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(2.) Isolated Sections of Railway in Australia. State. Line. Miles. Queensland .. .. .. .. .. Cooktown-Laura .. .. .. 200 Cairns - Harvey's Creek 1 ._„ Chillagoe - Mount Garnet f •.. . . . . Norma nton-Croydon . . . . 94 Townsville-Cloncurrv-Winton .. 607 Bowen-Babawaba.. .. .. 48 . . Mackay- Pinnacle . . . . . . 40 South Australia .. .. .. Palmerston - Pine Creek .. .. 145 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.304 (4.) Comparative Cost of Coal fob Railway Purposes i\ Australia ami New Zealand. New Zealand. Cost <>1 hard coals varies from £1 Is. to £1 7s. (id. per ton. I'usl ul suit coals varies Erorrj <S S . Id. to 10s. (id. per ton. Average cost of coals (both hard and soft). 19s. per ton. Australia. The cost varies from (is. In I Is. per ton. (5.) Railway Maps of New Zealand and Australia. (See end of paper.)

(6.) Workers' Weekly Tickets.

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