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Rh 230 RAILWAY TABLE XVI. Statistics of Receipts earned in 1883. Country. Passengers. Merchandise and Minerals. Passengers, Merchan- j Mis- dise, and Minerals. | cellaneous. ToUil Receipts from all sources. 1 25,104,881 2,885,177 1,518,675 Per train mile, s. d. 4 3-3 4 0-0 3 10-3 1 32,873,417 4,530,869 1,297,033 Per train mile, s. d. 6 0-6 5 5'8 6 11-2

57,978,298 7,416,046 2,815,708 Per train mile. s. d. 5 1-5 4 9-8 4 9-6

2,543,240 269,447 39,531

60,521,538 7,685,493 2,855,239 Per train mile. s. ,1. 5 4-2 4 11-9 4 10-4 Ireland Total 29,508,733 4 27 38,701,319 6 0-1 68,210,052 5 0-9 2,852,218 71,062,270 5 3-4 Total per mile open 1,579 2,071 3,651 153 3,S04 .... Total per mile per week 30-4 39-8 70-2 3 73-1 Proportion per cent, of gross receipts Receipts per cent, of capital cost 41-5 54-5 96 4-0 100 .... .... 8-69 .... | 905, .... Of the total receipts for passengers and goods, goods brought 56'8 per cent, and passengers 43 '2. In 1857 the proportions were nearly the same, 56 and 44 per cent, respectively. For the three king- doms separately the percentages for 1883 were (Table XVII.) : Passengers. Minerals and Merchandise. England and Wales Per cent. 43-4 Per cent. 56-6 39-0 61'0 Ireland 54-2 45 8 Total 43-2 56-8 The average traffic receipts per mile open in 1883 were distributed between the three kingdoms as shown in Table XVIII. : Per average Mile open. Per Mile per Week. 4415 84-9 Scotland 2509 48-2 1134 21-8 Total 3673 70-6 Total, 1857 2715 52 These quantities for 1883 are proportionally for the three kingdoms as 4, 24, 1. For the year 1857 the corresponding amounts were as 3, 2, 1, so that the growth of traffic in the interval has been greater in England than in Scotland, and greater in Scotland than in 'Ireland. Table XIX. (below) contains a summary of the expenditure of the Work railways of the United Kingdom for the year 1883, with the rateexpen of expenditure of different kinds per mile open and per train mile run, and, in addition, the proportional expenditure of the different kinds in parts of the total working expenditure. The heads of expenditure are classified in this table in order to separate direct or really working expenditure from what may be called contingent or incidental expenditure not essential to the working of a railway, as rates, duty, compensation, &c. The direct or essential working ex- penditure is thus upwards of 32 millions sterling, or 86 per cent of the whole expenditure. The amount and proportion of the net receipts are shown by deducting the total working expenditure from the total receipts, as under : Per train mile. Total receipts 71,062,270, or 5s. 3'4d. or 100 per cent Gross working expenditure 37,369,562 2s. 9Jd. 526 Net receipts 33,692,708 2s. 6d. 474 The net receipts available for payment of dividend are equal to 4 '29 per cent, on the paid-up capital, and they were disposed for 1883 in the following fashion : On ordinary capital 13,725,933, equivalent to 4-68 per cent On guaranteed and preferential capital 12,601,797 4-26 On bonus and debenture stock .. 8,254,643 ,, 4-21 Total payments 34,582,373 4-41 Net available receipts ....33,692,708 4'29 The total distribution, it appears, exceeded the available net receipts for the year by nearly 1,000,000. In explanation of the TABLE XIX. Statistics of Expenditure for the United Kingdom for 1883. Country. Average Miles open during 1883. Maintenance of Way, Works, &c. Locomotive Power (including Station- ary Engines). Repair and Renewal of Carriages and Waggons. Traffic Expenses. 8 5 ! s Total Direct Expenditure on Working. Contingent Working Expenditure. to a f rf fe* PS 11 I* O & 31,819,248 J 3,974,796 1,575,518 Rates and Taxes. Government Duty. e_ 0-3 o ^g* sis Ml Compensation for Damage and Loss of Goods. Legal and Parliamentary Expenses. Steamboat, Canal, and Har- bour Expenses. Miscellaneous Expenditure. Total Contingent Working Ex- penditure. England and Wales. . Scotland .... Ireland Total .... Miles. 13,133 2,952 2,484
 * r

5,545,784 774,038 423,976

8,013,274 929,352 391,721

2,705,031 471,806 130,909

9,705,382 1,096,011 411,675

1,384,598 158,644 80,595

27,354,069 3,429,851 1,439,876

1,598,490 181,047 81,312

681,560 57,696

172,335 63,167 11,630

171,237 19,883 6,821

314,139 45,657 13,389

1,239,878 74,068 11,010

338,875 103,427 11,580

4,516,514 544,945 135,642 18,569 6,743,798 9,334,347.3,307,746 11,213,068 1,623,837 Working Expend 32,223,796 1,860,849 739,256 iture per Mile open per 247,0321197,941373,185 Year. 1,324,956 453,882 5,197,101 37,369,562 * England and Wales.. Scotland Ireland Total .... Miles. 13,133 2,952 2,484

422 262 171 & 610 314 158

206 160 53

739 371 it;.;

105 54 32

2082 1161 580

337 184 54

2423 1345 634 18,569 363 503 178 604 Workii 87 ig Expei 1735 iditure p 280 2013 yr Train Mile run. England and Wales. . Scotland Ireland Total .... Train Miles. 226,351,389 30,810,315 11,735,532 d. 5-88 6-03 8-67 d. 8-49 7-24 8-01 d. 2-87 3-68 2-68 d. 10-29 8-54 8-42 d. 1-47 1-24 i <;:, s. d. 2 5 2 2} 2 M d. 4} 4i 2J S. (1. 2 9} 2 7 2 81 268,897,236 6-02 8-33 1 2-95 ^roportic 10-01 <ns of Wi 1-45 yrking I 2- 4J Censes i 4J 2 9J n parts of the Total Expenses. England and Wales . . Scotland Ireland Total .... per cent. 17-4 19-5 26-9 per cent. 25-2 23-4 24-9 per cent. 8-5 11-9 8-3 per cent 30-5 27-5 26-2 percent 4-4 4-0 5-1 per cent. 86-0 86-3 91-4 per cent. 14'0 18-7 8-6 Total. 100 100 100 18-0 25-0 8-9 30-0 4-3 86-1 13-9 100 1 Exclusive of receipts on railways in cases where the traffic is conveyed by mixed trains. 2 Exclusive of 51,335 received by the North London Company for working other lines.