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RETURN No. 32. Comparative Statement of the Mileage open, Capital expended, Expenses, &c., of Railways in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, New Zealand, and Cape Colony.

Railways. Miles open. Capital Cost. Cost per Mile open. Train Miles. Gross Earnings. Earnings per Train Mile. Working Expenses. Working i Expenses per Train Milo. Percentage of Net Earnings to Cost. Percentage of Expenses to Revenue. Year ending Queensland .. 1,038 & 7,092,973 6,833 1,698,482 590,551 d. 83-45 291,347 a, 41-17 4-22 49-33 31st Dec, 1883. New South Wales 1,321 10,905,014 12,810 5,937,261 1,931,464 78-07 1,177,788 47-61 4-48 60-98 Victoria 1,562 21,488,065 13,757 5,701,513 1,898,311 79-91 1,273,921 53-62 2-91 67-11 South Australia 1,030 6,849,081 6,629 1,732,716 557,055 77-16 372,187 51-55 2-77 66-81 30th June, 1884. New Zealand 1,477 11,810,194 7,996 2,882,422 1,045,713 87-00 690,027 57-45 3-01 65-99 31st March, 1885. Cape Colony .. 969 9,352,865 9,652 2,892,878 968,511 80-35 746,665 61-95 2-40 77-09 31st Dec, 1882.