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STATEMENT No. 20. Comparative Statement of the Mileage opened, Capital expended, Earnings, Expenses, etc., of Railways in the following States (taken from Latest Official Records).

® *3 ~ ~ © . Expenses. S ■' t o a. I li I I! -J. J ?! —nr. _ — | | l. Area J | I If Traiu . | If „ B| =5 &§f || £| l| s| I & 2 ga&S 1 1, ! fg Square *= ° Gauge. Cost' ® Head of miles ,,5J]; 0SS - Working- $.s ■= ? g,o 5S= 315* Passengers Tonnage 3c ag S „ g.2 g . § ® So ci | • c a § tS Year S I I C ° 8t - r P , P ?P U " r ™'* arDmgS - £ 6XPen8eS - Working. 1-2 a. §BfJ ■§* carried.I of Goods. |* S* g g> || £§- 0= g ff «| £ *3 c| J|£ a S lat,on ' I II sl II lie IS §g «S 15 |l? II ?3gS ! S§ 1« ° I I I s I is *g- 1 a > il Ll |s up I | ii | * "I ® < g« z || §§£ f |.s|| | I I* ! ~ m H - u Z 1 Ft. in. £ £ £ s. d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ s. d. £ £ £ £ d Victoria.. .. 87,884 1,696,000 4,627 5 3 69,723,030 15,069 367 41 2 2 17,575,547 12,671,061 173-00 9,767,543 133-38 2,903,518 39-65 4 16 77-09 7 9 5 168,054,308 8,728,496 2,798 2,157 641 426 55-43 24-90 4-93 704 2,022 20,634 30 June, 1926. A T ew t South Wales .. 309,432 2,318,770 5,742 4 8* 105,237,668 18,328 404 45 7 8 24,624,995 16,939,032 165 09 12,519,993 122-02 4,419,039 43-07 4-30 73-91 7 6 1 130,725,581 15,032,811 2,960 2,188 772 350 59-52 20-02 5-99 1,402 1,848 24,387 Queensland .. 670,500 879,396 6,240 3 6 54,111,970 8,672 141 61 10 8 12,866,323 7,437,090 138-75 6,459,792 120-50 977,298 18-25 1-81 86-86 8 9 2 28,384,302 5,106,386 1,210 1,051 159 246 55-46 25-15 1-39 726 1,100 17,786 South Australia .. 380,070 558,478 2,499 j? 25,992,778 10,401 223 46 10 10 6,846,149 4,262,174 149-42 7,103,459 249-02 2,841,285 99-60 .. 166-66 7 12 8 25,751,550 3,563,037 1,711 2,852 1,141 967 126-59 20-37 5-09 482 751 9 740 (loss) (loss) (loss) Western Australia.. 975,920 375,476 3,865 3 6 21,026,792 5,440 97 56 0 0 5,052,930 3,337,292 158-51 2,509,049 119-17 828,243 39-34 3-94 75-18 8 17 9 16,457,719 3,237,496 870 654 216 155 54-96 20-55 2-09 395 397 10,475 Tasmania .. 26,215 209,378 673 6,450,185 9,584 311 30 16 2 1,358,011 545,191 96-35 504,038 89-07 41-153 7-27 0-63 92-45 2 12 1 2,455,824 694,194 810 749 61 200 38-59 21-50 4-33 96 148 1.969 New Zealand .. 103,861 882,097 2,305 3 6 20,692,911 8,977 383 23 9 2 5,685,399 2,180,641 91-75 1,438,724 60-48 741,917 31-27 3-58 65-98 2 9 5 8,306,383 4,072,576 943 622 321 213 22-21 17-22 3-14 377 809 13,433 31 Mar., 1904 •• 103 > 861 908,114 2,347 3 6 21,701,572 9,141 387 23 17 11 6,107,079 2,209,231 86-50 1,492,900 58-46 716,331 28 04 3-30 1 67-58 2 8 8 8,514,112 4,011,511 938 634 304 217 21-05 18-28 3-10 389 864 13,885 „ 1905 •• "> 3 > 861 933,111 2,391 3 6 22,498,972 9,410 391 24 2 3 6,413,573 2,349,704 87-75 1,621,239 60-47 728,465 27-28 3-24 69-00 2 10 4 8,826,382 4,241,422 980 676 304 229 21-99 18-86 3-01 395 906 14,127 1906 •• 103,861 961,604 2,427 3 6 23,504,272 9,570 396 24 8 10 6,755,454 2,624,600 93-00 1,812,482 64-21 812,118 28-79 3-45 69-06 2 14 7 9,600,786 4,592,099 1,078 744 334 253 23-37 18-90 2-80 398 966 14,605 1907. .. 103,861 985,318 2,469 3 6 24,365,647 9,861 399 24 14 7 7,051,274 2,761,938 93-75 1,949,759 66-18 812,179 27-57 3-33 70-59 2 16 1 9,756,716 4,834,534 1,114 786 328 258 24-96 19-40 2-76 410 1,002 15,475 „ I9 0 g. •• 103,861 1,016,044 2,556 3 6 27,762,592 10,351 398 27 6 6 7,458,236 2,929,526 94-00 2,114,815 67-89 814,711 J 26-11 3-13 72-19 2 17 8 10,457,144 4,871,874 1,148 828 320 258 25-56 20-73 3-16 452 1,116 16,476 „ 1909. •• 103,861 1,035,211 2,704 3 6 28,513,476 10,494 383 27 10 10 7,889,166 3,249,790 98-75 2,169,474 65-84 1,080,316 32-91 3-80 66-76 3 2 9 11,141,142 5,223,414 1,203 803 400 230 25-35 18-96 2-96 465 1,140 17,220 „ 1910. •• 103 , 861 1,055,640 2,742 3 6 29,606,546 10,723 385 28 1 0 8,141,075 3,494,182 102-75 2,303,272 67-75 1,190,910 35-00 4-06 65-92 3 6 2 11,200,613 5,555,292 1,275 840 435 254 25-81 18-10 2-81 478 1,166 18,036 „ 1911. •• 103,861 1,081,344 2,801 3 6 30,506,089 10,864 386 28 4 2 8,371,687 3,676,509 105-25 2,465,896 70-52 1,210,613 34-73 3-98 67-07 3 8 0 20,336,577 5,599,756 1,314 881 433 263 27-30 18-27 2-76 493 1,212 18,521 „ 1912. .. • • 103,861 1,111,592 2,840 3 6 31,611,220 11,053 391 28 8 9 9,016,224 3,971,002 105-50 2,705,609 71-84 1,265,393 33-66 4-04 68-13 3 11 5 22,310,867 5,957,005 1,400 954 446 271 28-20 19-40 2-64 513 1,282 19,515 1913 . „ •• 103,861 1,139,669 2,861 3 6 32,355,087 11,309 398 28 7 9 9,319,268 4,043,328 104 00 2,880,323 74-00 1,163,005 30-00 3-61 71-24 3 10 11 23,173,472 5,661,340 1,416 1,008 408 268 29-72 20-73 2-91 534 1,363 20,251 1914. •• 103 . 861 1,150,430 2,917 3 6 34,133,825 11,702 394 29 13 5 9,383,420 4,105,457 104-75 2,920,455 74-54 1,185,002 30-21 3-53 71-14 3 11 4 23,542,903 6,075,282 1,410 1,002 408 254 30-26 21-20 2-98 557 1,397 21,226 „ 1915. •• 103,861 1,152,048 2,959 3 6 34,857,882 11,780 389 30 5 2 9,356,522 4,548,356 116-50 2,910,883 74-50 1,637,473 42-00 4-72 64-00 3 19 0 24,600,693 5,960,562 1,540 985 555 251 29-77 19-60 2-50 585 1,452 21,994 „ 1916 •• 103,861 1,150,605 2,970 3 6 35,378,664 11,912 387 30 15 0 9,146,331 4,800,810 125-75 2,926,864 76-63 1,873,946 49-12 5-30 60-97 4 3 5 24,782,602 5,826,265 1,619 987 632 244 30-88 18-87 2-47 607 1,480 22,380 „ 1917 .. 103,861 1,154,559 2,977 3 6 36,001,432 12,029 389 32 0 11 7,468,646 4,687,700 150-50 3,042,907 97-54 1,644,793 52-96 4-60 64-91 4 1 3 21,438,325 5,373,136 1,578 1,023 555 240 40-02 20-38 2-67 624 1,488 22,517 „ 19 J8 . •• 103,861 1,175,325 2,993 3 6 36,167,681 12,084 393 30 15 6 7,477,583 4,988,632 160*00 3,308,575 105-97 1,680,057 54-03 4-65 66-32 4 4 11 22,030,327 5,611,738 1 1,670 1,107 563 252 44-35 20-73 2-70 620 1,489 22,658 „ 1919. .. 103,861 1,223,915 3,006 3 6 36,390.115 12,106 407 29 14 8 7,408,608 5,752,487 186-00 4,105,067 132-72 1,647,420 53-28 4-53 71 36 4 14 0 24,582,186 6,000,279 1,923 1,372 551 281 57*84 22-66 2-99 616 1,492 22,937 „ 1920. •• 103,861 1,268,046 3,018 3 6 37,235,254 12,338 420 29 7 3 9,303,392 6,908,531 178-00 5,636,601 145 14 1,271,930 32-86 3-42 81*59 5 9 0 28,821,783 6,487,279 2,293 1,870 423 350 68-54 24-82 2-96 60b 1,492 23,119 „ 1921. •• 103,861 1,300,967 3,030 3 6 39,309,097 12,973 429 30 4 4 8,717,265 6,643,591 182-69 6,237,727 171 37 405,864 11-32 1-07 93-89 5 2 0 28,121,763 6,321,351 2,199 2,063 136 393 86-29 25-66 3-06 637 1,496 23,974 „ 1922. •• 103,861 1,325,310 3,037 3 6 40,275,161 13,261 436 30 7 9 8,346,731 6,727,802 193-18 5,502,497 157-81 1,225,305 35-37 3-04 81-79 5 1 6 28,221,362 6,618,588 2,219 1,813 406 366 76-40 22-73 2-91 639 1,498 26,106 „ 1923. •• 103,861 1,347,723 3,053 3 6 41,399,427 13,560 441 30 14 4 9,024,503 6,984,211 185 50 5,403,766 143-43 1,580,445 42*07 3-83 77*37 5 3 8 28,436,475 6,925,517 2,291 1,772 519 399 65*00 21*94 2*93 655 1,527 26,195 „ l#24 •• 103,861 1,379,487 3,085 3 6 44,570,746 14,448 447 32 6 2 9,083,623 7,112,524 187*65 5,545,416 146*19 1,567,108 41*46 3*55 77*97 5 3 1 26,106,859 7,033,459 2,316 1,804 512 389 05*87 22*52 3*47 662 1,568 26,488 „ 1925 .. 103,861 1,407,165 3,138 3 6 45,794,199 14,593 449 32 10 3 10,319,407 7,589,274 176*51 6,164,570 143*37 1,424,704 33*14 3-24 81-23 5 7 10 27,653,414 7,256,142 2,446 1,987 459 403 68-56 22-98 2 95 704 1,602 26,767 „ iyo tt ♦ .. 103,861 1,437.980 3,164 3 6 17,195,948 14,917 454 32 16 5 10,723,864 7,423,472 166*14 6,158,283 137-82 1,265.189 28*32 2*70 82*96 5 3 3 26.002,137 7,308,449 2,351 1,951 400 372 36*53 23*61 3*4« 698 1,610 26,990 „ 1927- • The figures for ram-miles run in New Zealand prior to 19-25 included mileage run by assisting engines. t The figures lor passenger traffic in New Zealand prior to 1912 are exclusive of season tickets. I New Zealand figures for 1926 and 1927 are for operation only, subsidiary services not included as hitherto