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The hovse-power of the river steam fleet in 1890 was 103,206 ; in 1895, 129,759 ; iu 1900, 165,004. The tonnage of vessels not provided with steam power:— In 1890, was 6,468,835 tons; in 1895, 8,495,215; in 1900, 10,869,583 ; in 1906, 13,000,000.

The naphtha flotilla of the Caspian Sea numbers 57 steamers and 263 sailing vessels, Avhich have transported above 30,000,000 cwt. of naphtha.

II. Kailways.

The railway-net open for traffic on January 1, 1912, had a length of 46,025 miles, of which 35,447 miles were in European Russia, 10,578 miles in Asiatic Russia. The length of the lines belonging to and worked by the Government is 33,828 miles; that of the lines belonging to public com- panies is 10,787 miles ; short local lines, 1,410.

The progress of the railways of Russian Empire (exclusive of Finland) for ten years (iu English miles) is seen from the following table : —

Years

European Russia

Asiatic Russia

Total Years

European Asiatic ! Russia Russia

Total

1902 1903 1904 1905 1906

30,451 31,299 31,735 32,108 32,743

5,147 5,153 6,372 7,478 8,005

35,598 1907 36,452 ! 1908 38,107 ' 1909 39,586 1 1910 40,748 1911

33,048 8,128 34,108 10,472 34,465 10,485 34,581 10,497 35,447 10,578

41,176 44.595 44,950 45,078 46,025

Gross receij: years : —

[As, number of passengers, and weight of goods carried for two

Passengers

Goods

Gross receipts

1910

1911

1910

1911

1910

1911

State railways. . . Public companies. . Short local lines. ..

1,000

persons

134,025

48,513

12,362

1,000

persons

144,932

51,897

14,203

million

pouds

7,912

3,363

150

million

pouds

8,980

3,655

163

1,000

roubles

634,991

291,522

7,493

1,000 roubles 690,457 300,019

8,394

Total

194,900

211,032

11,425

12,798

933,906

998,870

The number of men employed on the Russian railways was 615,384 in 1901, 825,315 in 1906, 836,034 in 1907, and 844,218 in 1908.

The cost of construction of the railways of Russia, without Finland, was estimated in 1909 at 6,723,780,998 roubles.

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