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RETURN No. 11. 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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Colony. Area in Square Miles. a a 1 P, Ph fl cp cj CD CD r& rr > Gauge. Total Cost. Cost per Mile. I OJ S 5 as O co i3° Ph Cost per Head of Population. Train Miles run. Gross Earnings. CD H "co CD Pi to a 'a H Workingexpenses. co X fl U CD 0 p. Profit on Working. fa H *■* CD ©."£ OQ "H 9 fl cm 0.3 fl cd a H CQ CD <M OJ CD CD tD CO XI-fl HH©fl o o cs o to Passengers carried. Tonnage of Goods. CD o o P<CD CC rH a*i 3 O Ho fl CD ? <d! Sh > I Q< CD (*> So fl CD -00 is o nn hi :pensi o 5 rr\ o o Pig cS !S. CD CO , fl ©-3 9 fl ft ID CD o s o o o rA "o O A a CD CO {-. Q O co O no CD Year ending Victoria 87,884 1,179,103 |3,083 Ft. in. 5 3 £ 37,922,207 £ 12,221 382 £ s. d. 32 3 2 9,567,453 £ 2,581,591 d. 64-761 £ I a. 38-72 £ 1,038,198 d. 26-04 2-74 59-78 £ s. d.l 2 3 9' '40,210,733 2,435,857 837 £ 501 336 £ 107 d. 14-24 1895. 30 June. 19-92' 5-05 *516 *l,096j *9,071 New South Wales 310,700 1,251,450 2,516 4 8J 30,611,366 14,463 500 29 5 1 7,594,281 2,878,204 90-96 1,567,589 49-54 1,310,615 41-42 3-60 54-46 2 6 0, 19,725,418 4,075,093 1,144 623 521 159 19-76 15-35 3-50 523 1,044 10,557 Cape of Good Hope 221,311 510,000 2,253 3 6 [20,487,072 I 9,093 226 40 3 5 8,135,550, ,3,390,093 1000 1,596,013: :47-10 1,528,480 I J52-90: 7-46 47-10 6 12 11 6,703,099 1,158,614 1,505 708 797 182 20-90 10-40! 3-70 363 430 6,086 31 Dec. Queensland I 668,224 454,234 2,379 3 6 16,522,293 6,945 191 36 7 6 3,917,615' 1,025,512 62-82 581,973 35-65 443, i 39 27-17 ■2-68 56-75 2 5 2 2,054,416 900,591 431 245 186 98 10-73 14-09 2-77 276 329 3,827 30 Jane. South Australia 903,690 348,000 1,867 R!) 13,665,945 7,320 186 39 5 5 3,424,613 974,877 68-32 580,450 40-68 394,4271 127-64-2-89 59-54 2 16 0 5,227,804 1,002,461 522 311 211 78 18-85! 15-31 1-75 311 360 6,264 Natal 20,461 46,788 401 3 6 6,117,211 15,254 117 130 14 10 1,322,664 j 526,494 95-53 278,756; 50-58 247,738 44-95 4-05 52-94 11 5 1 722,002 393,379 1,313 695 618 162 23-71 13-69 2-10 90 212 1,354 31 Dec. 1894. 31 Dee. 1895. 30 June. Tasmania 26,215 157,456 420 (!» 3,518,595i 8,382 375 22 6 11 756,594 ' 144,487 45-83[ ! 122,850 38-96 21,637 6-87 <D-61 85-02 JO 19 0: 514,461 174,457 338 288 50 105 13-47 20-42 4-22 62 155 ] ,055 Western Australia 975,876 85,000 550 3 6 2,092,372 3,804 154 24 12 3 997,540! 296,000 71-22 182,046 43-79 113,954 27-43! '•5-44 61-50 3 9 8^ 1,022,248 255,839 538 331 207 66 20-79 17-13 2-93 49 75 1,459 New Zealand 104,471 686,128 1,993 3 6 15,352,613 7,703 344 22 7 0 3,221,620 1,150,851 85-75 732,160 54-54 418,691j 31-21 2-73 63-62 1 13 7 3,905,578 2,048,391 585 372: 213 138 16-88 17-52 2-70 269 498 8,468 31 Mar. 1896. 31 Mar. 104,471 703,008 j2,014 I 3 6 15,425,532 7,659 349 21 18 10 3,307,226 1,183,041 85-75 751,368 ;54-53 431,673 31-22 2-80 63-51 1 13 8: 4,162,426 2,087,798 592 376 216 141 17-44 17-52 4-63 270 509 8,523 * For year en nding30th June, 1894.