Railways Extra Document 2
GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS, 1893-4, 1894-5, AND 1895-6.
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Victoria.
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New South Wales.
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Queensland.
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South Australia.
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Western Australia.
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Tasmania.
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Total.
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| Extent open— | |||||||
| 1894-5 |
3,104
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2,531
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2,379
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1,868
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573
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420
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10,875
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| 1895-6 |
3,106
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2,531
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2,380
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1,868
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588
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*
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†10,473
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| Per 1,000 inhabitants, 1895-6 |
2.64
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1.96
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5.1
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5.21
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4.92
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*
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*
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£
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£
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£
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£
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£
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£
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£
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| Capital cost of lines open, 1894-5 |
37,909,626
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36,611,366
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16,603,427
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13,665,945
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2,092,372
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3,521,956
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110,404,692
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| Average per mile |
12,213
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14,465
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6,979
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7,315
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3,651
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8,385
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10,152
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| Capital contributed from general revenue to end of 1894-5 |
3,147,940
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2,150,000
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…
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476,222
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62,048
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…
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…
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| Gross receipts— | |||||||
| 1893-4 |
2,726,159
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2,813,541
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955,747
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1,015,900
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140,564
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144,488
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7,796,399
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| 1894-5 |
2,581,591
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2,878,204
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1,048,634
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974,877
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296,000
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149,642
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7,928,948
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| 1895-6 |
2,401,392
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2,820,417
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1,085,494
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1,001,789
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529,616
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*
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†7,838,708
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| Working expenses— | |||||||
| 1893-4 |
1,635,419
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1,666,842
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598,403
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580,995
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103,973
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122,850
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4,708,482
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| 1894-5 |
1,543,393
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1,642,589
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608,709
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580,450
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182,046
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120,351
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4,677,538
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| 1895-6 |
1,546,475
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1,551,888
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644,362
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598,311
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263,705
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*
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†4,604,741
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| Net receipts— | |||||||
| 1893-4 |
1,090,740
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1,146,699
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357,344
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434,905
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36,591
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21,638
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3,087,917
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| 1894-5 |
1,038,198
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1,235,615
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439,925
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394,427
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113,954
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29,291
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3,251,410
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| 1895-6 |
854,917
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1,268,529
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441,132
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403,478
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265,911
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*
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†3,233,967
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NOTE.-South Australia includes Northern Territory.-*Where asterisks occur the information has not been furnished.-†Exclusive of Tasmania.
STATISTICAL TABLES COMPILED FOR THE FEDERATION CONVENTION, 1897 BY THE GOVERNMENT STATIST OF VICTORIA, SLV, MS 10037, MSB 130.
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