RETURN No. 33. Comparative Statement of Revenue and Expenditure, &c., of Railways in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, New Zealand, and Cape Colony.
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Average Eeceipts per Ton of Goods carried. £ 8. d. £ s. d, Queensland* .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 107 South Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 073 New South Wales .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 089 New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 073 Victoria .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 010 4 Cape Colony* .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 147
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Construct :ion. Kollii ig-stock. Gross Revenue. Tonnage Railway. open at End of Year. Miles open during Year. Capital Cost. Average g, g m g Cost g a ■§ a per Mile rc'tc o'EI) open. § -3 O ,9 ■ Q of Wagons, Passengers Vans, conveyed. &c. Goods and Live Stock conveyed. Passenger, &c, Tranic. Goods and Live Stock Traffic. Total. Per Average Miles open. Total Train-miles. Year ending Queensland Tew South Wales rictoria 1,038 1,321 1,562 931 1,302 1,432 £ 7,092,973 16,905,014 21,488,065 £ 6,833 12,810 13,757 97 146 150 132 127 113 698 590 1,297 ! 756,581 8,656 10,272,037 4,493 20,485,305 350,451* 2,864,566 1,881,760 171,381 661, 751 917,453 £ 419,170 1,269,713 980,858 £ 590,551 1,931,464 1,898,311 £ 634 1,486 1,326 1,098,482 5,937,261 5,701,513 Doc. 31, 1883. . 31, 1S83. „ 31, 1883. louth Australia Jew Zealand Jape Colony 1,036 1,477 969 1,003 1,419 961 6,849,081 11,810,194 9,352,865 6,629 7,996 9,652 118 218 183 243 481 295 3,2S9 S 4,301,892 7,688 i 4,647,794 2,808 ' 2,461,151 955,973 1,778,140 506,323* 221,106 400,626 303,592 335,949 645,087 664,919 557,055 1,045,713 908,511 555 737 1,008 1,732,716 2,882,422 2,892,878 June 30, 1884. Mar. 31, 1885. Dec. 31, 1882. Maintenance. Locomotive. Traffic. General. Total Working Cost. Net Earnings. Railway. Revenue per Trainmile. Amount. ■a! Amount. 9 So Amount. a o Amount. © o Amount. Per cent. of Gross Kevenue Per Trainmilo. © o Amount. 2 a o <! Per Trainmile. Per cent. on Capital Cost. Year ending ! J i ! Queensland Cew South Wales Victoria louth Australia Tew Zealand .. !ape Colony s. d. 6 11-5 6 6 6 7-91 6 5-16 7 3 6 8-35 138,045 343,322 376,187 106,422 254,329 204,353 £ 149 264 263 106 179 212 £ 92,063 382,063 334,091 143,379 222,821 291,934 & 99 293 233 142 157 304 £ 61,239 352,101 514,259 106,367 178,091 220,087 £ 65 270 359 106 125 229 & ! 39,590 49,385 16,019 34,786 30,291 -g 30 34 16 25 31 291,347 49-33 1,177,788 60-98 1,278,921 67-11 372,187 66-81 690,027 65-99 746,665 77-10 s. d. 3 5-25 4 0 4 5-62 4 3-55 4 9-45 4 5-65 £ 313 905 890 371 486 776 299,204 753,676 624,389 184,868 355,686 221,846 £ 321 579 436 184 250 230 s. d. 3 6-25 2 6-46 2 2-28 2 2 2 5-62 1 6-40 4-21 4-48 2-91 2-77 301 2-39 Dec. 31, 1883. . 31, 1883. „ 31, 1883. June 30, 1884. Mar. 31, 1885. Dec. 31, 1882.