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I trust that this detailed information may prove of service in enabling you to fully consider the proposals which have been laid before you on behalf of the company I have, &c, Eobbbt Wilson, Engineer-in-Chief and General Manager, New Zealand Midland Bailway Company (Limited) The Hon. the Premier, Wellington.

Enclosure 1 in No. 6. New Zealand Midland Railway Company's Estimate of Traffic on East and West Coast Line, calculating Charges on Proportion of Through Rates only on Coal Traffic, to compete with Sea-borne Coal to Lyttelton.

.TB. Tons. Govt.. Through. Company Propor. 70,000 45,000 21,000 1,430 2,000 200 4,000 West to East. Coal, local consumption, 103 miles „ shipping company, „ Timber, 15,000,000, 150,000 (c.m.b.) Sleepers, 1,000,000, 10,000 Building-stone, &c, 2,000 Parcels, sundries Passengers, 1st class through, 4,000 (103 miles to Springfield) Passengers, 2nd class through, 5,000 (103 miles to Springfield) Passengers, 1st class local, 5,000 (20 miles) 2nd „ 6,000 £ s. d. 0 11 9 0 11 10 0 3 5 0 3 5 (1 1 6) ) j0 14 4) 1+25 °/o I £ s. d. 0 8 7 0 8 7 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 8 1 1 6 10 £ 30,040 19,311 16,250 1,083 808 1,500 5 370 2 500 0 17 11 4,480 5,000 3,000 0 5 3 0 3 7 1,300 1,080 .54,130 1,000 East to West. Merchandise, Class A 3 2 7 4,000 5,000 6,000 „ B „ C Grain 2 10 1) +25°/= I »2 2 0] + 25'/, [ 1 14 0) + 25 f I 0 11 9) + 25?° J 0 7 51 + 25 f \ 2 10 91 +25 f. \ 2 19 61 + 25 f ) 2 12 6 2 2 6 0 14 8 3,130 10,500 10,625 4,400 8,000 Agricultural—Hay, &c. (per ton) 0 9 3 3,700 900 Cattle, 5,000, 417 trucks 3 3 5 1 322 980 Sheep, 16,000, 160 „ 3 14 4 595 200 4,000 2,500 5,000 3,000 Parcels and sundries Passengers, 1st class through, 103 miles 2nd „ „ 1st „ local, 20 miles ,, 2nd „ 1 6 10 0 17 11 0 5 3 0 3 7 1,500 5,370 4 480 1,300 1,080 48,002 40,580 Cost of working (calculated on Messrs. Higginson and Maxwell's basis), see Enclosure No. 4. 52 »/. 129,224 67,318 61,906