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154 Junction to Hingoli; and a line is now being constructed from the capital to Gadag, via Mahbubnagar and Raichur. In the Barsi Light Railway the government has no financial interest.

During 1320-1321 Fasli (1910-1912 .), the whole of the interest guaranteed by government was reimbursed by the company, and the government also received £25,440 as their share of the surplus profits towards the liquidation of the Contingent Liability Account. The total sum outstanding against the company in the Contingent Liability Account at the end of 1912 was £2,102,961 including simple interest at five per cent.

Having travelled much on the State Railway, I may say that it is slow but safe, and one need never be afraid of experiencing a railway accident on it. People do not travel as much in the Nizam's Dominions as they do in British India, consequently one can sleep at night. But electric fans there are none, and water runs short during hot weather, and rules concerning the conveyance of luggage in the van do not exist. Thus, on one occasion I saw the "traps" of a missionary Sahib removed from a first-class carriage, and they consisted of two steel