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THE EAILWAYS OF THE AUSTBALASIAN COLONIES, COMPAEATIVE STATEMENT OF COST, &c.

Table A. (To accompany Public Works Statement of August, 1888.) COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure, &c., of Railways in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, New Zealand, Cape Colony, and Tasmania, compiled from Official Tables of Railway Reports.

Working Railways Department, Wellington, . 21st May, 1888.

Railway. id a H a g o I spI ga <!§, o © Capital Cost. g || ■§-s° o O Construction. o Id Rolling-stock. i w c5 a=3 o - 93 Number of Passengers conveyed. Tonnage of Goods, and Live Stock conveyed. Gross Revenue. Total. tu ■ ta>d II Total Train-miles. P.a SS s C5 I s Year ending Queensland New South Wales .. Victoria South Australia New Zealand Cape Colony Tasmania .. 1,555 1,889 1,880 1,420 1,758 1,599 133 1,453 1,790 1,791 1,221 1,743 1,599 106 £ .0,155,603 !4,071,454 !6,171,609 9,083,093 .3,352,978 4,130,616 872,332 £ 6,531 12,743 13,921 6,397 7,595 8,837 6,558 189 406 346 176 271 228 17 206 940 808 257 511 302 30 2 8 5 4 8 3 709 364 633 514 153 417 362 1,579,658 14,881,604 49,219,857 3,666,452 5,428,492 2,237,465 193,829 648,548 3,218,582 2,972,761 782,350 1,770,638 324,470 42,661 £ 252,617 849,253 1,259,496 227,091 387,453 274,732 24,177 £ 440,472 1,310,817 1,193,582 368,101 607,390 773,954 21,747 £ 693,089 2,160,070 2,453,078 595,192 994,843 1,048,686 45,924 £ 477 1,207 1,370 487 571 656 433 2,663,204 6,479,265 7,991,378 2,102,856 2,944,786 2,522,149 224,143 s. d. 5 2-50 6 8-01 6 1-67 5 7-93 6 9-08 8 3-80 4 1-10 366,940 1,042,919 1,036,118 312,421 603,361 300,000 142,478 31 Dec, 1886. 31 Deo., 1886. 30 June, 1887. 30 June, 1887. 31 Mar., 1888.' 31 Dec, 1886. 31 Dec, 1886. Maintenance. Loco; [Otive. Traffic. General. 'otal Worki: ig Cost. Net Earnings. Railway. o I CJDR || la 3 o a <1 o - ex S d o §§< < (V, IS o a < *H ft £ o 4= o 0 • tea I! |a a § a ° d ggg a Is It < o la o I a & go ft2 h §1 ja* M <B O Year ending Queensland New South. Wales .. Victoria South Australia New Zealand .. Cape Colony Tasmania £ 230,007 432,371 304,149 109,879 246,340 230,880 35,308 £ 158 242 170 90 141 144 144 £ 144,572 544,354 443,555 151,210 224,775 241,915 11,863 £ 100 304 248 123 129 151 112 £ 99,885 430,501 630,866 104,619 179,233 108,501 8,505 £ 69 240 352 86 103 68 80 2,502 85,766 48,546 16,598 36,980 65,419 2,241 £ 1 48 27 14 21 41 21 £ 476,961 1,492,99: 1,427,111 382,301 687,321 646,71i 37,91' 68-82 69-12 58-18 64-23 69-09 61-70 82-56 s. a. 3 6-98 4 7-30 3 6-86 3 7-63 4 8-02 5 1-50 3 4-60 £ 328 834 797 313 394 404 357 £ 216,123 667,078 1,025,962 212,886 307,515 401,971 8,007 £ 149 373 573 174 177 252 76 s. a. 1 7-52 2 0-71 2 6-81 2 0-30 2 1-06 3 2-30 0 8-50 2-13 290 392 2-52 2-30 2-85 0-90 236 552 551 220 343 188 1,071 31 Dec, 1886. 31 Dec, 1886. 30 June, 1887. 30 June, 1887. 31 Mar., 1888. 31 Dec, 1886. 31 Dec, 1886.1 Queensland New South Wales Victoria South Australia Avi eeage Charges ] £ s. a. 0 13 7 .. 0 8 2 .. 0 8 0 .. 0 9 5 per Ton of Goods carried. Ne\r Zealand .. Cape Colony Tasmania £ s. a. 0 6 10 2 7 9 0 10 2