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Statement showing RECEIPTS, 'WORKING EXPENSES, &c., of Railway between and from opening to 1884. pi ..- C* •i Ool %I : .; k. i g i ,., -6'.. Et Z 0 :;,.. := 2. _ e> ial ;t! . ii, ,m.. •4 ''.:0 Et -ri FL c, 0 •Tii 24' "5 to 4 i ..T..cp ,t...<1 ....-01 0 E--ig 1--, .15t.:1 -__ 1877 144,878 103,410 0 .„ =Xi 1878 184891 130,5S0 1771; 70-6 :14g 2'74.8 1879 278,010 197,158 261: 70-9 130,852 ;.75 1880 301,791 232,231 Iv ; 27t 77 69,561 -r - 3. 1881 273,484 209,5435 if 0 27 76.6 63,919 2.9 1882 274,513 217,919 ' --,:;.F.., 27 71r4 54,594 26 1883 301,944 263,641 4 27, 89.3 47,459 .,.2 1884 282,661 219,183 ... 27 77'5 63,478 2g ---_-- -__ '1' Opened 1st Mural to Muratuwa. I Opened 1st September to Panadure. .;. Opened 2dsd September to Kulutarn. Statement showing RECEIPTS, WORKING ExPnxsEs, &c., of Railway. between /Candy and Miztate from 02/ening to lt,,S4. ' ' ...... ,.., ,5' 0 I2 o O ,i; E3 s? 92 6 ; 0 s; ..... ▪ iii et-o 203'g 51 t f..: 11 55. 71A t. 8 g >' • iD ,g1 T:5 % -6 o 3 '':, t. ri 4.; ?4 El.= H.F. 4 F. • P-■ - - - ro = o 18801. 35,312 28,611 o .;5:5 17i* 81.0 Nil. 1881 126,803 137,527 =7,,.:1 f I 1085 Nil. 1882 107,942 114,944 c.. I) 103.9 Nil. 1883 89.440 99,157ir..=1,-..-- )1 110.9 Nil 1884 91,051 70,199 ... f , 77-1 20,852 00 ' Lino opened to on 1st October. + For 3 months. Statement showing RECEIPTS, WORKING EXPENSES &O., of Railway between Sa atalapitips and Batton*and Hatton and l'alateakele. -. t ...... C. o it o 0 6. 0 g W r5 0 c .7 it :1. me *.0 g to III, . {,„ Il .. , Rca.. .4 ;el '!••° 0 a cti '73 C. 0 0, 4,. su, ,--:1-4 6.5,. i 1-' E. 1-.4 E,1 .. 4 r2i F.1 A.,:=1114 Et F. .peen 1884 143,090 115,067 iv 4-2 28 80'4 23,029 0.3 V pry 45 •- *Line open to llatton 4th June 1884; to Talawakella isOth Nov. 1884,

THE D1MBULA-UVA RAILWAY EXTENSION : (www.historyofceylontea.com)THE NAWALAPITIYA-NANCOYA SECTION OF 4fle MMES. This scheme of Railway Extension from Nawslapitiya Ambagamuwa, Dikoya.and Dimbula into Uva as far ns Hapittale Pass, a total dibtanee of 67 miles, was originally suggested and &Ivor:Veil by the Editors of the Cey- lon Obserrer (A. M. and J. Ferguson), supported by Messrs. C. Tottenham, G. A. Critwell, and W. Rose. The first Memorill on the subject, sup- ported by the planting and mercantile community, was presented to Sir Wm• Gregory in June 1872, and he appointed a Commis-i m of Enquiry and ordered flying eurveys of different routes to be made. The result was a unanimous recommendation to construct the line as originally proposed in the Observer, and a Staff of Engineers arrived in 1875 to make a complete survey and to form estimates and working plane. Not till 1877 was much progress mnde, and then unfortunately Sir James Longden became Governor, and he decided to cut the original scheme iu two, giving out it contract for only 41i miles to Nunn- . DIM BULAAJVA RAILWAY EXTENSION. 397

ying aside the vitally impel tent and only really profitably section- 254 miles to , to follow in a second contract, which he himself to sec carried out, but which promise Sir James Longden left 1883 without fulfilling. centime, tenders for the first section having bren called for by the Crown is in conjunction with the Consulting Engineer, Mr. C. H. Gregory, Mr. Mosse being Resident Engineer, the sender of Messrs. T. Nowell & Co, as Nowell & James II:chard Manning,) for the .Nanuoya Extension f 41 mill s from Nawalapitiya was accepted on the 20th May 1880, the sum (including the amount. for one year's maintenance or 862,512.50 I section to Kuilaoya an.i R61,462.50 for second teeition to Nauuoya) being 8,144 : the contractors binding themselves to open to Kudaoya (Hatton) months or by May 1884, and t • Nanuoya a year later, M-ey 1885, terms they kept very punctually. The contractor had the great silvan.. of belt g lent some die ieions of the Government Pioneer Force. line commeoces at' Nawalapitiya ut 1,913 feet above seelovel, ie earr'oil es to the first i-tatioe. Gall) ida, 2,577 feet above sea-level ; thence 5.59 3 to etrooci station, Witt tawaln, cinch is about 3,256 feet ; 7.7A miles nee to Hatton station 4,139 feet ; 3.11 miles to K.itagala station, 4,064 feet ; miles to Talawakele s atiou about 3,931 feet ; 4.12 milis to Vat go.la, 89i3 feet, and 8 miles thence to the terminus at Nanuoya, 41 miles, 26 cheins, links from Nawalapitiya at al elevation of 5,21!0 feet or 51 miles from, and ,000 feet below the Sa..:atorium at Nuwara Eiiya. The fir t and was cut by Governor Longden on 3 ci Angest 1830 (exactly k,le years after Sir Henry Wald inaugurated the work on the fleet Ceylon .1railway). Mr. Me, se retired on let Clete") r 1552, and nal stvceeded by Mr. .1. J. Waring as Chief Resident Engineer, who carried the line to a succees- e1.fal issue. For an iuterestotig report on both the Hat on and Nantio‘ a sect- lens of this lice by Mr. Waring, see small R-ilasay Guide tublielad at the Observer Office. In cencluding our present references to the Nannoy a Section of the Uva ..Rail as ay Extension, it may be worth while recording a few dates in connection with the same :— June 7th, 1872 —First Memorial (prepared by Mr. J. Ferguson) presented to Governor Gregory, by a Deputatiou of Planters (Messrs. Rose, Criawell, Kelly, Tottenhatu, &e„ ) praying for Railway Extension from Nawalapitiya via Dikoya-Dinibula to flaputale. Nov. 1872.—Report of the Railway Commission (Sir J. Douglas, Chairman) fully beering out the Observer's calculations. July 1874.—Report of the Railway CommiSsion on the completion cf the Survey. Stall of Railway Engineers asked for frets England. March 1375.—Commencement of work by Mr. Macnatr and Engineering Staff. April 1877 —Completion of the surveys, plans and estimates after numerous references. June 1878.—Assent of the Secretary of State to the Nanuoya Section of the Uva Extension. Dee. 1875.—Legislative Ordinance passed for raising a loan of a million Pounds sterling. 1879.—Absorbed in preparing specifications and plans and callirg for tenders. 1880, Ally 2001.—Contract with Sleesrs. Thomas Nowell & Co. settled for the Nanuoya section. 1880, August 3rd.—First sod cut at Nawalapitiya exact'y `2 years after the inauguration of the work on the Colombo and line by Sir Henry Ward. 1854, June 4th.—Opening of first division to Hatton. 1 884, Nov. 2001.—Opeuing of 2nd divisioa to Tulawakele. 1655, May 20th.—Opening to Nanuoya.

TEE ISANUOYA—HAPOTALE EXTENSION. We are glad now to he ebb, to say that intelligence I as come (3ept. 1885) of the sauctioa of this B etiru of the Uva Extmeion, Chit Sir Arthur Oord n by his personal applicatioa has secared the co. sent of the Secretary 91' State to a further Loan beiug raise .1 and the work tieing cominenced, it nt believed by the Pioneers and Officers of the P. W, D. who constructed Meet of the difficult work on the Nanuoya Line. We may t'ai refore add :- 1886, — ?—Cutting of tho first sod of the Havutslu Extension by s:r Ant:.ur Oxaon,