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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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Area in Square Miles. o a CD O to CO co CD > Gauge. Total Cost. SrA CD * 5 o Q 1 rT\\-Z 3° o Cost peiHead of Population. Train Miles run. : 6 g "rt Gross \, Earnings. 3 a j m CO Working- -j.| Fr 0 f * expenses, ig Working. !r 0> o a, i_, j 43 03 CC Q i C3J4-. 03 m£ > r , 03 03 C330 004-1 , OO fjD&a 0 9 03 4, rt M-r-•a" wS -" "> 3 a a o? cj.4 h h 8.9 3-go fc PMrt ? O CD c5 ft Passengers. Tonnage carried, of Goods. a CD o o &01 - a 03 rt rt > 03 a 03 O a © 03,-, 03; tc a rt 34 > X CD Wo "rS a <d o a ■ 'OCO 44 Or* -J H Expense o 03 13 ag «04 tr „ .a a i-i o ... 3 rtiC O'f- 4, 03 O §1Sa I a £ i rt rt > rr* i a' c a a a rt Year ending Colony. 1,206,749! 3,265 1,395,600| 2,953 Ft. in. £ £ 5 3 40,613,78412,298: I I ! £ s. a. 369 33 13 2: 473J 29 1 4: 48 6 2|: 182; 39 8 2 194=| 39 11 6 101J145 5 6 £ d. 3,367,843 71-62 I £ d. £ 2,072,374 44-07 1,295,469 i d. 27-55 3-191 £ s. d. 2 16 8 57,465,077 3,433,627. £ £ £ 1,031 635 396: £ ' d. 154J18-19 ] 19-02 2-21 542 16-05 2-64 518 1902. 30 June. Victoria .. 87,884 1.284,944 61-53 1,189 10,101! New South Wales 310,700 4 8J :40,565,073J13,407 - 1,649,059 3,668,686 75-58 2,267,369 46711,401,317 i 28-87 3-48i 61-80 2 12 7 30,885,214 6,467,552 15,433,7151,702,868 4,636,174 1,725,520 1,259 778 481 179 21-S3: 794 12,5141 1901. 31 Dec. 1902. 30 June. Cape of Good Hope 221,311 458,000 2,018 3 6 [22,125,085 10.524:: .0,388,468 3,852,871 89-00 1,382,179 58-50 2,875,57166-40 977,300! 22-60 4-42 74-60 8 S 3 1,909] 1,425 484 289J33-95: 16-71 462 535 757 8,445 Queensland .. 668,224 510,515; 2,801 3 6 ,20,119,1431 7,184 H a t 14,435,784 7,670 I 5 3J 5,666,058 992,751 42-00j 389,428: 724,166 41-12! 373,531! 16-50 1-94 71-83 2 14 2! 494: 354| 140 124116-30: 116-16 2-64 j 362 419 7,05s| South Australia .. 903,690 364,795 1,882 4,226,4131 |l,097,697 62-09 20-97 2-59 65-97 3 0 2| ! 9,500,9771,394,693 583[ 385| 198 104J19-69: 15-01 1-54 351| 438 6,525 1902. 31 Dec. 1902. 30 June. 1901. 31 Dec. Natal .. .. 20,461 63,821 635 208,325 1,356 3 6 9,271,691 14,601 4,450,557 2,046,116 110-34 I,434,023i77-33J 612,093: 88-01 6-60 70-08 32 1 2 2,805.392 j l,744,713 3,222j 2,258, 964 277 38-30: 159 35-70: 17-65 9-10 i 228 468 3,205 Western Australia 975,876 3 6 7,410,4261 5,465 154 35 11 5. 4,507,919 |l,521,429 8100 205,791 55-14 1,256,370|66-89| 265,059 14-11 3-58 82-58 7 6 1 8,158, 299 j 2,040,092 11,123 927 195 120-14 2-14 ! 274 260 _ 5,285 Tasmania .. 26,215 174,233 459 |? 3,799,098: 8,304 (o 6) ■ 380 21 16 1 895,682! 173.400J46-46! 32,391 8-70 0-85 184-20 13 7 777,445 14,628 : 448J 377 71 13017-04 1 19-99 4-27 71 171! j 1,4391 I - New Zealand .. 104,471 ■ 746,673 j 2,090! 3 6 16,404,076 7,849 i357 21 19 5 i 929,73756-22 539,928 : 4,955,553,2,624,059 712 450 262 S173J18-46 16-67 3-0 1899. 31 Mar. 1900. 31 Mar. 1901. 31 Mar. 1902. 31 Mar. 1903. 31 Mar. 3,968,708 1,469,665: 89-00 32-78 3-29 63-26 1 19 4 2,624,059 293; 550! 9,792; .. 104,471 758,016; 2,099! 3 6 16,703,887: 7,958 :361 22 0 5 4,187,893 1,623,891: 93-00 11,052,358 60-31 571,533 i l,127,848j58-58 599,388 32-69 3-42 64-80 2 2 10 I 5,468,284:3,127,824 :3,127,824 774 501 273 794 519 275 842 562 280 873 594 279 1188 21-32 1617 2-93 304 577! 10,295 .. 104,471 815,319 2,174 3 6 17,207,328: 7,915 1375 21 2 1 4,620,971 1,727,236 89-75 31-17 3-47 65-30 2 2 4 : 6,243,593 3,339,687 3,339,687 S196 19-99 17-15 209 306 603 10,868: .. 104,471 833,137 2,227 857,985 2,262 3 6 18,170,722 8,159 3 6 19,081,735 8,436 ia74| 21 16 2 5,066,360 1,874,586 88-75 i l,252,237|59-32j 622,349 29-43 3-43 66-80 2 5 0 ) 7,356,136 3,529,177 3,529,177 ,196 21-35 (204 21-36 17-78, 3-03 362 701 12,444 .. 104,471 1379 22 4 10 5,443,333 1,974,038 87-00 11,343,415 ! 59-23 630,623 27-77 3-30 68-05 2 6 0 ) 7,575,390 3,730,394 3,730,394 18-24: 319 372 751 12,992