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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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Colony. Area in Square Miles. a o a CD o XXX CD O rt SH O Gauge. Total Cost. o o S3 H CO CD OD sg CD ■go o Cost per Head of Population. Train Miles run. Gross Earnings. CD a tM CH CD P. CC g '3 =3 Workingexpenses. xn X-. CD o a fc Profit on Working. u CD ft . cc" .as © z fc ft © Q -*> CO £a CD CH H 9 <w to -» © fl CD'S O fc a o CD eg Q— h .3 a, CD ta Passengers carried. Tonnage of Goods. a CD CD o fl CD H © CD . Io fl © To Ai CD fc^ ft © a: ™ fl OD z ■H *: CD .-3 a ea tfc-4 a£ o o a o S o a . _- O CD +=<T* § a St) '3 § a£ O Cgt-C [pensi o fl - CD CD bi :s. © fl Oi fi 2-3 a« M O ? "^fl 9.S fl CD j CO i o o a o CD o o ! O A a ftp o"g Ch rt a SH ccfl £© oil a a n rt Year ending Victoria 87,884j 1,170,304 [3,126 Ft. in. 5 3 £ 38,329,402 £ 12,250 £ a. d. 32 15 0 2,615,935 d. 68-03 £ 1,563,805 d. 40-67 £ 1,052,130 d. 27-36 £ s. d. 2 4 9 837 £ 500 £ 337 £ 122 d. 14-39 1897. 30 June. 344 9,228,687 2-74 59-78 42,263,638 2,383,445 19-00 5-05 New South Wales 310,700 1,311,440 2,575 4 8£ 37,369,205 14,157 509 28 9 11 517 1,068 9,053 8,130,405 3,014,742 88-99 1,601,218 47-25 1,413,524 41-75 3-79 53-11 |2 6 0 22,672,924 4,567,041 1,171 622 549 139 21-46 14-76 2-35 502 1,026 10,503 1896. 31 Dec. 1897. 30 June. Cape of Good Hope 221,311 526,000 2,253 3 6 21,193,417 9,407 233 40 5 10 9,987,448 4,078,561 98-0 1,921,809 46-20 1,867,199 51-80 8-98 47-10 7 15 1 7,978,652 1,378,345 1,810 853 957 193 20-67 11-80 40 411 478 7,308 Queensland 668,224 480,079 2,427 3 6 17,280,569 7,068 198 35 19 11 4,939,159 1,179,273 57-25 684,146 33-25 495,127 24-0 2-86 5801 2 9 2 2,633,556 1,243,603 466 282 204 111 10-81 13-91 2-20 287' 333 4,360 South Australia .. 903,690 361,632 1,868 liSI 13,755,622 7,364 194 38 0 9 3,706,021 1,042,943 67-54 633,220 41-01 409,723 26-53 2-98 60-71 2 17 8 5,803,008 1,149,443 559 339 220 93 19-29 14-09 1-45 326 376 6,353 Natal 20,461 46,788 402 3 6 6,236,555 15,514 116 133 5 11 2,277,106 1,136,214 119-75 421,990 44-47 714,224 75-28 11-45 37-14 24 5 8 898,259 628,799 2,826 1,050 1,777 182 18-92 10-27 4-65 102 221 1,717 1896. 31 Dee. Tasmania 26,215 160,834 420 IS 1} 3,524,051 8,395 383 21 18 3 739,828 162,932 52-85 122,171 39-63 40,761 13-22 1-15 74-98 10 3 542,825 229,707 381 285 96 109 12-43 18-97 3-75 63 156 1,071 Western Australia 975,876 157,819 830 3 6 3,734,477 4,499 190 23 13 4 2,537,192 915,483 86-59 577,655 54-64 337,828 31-95 9-04 63-09 5 16 5 3,607,486 1 845,225; 1,103 696 407 117 1897. 30 June. 20-98 24-64 3-60 151 224 3,485 New Zealand 104,471 717,649 2,016 3 6 15,577,392 7,719 356 21 14 2 3,409,218 1,286,158 90-5 789,054 55-55 497,104 34-95 3-19 61-35 1897. 31 Mar. 1898. 31 Mar. 1 15 10 4,439,387 2,368,927 638 •391 247 150 18-05 16-63 4-76 269 529 8,611 104,471 731,713 2,048 3 6 |15,993,903 7,783 356 21 17 2 3,666,483 1,376,008 90-0 857,191 56-11 518,817 33-89 3-24 62-30 1 17 7 4,672,264 2,518,367 673 420 254 161 17-97 16-91 4-37 273 543 8,975