30-26 21*20 2*98 557 1,397 21,226 „ 1915. .. 103,861 1,152,048 2,959 3 6 34,857,882 11,780 389 30 5 2 9,356,522 4,548,356 116*50 2,910,883 74*50 1,637,473 42*00 4*72 64*00 ! 3 19 0 24,600,693 5,960,562 1,540 985 555 251 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 4,800,810 125*75 2,926,864 76*63 1,873,946 49*12 j 5*30 60*97 4 3 5 24,782,602 5,826,265 1,619 987 632 244 30*88 18*87 2*47 607 1,480 22,380 „ 1917. .. 103,861 1,154,559 2,977 3 6 36,001,432 12,029 1389 32 0 11 7,468,646 4,687,700 150-50 3,042,907 97-54 1,644,793 52-96 4*60 64*91 4 1 3 21,438,325 5,373,136 1,578 ' 1,023 555 240 40*02 20*38 2*67 624 1,488 22,517 „ 1918, • • 103,861 1,175,325 2,993 3 6 36,167,681 12,084 393 30 15 6 7,477,583 4,988,632 160*00 3,308,575 105*97 1,080,057 54*03 4*65 66*32 4 4 11 22,030,327 5,611,738 , 1,670 1,107 563 252 44*35 20*73 2*70 620 1,489 j 22,658 „ 1919. • ■ 103,861 1,223,915. 3,006 3 6 36,390,115 12,106 407 29 14 8 7,408,608 5,752,487 j 186*00 4,105,067 132*72 1,647,420 53*28 4*53 71*36 4 14 0 24,582,186 6,000,279 1,923 1,372 551 281 57*84 22*66 2*99 616 1,492 22,937 „ 1920. • ■ 103,861 1,268,046 3,018 3 6 37,235,254 12,338 420 29 7 3 9,303,392 6,908,531 178-00 5,636,601 145*14 1,271,930 32*86 3-42 81*59 5 9 0 28,821,783 6,487,279 2,293 1,870 423 350 68*54 24*82 2*95 608 1,492 23,119 „ 1921. .. 103,861 1,300,967 3,030 3 6 39,309,097 12,973 1429 30 4 4 8,717,265 6,643,591 1 182-69 : 6,237,727 171*37 405,864 11*32 1*07 93*89 5 2 0 28,121,763 6,321,351 | 2,199 2,063 136 393 86*29 25*66 3*06 637 1,496 23,974 „ 1922. .. 103,861 1,325,310 3,037 3 6 40,275,161 13,261 436 30 7 9 8,346,731 6,727,802 : 193-18 5,502,497 157*81 1,225,305 35-37 3-04 81-79 5 1 6 28,221,362 6,618,588 2,2!9 1,813 406 366 76-40 22-73 2-91 639 1,498 26,106 „ 1923. • • 103,861 1,347,723 3,053 3 6 41,399,427 13,560 J 441 30 14 4 9,024,503 6,984,211 1185*50 | 5,403,766 143*43 1,580,445 42*07 3*83 I 77*37 5 3 8 28,436,475 6,925,517 2,291 1,772 519 399 65*00 21*94 2*93 655 1,527 26,195 „ 1924. .. 103,861 1,379,487 3,085 1 3 6 44,570,746 14,448 j 447 32 6 2 9,083,623 7,112,524 j 187*65 j 5,545,416 146*19 1,567,108 41*46 3-55 77*97 5 3 1 26,106,859 7,033,459 2,316 1,804 512 389 65-87 22-52 3*47 662 11,568 26,488 „ 1925. I I I ! I _!_ I : ! . I [ | I . y 2 * The figures for passenger traffic in New Zealand prior to 1912 are exclusive of season tickets.