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RESULTS OF WORKING. The following is a summary of results of working, for year ending the 31st March, 1907, as compared with 1906:—

Year ended 31st March. Pabticdlars. 1906. 1907. Total miles open for traffic 2,406 2,456 Average miles open for year 2,391 2,427 Capital cost of opened and unopened lines £24,092,085 £25,438,568 Capital cost of open lines £22,498,972 £23,504,272 Capital cost per mile of open lines ... £9,410 £9,570 Gross earnings £2,349,704 £2,624,600 Working-expenses £1,621,239 £1,812,482 NET PROFIT ON WORKING £728,465 £812118 PERCENTAGE INVESTED OF PROFIT TO CAPITAL 324 345 PERCENTAGE OF WORKING-EXPENSES TO EARNINGS 69-00 6906 Earnings per average mile open i £980 £1,078 Working-expenses per average mile open £676 £744 NET EARNINGS PER AVERAGE OPENMILE £304 £334 larnings per train mile ... d. 87-75 d. 93-00 /orking-expenses per train mile 60-47 64-21 FET EARNINGS PER TRAIN MILE 2728 2879 'assengers, ordinary 8,826,382 9,600,786 Season tickets 147,989 165,504 ■roods tonnage 4,241,422 4,592,099 jive-stock tonnage 173,744 232,464 ?rain mileage 6,413,573 6,755,454 .locomotives 395 398 'assenger-cars 906 966 Vagons and brake-vans ... 14,127 14,605