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RETURN No. 15. Comparative Statement of the Mileage opened, Capital expended, Earnings, Expenses, &c., of Railways in the following Colonies (taken from latest Official Records):-

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3 a ° Area .2 Jj 111 * i 5 1 r*o» nA Total Square 3 i 3 | Gauge " Cost. Miles. a g. j 1 j i ! o § . 3 3 J- Cost ™ ~ £ per i g ~ Head of -- ■£ -c\ Papule lafcion. O hO O a Trainmiles run. CD a 3 Gross Earnings.] 5 an cc 3 So Working-, || , Pr 0 ° n flt expenses. &* } Working. Su ! rt o oa I © a «rtJ II 2.3 ce'3 o i*03 I 0B I i-W © i- ■_! «- ID 1 rt? ° a Mi l r% CD S i 53 f* -^ >S i|«B ! » ? a J 1.2 D^O i 2 & O"* 3 ! 5 :> 3 K a o is a o o Hffl Passengers Tonnage as carried.* : of Goods. .3"^ I 2 S? s g > a 3 as? So a o Dhh Ss ?o .3 S 3 o r a^ 53 >, a.~ a cap* a£ :£o a © ■§3 a"® o a . 3 o3 ■I|a n sis s o •at-' £ Expensi is. * i ■h ■ © £ ——. i oo a ■ I o i a o% im i is if iW s Si =i O rt -HH ! HH Oj „ - o i rtS $ffl cfiTO Oh. „ » 3 JhSB° CD hO rt^ -H z Year ending Victoria i i ~ Ft. in. I £ 87,884 1,380,561 3,543 5 3 45,836,573 310,700 1,777,534 3,799 4 8J 53,514,903 668,224 622,129 4,143 3 6 27,751,227 £ £ s. d. 112,655 390 33 4 0 11: ll: ' t £ \ £ s. d. .2,655 390 33 4 01 .3,967 468: 30 2 211 6,505146} 44 12 2 H £ 13,836,375 5,218,967 13,836,3' 1.8,521,3: 10,327,2; d. ' 90-53 £ d. 13,310,484 57-42 4,169,591 54-03 £ 11,908,483 d. 133-11 4-16 £ s. d. 163-43 3 15 7 104,234.732 5,297,685 i 1,473 £ 934 £ 539 £ d. I 252 24-12 17-26 2-41 623 1,352 14,926 1912. ' 30 June New South Wales 113,967 468 30 2 21 ■18,521,320 6,491,473 : 84-12 I 2,321,882 ! 30-09} 1-41 64-23 3 13 0 70,706,728 10,910,553 17,080,756 3,214,006 18,353,054! 2,781,720 16,390,261 2,853,636 11,708 1,097 611 . 238 25-73 17-46 2-23 942 1,244 18,204 Queensland ' 6,505146! 44 12 2 10,327,237 3,032,858 i 70-50 H.917,266 44-50 1,293,987 51-50 l,343,977 61-7l! - 221,172 50-72 'I 929,737 56-22 11,115,592 126-00 4 02 163-22 4 17 6 I 732 463 269 113618-50 17-04 1-47 535 610 10,972 South Australia .. 903,690 424,000 1,460 | g |l 13,240,175 975,876 294,412 2,471 3 6 13,233.093 5 9,066 290; 31 4 6 1 5,355119 44 18 11 9,066 290; 31 4 6 I 5,355119 44 18 11 I 6,029,1512,090,563 6,029,11 5,227,3! l 83-22 I 796,576 :31-72J 6-02 24-82' 4-09 161-89 4 18 7 11,431 886 545 i 208 25-1515-56 1-35 354 509 7,587 Western Australia 5,227,3111,884,604 : 86-53 : 540,627 71-31: 6 8 0 i 763 544} 219 H18 30-1119-05 200 359 387 8,118 Tasmania 26,215 197,205 495 j? gl: 4,253,013 }104,471 746,673 2,090 3 6 i 16,404,076 104,471 758,616 2,099 3 6 [16,703,887 104,471 815,349 2,174 3 6 ! 17,207,328 104,471 833,137 2,227 3 6 18,170,722 104,471 857,985 2,262J 3 6 19,081,735 - 104,471 882,097 2,305: 3 6 |20,692,911 ■ 104,471 908,114 2,347; 3 6 21,701,572 104.471 933,111 2,391 3 6 22,198,972, 1 8,583 398- 21 11 4 : f i ' \ I e i s s 8,583!398' 21 11 4} 7,849}357 21 19 5! ■ 7,958 361: 22 0 5 ■ 7,915375 21 2 1 i 8,159 i 374, 21 16 2 i 8,436|379 22 4 10 i 8,977383. 23 9 2 i 9,141387 23 17 11 ( 9,410391 24 2 3 ( j 1,046,479 312,786 1,046,4' 3,968,7( 4,187,8. 4,620,9'! 5,066,3( 5,443,3c 5,685,35 6,107,07 6,413,57 71-73 I 91,614 21-01 215 70-71 1 11 9 1,715,464 452,098 622 440 182 129 20-24 18-41 3-73 79 173 1,710 1899. 31 Mar. 1900. 31 Mar. 1901. 31 Mar. 1902. 31 Mar. 1903. 31 Mar. 1904. 31 Mar. 1905. 31 Mar. 1906. 31 Mar. 1907. 31 Mar. 1908. i 31 Mar. 1909. i 31 Mar. 1910. i 31 Mar. 1911. i 31 Mar. 1912. 31 Mar. 1913. ', 31 Mar. i New Zealand i 7,849357 21 19 5 I 3,968,7081,469,665 89-Oo| I 539,928 32-78 3-29 63-26 1 19 4 4,955,553 2,624,059 712 450 262 : 173 18-46 16-67 300 293 550 I 9,792 7,958 361 22 0 5 4,187,893 1,623,891 93-OOJ !l,052,358 60-31 1,127,848 58-58 571,533 32-69 3-42 31-17 ! sj-47 64-80 2 2 10 5,468,284 3,127,824 774 501 273 188 21-32 16-17 2-93 304 577 10,295 I 7,915375: 21 2 1 4,620,9711,727,236 89-75J i 599,388! 65-30 2 2 4 6,243.593 3,339,687 794 519 275 196 19-99 17-15 2-09 306 603 10,868 I 8,159 374 21 16 2 5,066,3601,874,586 88-751 1,252,237 59-32 622,349! 29-43 3-43 66-80 2 5 0 7,356,136 3,529,177 842 562 280 196 21-3517-78 3-03 362 701 112,444 8,436379 22 4 10 5,443,3331,974,038 87-001 11,343,415 59-23 630,623! 27-77! 3-30i 68-05 2 6 0 7,575,390 3,730,394 873 594 279! 204121-36 18-24 3-19 372 751 |l2,992 8,977:383; 23 9 2! 5,685,399 2,180,641 91-75' |l,438,724 60-48! jl,492,900 58-46 :| 741,917! 31-27 3-58i 65-98 2 9 5 8,306,383 4,072,576 943 622 321! 213 22-21 17-22 3-14 377 809^ 13,433 9,141(387 23 17 11 9,410 391 24 2 3 6,107,079 2,209,231 6,413,573 2,349,704 86-50J 87-75: 716,331! 728,465 i 28-04 330< 27-28 3-241 67-58 2 8 8 6900 2 10 4 8,514,112 4,011,511 8,826,382 4,241,422 938 980 634 676 304! 304: 217 21-0518-28 229 21-9918-86 3-10 3-01 389 395 864; 906 13,885 j 14,127 1,621,239 60-47 ;104,471 961,604 2,427} 3 6 J23,504,272 104,471 985,318 2,469i 3 6 [24,365,647 9,570|396 24 8 101 9,570(396 24 8 101 t 9,861399 24 14 7 1 6,755,454 2,624,600 6,755,45 7,051,27 93-00 1 !l,812,482 64-21 812vll8! 28-79 3 45i 69-06 2 14 7 9,600,786 4,592,099! 1,078 744 334! 253 23-3718-90 2-80 398 966 14,605 9,861399 -24 14 7 7,051,274 2,761,938 93-75! 1,949,759 66-18 812,179 i 27-57 3-33 70-59 2 16 1 9,756,716 4,834,534: 1,114 786 328! 258 24-96 19-40} 2-76 410 i 1,002 15,475 ■104,4711,016,044 2,556 3 6 ;27,762,592i: |l0,351:398 27 6 6 lie 0,351398 27 6 6 1 7,458,23612,929,526 7,458,23 94-001: 12,114,815 67-89 2,169,474 65-84] 814,7115 26-11} 3 13' 7219 2 17 8 10,457,144 4,871,874 1.148 828j 320: 258,25-56 20-73 3-16 452 1,116 16,476 104,4711,035,211 2,704 3 6 -28,513,476: 1104,4711,055,640 2,742 3 6 129,606,546: 1104,4711,081,344 2,801 3 6 ;30,506,089: 104,4711,111,592 2,840 3 6 31,611,220] 10,494 383 27 10 10 1C 1C 10 11 0,494 383 27 10 10 7 0,723:385 28 1 0 t 0,864;386 28 4 2 6 1,053391 28 8 9 £ 7,889,166 3,249,790 7,889,16 8,141,07 8,371,68 9,016,22 98-75|! 1,080,316 S 32-91 3-80i 66-76 3 2 9 11,141,142 5,223,414: 1,203 803 400! 230 25-35 18-96 2-96 465 1,140 17,220 10,723:385 28 1 0 8,141,0753,494,182! 102-75 2,303,272 67-75: 1,190,910! 3500 4-06 65-92 3 6 2 11,200,613 5,555,292 1,275 840 435! 254}25-811810 2-81 478 1,166 18,036 10,864;386 28 4 2 11,0531391 28 8 9 8,371,687j3,676,509 ! 105-25! 105-50!: 2,465,896 70-52: |2,705,609i71-84: 1,210,613! 1,265,393! 34-73 3 98 i 33-66 4-04 67-07 3 8 0 68-13 3 11 5 11,891,134 5,599,756 13,123,879 5,957,005 1,314 1,400 881 954 433! 446 263 27-30 18-27 27128-2019-40 2-76 264 493 513 1,212 1,282 18,521 19,515 9,016,2243,971.002 * The figures fo: passenger traffic in NeZealand tre exclusivt of sei .son tickei :s.