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Enclosure 2 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, not providing for Coal for Shipment.

Enclosure 3 in No. 6. New Zealand Midland Railway Company's Estimate of Developed Traffic on Basis of possible Rates chargeable by Scale under Contract, taking Double Distance for Incline103 Miles, Stillwater to Springfield.

Eate: Company's Proportion. I 70,000 21,000 1,430 2,000 200 14,500 West to East. Coal Timber, 150,000 c.m.b. Sleepers, 10,000 c.m.b. Bricks ana buiiaing-stone Parcels ana sunaries Passengers, as per Enclosure No. 1 £ 0 0 0 0 s. 8 2 2 8 a. 7 2 2 1 £ 30,040 16,250 1,083 808 1,500 12,230 s. a. o o o o o o o o o o o o £ s. a 61,911 0 .09,130 East to West. Merchanaise, Class A „ B „ C 1,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 8,000 900 980 200 14,500 Grain Agricultural Cattle Sheep Parcels Passengers, as per Enclosure No. 1 3 2 2 12 2 2 0 14 0 9 3 3 3 14 7 6 6 8 3 5 4 3,130 10,500 10,625 4,400 3,700 1,322 595 1,500 12,230 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48,002 0 40,580 Cost of working, 52 per cent., see Enclosure No. 4 109,913 0 57,154 0 £52,759 0 0

Tons. Rate. 86,900 55,000 West to East. Coal for Canterbury, 86,900 tons, at „ shipment, 55,000 tons, at £ S. d. 0 12 10 0 12 10 £ 55,761 35,291 £ 0 3 11 0 3 11 91,052 Timber, 15,000,000 = 150,000 c.m.b., at Sleepers, 400,000 = 10,000 c.m.b., at 29,375 1,950 31,325 1,000 1,500 2,000 500 4,000 2,500 5,000 3,000 Building-stone, bricks, 2,000 tons, at Parcels and sundries, say 1st passengers to Springfield (through), 4,000, at 2nd „ „ 5,000, at 1st passengers, 20 miles (local), 5,000, at 2nd „ „ 6,000, at 0 10 0 1 6 10 0 17 11 0 5 3 0 3 7 1,000 5,370 4,480 1,300 1,080 12,230 .58,900 East to West. Merchandise, Class A, 1,000 tons, at B, 4,000 C, 5,000 137,107 1,000 4,000 5,000 3 2 2 12 2 2 7 6 6 3,130 10,500 10,625 24,25, Carried forward 24,25,