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XX The earnings for the fiscal year ending June 30,1881, are reported as follows:

Under the sinking-fund fund act of May 7, 1878, the "25 per cent. of net earnings" found due the United States by this company to December 31,1880, amounted to $1,037,225.28, which has been covered into the Treasury as follows:

The company rendered transportation services amounting to $892,788.54, and made a cash payment of $144,436.74.

CENTRAL BRANCH UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.

This road, with the leased lines controlled by it, is operated as a division of the Missouri Pacific Railway Company.

From the meager reports submitted by the company the following is derived:

SIOUX CITY AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY.

Until the year ending June 30,1880, this road had not earned enough to pay operating expenses and interest on its first-mortgage bonds, consequently there was no "5 per cent. of net earnings" for the government, under the Supreme Court decision.

The length of road operated is 264.13 miles; road owned, 107.42; road subsidized, 101.77; number of locomotives, 12; passenger cars, 9;