THE NEW SOUTH WALES RAILWAYS.
The annual report of the Railway Commissioners has been laid on the table of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Dunns; the year the earnings were £3,321,000 —an increase of £211,000 on the preceding year. After paying working expenses and interest on oapital there remains a surplus of £37,600. This is the first surplus since the Commissioners were appointed. Last year there was a deficit amounting to £109,000. The report, in referring to Mr Eddy, says the late Commissioner had looked forward to the completion of this year, feeling sure that the financial result would demonstrate the.wisdom of- the system of administration brought into operation by the Railway Act.
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Evening Star, Issue 10391, 12 August 1897, Page 4
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114THE NEW SOUTH WALES RAILWAYS. Evening Star, Issue 10391, 12 August 1897, Page 4
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