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II. Railways. Mile* open Miles open Mlletop»n Mile* open

1907 . 30,010 j 1914-15 35,285 I 1916-17 36,286 I 1918-19 36,616

1913-14. 34,656 j 1915-16 35,833 | 1917-18 36,333 | 1919-20 36,735

The railways open on March 31, 1920, were as follows : —

Mu«t

State lines worked by the State .... . 7,369

State lines worked by companies. . . 19,019 Branch line Companies' railways under Guarantee and Rebate

terms 2,134

Companies' lines subsidised by the Central or Local Goyernments 2,306

Unassisted Companies' lines

District Board lines .... . 237

Companies' lines subsidised by District Beards,. . 308

Indian State lines worked by Indian States ... 2,595

Indian State lines worked by the Main Line .... 1,823

Companies' lines guaranteed by Indian States .... 760 Lines in Foreign territory worked by British Indian Railway

Companies 74

Total. . 36,735

The gauges of the Indian railways are : (1) The Standard, or 5ft. 6in. (17,990 miles in 1919 . he Metre, or 8ft. 3|in. (15,181 miles); and

(3) The Special gauges of 2ft. 6in. and 2ft. (3,564 miles).

The total capital expenditure on Railways to the end of 1919-20, in- cluding lines under construction and survey, &c, was as follows : —

Ra.

State lines worked by the State 1,56.13,02,000

State lines worked by companies 3.46,54,33,000

Branch line Companies' railways under Guarantee and

Rebate terms 16,49,69,000

Companies' lines subsidised by the Central or Local

'Governments ...... 17,70,18,000

Unassisted Companies' lines ...... 35,86,000

District Board Lines 1,30,04,000

Companies' lines subsidise! by District Boaids. . 1,47,90,000 Indian State lines worked by Indian States. . . 11.12,82,000 Indian State lines worked by the Main line. . . 10,87,76,000 Companies' lines guaranteed by Iudian States. . 8,86.07,000 Lints in Foreign territory worked by British Indian- Railway Companies 2,07,34,000

Unclassified expenditure, including collieries, 4c. . . 1,13,01,000

Total .... 5.74,08,92,000

Passengers carried in 1919-20, 520,027,400; 1918-19, 459.732,400. Aggregate tonnage of goods and live stock in 1919-20, 87,630,000 tons ; 1918-19, 91,161,000 tons. Gross earnings ou railways during 1919-20, 59.435,000/., against 57,240,000/. during 1918-19. Working expenses in 1919-20, 33,771,000/., or 56 82 per cent, of the gross earnings : as compared with 27,868,000/., or 4845 per cent, in 1918-19. Net earnings, 25,664,000/. in 1919-20, against 29,656,000/. in 1918-19 ; average return on the capital expenditure 6 - 80 per cent., against 8 09 per cent, in 1918—19. The net profit to th<- State, after meeting all charges for interest, kc, was 6,963,817/.