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STATEMENT No. 20. Comparative Statement of the Mileage opened, Capital expended, Earnings, Expenses, etc., of Railways in the following States (taken from Latest Official Records).

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II I 6 j I I I I ©'• I Expenses. © £ 1 I 1® ? I'l -S" I • 2 »I 1 s ■ I I i * O I §§ I S i s& co St . g II p<( U 08 III H sj !®;i| 2 Si&i 1 Is If ufe* f I ; !• 11 TjJf ""* ■® 8 » i SSss.1 g •*,. ji jJ i|| || i ■■■«•* i 3 ®* fl i K||f|fl iff II §Bl j If II """ s 5 m f - i it r ipr n ■ ■ -i f! I s nil i4 jsii i r ji ,UA a > §*5 O ritH u 3 £i H ; EH \ & 25 Ft. in. £ i £ s. d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ s. d. £ j £ £ £ d. Victoria.. .. 87,884 : 1,770,000 4,699 <f ® 73,716,159 15; 88 394 41 13 0 17,979,219 13,164,973 175-74 9,739,392 130-01 3,425,581 45-73 4'63 73-98 7 8 9 161,002,267 8,187,088 2,802 1 2,073 729 408 52-53 23-45 6-08 653 1,957 21,507 30 June, 1929. I'Z O J New South Wales .. 309,432 2,458,721 5,940 4 8£ 124,329,422 20, 30 414 50 11 4 27,382,124 19,615,616 171-93 14,978,050 131-28 4,637,566 40-65 3-82 76-36 7 19 7 151,116,086 14,516,643 3,323 :2,537 786 429 63-57 19-64 6-82 1,425 | 2,381 24,683 Queensland .. 670,500 927,092 6,447 qj 61,038,403 9, 67 144 65 16 9 11,893,147 7,568,647 152 73 6,202,801 125-17 1,365,846 27-56 2-24 81-95 8 3 3:24,738,327 4,558,099 1,185 j 971 214 252 54-87 j 22-74 2-03 780 1,151 19,383 South Australia .. 380,070 580,000 2,542 27,453,923 10, !02 228 47 6 8 5,765,366 3,618,735 150*64 3,652,281 152-04 33,546 1-40 .. 100-93 6 4 9 17,885,515 1 2,761,639 1,422 1,435 13 259 79-08 25-24 4-98 452 742 9,462 J (loss) (loss) ! (loss) Western Australia.. 975,920 j 405,760 4,079 3 6 23,196,608 5,187 99 57 3 4 5,984,139 3,799,764 152-39 3,055,446 122-54 744,318 29-85 3-21 80-41 9 7 3 14,904,917 3,670,147 952) 765 187 187 55-39 j 21 13 3-24 406 405 11,088 Tasmania .. 26,215 212,512 654 II 6,494,003 9,130 325 30 11 2 1,414,456 503,855 85-49 563,652 95-63 59,797 10'14 .. 111-86 2 7 5 2,212,817 660,523 771 862 91 242 j 39-98 I 25-81 7-86 89 190 1,921 J (loss) (loss) (loss) 1 New Zealand .. 103,861 961,604 2,427 3 6 23,504,272 9,170 396 24 8 10 6,755,454 2,624,600 93-00 1,812,482 64-21 812,118 28-79 3-45 69-06 2 14 7 9,600,786 4,592,099 1,078; 744 334 253 23-37 18-90 2-80 398 966 14,605 31 Mar., 1907. ! : I | I ; 1 ! .. 103,861 985,318 2,469 3 6 24,365,647 9,861 399 24 14 7 7,'051,274 2,761,938 93-75 1,949,759 66-18 812,179 127-57 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 | 1,002 ! 15,475 [ „ 1908. .. 103,861 1,016,044 2,556 3 6 27,762,592 10,Sol 398 27 6 6 7,458,236 2,929,526 94-00 2,114,815 67-89 814,711 26-11 3-13 72-19 2 17 8 10,457,144 4,871,874 1,148 828 320 258 25-56 20-73 3-16 452 1,116 16,476 „ 1909. ' .. 103,861 1,035,211 2,704 3 6 28,513,476 383 27 10 10 7,889,166 3,249,790 98-75 2,169,474 65-84 1,080,316 32-91 3-80 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 „ 1910. .. 103,861 1,055,640 2,742 3 6 29,606,546 10,?23 385 28 1 0 8,141,075 3,494,182 102-75 2,303,272 67-75 1,190,910 35-00 4-06 65-92 3 6 2 11,200,613 5,555,292. 1,275 840 435 1 254 25-81 18-10 2-81 478 1,166 ! 18,036 „ 1911. .. 103,861 1,081,344 2,801 3 6 30,506,089 10,£64 386 28 4 2 8,371,687 3,676,509 105-25 2,465,896 70-52 1,210,613 34-73 3-98 67-07 3 8 0 20,336,577 5,599,756 1,314 881 433 263 27-30 18-27 2-76 493 1,212 18,521 „ 1912. .. 103,861 1,111,592 2,840 3 6 31,611,220 11,)53 391 28 8 9 9,016,224 3,971,002 105-50 2,705,609 71-84 1,265,393 33-66 4-04 68-13 3 11 5 22,310,867 j 5,957,005 1,400 954 446 271 28-20 19-40 2-64 513 1,282 J 19,515 „ 1913. .. 103,861 1,139,669 2,861 3 6 32,355,087 11,309 398 28 7 9 9,319,268 4,043,328 104-00 2,880,323 74-00 1,163,005 30-00 3-61 71-24 3 10 11 23,173,472 5,661,340 1,416 1,008 408 ; 268 29-72 20-73 2-91 534 1,363 20,251 „ 1914. ' 103,861 1,150,430 2,917 3 6 34,133,825 11,702 394 29 13 5 9,383,420 4,105,457 104-75 2,920,455 74-54 1,185,002 30-21 3-53 71-14 3 11 4 23,542,903 6,075,282 1,410 1,002 408 254 30-26 21-20 2-98 557 1,397 21,226 „ 1915. .. 103,861 1,152,048 2,959 3 6 34,857,882 389 30 5 2 9,356,522 4,548,356 116-50 2,910,883 74-50 1,637,473 42-00 4-72 64-00 3 19 0 24,600,693 5,960,562 1,540 985 555 251 29-77 19-60 2-50 585 1,452 21,994 „ 1916. .. 103,861 1,150,605 2,970 3 6 35,378,664 11,912 387 30 15 0 9,146,331 4,800,810 125-75 2,926,864 76-63 1,873,946 49-12 5-30 60-97 4 3 5 24,782,602 5,826,265 1,619 987 632 244 30-88 | 18-87 2-47 607 1,480 22,380 „ 1917. .. 103,861 1,154,559 2,977 3 6 36,001,432 12,029 389 32 0 11 7,468,646 4,687,700 150-50 3,042,907 97-54 1,644,793 52-96 4-60 64-91 4 1 3 21,438,325 5,373,136 1,578 1,023 555 240 40-02 20-38 2-67 624 1,488 22,517 „ 1918. .. 1103,861 1,175,325 2,993 3 6 36,167,681 12,084 393 30 15 6 7,477,583 4,988,632 160-00 3,308,575 105-97 1,680,057 54-03 4-65 66-32 4 4 11 22,030,327 ! 5,611,738 1,670 1,107 563 252 44-35 20-73 2-70 620 1,489 22,658 „ 1919. .. 103,861 1,223,915 3,006 3 6 36,390,115 12,106 407 29 14 8 7,408,608 5,752,487 186-00 4,105,067 132-72 1,647,420 53-28 4-53 71'36 4 14 0 24,582,186 6,000,279 1,923 1,372 551 281 57-84 22-66 2*99 616 1,492 22,937 „ 1920. .. 103,861 1,268,046 3,018 3 6 37,235,254 12,338 420 29 7 3 9,303,392 6,908,531 178-00 5,636,601 145-14 1,271,930 32-86 3-42 81-59 5 9 0 28,821,783 6,487,279 2,293 1,870 423 350 68-54 24-82 2-95 608 1,492 23,119 „ 1921. .. 103,861 1,300,967 3,030 3 6 39,309,097 12,973 429 30 4 4 8,717,265 6,643,591 182-69 6,237,727 171-37 405,864 11*32 1-07 93-89 5 2 0 28,121,763 6,321,351 2,199 2,063 136 393 86-29 25-66 3-06 637 1,496 23,974 „ 1922. .. 103,861 1,325,310 3,037 3 6 40,275,161 13,461 436 30 7 9 8,346,731 6,727,802 193-18 5,502,497 157-81 1,225,305 35-37 3-04 81-79 5 1 6 28,221,362 6,618,588 2.219 1,813 406 366 76-40 22-73 2-91 639 1,498 26,106 „ 1923. .. 103,861 1,347,723 3,053 3 6 41,399,427 13,560 441 30 14 4 9,024,503 6,984,211 185*50 5,403,766 143-43 1,580,445 42-07 3-8.3 77 37 5 3 8 28,436,475 6,925,517 2,291 1,772 519 399 6500 21-94 2 93 655 1,527 26,195 „ 1924. .. 103,861 1,379,487 3,085 3 6 44,570,746 14,448 447 32 6 2 9,083,623 7,112,524 187-65 5,545,416 146-19 1,567,108 41-46 j 3-55 J 77-97 5 3 1 j 26,106,859 7,033,459 2,316 1,804 512 389 65-87 22-52 3-47 662 1,568 26,488 „ 1925. .. 103,861 1,407,165 3,138 3 6 45,794,199 14,593 449 32 10 3 10,319,407 7,589,274 176-51 6,164,570 143-37 1,424,704 33-14 3-24 81-23 5 7 10 27,653,414 7,256,142 2,446 1,987 459 403 68-56 22-98 2-95 704 1,602 26,767 „ 1926.J .. | 103,861 1,437,980 3,164 3 6 47,195,948 14,917 454 32 16 5 10,723,864 7,423,472 166-14 6,158,283 137-82 1,265,189 28-32 2-70 82-96 5 3 3 26,002,137 7,308,449 . 2,351 1,951 400 372 66-53 23-61 3-46 698 1,610 26,990 „ 19274 .. 103,861 1,453,517 3,180 3 6 49,014,832 15,413 457 33 14 5 10,838,594 7,343,845 162*62 6,302,119 13955 1,041,726 2307 2 15 85*81 5 1 1,983 327 393 67*37 23*97 3*39 678 1,612 27,228 „ 1928.} .. 103,861 1,470,649 3,287 3 6 54,210,139 16,492 447 36 17 3 11,113,482 7,524,864 162*50 6,374,579 137*66 1,150,285 | 24*84 2.18 84*71 5 2 4 25,574,843 7,622,631 2,312 1,959 353 376 66*41 24-26 3-32 667 1,603 27,303 „ 1929.j .. 103,861 1,488,612 3,287 3 6 55,347,541 16,838 453 37 3 8 12,022,043 7,473,993 149*21 6,848,026 136-71 625.967 : 12*50 1-14 91*82 5 0 5 25,413,621 7,799,702 2,274 2,083 191 352 68*58 25*21 3*54 657 1,593 27,382 „ 19301 I ! I | ! i : I I 1 * The figures for train-miles run in New Zealand prior to 1925 included mileage run by assisting engines. t The figures for passenger traffic in New Zealand prior to 1912 are exclusive of season tickets. X New Zealand figures from 1926 are for operation only, subsidiary services not included as in previous years.