1875.

VICTORIA.

VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.

REPORT

OF THE BOARD OF LAND AND WORKS

FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30TH JUNE

1.8 7 5.

PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND

ts!1 Ihtfiorit!1 : GEORGE SKINNEn, ACTING GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MELBOURNE. No. 62. ., "

APPROXIMATE COST OF REPORT. £ •. ,I. Preparation •• 15 0 6 Prlnting (HOO copies) 85 0 0

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DEPARTMENT OF VICTORIAN RAILWAYS, Melbourn'e~" 2}.st December 1875. To His Excellency the Governor in Council. SIR, I have the honor to present to Your Ex~ellenci the Report of the Board of Land and Works upon the Victorian Railways for' the 'year ending 30th June 1875, together with the Reports of the Engineers, and that of the General Qverseer of Locomotives and Workshops. ' Appended will also be found the usual. Returns, showing the progress of works of construction, the Acco1J.nts of Revenue and Expenditure on, each of the seven lines now working, and sundry statistical Returns.

DEBENTURE CAPITAL. . This was increased during the past year by the ,issue.o(£1,450,ooo worth of debentures, bearing interest at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, as authorized by ~ j.. the Railway Loan Act of 1873 (No. 468), and the aggregate amount now stands at £12,1°7,000. " ' ' The annual amount of interest payable on the various loans of which this is composed is ~676,350' being an average rate of 5'586 per cent. The revenue, after deducting the working expenses of the year, was £438,290, equal to 3'62 per cent. upon the debentur,e capital.bearing:interest,.oro·8'51ess than last year. This leaves a sum for the Pityment of interest, over and above the net earnings of the lines, to be met by the Consolidated Revenue, of £238,060,' or £96,037 more th~n wa~ required last year. It must, however, be boriie in mind that of th~' foregoing ~rp.ount of £676,350, no less than £59,580 is for' interest on borrowed' nioney whi~h, i~ at, present either unexpended or unproductive, the latter conditi()n ar}s.ing, ,rol'r.l.' the 'fact of the lines on which the expenditure has tal\im plac~ not heit~g yY,tiop~n, f?r ~l:affil?' • The interest on the productive portion of the capital is £616,770, or £178,480* in excess of the net revenue earned, and this latter sum represents the working cost to the Consolidated Revenue of the Victorian'Railways for the-past year. .' . ,

'. , " 'CAPITAL ACCOUN'l'. .. " "." '. I 1 ••• " .... 1 I.t','~;:'.;~\: This ~hows that the expenditure from all sources upon the construction of the Return NO.5. val'ious lines, &c., excluding the cost of plant and materials on hand and in transit, amounted at the 30th: June 1875 to £I2,4II,67'2.

" Originally printed i'lToncously as £78,480. 4 The expenditure brought to account during the year, on works of construction, was £854, I 8 8, which may be summarised as follows :- General Account.-Additions to sheds and workshops £28,622 " Surveys of lines . 12,826. " New rolling stock - 79,7°9 " Machinery 2,260 " New sidings, &c. 6,40 9

Main Line.-Additions to Melbourne station ... 23,460 New timber station 16,440 " Additions to stations, including station at " Rochester II,620 New bridge at Rochester 5,893 " Sundry works 1,699 " 59,112 Williamstown Line.-Additions to pier and breakwater 4,521 Additions to stations 5, 18 7 Sundries 387 " 10,095 Ballarat Line.-Sundry additions 2,882 North-Eastern Line.-Works of construction ". 87,688 Ballarat and Ararat Line.-Ditto 13 8,07 8 Castlemaine and Dunolly Line.-Ditto ' 106,01 4 Ballarat and Maryborough Line.-Ditto 142,701 Gippsland Line .,. 48,295 Ovens River and Beechworth Line 45,523 Ararat and Stawell l .. ine ... 17,235 Ararat and Hamilton Line 4,517 : Sandhurst and Inglewood Line ... 15,277 Maryborough and Avoca Line 1,28 5 Geelong and Colac Line ... 42,7 18 Portland and Hamilton Line 2,944 ---- £854,188

The amounts of interest and non-interest bearing capital have again changed their relative proportions, in consequence of the addition to the former by the placing of the loan authorized under Act 468, and the augmentation of the latter by the usual £200,000 per annum from the land fund. They now stand as under ;- Capital bearing interest. Loan 21 Vict. No. 36 £8,000,000 " 25 Vict. No. 150 300,000 " 29 Vict. No. 287 250,000 " 32 Vict. No. 331 2, 107,000 " 37 Vict. No. 468 ••• 1,450,000 £12,1°7,°00 Capital not bearing interest. Net premiums on debentures a... £75,59° Railway Loan Liquidation and Con- struction Account 1,000,000 Advances from Consolidated Revenue 344,566

Total capital 5

Of the foregoing there remains an unexpended balance of £870,664 7s. 3d., which is thus divided :- £ s. d. Bearing interest 781,848 13 2- N at bearing interest 88,815 14 I

Total

In addition to this unexpended balance, a large proportion of the expenditure on capital account was, at 30th ,June last, still lying unproductive, from the fact (as before stated) that some of the lines were only partially constructed, and not yet open for traffic, and the percentage of net revenue earned to capital expended will be better understood by the following return :-' Percentage qf Net Reven'ue. On gross capital from all sources (£13,527,156) 3 '24 per cent. " gross capital from all sources expended (£12,656,492) 3'46 " " gross capital reproductively employed (£12,234,995) 3' 58 " " capital raised bearing interest (£12,1°7,000) 3'62 " " capital bearing interest expended ... (£ II ,4°°,741 ) 3'84 :, " capital bearing interest reproductively employed ... (£IO,979,244) " CONSOLIDATED REVENUE. The account with the Consolidated Revenue shows that, to the 30th June last, the amount paid to debenture holders for interest on money borrowed for railway purposes was £7,873,815, and that ·the set-off against this amount, consisting of the Return No.6. net earnings of the various lines since their commencement, £4,429,846, and a further sum of £184,166 from accrued interest, left a balance paid from revenue not recouped of £3,259,802; or an average of rather more than £200,000 per annum since the first· opening of railways for traffic. On the other hand, it must not be forgotten that a considerable portion of this amount consists of interest which was due and payable on the balances of the borrowed money lying unused from time to tinle during the progress of construction of the lines, and that the interest allowed by the various banks on such balances has been credited to the Consolidated. Revenue, and not to the interest account of the department. REVENUE ACCOUNTS. There has again been an increase in the revenue, the difference in favor of the Return No.8. past year, as compared with the previous, being £68,965 16s. 7d. It must not, however, be forgotten that new lines, of an average length of 101 miles, have been opened for traffic in excess of those open during 1873-4; and that, eliminating these from the calculation, it will be found that, with the exception of the North-Eastern line, a decrease upon all the older lines has taken place. Thefollowingstateme~tshows the particulars of increase of £68,965 16s. 7d.:- Increase. Decrease. £ s. d. £ s. d. I873-4-Main line-Receipts 426,I05 6 8 1874-5- 4II,7 12 10 3 " " 14,392 16 5 1873-4-Williamstown line-Receipts 52,875 ° 1 18 74-5- 52,47 8 14 6 " " 396 5 7 1 873-4-Ballarat line-Receipts 188,076 5 4 1874-5- 184,7 63 2 5 " " 3,3 1 3 2 II "-

parried forwar~ ,... 18,102 4 II 6 , Increase. Decrease. I • . £. S.· d. .£ s. d. Brought forward ..... 18,102 4 II I 873-4-North-Eastern, Ijne-.J;teceipts 3 0 1874-5- . \ " .' .:.:: " 4 I 34,41 I I I 1874-5-Ballar~t anuJArarat"line-Receipts I' ••• 16,647 9 7 " Castlemaine and Dunolly line-Receipts ... 20,054 19 8 '. " Balhirat 'and 'M~ryborough line-Receipts 1'1 2 15,954.. Ne'tincrease for the year .... "

: -. ", £87,OQ8 I, 6 87,068 I 6 There has been a very heavy increase in the expenditure chargeable,to revenue, the excess over that of the previ~}ls yellr being £1°7,°02 5s. 7d. . , A large amount Qf this has l;>een' expenditure of an exceptional nature, being for renewals, on the older linl2s, the ·w~lOle of whic~ are charged against the revenue in the accounts. " .,. .. \ ~:r .. ' ~ ,,," . . . . ' .. ( , The incre~se '~n.·the~~~v~~allines is thus shown! :~. In·crease. '.. ..,. ':...... £ s . . d. £. s. d.

Main line, 1874-5 176,659 10 0 ,, 1873-:4 167,4°8 4 II .,: .... -: .. \ 8,65 1 5 I Williamstown line, J,~7.4-:5,. 2 I L . ..;. , • " •• '" ~ 2 ...' . ," ':' ':!I,,·II~7.3,14~,~, .... ,~., ." ., 3,874 BaIiarat line, '1·8.7.4....:5.··· 1'1.; .... 1°9,123 3 ° . .., • ~ •. r· I' I I • - • • ,.' ,; 18 73-4 85,40 ;0 4 ',6' .. .. ' :. ,-' - .... -. : '; ..... ',," 23,722 18 6 !; North-Eastern.-line, 187'4-'5 ···,106,355 16 J .. "'" 18 7 3-!-4 80,613 13 9 ----.--- 25,742 2' 6 ,Ballarat 'and Ararat line;. I 874~5' 11,691 . 7 . I Castleniaine and DU);l,olly! line, ,::I 874-5 21,457 14 5 Ballarat and Maryborough line, 1874-5 11,862 13· ° " r·· , . .' , ....) ',' . .. £ 1°7,002 5 7 : ,:'0:'- ______The gross revenue derived from all lines was £9~0,007 I IS. 8d:; the expen­ diture, £481,717 7s. lid., or 52'39 per cent. of the receipts; and the' balance 'of profit available to .pay, the ,interest', du~ to· debenture holders, £438,29? 3s. 9d., or £38,036 9S' less than the: balan<;e of t~1e. previous year: The following. s.hows thf deta,~s 'of this decrease :- .' £ s. d. Maintenance .(increase<;l expenditure) 55,436 6 II .:y~com~tiv~·working·n~creased expenditure)... 27,121. 3 3· Traffic working Oncreas~d ,e,xpenditll).',e, includ~ , iI;lg repl;tirs ?£ carl:iages Janel, wagon,s) .... 20,797 2 ° General charges ... 3,64,7 13 5 ----- .107,002. 5 7 Deduct- ~; ~ (1': (.~. ! . £ s. ·d.· \'" - ,', ~. I ~ ~ .lncreased revenue from 'passenger traffic,' &c. ,,-.,-, .. ~ .' " ... 47,261 .. I 8 .9 . ..J '. '-..-~. • • , . Increased revenue from g'dods,&c. 22;62 I 16 2 " .~#I•• \.!./" ..... :l. _~ ____ ,. -- .. ------. 69,883 14 I I Less decreased revenue.. frol+t-lriiscel- • • 4 .... ':' ._ ......

... . .l.: I.~ \ i1~ .~ oJ.. ••• laneous '. 68,965 16 7 ------8 6 ~ . ,~ ... ,''-,; '.' J . ,.(. ,,' ,.:' .' . £3 ,03 9 ° 7

In the last Report it was stated that a reduction in passenger fares, on certain lines, equal to 33 per cent. upon the rate then charged .for singlefares, had been made; but that, as only two months had elapsed from the da.~ of the change, sufficient data did not exist for a reliable opinion to be formed as to the result. , The reduction, having been in fo~ce during the' whole of the past year, an estimate may now be obtained of the results of such reduction; and the following statement will show the whole state ofthe passenger traffi'c on the Main, Ballarat, and North-Eastern lines, on which ,the tedrtctionwas made, tOgether'with that of the three previous years. I '

:MAIN, BALLARAT, AND' ~ORTH-EASTERN LINES,;,

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fiI Q)' .'" \ .Ii '" '" '.$ '" .; ~ £ ~~" 5",e.g, " If h· . - ~, . Co.- - , i! ... 0- ~ ... ! ! " ~ ...... 11" ,,"" ... ~ ~ j .8- .. ~~ iii!!.· Year. ~oi • I f " """ . 8- "," ;: ...... !l' $ me: ~ ",f;! ~ ~ "- .so~" ... ~..: ~~~ ~I .. ,0""'" C '" , e~~ ee: a" -'"~~ I~ -'" a"" . .<:I2t ,," j' -a ::J".. " ~g ! ... ""~= """al" ~f!~ : ... ~ 1;;0 iZi~ ~~'. ~ ",,§, ~§' ",8- ~::;; ~li: ~~~ ---- ..... - <"'''' -- .£ . . '.£ 'S' . d; s, "'. Miles. d. 1871- 2 310 518,250 181,074- 1,042,235 1,672 584'11 0'50 3 51 6 I,]t 50'66 1'65

]872-3 33 2 59 1,253 200,63 1 1,209,645 1,78] '60~'31 ' 0'50 3' '1- 6 9~ 49'44 1'65 ,. 1873-4 41 ] 669,7°4 233,377 1,517,132 1,629 567'83 0'44 3 ,I 6 I I~ 50'80 1'65 . , , , - 6 8 o 2 1874-5 43 8 866,334 234.7°7 1,69 ,622 1,97 535'86 ,0'5]' 9t 0 5, 5 50'13 1'3° ,

The fall from 1 '6 Sd, per passenger per mile to 1 '30d, gives the result of the reduction as equal to 20'7 S per cent" instead of' 33 per cent" the abolition of return tickets having had the tendency of less~ning the reduction,

The traffic on the lines on ~hich ~o" further 0 red~ction on the rates existing was made, VIZ" the Williamstown and Essendon lines, is also shown for ~he same

periods, o •••••••• '

WILLIAMSTOWN AND ESSENDON LINES,

... " ~ '"'" . .. .)1'1 .. ... " ; : o:l ~,e '8 !l~ m ~ ... c'" a ~ e ~ 0_ s" ... *;:""'" lot ~ ~ 8...... !l" '"'' ! 'o!:l ' r! "!iii '" "" ~A. :s ! 8- 8., '" '~i Year, ;: g:, ~ .. m· "" ... ~'" ~~ ie Sii !l !f."i! , ~~~ §:,ili ~ .. .0""" .. . mE< .;e -.,"' ... 0" a;... -'" " .~= "<> ~~~ ~&! t3 ... ", ~~ ~.,~" "a> ~~ '2 "0. "= -"""1;;0 , ~~ E< il<§' 1'=<0 ~.~ ~:!l ,a.~ ~~ , -, I, . h ~~~ . -, -- .£ .£ s, d, s. d, Miles, d. ]87]-2 14 990,421 2],094 13 1,199 70,744'36 1,506'7 1 1'55 3 21 ° 5 5'85 0'86 11 1872-3 14 1, 129,562 22,364 144,486 80,68 3 ],597"43 7"82 ... 3 - , 4; •• q 4! 5'76 0'82

' . 1873--4 14 1,369,3 26 27,297 149,992 97,809 1,949'79 9'13 3 71 0 d 5'81 0'82

]874-5 14 ],572,496 30,]5 1, 161,467 II 2,32 I '14 2,153'64 9'75 3 81 0 41 5'55 0'82 , !

.. By" through rhlles," is meant the full extent of each line from Melbourne, including that portion of the Main line common to all, and that between Footscray and Williamstown .Junction common to tlie Ballarat nnd Williamstown lines,

MAIN LINE.

The revenue on the Main line amounted to £4II,7I2 lOS. 3d" being a decrease on that of the prevjOL~ year of £14,392 16s, Sd. 8

The falling off was both in passengers and goods, there being an inc~ease in parcels and cattle traffic, as the following will show :- 18 73-4- 1874-5. Increase. Decrease'. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s, d, £ s. d Passengers 108,257 19 9 105,61 5 5 4 2,642 14 5 Parcels, &c. 9,55 8 6 8 10,656 15 2 1,098 8 6 Horses, &c. 3,414 10 8 3,488 9 5 73 18 9 Mails 3,500 0 0 3,27 6, 0 0 224 0 0 Rents 2,995 19 10 2,99 1 9 8 4 10 2 , Gold 650 0 0 650 0 0 Live stock 27,974 14 6 32,952 14 6 4,97 8 0 0 Goods 26 9,746 17 9 252,072 8 I , 17,674 9 8 Miscellaneous 6 17 6 9 8 1 2 10 7

Net decrease 14,392 16 5

£20,545 14 3 £20,545 14 3

i The working expenses were £176,059 lOS, od., or 42'76 of the receipts, being an increase of 3'47 on the previous year's working, arising principally £i'om the increased amount of materials used in maintaining the line, wOi-ks, and stations, and the locomotive expens~s on the increased number of' train miles run, these being in excess of 1873-4 by 47,331 miles. Thtdncreased number of jonrneys was 92,004, but the average length of each was I'49 miles less. , The goods tonnage carried decreased by 14,686 tons, hut the average distance en,eh ton was carded was increased I '08 miles.

WILLIAMSTOWN LINE. On this line the revenue wa,s £52,478 14S. 6d., as against £52,875 os. Id. in 1873-4. The decrease of' £396 58. 7d. is thus shown ;-

1873-4. 1874-5. Increase. Decrease. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Passengers 20,853 14 3 22,090 13 8 1,236 19 5 Parcels, &c. 666 14 6 805 15 6 139 I 0 Horses, &c. 42 13 8 48 9 II 5 16 3 Mails 150 0 ° 210 0 0 60 0 0 Rents 812 II 0 82 7 14 6 15 3 6 Live stock I ° ° I 0 0 Goods 30,348 6 8 28,493 4 7 1,855 2 I Miscellaueou.s 2 16 4 2 16 4

Net decrease 396 5 7

£1,856 2 I '£1,856 2 1

The iriCl'ease in the revenue derived £i'om passengers is accounted for by the' g-reater number carried-the excess over those in 1873-4 being II 6,01 2-and the " fares on this line remaining unaltered. The cost of working was £45,167 4S. 2d., or 86'07 of the receipts against 78' 10 in the previous year. This increase IS ehie,fly a.ttributable to renewals of perma,nent way and increased train mileage. 9

BALLA RATLINE. The revenue earned on this line ammmted to £184,763 2S. 5d., a decrease"on the 'earnings of the previous year of £3,313 2S. lid. The decrease has taken place principally in the goods traffic, as under :-

18 73-4. 1874-5. Increase. Decrease. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d, £ s. d. Passengers 76,492 15 8 77, 86 5 12 I . 1,372 16 5 Parcels ··t 9, 28 7 4 7 6, 80 9 19 5 52 2 14 10 Horses, &c. 2,248 7 6 2,13 2 2 3 II6 5 3 Mails 2,5 00 0 0 2,100 0 0 400 0 0 Rents 1,965 I 0 1,982' 10 3 I7 9 3 Gold 650 0 0 650 0 0 Live stock 1,948 7 6 2, 18 5 II 7 237 4 I Goods 95,875 9 1 90,810 9 II 5,064 19 2 Miscellaneous 109 0 0 226 16 II II7 16 II

Net decrease 3,313 2 II

£5,5 81 4 5 £5,581 4 5

The cost of working was £109,123 3s. od., or 59'06, as against 45'41 per cent. during 1873-4 ; this increase being caused by the large amount expended on renewals, as shown in the report of the engineers. The number of passengers who travelled in excess of those during the previous year was 72,584, but the average distance travelled fell o' 57 of a mile per passenger. The weight of goods carried shows a decrease of 5,785 tons, but the average distance was 56'77 miles, as against 55'88 during 1873-4, ..

NORTH-EASTERN LINE. Regarding this line, the past year was the first in which the line was open for traffic throughout for the whole year, and the accounts of the year will therefore form a more reliable basis on which to judge of the value of the line. The length from Melbourne to 'Vodonga is 187 miles; the revenue derived was £218,396 4s. Id., the expenditure £106,355 16s. 3d. or 48'70 per cent. of the revenue, and the balance of profit £112,040 78. IOd. The amount borrowed for the construction of the line, inclusive of the purchase and repair of the Essendon line, was £1,762,000, the interest on which, at 5:per cent., amounts to £88,100. There remained, therefore, after paying the working expenses and interest, a sum of £23,940 7s. lOd. as.a .clear profit to the Consolidated Revenue. The following will show the improvement per mile open which has taken place on this line from the date of the opening of the first portion :-

Year. Average length opcn. Earnings per mile open. 1871- 2 16 £1,009 1872-3 81 1,034 1873-4 160 1,150 18 74-5 187 1,168 No. 62. B 10

The increase 'of revenue over that of the previous year was £34,41 I IS. Id., which is thus shown :-- I873-4· I874-5, Increase. Decrease. £ s. d. .£ s. d. £ s. d . £ s. d. Passengers ..... 55,070 ·5 o. 59,286 9 7 4,216 4 7 " Parcels, &c. 3,775 6 2 4,566 16 10 791 10 8 Horses, &c. 2,234 16 2 2,982 9 6 747 I3 4 Mails ...' 7,08 9 10 0 7,08 9 10 0 Rents ...... ' 783 I 0 1,212 4 I 429 3 I Goods ...... "lI'~i, 1 60 10 ,5' 13 8,674 I? 9' 19,5 14 7 4 Live stock 1,9 13 4 3 ' 4,5 83 7 9 2,670 . 3 6 Miscellaneous 1,048 0 0 ," 0 8 7 1,047 I I 5 Net increase - 34,4II I I

The increase in the numher of passengers who travelled was 1I9,2II, and in tons of goods carried· 19,893.

BALLARAT AND ,ARARAT ·LINE. The opening of this line for traffic as far as Beaufort, a distance of 28! miles, , took place onl Ith .August.1874'; and, on 7th April of the present year, the remainder of the line" to Ararat, a further distance of 2S! miles, in all 57 miles. These dates and distances give an average distance open for the year of 3 I! miles. The revenue derived was £16,647 9s. 7d., or at the rate of £528'48 per mile open. , , " .. The expenditure \¥as £n,6~fi.7s. Id',;'5r' 7b'2'j per·cerlt. 'of the receipts; and the balanee of profit, £4)956 2S. 6d. ,Taking the 'cost of the 31!'miles-at' the' amount 'allthOlized 'by Parliament, viz,I'£S,900'per mile; gives 'an\ amo1:1nt'of '£18'5',8 50 ,as~the cost' 9:£ the average length completed,· and on this, the ,net revenue of the year shows a return of 2 '66 per cent.

CASTLEMAINE AND DUNOLLY LINE, \",'", This line was opened to Maryhorough, a distance of 34'miles, on the 7th July 1874, and the remaining ,section to Dunolly, a further length of 13! miles, on 6th October of the same year. . The": average le:i1g-th openifor the year was 4:3: miles";;;and~ die receipts reached £20,054' 19s: Sd., orat'tne rate of''-£466 '40 'permile'op'err,, " 'r ','" ,'" " The expenses' :lllliount,r ,however, to ,no less than '£21:,457 I 4S:' 5d:, 'or equal to 106'99 of the receipts, leaving a clear loss on working of £1,402 14s. 9d'. ' This result is due chiefly to the very heavy cost of maintenanc~, which :ihsol'hed over 35 per cent. of the receipts, while the traffic charges were above 42 per cent~; two-thirds of the latter, llO~ever, consisted of the wages of gatekeepers at the'" vari6'us' lever 'crossings 'ori'the 'lirie,' the'simi 'Of .which' was equal :fo aOollt 10 per 'cent. upon tbe;wh'ole 'of ,the're'venue'earne,a.' ~ ,\"" "'! • " • ,

BALLARAT AND !l-fARYBOROUGH LINE. The different 'pOl-tioni:; of 'this''line were" opened' for'tramc'oil the' following dates :- 'Ballarat to,.Creswick.-'·' .... ~7th July 18 74' ' ...... 'IIilmiles': Creswick to Clunes .. ': ... 16th November 18 74 • .. ' 'iii>"~ ,,'''' " Clunes to Maryhorough ... 2nd Fehruary 1875 " ) " Total length 42! Hliles The average length was thus equal to 26! miles for the year; and the revenue earned, viz., £19,954 liS. 2d., gave a SlUn of £753 per lilile open.

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The expenditure reached £1 ~,862 13s., or 74'35 of the receipts, leaving a balance of profit of £4,091 18s. 2d. Calculating the cost in the same manner as the Ballarat and Ararat line (viz., 26-k miles, at £ 5,900 per mile), the al)ove balance gives a return of 2 '24 on the capital invested which was reproductively employed. .

A reference to the Report for 1873-4 will show that, during the previous six and a half years, the working expenses hac(averaged 45 per cent. of the receipts. The percentage of the past year was, as previously stated, 52'36; and it will be observed that this large increase is trac~ahle to two causes, viz., the necessity which is now arising on the older lines for renewals, and the higher rate of expenditure which has ohtained and which will most prolJably continue upon the lines of light construction. The charges which will be most affected upon the latter are the maintenance of the permanent way, and the wages to the gate-keepers in charge of gates at the various level crossings.· As an illustration of the number of these, it lllay be stated that, upon the 147 miles of light lines in work during the past year, there are no less than 126 level crossing gates exclusive of those at stations, the wages to the keepers of which .amount to £6,540. , Attached will be found the usual Returns giving full details of the Construction and Revenue Accounts, together with sundry other statistical Returns, and to these I beg to draw Your Excellency'S attention.

I have the h0110r to be, Your Excellency'S most obedient servant, JOSEPH JONES, Commissioner of Railways and Roads, and Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works. .

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APPENDIX.

VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.

ApPENDIX '1'0 THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF LAND AND WORKS ON THE DEPARTMENT OF VICTORIAN RAILWAYS FOR THE YEAR ENDL';'G 30TlI JUNE 1875.

t. Report of the Engineers. 2. Report of tbe General Overseer of Locomotives and Workshops.

2..1.. Certificate of Audit Commissioners to cash statement. 3. Statement showing the contracts in progress at 30th June 1875 for stations, rolling-stock, and other works; also the contracts entered into during 1874-5. 4. Statement of the funds authorized to be obtained on loan for the construction of Victorian Railways, and of the expenditure charged against the same. 5. Statement of the receipts and expenditure on capital account. 6. Statement of the receipts and expenditure in account with the consolidated rcvenu,e. 7. General balance-sheet. S. Statemcnt of revenue and expenditure on Victorian Railways for the year ending 30th June 1875. 9. Statement of revenue and expenditure on the Main line for the year ending 30th June 1875. 10. Statement of revenue and expenditure on the Williamstown line for the year ending 30th June 1875.

1 I. Statement of revenue and expenditure on the Ballarat line for the year ending 30th June 1375. 12. Statement ofrevenlle and expenditure on the North-Eastern line for the year ending 30th June 1875. 13. Statement of revenue and expenditure on the Ballarat and Ararat line for the year ending 30th June 1875. 14. Statement of revenue and expenditure on the Castlernaine and Dunolly line for the year ending 30th June 1875. 15. Statement of revenue and expenditure on the Ballarat and Maryborough line for the year ending 30th June 1875. 16. Return of rolling-st{)ek in use on the Victorian Railways at 30th June 1875, and of new rolling-stock ordered and in course of construction. 17. Detail of locomotive charges per train mile for 1874-5. 18. Amount. mileage, and traffic at each station, 1874-5. 19. Heturn of wool consigned to Melbourne, Williamstown Pier, and Gcelong, 1874-5. 20. Analysis of Passenger traffic for 1874-5.

2\. Analysis of Goods traffic for i874-5. 22. Return of casualties, 1874-5. 23. ·Comparative statement for seven and a half years ending 30th June 1875.

No. 62. c lA,

VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.

No.1. REPORT OF THE ENGINEERS.

Engineer-in~Chief's Office, Railway Department, ,Melbourne, 20th October 1875. SIR, We havc the honor to' forward the Yearly Report of this branch of the Department, the Engineer-in­ Chief being absent obtaining information on the present railway systems, &c., in other conntries. During the year ending the 30th June 187"5 the maintenance of the Victorian R~ilways which are open for traffic has been efficiently carried out, and the permanent way and works upheld in satisfactory condition. The expenditure on account of maintenance for the year, as shown, is £13°,43 5 88. ;!d., as compared ",!ith £74,999 IS. 3d. for the previous year ending 3cth June'1874" 'Tlie increase in this year is accounted for partly by the large amount of renewals of permanent-way materials on the old lines, and partly by the increased length of new lines maintained as the several sections fell into the charge of the Department on the expiration of the contract term ~or maintenance. During the year 1873-4 the cost of maintenance of the North-Eastern line .included the first section to Seymou'r (56 miles) for twclve months, but that portion.,between Seymou~ and Longwood (23~ miles) for seven and a half months only; and the 36t miles from Longwood to Benalla for only six months. From Benalla to Wodonga (65~ miles) the line was maintained by the contractors. The expenditure for maintenance of the North-Eastern line· for the. year 1874:-5 includes the 116 miles in t.ho first two sections to Benalla for twelve months, and the 65fmiles (the third section from Benalla to W odonga) for seven months. The to~al cost for the N orth-Ellstern,line this yeal' is £25,036 2S. 3d. against £13,398198. IOd. for the year 1873-4, which accounts for an increase of £11,637 2S. 5d. " Th~ liues from Castlemaine to Dunolly,. from, Ballarat to. Mary.bol'oug4, ,(uid from Ballarat to Ararat, together If7 miles, have heen open for traffic during the year in a,edions as follow ;..,---- Castlemaine to Maryborough 7th July 1874. Maryborough to Dunolly 6th Qetober, " Ballarat to Crcswick ." 7th July " 16th November Creswick to Clunes " Clunes to Maryborough 2nd l!'ebruary 1 875. Ballarat to Beaufort 11th August 1874. Beaufort to Ararat 7th April 1875. The maintenance of the several sections was taken over from the' contractors and maintained by the Department for the underinclltioned periods ;- CasUemaine t(J Maryborough .. , ' 34 ' miles" for 9 months. lVfaryborough to Dunolly I3!' " 6'" Ballarat to Creswick lIt " 9 " 'Ill .. Creswiek to Clunes " " Clunes to Maryborough ... '2 19~ " " " Ballarat to Beaufort ... "28t " '7! . " l3ea!Jfort t~ Ararat was not taken over till after the close of the year. " The cost for the Castlemaine and DunoUy line is £7,082 I5s. 4d.; for the Ballarat and MaTyborough line is £2, [64' 148. IOd.; for the Ballarat to Beaufort line is ,£1,799 19S".9d.; which accounts for £II,047: 9S' lid. orthe increased amount expended this year. The issues of rails, chairs, and Fasteningi'! for renewals and repairs ,of permanent way have been unprecedently large this year, the value as debited to the several portious of the lines is as follows ;- For the line between Melbourne and Williamstown £3,887 16 9 from Footscl'ay to Sandhurst 5,7 26 17 .. " " Sandhurst to Echuca 80 I I " " " 3 Williamstown Junction to Geelong ... 2Q,17 1 7 3 " " " Geolong to Ballarat 2,220 ~ " " " 7 J Essendon line 335 13 " North" Eastern liue 2 9 " Castl~maine and DUllOlly line 12 0 " Tota\ £32,435 8 2

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The number of red gum sleepers used for renewals and repairs this year Qas been as follows:- On the line from Melbourne to Williamstown 1,695 " " Footscray to Echuca 11,286 " " Williamstown Junction to :Ballarat 31,345 " North-Eastern line 79 TotaL

Contracts have been entered into in the present year for the construction of the following lines authorized under Act 475 :-The first and second sections of the Ovens River and Beechworth li~e, ulf miles; the first section of the GeeJong and Colac line, 1 Ii miles; the first and third sections of the Oakleigh and Sale ·line, 75. miles; the. Sandhurst and Inglewood line, 29 miles; the· Ararat and Stawellline, I8! miles; making a total 2f 157 miles. As regards preliminary surveys, the engineer in charge of surveys reports that from, January 1873 to the 30th J une l~st the total length of adopted surveys which have been completed is 8 I 8 miles. The total expenditure has been £14,263 08. 2d., showing an average cost of '£17 88. 9d. per mile. This expenditure includes the cost of surveying 480 miles of lines which have 'been abandoned, making the total length of . . lines surveyed 1,298 miles, at an average cost 9f £10 19s. 9d. per mile. _-" We have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servants, A. WELLS, Acting Engineer-in-Chief. ROBT. WATSON, .Resident Engineer. W. H. GREENE, Resident Engineer. The Honorable Joseph Jones, Commissioner of Railways and Roads.

VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.

:No. Z. Locomotive Overseer's Office. Melbourne, 13th Oct.ober 1875. SIR, I have the honor to report that all repairs and renewals of worn-out parts· necessary to maintain the efficiency of the engines and roIling-stock gencrally~' during' the year ending 30th June 1875, have been made, and that the total cost thereof has been charged against the revenue for that period. The work comprised in the above statement includes the ordim.i.ry running shed repairs to 56 engines and tenders, 10 of which have had their tubes taken out and the boilers thoroughly repaired, I has had an eritirely new boiler, 12 have had new.cast-steel crank axles, 6 have had new cylindel's, and amongst them 167 new cast-steel tyres have been put on. One hundred and sixty-five carriages amI vans, and 308 wagons of various kinds, have undergone repairs, of which number 7 brake-vans, I carriage-truck, !Lnd 46. wagons have been enth'ely re-built, and amongst them 184 new tyl'es have been put on. III addition to this work, 8 llew and substantial brake-vans for the new lines have been builtin the Williamstown workshops. The cost of coal per ton has still ruled high, having been as much as 43 per cent. above the price l'llling three ye~l's ago. Notwithstall9,ing this fact, the total expenditure in the Locomotive Branch has been kept down to within a fraction of what it was when coal was cheap. A return to lower prices has now been attained, the benefit of which will be ,felt in tile future. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, WM. MEIKLE, General Overseer of Locomotives and Workshops. The Honorable the Commissioner of Railways and Roads. 16

VICTo.RIAN RAILWAYS.

STATEMENT of the Railway Revenue on account of the Year 1874--5, at 30th June 1875.

Outstandlngs at 30th IOutstandings Ilt 30th i 1874-,· Paid Into Treasury. June 1875. Total. June 1874. , Treasury. I

£ 8. d. £ 8. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. Railway Income n. ... 903,891 15 0 16,055 7 6 919,947 2 6 17,821 [9 6 921 ,7 13 14 6

'STATElIlENT of the Expenditure from Votes of the Consolidated Revenue for the Year 1874--5.

I Reeonclliutlon wltll Treasury. Expenditure fit 30th Balance - Aniount o( Fund. June 1875. Unexpended. Treasury. Dr. Cr.

£ s. d. £ li. d, £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. .£ 8; d. Vote 47, Subdiv.4 ... 1,018 15 ° 1,018 15 0 ...... 1,018 15 0 I ••• 0 2 2 67, " 38,745 ° 37,04 17 3 1,702 9 ... 195 9 4 36,847 7 II " 67, 2 ••• 401,95° ° ° 401 ,08 3 9 7 866 10 5 ...... 401 ,08 3 9 7 Treasurer's" "Advance Vote '" ... 15,750 0 ° ... '5,75° ° 0 ...... 15,750 0 0 , !

TOTAL n. 457,463 15 0 439,145 [ 10 18,318 13 2 ... '195 9 4 454,699 I:!. 6 I I

STATEMENT of the Expenditure from Loans for Railway Construction to the 30th June 1875.

Loan 19, Viet. 15) " 21, " 36 8,875,030 I2 8,875,01 4 16 2 10 6 ,,25, ,,15°('" 5' 3 3 9 6S7 ° ... 8,874.35 13 3 " 29, ,,287 J , " 32, ,,331 2,084,841 12 8 2,053,243 15 9 31,597 16 II :1.,297 2 ° ... 2,oso,946 13 9 " 37, ",468 1,290,81 7 9 41 540,583 2 3 750,234 7 I 31,834 19 4 ... 508,748 2· II

TOTAL 12,250,689 14 S I1,468,841 I 3 781 ,848 13 34,789 I I 4 '" : II,434,oSI 9 II 21 I I I I

STATEMENT of the Expenditure from Railway Loan Liquidation and Construction Account for Railway Construction to the 30th June 1875.

Act 360 ." 1,000,000 0 0 9I1,184 5 II 88,815 14 I 3.301 0 6 2,486 2 6

Railway Department, Accountant's Office, 16th December 1875. J. STEAVENSON, Secretal'Y', GEO. T. A. LAVATER, Accountant.

Examined and found correct-

C. H. SYMONDS, } .. ALFRED J. AGG, CommISSIOners of Audit. VICTORIAN RA

No.. 3 .. STATEMENT showing the Contracts in pl'ogress at the 30th June 1874 for Construction of Lines, Stations, Rolling-stock, and other works; also the Contracts entered into during the Year ending 30th June 1875.

nate 01 No. of Contractor. Description of Contract. Line of Ran wa.y. Contract Amount. Expenditure to Balance Remarks. Contract. Contract. loth June 187S. Unexpended. ------1871• £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. May 19' lOB Styles,Murray,& Co. COllstructioll of 60'24 miles of railway from Sey- North-Eastern ...... 314,993 15 3 28 3,461 17 9 ... Not completed nt 30th June I87S . 18 7'~. mour to Benalla Jan. :1.6 65 6 Cain, Dalrymple, & Construction of 65'096 miles of railway from Benalla North-:Eastern ...... 350,100 17 II 348,072 18 2 2,02 7 19 9 i Completed. Holton to Wodonga, July 19 16 John Thomas ... Construction of iron footbridge at new goods shed, Melbourne terminus ...... 462 3 II 458 14 8 3 9 3 Completed. Batman's Hill Sept. 6 62 Neil MacNeil ... Construction of 14 miles of railway bctween Bal- Ballarat and Ararat ...... 33,794 19 7 33,794 19 7 ... Completcd. larat and Burrumbeet 6 63 Thomas Doran ... Construction of 14 miles 20 chains 6 I links of rail- Castlemaine and Dunolly ... ; .. 49,5°9 3 5 47,803 6 9 1,705 16 8 Completed. " way betweon Castlemaine and Newstead Oct. :1.5 130 John Thomas ... Construction of 19 miles 2 chains 48 links of rail- Castlemaine and Dunolly ... '" 51,3 I 2 4 4 48,142 18 8 3, 169 5 8 Completed. way between Newstead and Maryborough Nov. 15 155 Tompkins & Came- Construction of 15 miles of railway between Bur- Ballarat and Ararat ...... ;". 32,458 2 4 31,372 14 7 1,08 5 7 9 Completed. 1873. ron rumbeet and Beaufort I Jun. 17 286 Phomix :Foundry Co. Building and finishing complete 15 locomotive en- All the light lines ... .. , .. , 50,610 0 ° 49,516 17 10 1,093 2 2 Completed . gines and tenders ...... Apr. 18 572 Young & McGuigan Construction of II miles 51 chuins of' railway Ballarat and Maryborough ...... 37,48 I I 2 35,5 67 3 7 1,913 17 7 Completed. ~ between Ballarat and Creswick July 25 717 Frew and Hill Construction of goods shed, &c., at Wodonga North-Eastern ...... 4,424 I 6 4,146 14 5 277 7 I Completed. Sept. 26 994 Crossley and Co .... Construction of 14 miles of railway between Dcau- Ballarat and Ararat ...... 40,835 18 9 32,379 I I ... Not completednt JotllJune 187S. fort and Buangor July 4 675 J. Bloomfield ... Construction of 13 miles 17 chains 53 links of rail- Castlemaine and Dunolly ...... 38,148 19 I 36,449 18 9 1,699 0 4 Completed. way between Maryborough and Dun'olly II -688 Jehn Thomas ... Construction of 10 miles 69 chains of railway be- Ballarat and Maryborough ...... 42,732 14 7 4 1,5 15 1'9 4 1,216 15 3 Completed. " tween Creswiek and Clunes 2 Oct. 24 10 33 Tompkins & Came- Carriage of pcrmanent way materials from Ballarat Ballarat and Ararat ...... 85 0 4 850 4 2 '" Completed. ron to Burrumbcet Nov. 7 1055 James Rawlings ... Building 50 covered goods wagons ... All the lines ... 7,127 10 6 6,941 17 18 5 13 6 Completed...... ° Completed. 14 1068 James Kyle ." Construction of goods shed, &0., Chiltern ... North.Eastern ...... 2,909 8 8 2,03 8 41I 87 1 3 9 " 2,020 10 II 2 16 2 Completed. 14 106 9 John Grant ... ConstructiQn of goods shed, &c., Springs ... North-Eastern '" ...... 4 1,855 4 19 " 14 1070 Peter Cunningham Construction of engine shed, &0., Benalla ... North-Eastern ...... 6,218 9 2 5,.65 1 15 7 566 13 7 Completed. Dec." 19 1I16 Robert Dixon ... Construction of engine shed, &c., W odonga North·Eastern ...... 2,610 3 9 2,353 2 2. 257 I 7 Completed. 19 u19 Morton Bros. ... Construction of 10 wooden cottages between Mary- Castlemaine and Dunolly ...... , 1,654 9 6 1,4°6 19 9 247 9- 9 Completed. " borough and Dunolly 24 II 34 Wright & Edwards Construction of 50 medium open goods wagons ... All the lines ...... 5,376 5 0 5,354 5 II :1.1 19 I Completed. "18 74. Jan. 9 1160 Robert Barbour ... Supply of 7,500 red gum sleepers, delivered at All the lines ...... 1,793 15 0 1,793 II I 0 3 II Completed. Elphinstone and Echuca 9 Il63 Vallills, Quayle, & Construction of 14 miles 31 chains 10 links of rail- Ballarat and Ararat ...... 43,075 3 9 37,201 o II ... Not completed 8.t 30th June 1875. " Blackie way between Buangor and Ararat 23 II71 Fishburn, Morton, & Construction of 19 miles 48 links of railway between Ballarat and Maryborough ...... 59,751 18 II 51,469 14 5 8,282 f 6 Completed. " Adam Clunes and Maryborough :1.3 lI73 Thomas Tozer Supply of girders, &c., for crane for lifting engines Williamstown workshops ...... 699 4 10 684 II 2 14 13 8 Completed. Feb." 6 121 7 Sims and Deakin ... Manufacture and supply of 10 first-class carriages All the lines ...... '" 4,881 2 6. 3,996 0 0 ... Not completed a.t 30th June 1875. Construction of Lines, Stations, Rolling-stock, and other w?rks; also the, .. Contracts entered NO.3 .-=-ST A.TElIIE~T ,tho COlltmcts at tho ,intQ Juuo .. ! 87 5-continued. '

Contract Balance Date of 'No. 01 Contractor. Description of Contract. Line of Railway.' Remarks. Contract. Contract. unexJiCndcd~

£ S. s. s. d. 1874. All the lines 2,071 3 1,909: 10 2 Feb. 13 1225 A. Roberts and Sons Supply of 10 water ernnes [tnd 6 ,vater tanks 13, 1'1 Coinplcte,l.· Melbourne terminus 23,749 17 ,22,208 0 17 0 Completed. 12 34 'Turnbull and Dick Constrnction of engine shed at north end of Mel- " 20 bOL1rne terminus ' Mar. 20 1280 Jas. Nntion and Co, Construction of goods shed at ilarnawartha North- Eas tern 1,964 4 6 1,843 8 1 I 120 15 7 I Completed. 1,682 12 6 1,682' 12 6 12 2 A. Roberts and Sons COllstmction of 3 engine tnrn-tables Ballarat and Ararat, and Castlemaine Completed. " 24 9 : and punolly Melbournc terminus 1,682 12 6 1,605. 5 II Completed. 2.4' 1293 A. Roberts and Sons turn-tables 77 6 7 '2 1:3°2. W. S. Cooke I)Ost5 and 10,000 split rails at Melbourne, Geelong, and Ballarat 512 10 0 4M 12 6 13 2. 6 Completed.

Williamstown Junction to Williamstown 1,2.70 fi 10 1,186, 5 2 84 I 8 qompl~~~d. ,; '2 1303 John Foot Extension of railway store at 'Villiamstown for goods shed o 0 Completed. '20 13°4 , Dn,nrrerfield & Son Supply of 600 axle-boxes aud 250 additional paus II 39° and Ararat ° Not eompleWdllt 30th June 187;. " 17 IJIO A .•T. Construction of 17 gatekecpers' cottages 19 3 8 4 All thc lines 7,25 2 ,8 0 Completed, " 17 13 II SiIns and Deakin .•• Supply of 17 second-class .carriages 3 ° 525 5 0 •687 10 0 5 '0 0 " 17 131 2 O'Shea & O'Connor Snpplyof 10,000 cubic yards of gravel ballast North-E,tstern 10 ° Completed. " 17 IJI3 Patrick O'Connor Supply of 2,000 cubic yards of gravel ballast North-Eastcrn 39 1 13 4 39 1 13 4 Completed. Williamstown Junction to Williamstown '863 12 3 " 17 13I4 Hobt. Barbour Supply of reel gUnl piles for piers, Williamstown ... 753 6 3 110 6 ° Completed. Supply of saWll timber for piers, Williamstown Williamstown Junction to Williamstown 1,468 10 6 '1,468 10 6 Completed. ."" 17 13 1 5 .J as. Uackintosh ... Sandhurst to,Echuca 10 2 2 Completed. ;, 17 IF6 Taylor Rnd Duguid Construction of a passenger statton, HOC\lcstcr 1,497 1,497 10 00 Compl~led. 17 13 17 Taylor rLndDnguid ditto Sandhurst to Echuca 1,3 7 4 741 3 8 559 3 8 Castlemail1e 'and Dunolly 2,514 14 2 2, 12 3 10 5 1 Completed. J-l " 17 IJ I 9 1. SummerittllCl 39 '3 9 00 Castlemaine and DunollY 8 7 II 2,230 6 10 ; 348 I I Completed. " 17 13 20 Jonatlmn Newton 2,57 Castlemaine and Dunolly 1 Completed. " 17 1321 S. 'T. W cekes 2,599 5 2,085 6 4 5 3 18 9 " 132.2 ShawaIHI Castlcmaine and Dunolly 1,628 4 I 1,543 7 10 84 16 3 Completed. " 17 1,696 14 8 Completed. 13 2 3 Shaw and Castlcmaine and J)unolly 1,555. 15 8 140 19 0 17 1 Com pIe!;",\' " 132.4 Thos. :Hyrnes &; Castlemltine and Dunolly 3,9 5 9 0 3,727 10 6 187 18 6 " 17 and 6 o 0 I II Completed. 132.5 Irving, Glover, & Ballarat and Ararat, and 1,83 1,766 69 18 " 17 Maryborough o 10 o 10 Completed. 1326 Taylor Extra on contrac~ No. 652 of Williamstown workshops 40 0 ° " 17 North-Eastern 2 Completed. 20 1381 Drcwand Construction of passenger station, Seymou" 4 4 2. " 4 North-En-stern Completed. 20 1382 Th08. Julian and Construction of passenger station, Benalla 4,345 5 9 4.345 5 9 " 4 Bn-llarat and Ararat, Castlemaine and 685 17 o· Completed. 20 1384 Alliance Compy. of Manufacture of 1llatclavers' tools 754 9 68 4 9 " 4 Engineers Dunolly, and Ballarat and M!tryboro' R. 1'. Vincent Construction of passenger station, Wangaratta North-Eastern ' 4,010 8 0 3,956 10 I Not completed at 30th Junc 187S. 1395 62 " ~ 1396 Phillips & Mnrkwell Erection of truck repairing shop, Batman's Hill ... Melbourne terminus' 577 II 6 5 3 7 15 7 II Completed. 0 2 25 2 II " ~ 1397 Isauc Summerlnl1d Construction of goods shec1, 1\1 aryborough C,tstlcmaine and Dunplly 2.35 8, 4 2,3 5 5 5 Completed. " 4 i398 George Anderson Construction of goods shed, Newsteac1 ... Qastlcmaine and Dunolly 1,573 19 ° 1,413 6 '1601211 Completed. May" 4 1426 Taylor nml Duguid Extension ortiew goods shcd, Batman's Hill Melbourne terminus ! ... 9,754 15 6 9,342 16 7 411 18 II Com!>leted. 138 15 10 2 142 7 McLean Bros. and Supply of,2ooo lcngths of 3-inch water-pipes Castlemainc and Dunolly, and WilliarllS- 17.,1'.14 7 3 18 9 COIDllleted. " Rigg town Junction to Geelong 28 Sims and Deakin ... Building and finishillg complete of 30 ballast wag- All the Hnjls 3,35'- '3,278 0 0 74 0 0 Completed. ,; 14 gons - - ... ° 8 1#4 Construction of goods Rochester Sandhurst and Echuca 1,978 0 0 1,824 10 8 153 9 4 Completed. of 10,000 cubjc of gravel ballast North-Eastern 9208 2 6 84 7 6 Completed. "~, 22 1459 843 IS ° 4. Ballnrat and ,Ararat 175 18 I I II II Completed. ,J 22 1461 of wrought~iron gates for level cross~ngs, 177 10 ° June 5 1482. new stations and I All the lines' 825 0 ° 825 0 0 Completed. 8 ynrds of blucstonc metal, I lHelbourne terminus %,848 IS ° 1,848 15 0 Completed " 5 14 3 '. 26 15 19 1 Robison Bros. & Co. I Construction of tank-nonse, &c., Geelong Williamstown Junction to Geelong ... 61 7 19 8 I 617 19 0 0 0 8 Com]lleted. 26 1520 I John 'Wood .... Erection of passenger station, Footscrl1Y Footscray Junction to Williamstown 2,02 5 9 0 2)020 0 9 5 8 Com]lleted. " Junction ". 26 I 52 I ' Jonathan lfalkinc Supply of 1,000 cubic yards of bluestonc mctal, Melbourne terminus .. , 293 5 0 286 9 10 6 i5 2 Completed • " ham for Batman's Hill 26 22 Wiiliam White. 18 0 2 0 Completed. " 15 Supply of 1,500 cubic yards of bluestone metal W.il1iamstown Junction to Williamstown 475 0 0 474. 0 26 1523 'I'. J. Stedman I Erection of goods shed, &c., Crcswick Ballarat and Maryborough ... 1,203 15 5 1,203 10 4 0 5 I Completed. " 26 1524 T. J. Stedman Erection of goods shed, &c., Clunes Ballarat and Maryborough 1,365 19 2. 1,365 18 6 0 0 8 Completed. 26 1525 James Nation & Co. }siding .' A ug. 7 1054 George lflewin Supply"of 35,000 bricks, delivered at Burrumbeet, Ball.arat and Arnrat 122 17 0 122 17 0 Completed. at £3 39. per 1,000 7 1055 John }'oot El'ection of 13 .gatell;eepers' huts .•• . .• Ballarat and Maryborongh 760 10 0 7.59 14 6 o IS 6 Completed. " 7 1056 l!'oot and Noble, COlistrueti pIpes :, tion to Geelong, Ballarat ancl Ararat, and Ballarat and Maryhorongh 28 1064 A. J. Boulton Erection,of wooden· buildings Ballarat and Amrat, and Ballarat and 636 5 .8 635 0 2. 5 6 Completed. " Maryborough s ,pt. 4 108 7 Robison Bros.·& Co. Prineipal and verandah .brackets for goods sheds at Ballarat and .Al'arat .•• 184 10 0 165 16 8 18 13 4 Completed. Burrumbeet and Beaufort II r09° l'atriek O'Connor.;. Extra on contract 1313[74, for the supply of gravel N:orth-Eastern 12 10 8 12 10 8 Completet!. " ballast II 1091 Henkel and Patersoll Supply of 120 carriage'roof lamps, to sample All the lines 270 0 0 270 0 0 Completed. II II07 Isaae Summerland Construction of brick engine shed; wood and iron Castlemu.ine and Dnnolly 2,570 14 II 2,5 69 I 10 I 13 Completed. fuel shed, &c., at Maryborough II II08 •1. Sharp Supply of engine doors, &0., at goods sheds, Bul'- Ballarat and Ararat 122 0 9 117 0 9 5 0 0 Completed • " rum beet and Beaufort II IIo9 Robison Bros. & Co. Supply. of 100 4"in. east·iron water pipes ior water Jl.1;elbourne terminus ... 101 17 6 101 17 6 Completed. " supply. to new tank; new engine shed, north end .. of Melbourne terminus '. II IIIO Anderson and Bruce Manufaeture of cast-iron railway chairs for main- All 'the lines 475 0 0 475 0 0 Complote

Expenditure to Balance Date of ·No. of Contractor. Description of Contract. Line'of Hallway. Contract Amount. Remarks. Coutract. Contract. I I 30th June 1874. Unexpended. ---/------1----1------, 18 74. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s, d. Oct. 16 1295 Thomas Reilly ISupply of 5,000 cubic yards of J!-in. bluestone Melbourne terminus I,S96 16 8 1,596 5 4 ° I I 4 I Completed. metal for new timber station, BIttman's Hill " 16 IZ96 Wm. Mitchell I Supply of 741 superficial yards of 4-in. bluestone Melbourne terminus 303 6 3 2S2, IZ 6 2,0 13 9 1 Completed. cubes for new timber station, Batman's Hill Nov. 6 1320 Price and Shaud \' Construction of wrought-iron girder bridge over Sandhurst to Eehuca 6,860 19 II 5,12.9 0 II Not completed at 30th June 1875. the Campaspe, Rochester 6 1321 .Tas. Lever. Erection of iron shed over steam-hammer, &c., Williamstown workshops 1,672, 9 10 1,637 3 5 35 6 5 Completeil. '" 'Williamstown ., 6 132.2. A. J. BoultOD , Construction of wooden passenger station, Buangor Ballarat and Ararat 317'12 ° 316 II II Completed. 6 13 2 3 A. J. Boulton .... Construction of temporttry booking-office, &c., Clunes Ballarat and Maryborough 121 17 8 109 15 5 n °2 3 Completed. " 6 1324 A. J. Boulton Construction of wooden passenger station, Tourello Ballarat and Maryborough 3<:>9 17 ° 30 3 5 2, 6 II 10 Completed. " 6 132.5 John Short Construction of passenger station and other works, Ballarat and Maryborough 1,752, 3 10 1,546 17 II 2,05 II Completed. " Clunes 6 1326 J. & A. Overend .•• , Construction of 1st section of Wangaratta and Wangaratta and Beeehworth 31,957 2, 8 2,4.383 17 ° Not completed at 30th June 1875. " Beechworth line, 12'375 miles 6 132.7 Overend and Hobb Construction of, 1St section of Geelong and Colac Geelong and Colae ... 49,612, 5 S 23,q6 IS 9 Not compietedat 30th June 1875. " line, II '802. miles - 6 1328 James Mackintosh Supply of 10,000 red gum sleepers and 2,00 crossing Footscray Junction to Sandhurst 2,,472, 15 '0 2,,472, 13 6 o 6 1 Completed. " timbers 13 1337 Wm. Mead ... , Supplying and fixing Dew gas pipes, &c., for new Melbourne terminus 90 14 4 90 14 4 Completed. " locomotive and fuel shed, Melbourne ~ Melbourne to Essendon Junction, 'Wil­ Completed. o " 25 135° Cain, Dalrymple, and Supply of 4,000 red gum sleepers, Benalla 834 13 834 13 3 'Holtom liamstown Jnnction to Geelong, 'Vest Geelong to Ballarat Supply of 5,000 cubic yards of machine bluestone Melbourne terminus Completed. Dec. 4 14 1 7 WillIamstown Stone­ 1,395 0 ° 1,394 16 0 ° 4 0 crushing Co. metal for engine shed, north end of Melbourne terminus John Foot Construction of corrugated iron oil store, Williamstown Williamstown Junction to Williamstown 8 " 4 1418 53 18 9 515 9 9 2.3 9 0" Completed. 4 14 1 9 Wright and Edwards Manufacture and supply of 31 sets of points All t.he lines 398 15 ° 398 ° ° ° 15 o Completed. " 4 142,0 John Harker Supply of IS tons fish-Plate bolts for permanent All the lines 41 I 3 I 411 I Completed. " way fastenings 4k 142.1 Robert Barbom ... Supply of 10,000 sleepers and .1,000 lineal feet All the lines :/.,3 66 13 4 2,,338 n 6 2,g 0 10 1 Completed. " sawn timber 4 142,2 Robert Barbour ... Supply of red gum piles and timber for piers, Wil- Williamstown Junction to Williams- 1,02,2 19 6 927 18 6 95 ,j 0 Completed. " liamstown town II 1434 A. Simpson Forming Taminick road. diversion North-Eastern 130 I I 5 104 0 ° 2,6 II 5 Completed. " II 1435 Thomas Byrnes & Co. Construction of passenger station, Beaufort Ballarat iwd Ararat 971 0 6 968 13 3 2, 7 3 Completed. " II 143 6 Shaw and Haig ... Construction of goods shed, Talbot, Ballarat and Maryborough 933 3 7 846 I II 87 I 8 Completed. " 18 1443 Miller aDd James .•• Construction of 4°'558 miles of the Gippsland line, Oak leigh to Sale 1207,5°0 8 10 2.9,44 1 3 4 Not cOrnpletedat 30th June 1875. 1875. between Morwell and Sale Jan. 8 1459 Isaac Meadows Construction of passenger station, Talbot Ballarat and Maryborough 1',088 IS 8 978 5 II Not completed nt 30th June 1875. 1460 Isaac Meadows Construction of 19 gatekeepers' huts between Ballarat and Maryborough 1,02.3 14 I 965 15 6 57 18 7 Completed. " 8 Clunes and Maryborough . 6 LnnglandsFoundryCo, Supply of four pair of locomotive engine cylinders All the lines " 8 14 1 332, 0 ° 31Z ° 0 2,0 ~ ° Completed. 8 1462, Irving, Glover, & Co. Erection of gatekeepers' huts ... , Ballarat and Ararat ... 1,492, 0 0 1,492 ° ° Completed. " 2.2 1510 A. McKenzie & Son Supply of 10,000 fence posts aud 10,000 fence rails Footseray and Sandhurst SI7 10 ° 517 10 0 Completed. Walker,Hickman,& Co, Mauufacture and supply of 24 sheep wagons All the lines 6 " 22 15 11 3,492, ° ° 2,,4 9 3 4, Not completed at 30th June 1875. u 22 ISIZ Walker,Hickman,& Co. Supply of 600 axle-boxes, and 50 pans for same ..• All the lines 595 ° 0 595 0 ° I Completed. " 22 IS I 3 Peter J orgemon ." Erection of 16 gatekeepers' cottages and closets . Footscray Junction to Saudhurst 1,648 ° ° 1;646 2 II I 17 I I Completed. betweeD Woodend and Sandhurst 22 1514 Neil MacNeil Extra on contract 62/1872" for construction of line Balla.rat and :Ararat 2,048 6 3 2,0+8 6 3 Completed. " from Ballarat to Burrumbeet Feb. 1527 P. O'Keefe Supply of 2,500 cubic yards of gravel ball~st Melbourne terminus and North-Eastern 208 6 8 208 6 8 Completed. ~ line 12 1539 Sons & Doma Consuls Supply of 40,000 cubic yards of gra.vel ballast North-Eastern 1,000" 0 0 1,000 0 0 Completed. ~'" " 12 1540 T, Doran Construction of 28 miles 74 chains 24 links of rail- Sandhurst and Inglewood 78,81 3. 0 0 8,155 19 6 Not completed at 30th June 187 S. way between Sandhurst and Inglewood 12 1541 Neil MacNeil Construction of 34 miles 48 chains 36 links of Gipps- Oakleigh and Sale ... 98,520 13 8 8,770 17 0 NotcOlnpleted at 30th June 187$. " land Railway between Oak leigh and Bunyip' 12 1542. Cain, Dalrymple.& Co. Supply of sleepers and plate layers' tools, &c. North-Eastern 3,5 61 5 IO 3,561 5 10 Completed. " 19 1554 J. Thomas Supply of 436 red gum sleepers ... Ballarat and Maryborough 98 2. 0 93 IZ 0 4 10 0 Completed. " 19 1555 Neil MacNeil Supply of 866 red gum sleepers Ballarat and Ararat,Ballarat and Mary- 205 13 6 2.05 13 6 " borough Mar. S 1934 Jas. Richardson Construction of passenger station, W odonga North-Eastern 3,740 2, 8 1,009 16 I Notcompleted at loth June I87s. 5 1935 A. J. Boulton Construction 0 f goods shed, Ararat Ballarat and Ararat 1,937 12 4 1,038 2. Not eompleted at 30tb June 1875. 5 1936 Thomas Tozer Building and finishing 100 medium goods wa.gons All the liues 9,732 10 0 4,921 I il Not completed at loth 5 1937 Isaac Summerland Construction of passenger station, Ararat ... Ararat and Hamilton, Ararat 3,185 12- 3 1,203 14 4 " Stawell, Portland and Hamilton 8 Overend and Robb Construction of a road bridge over railway at West Wil1!amstown Junction to GeeloI;lg 1,463 6 II 5 193 5 930 I 'I Notcompletedat JotbJune 187S. Geelong I I2 1939 Wright and Edwards Supply of 500 pairs o.f iron-turned washers for All the lines 141 13 4 141 13 41 Completed. " rolling stock 12. 1940 Thomas Tozer Supply of 5 sets of ironwork for 7-ton derrick cranes Williamstown Junction to Williamstown, 379 7 6 359 15 10 19 II 8 " Footscray Junction to Sandhurst, Ballarat and Maryborough, Sandhurst to Inglewood, Maryborough to Avoca l2. 1941 LanglandsJfoundrylJo. Manufacture of points and crossings All the ]j nes 1,263 18 6 636 18 '6 Notcompletedat 30tbJune I87S. N) t1 " 0 Patrick Mahoney... Loading ballast into trucks North-Eastern 00 0 0 I2 Not completed at JotbJune 19 195 5 258 9 187S I-- " 2.5 195 1 Taylor and Duguid Extra on extension of goods shed, Batman's Hill, Melbourne terminus 3,960 5 3,960 I 5 Completed. " contract 1426/74-5 25 1956 M, Roughan Supply of 2,000 cubic yards of White Hills gravel Sandhurst and Inglewoo~ 109 0 109 5 0 Completed. " for ballast 2.5 1957 McGrane and Priee Enlargement of the Kyneton goods shed Footscray Junction to Sandhurst 1,622- 3 2. I,U5 15 II Noteompleted nt JotbJune 1875. Apr." 2. 19 61 Chapman and L€slie Construction of 18 miles 68,chains 37 links of rail- Ararat and Stawell "', 56,959 8 10 13,291 9 10 Not completed at loth June .87S. way from Ararat to Stawell 9 2.015 p, O'Keefe Carting and spreading metal on W odonga road ... N ortli-Eastern 2.54 16 3 ~4 16 Completed. 16 2.017 Alex. Braid Manufacture and supply of platelayers' lorries, Ballarat and Ararat, and Ballarat and 405 3 9 371 17 0 33 6 9 Completed. tools, &c. Maryborough 23 20 37 Phomix Foundry Co. Supply of 5 first-class and 15 second-class carriages All the lines 10,377 0 0 1,743 15 8 Not completed at lotllJune 187S. " 23 20 38 .J. Egan '" Supply of 500 saplings for timber station, Batman's Melbourne terminus 135 8 4 135 8 4 Completed. " Hill 2.3 20 39 Hobison Bros. & Co. Supply of 3 water cranes Williamstown Junction to Geelong. and 195 0 0 195. 0 0 Completed. " Melbourne terminus, May 2.1 2.108 Langlands Foundry Co. Extra on contract 1941 of 1874-5. for manufacture Ballarat and Ararat, Ararat and Hamil- 155 19 II 155, 19 II Completed. of points and crossings ton, Ararat to Stawell, and Portland to Hamilton 21 2. 109 J. Egan ... Extra on contract 2038 of 1874-5, for saplings Melbourne terminus 143 10 10 143 10 10 Completed. " 21 2. II 0 Phcenix Foundry Co. Building and finishing 10 locomotive engines and A.ll the light lines :t4,89° 0 0 Not completed at loth June I87s. tenders June 2,5 2040 Jas. Horsley Supply of cubestone, Williamstown Junction, for Williamstown Junction to Geelong Rates Not completed Ilt Joth June I87S. Duck Ponds bridge 25 2.241 Clement Na.sh Supply of cubestone at Lethbridge, and large Wil!iamstown Junction to Geelong Rates 93 4 0 Not completed at lotllJuneI87S. " rubule, for Duck Ponds bridge

4th October 1875. A. WELLS, Acting Engineer-in-Chief. 22

VICTO.RIAN. "RAILWAYS •., --"-- . . No.' 4. . STATEMENT Of the Funds anthorized to be obtained on Loan :forthe construction' of the Victorian Railways, and of the ,- Expenditure charged against the same, to the 30th June "I 875. ". , ; , Loans Authorized. ,-. , Expendlture on COllstr,uctioll c~r~ed ~gllillSt Loan •. , " . - , ' .. . £ 'So d'Je £ s. d. £ s. d. , . Loan 21 Victoria. No. 36 ' ... 8,000,000 ° ° .. Expenditure on construction of Victorian ..Rail-· Loan 25 Victoria. No. ISO '" 300,000 ° ° ways, charged against the Railway Loans, to Loan 29 Victoria. No. 287 ... 250,000. ° 0" 30th June 1875, including rolling,stock, plant, Loan 32 V;ictoria No. 331 ... 2,107,000 ,0 ° I : and material ... :' ... ::.. •.. 11,400,741 1 3 -----1 10,657,000 ° ° Net premh~ms.ona.bo:ve ...... • 7.34>772. I . Bal~ce unexpended ... '" ... 781,848 13 z , I' ,...... ~ .. - .', , . to,89I ,772 5 1 : Loan 37 Victoria. No. 468 '. ... 1,4~0,000 ° 0 .. " Less disco,unt and expensllB ... 159,187. 10 8 , ~1,290,817 9 4 ; .' ------! £ n,182,s89 14 5 £ 1,!:,ISz,S89 14 5 .. .. .

,i ~. iJO~N, STE;A. VENSON, Secretary•. Railway ,Dep~rtment~ v GEO. T. A.: LAV ~TER, Accountant. 4th October I8i5.

VICTORIAN RAILWAY,S.

. . No.5. '. STATEMENt of Receipts and Expenditure. on Capital. Account tQ the 30th June .875.

I To Amount raised £ 8. d, £ 8. d. £ II. d. By General Construction Ac- £ s. d. £ ,8. d on Loans 'as count ... .•• •.. 1,391,79 1 9 7 per last year's " Construction, Main Line .. . 5,3 84> 245 18 I statement ; .. 10,891,772 5 I " Ditto, Williamstown Line .. . 382,721 5 To Amount under ' " Ditto, Ballarat Line .. . 2,686,399 °8 5 Act 468 (net) 1,296,817. 9 4•. " Ditto, North-Eastern Line ... 1,585,198 19 II -----iXZ,182,589 14 5 " Ditto, Ballarat & Ararat Line 7.82,421 2 10 " Ditto, Castlemaine and Dun- To Railway Loan Liquidation oily Line ...... 270,333 10 8 and Construction Account " Ditto, Ballarat and Mary- (Act 360) .•• ... 1,000,000 ° ° borough Line ... 239.988 10 2 .. Amount from Consolidated " Ditto, Gippsland Line .•• 59,073 6 8 Revenue (see Statement "Ditto, Ovens River and No.6)...... 343,584 6 5 Beechworth Line ... 45,5:7.2 19 10 ------113,526,174 " Ditto,Ara.ratandStawellLine 17.235 3 II " Ditto,Ara.rat & HamiltonLine 4,516 12 10 " RemittanceAccount 123,352 6 6' " Ditto, Sandhurst and Ingle- .. Insurance Account 414 ~3 II wood Line:... •.. 15,276 16 2 U3,767 0 5 "Ditto, Maryborough and Avoca Line...... " Sundry Creditors ... , '7.1 38 IS 3. " Ditto, Geelong and Colac Line " Ditto, Portland and Hamil- ton Line ... •••

12,4II,672 " Plant and Ma- £ s. d. terialsonhand 222,270 8 7 ,,:Materials in transit ... 10,654 6 10 " Balance in bands of Agent-Gene­ ral for further purchase of Plant ... 123.352 6 6 " .. " General Aver­ age Account 356,725 4 6. " Unadjusted Ad- .-- U,768,397)0 8 vances ... 18,017 18 7 " BalanceofLoans unexpended- Loan 21 Vict. No. 36 ... 16 9 2 Loan 32 Viet. No. 331 31,597 16 II Loan 37 Vict. NO.468 ... 750,234 7 .1 781,848 13 2 i - " R. L. L. and C. Account 88,815 14 I' -----,- .870,664 7 3

£ 13,657,079 16. 6 £ 13,657,079 16 6 c' Railway Department, STEAVENSON, Secretary. tth Qctober 187$. GEO. T. A. LAVATER, Accoun~nt.

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VICTORIAN RAIL,WAYS.

':1'10. G. ,VICTORIAN RAILWAYS in account with the Consolidated Revenue'to 30th June 1875.' Statements of Receipts and Expenditure." , . . , d, .£ d. .£ .£ ...... d. .£ .. d• By Railway Income, 1874-; ...... 903,891 I; 0 To Net Reeeipts from CODll~lidated ,. Ditta, 1874-5 (outstandings) 16,0;; 6 Bevenne 4,107,105 ...... 7 ...... 7 3 ~ 6 ,. Interest on Loans- ----'-- "9'9,947 Votes, 1874-; ...... 439,145 1 10 " 19 Viet. No. IS 0 6 Treasurer's Advance Vote •• .. 15,7)0 0 0 .. " .. .. S7,74!L " ZI Viet. No. 16 6,889.540 8 Ii 4,5~,ooo 9 I ...... ------0 zS Viet. No. ISO .. .. , - .. .. .,.I67.4!J.7. 'I " , zg,Vict. No. 187 .. uM"!'! 0 0 ,. . ~, ,Remittance Account ...... a.,zg5 11 I ...... " Sundry Credit.orB .. 31 Vict. No. HI ...... •. ... 556,180 .0 0 " ...... 46,59S IS :t . . , . " 37 Viet. No; 468 ...... ~9,OOO 0 0 " Interest on Deposits, &0. 6 ,...... 46.4!J.5 5 , ._.. " : .£ ! .£ .:-d. .. d. 7,871,814 IS 10 Less Accrued Interest On Lnans .. 184,166 7 8 , - . ., n Net Uevenue- . .. '{' .. ,': 1 FromllLaln Une _.. 1,663,110 I~ " 4,.- , " WllliarnstownL!ne, 3I,On 4 9 , ..., Ballarat Line .. 1.458.098 7 1 , , " ! .. North-Eastern I " Lino .. ~69.~I8 10 10 BaUalM and " ArnmtLlne .. 4,956 1 6 Banal"t &J\tary- " 1 . :borough Line -----.' ,4,091 18 4.43'.148 17 9. , Les. loss on working , '. , - Castlemaine and I DunoUy Line .. 1,401'14 9 ----,- 4,4zg,846 3 0 '4,6I4,01~ 10 8 I, ", " ----- 1;~'S9.801 S 1 By Unadjusted Advances •• ...... I'; 11 .,.i8,980 0 0 " Sundry Debtors .. -.. j ...... 0< I,ago 5 6 .~ ";'1 .... " Stores In hand " :~ .. " .. , ; ~ "i ' '(' .. . .. 76,687 16 9 " Capital Account .. ~ • i·! ... -' .. .. '" .. ?4l,584 6 5 ------, ," .. .£ 4.~0,S9I 16 4 £ I 4,61.0,891 ,6

~ ... I JOHN STEAVENSON, 'Secretary." lailway Department, GEq• .1;'. 'A. LAVATER, Ac

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VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.

" " ~t ,No.' 7.

GENERAL BALANCE-SUEET, 30th June I 875~ ,::'~, .\,.' , ',' ,"., ""'1£ ~! I:', £ s. d. £ s. d. .t j" ~ .. £ s. a. s. d. '0 Receipts on Capital Account By Construction Account, in- from Loans I ~l ... IZ,[8:!.,S89 14 5 eluding Plant. anjl "J~:I.a- ,"~ .. !~,,,,., •• , " II from R. L. L. and C. terials on hand, in -transit, " Account ...... 1,000,000 0 0 &c., &c...... 12,768 ,397 [0 8 , from Consolidated ., ,Nct Amount of Interest on " Revenue ...... 4,562,000 9 [ Loans ... .n .. . ., '3,259,802' 5 2. , Remittance Account- " Railway Income, [874-;5 ...... ", 9,'9,947, 2 6 Capital ... 6 6 " Stores on band ... . [6 ... u3,352 ...... :,' 76i687 9 Revenue ... '" u,z95 u I " Unadjusted Advances- ' .. Capital Account. "r' 135,647 18 7 " ... 18,01'7,18 7, , Insurance Account-Capital ... 414 13 II , Revenue Account ... 18,980 0 0 i; t· , Sundry Creditors- .. 3'6m7 18 : , 7 Capital Account ... 7,138 15 3 ;, Sundry Debtors-Revenue Revenue 6 2 AC<:lounr' - -:; .. 6 ... 4 ,595 15 ...... , 1,890 5 " ------53,734 to 5 '5, 'Balance of Loans. and J R. L. L. and ,C. Account un~xpende4:, ...... , .. ~ 87~,664 7 3 £ 17,934.387 6 '5 £ 17,934,387 6 5

1 . iT9I;IN STEAYEN,SON,· Se,cre(tary. tilway l?epartment,. GEO. T. A. LAV~TE~:Acco1;ln~. 4th October 1875. D2 24

VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.

No.8. STATEMENT of Revenue ana Expenditure on ALL LINES .for the Year ending 30th June 1875. I EXPENDITURE. REVENUE. CR,

Miles open .. .. 586 Cost I: & Number of Passengers carrled .. 1.,6<)9,5 19 IRevenue Through limes of All LInes per m= , per .. .. s99i ToIlS of Goods carried •• .. 710,2.79 Train .. TraIn limes run TraIn !O g .. .. ~.05I,7IO I Mile. 1iJ ~ Live Stoek carried .. ,. 1.2..493 Mile. ",I';

lIIAINTENANCl> OF WAY AND WORKS: ;£ s. d. £ 8. d, ., d., I) ASSENGER TRAPPIG: ;£ s. d. £ •• d, 8. d. Sa.lnri~s, 1Yages, and Services .... 78,718 8 8 Passengers •• .. , 2.9J,oa 11. 7 Materials •• .. . •. ;1,716 19 6 Parcels, &c, .. %.4,49" 5 4 ----- f30,415 8 2. 1 1'2.6 14'18 LOCOlllOTIYE CIURGES: Horses, Carriages, and Dogs, 9,141. 10 I Maill!.. .. •• i IS,O]I I 5 Loco. Overseer and Clerks 2.,735 13 6 ,,}~oremell . ~ l.MS 18 I Rents...... 7,194 16 9 h J)rivers: and FJremen :1.9,71.7 3 II : "Clea.ners •• 6,842. 8 I Gold •• .. .. 1,300 ° 0 " Conlmen and !.abaTers 2.,680 '5 3 "Sulldries .• 9,873 7 1. Coal.. .• ", 4!M'O 19 1. Wood •• ._ 1,015 18 3 Water .• •• 1.,663 15 I 011, 'raIl ow, nnd Wnste 4,483 2. '3 GOODS TRAFFIC: Suudry Stores for Cleaners 1,4II JO 7 Repair. of Engines-Wages :I.O,6g8 6 6 Goods .. .. i 5:1.9,752. 11 I H n Stores 10,813 6 0 Live Stock " Tools, &o.-Wages .. 1,962. I 4- n n Stores •• 1,07'2, I 9 1----156<},;9" 6 4 5 6'63 PremIums for Economy 659 7 10 1------1148,998 14 9 I 5'# 16'19 P ASSl>NGER TRAFFIC CHAROES: lIlelbourne Terminus •• II,9'7 4 10 Northllfelbourne Statton .. 1,2:1.9 I 2. Stores for Stations •• •. 7,681 6 7 o 0'01 Station l\fasters • ~ ... 8,0<)3 10 6 Booking and Telegraph Clerks •• z,028 0 S Guards .. •• .. 3,675 0 7 Porters ,. .. .. 11,648 ; 8 CompensatJon for Injury •• 458 6 0 Repn.!rs of Carriages-wages " ,7,:1.94 9 5 )J Stores •• " Wages •• ;'~~~ ,~ I~ Stores .. ,1,2.79 '0 9, Sund'rtes 19 5 0 I

I 61.,2.39 7 6

Goops TRAFFIC CHAnGES: Melbourne Goods sta.tion '. 35,42-8 ,6 1. Wllltamstown PIer Expenses , , 1.,474 3 1. Store. for Stations.. .. 1.,653 6 0 Clerks .. .. ,. 2.,863 0 0 Guaid. .. ., .. 4,719 '7 3 Laborers " ... •• '3,047 8 3 Compensation for Damage, &0, •• 7'J.6 2. I Towage and Lighterage .• 86. 19 '0 Repairs of Wagons-Wages " 7,940 IZ 9 H H Stores •. 5,1.47 14 4 Greusing " Wages 4 .. 2.,361 14 9 Stores .. 3,:l.!.S II I, Sundrics" 4' 4 1.

SUNDRY CIllRGl>. (PA8BElirGER AND I 81.592.~, GOODS): Footscrny Station " • • 1,4:<6 II 7 Wllli",mstown Junction Station 766 18 0 Oastlemalne Statton '.. " 1.,S ... 'S 7 Ballamt " .. •• 5,;4' II 9 1 Maryborough" .. .. 615 9 9' Polntsmen...... ;,841. 8 0 I Gatekeepers . . ., ~ • • 19,105 19 0 Advertising...... 1,961 16 7 Travelling & Incidental Expenses 2.;;:<6 '9 6

;8,2.I0 11. 9 1------1181.,042. 10 I , 9':1.9 19'79 .GEN"ERAL CHARGES: Secretary's Office •• 1,894 8 7 Traffic Manager's Office 4.40Z- 5 7 Accountantts H 4.531 5 8 Railway Storekeeper's Office 4,a8 7 3 Pay Office.. '" 1,601 16 10 Sundry Chuges " Z.661 16 0 Snperannuatlon Allowances 1,018 IS 0' -----1

Total

Balance ~. ..

9'10,007 II 8 8 IX'M.

.. From the pra.ctice which obta.ins of running .. large number of Mixed trnius On all the Lines, the Passenger and Goods train milcaga cannot be sepanted. Railway Department, JOHN STEAVENSON, Secretary. 4th October 1875. GEO, T. A. LAVATER, Accountant. 25

VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.

50.9. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure on th~ MAIN LINE for the Year ending 30th June 1875. , DR. EXPENDITURE. REVENUE. CR.

Miles open Cost Number of Passengers carried .. 4Z7,jOl Revenue per per Through M11eage I Tons of Goods carried ••. .. 1.51,710 Train Train Miles run I iff~~ Live Stock CArried .. Mile.

MAINTENANCE 01' WAY AND WORKS, P_~NGER TRAFFIC: £. •. d, £. •• d••• d. £ 8. d. £.8.d••• d. Salaries, Wages, and Services •• z6,8,.., 19 I Passengers .. 105,61 5 5 4 1 Materials .. •• .. a,3 9 [I 9 Parcels, &c. 10,656 IS :I. 39,140 10 10 0 JI'z6 9'51 Horses, Carriages, tlnd Dogs 88 LOCOMOTI.VE CHARGES: 304 9 5 Malls...... 3.Z76 0 0 Loeo. Overseer and Clerks I,H2o 12. 6 u Foremen .• 630 II • Rents __ :1.,991 9 8 11,717 18 6 " Drivers and Firemen 650 0 0 u Cleaners •• z,6<;o IS -3 Gold :: I n CoalmenandLaborers 1,"74 4 4 ----- 12.6,07 19 7 3 0'44 3,830 18 I C~~l • ~undr!e~. :: ZI,18, 14 9 Wood .. .. 42.6 6 4 Water .. .. 1,1.14 3 0 011, Tallow, and Waste 1,807 9 7 GOODS TRAFFIC: Sundry Stores for Cleaners 556 9 I Repairs of Engines-Wages 8,159 4 5 Goods .. .. _ZSZ,07z 8 I n " 16 9 Stores 4,6op. Live Stock jZ,9S:I. 14 6 .. Tools, &e,-Wages .. 795 9 JI " n Stores •• 439 9 I ----- :t!l5,01.S Z 7 I 6 9'99 Premiums for Economy 1.47 IS 3 60';79 18 ::. I 5''''' 14'71 PASSII!IGER TRAFl'lC ClUBGES: Melbourne Termlims (proportion 8100 of)...... 3410 7 z MISCELLANEOOS : 9 '00 Norlh Melbourne Station (propor- tion of).. .. •• 767 15 , Stores for Stations • . • • Station Masters .. " ~~; I~ ~ Booking and Telegraph Clerks •• 9"3 5 II Guards •• •• •• 1,Z90 18 0 Porters and LabONrs .. ,,334 14 6 Repairs of Carriages-Wages •• z,49S Z , StoNS .. 1,81I IS 8 Wages .. ,04 I, 0 Stoles .. 4n I 0

Z0,794 17 0

GooDS TRAPFIC CHARGES: Melbourne Goods Station (pro- portion of) •• .. .. 1,,108 13 ::. Stores for Stations.. •• 1,005 17 6 Clerks .. •• •• I,98z 7 0 Guards ...... Z,s13 3 4 14aborers •• •• •• 7,365 8 6 Compensation for Damage,&<: ••• zo<} IS 10 Repairs of WagollJl-Wages •• 4,354 I 5_ Stores .. ::'>908 9 10 I Wages •• i 1,:z.81 '9 I I Stores •• I 1,74z 16 I i

SmrnRY CHARGES (PAS$:NGER AND GooDS) : Footscray Station (proportion of) I Cnstlemalne Station " Pointsmen.. .. •• Gntekeepers • _ ,. Advertisillj{.. ., .. Travelling & IncidentaJ Expenses

GENER.Al. CHARGES: Secretary's Office (proportion of) 848 14 I Traffic Manager's Offioo H 1,97:1. 4 S Accountant's Office 2.,010 18 2. ltallway Storekeeper'. Office 1,849 10 1 Pay Office 717 IZ 6 Sundry Charges 1,19z 9 9 Superannuation Allow- auces

Total

Balance 1------,'--- 41J,7u 10 31 4J1,7n 10 3 9 10'4,

Railway Department, 4th October 1875. JOHN STEAVENSO'rl, Secretary. GEO. T. A. LAVATER, Accountant. VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.

~o. ,10. .', I STATEMEN'r of 'Revenue and Expenditure on the WiLLLurSTOWN LINE for the Year ending 30th June 1875. . . , ".. '.

DR. EXPENDITURE. REVENUE. CR. " ' . 6 Number of Passengers carrled .. .. I,2.I9.94I! Revenue 91 Tons of Goods carried per .. '54,"9' Train " Live Btock carried .. MUe.

:r.tuNTENA'lCE OF WAY A"'D WORD, l'ASSENGEn TRAFFIC: £ •• d. £ •• d. •. d. Snlaries, Wages, and SerVIces •• 1'llSsengers Materlllls •• .. .. . :z.z.,?90 I3 8 Parcels, &C. 805 IS' 6 Horses, Carrlages,and Dogs 8 ,I, .,,'t!I.. Locol!Ol'lVE CRAROES' 4 ,9;11 lllaUs •• .. '" 2.10 0 0 Loco. Overseer and Clerks 165 14 a ;, . Foremen' .- • .• 144 a a Rents .. 81.7 14 6 " Drivers and Firemen ::1.,304 0 8 3 10'12 u ,Cleaners , ~ • 393 13 1 " COalmen and Laborers 15 II a t. Sundries * • 466 1::1. 3 Coal.. .. M'3 10 a

Wood .. •• 54 ::I. 7 ,. ,I Wnter ., .. '180 0 0 OU, Tallow, nod.Wast••• 3 10 4·2 Sundry stores for·C1eaners 91. 11. (\ GoODS TRAFFIC: Replllrs of ~;ngines- Wages ::1..858 1 II Goods .. .. 8.493 4, 7 4 6'19 " " Stores _ •• 1,668 9 II " Tools, &c.-"\Vages •• lI8 3 0 n " Stores .~ 65 .. a Premiums for Economy 47 9 10 ----- 11.;"51'13 6 I II'56 "3'36 PASSENGER TRAFFIC CHARGES: " Melbourne Terminus (proportion of)...... 1,132 .. 9 Xorth MelboumeSllition (propor- tio,n of) •• ... .. 1M. 0 10 stores for Stations.. •• 31.9 3 4 Station lfasters • • .. 4200 a 8 Booking nnd Telegrnph Clerks •• 39" 'J GUlll'ds ...... "7' 4 6 Porters and Laborers •• • . 140 II .. Compensation for Injury •• 140 0 0 llepslrs 01 Carriages-Wages .. 811 1 5 "H • Stores •• SS819 0 Greasing " Wages .. 100 10 0' ". " ,Stores ... 136 '4 0

GooDS TRAFFIC CHAItOES: Melbourne GOods Station (propor- lion of).. .. 8,9,,8 I .. WiUiamstown PlerExpensea .. 20,474 3 .. Stores for Stations ' •• •• 771 17 8 Clerks ...... , 0 0 I: Guards ...... 207'·4 3 LabOrers .. .• .. 747 a 5 Compensation for Damage, &c.•• 103 18 9 Towage and Lighterage ._ 861. '9 10 Repairs 01 Wagons-,-W ages .. 181 5 4 : Stores .. I1.a 4 6 Gre::.tag ,Wages .. 5" 18 a I Storos .. 11 II a Sundrlea 6 15 ..

SlJNDRY CiIAJ!GEs (PA8t!ENGER & GoODS) : Footscray Station (proportion of) 844 10 8 Wmstn. Junction Station .. 598 19 a Pointsmen...... •• 196 710 Gatelteepers.. • • •• 30 8 17 4 Advertising...... I II 16 6 Travelling & Incidental Expenses "87 1 4

GENERAL CHARGEs: Secretary's Office (proportion of) 10'] '9 8 'frafllc Manager's Office " "SO 18 1 Accountant's Office ~ n "58 1 II. Thllhvy, Storekeepe,:"s office" "35 6.+ Pay Ofilce >'" 91 Ji" Snndry Chlll'ges ~ " Silperannuatlon Allowaneea " #}&~"!~ ! I 1,178 3 4 0 .. ',,8 ..• .. 5 Total

7.311 10 4 51.,478 14 6 \ ..;,', ... 5",478 14 6 8 4'91

Railway Departmrint,. JOHN STEAVENSPN, Secretar;r. . " ;' 4~b.October ~875. GEO. T. A. LAVATER, Accountant. ? ... /#

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R'AILWAYS.

50;'11. STATE:M:E~T of Revenue and Expenditure·on the BALLARAT LINE for. the Year eriding 30th June 1875 •

. 'REVENUE. OR. DR. EXPENDITURE. .. _.

Mlles open .. Co,t Numb• .'ol Pl15sengers carried Through lIlltenge per Tons of Goods carried .. Tmln Train Miles run Mile. Live Stock carrled •• 1,799 ··I~

MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND WOnKs: :£ $. d. ,:£ II. d, $, d. P Al!SI!NGER TRAFFIC: £, ',. d. £,:d.IJ.d. Bnlarles, Wages, and Services •• 140883 17 10 PassengerB .. • • 77,S65 I. I Materials .. •• 0 3 ,s4B 14 .9 Parcels, &c* ) '. • • • 6;809 19 5 4M3. a .7 • ,'95 1.4',9 , Horses, Carril!ges, and Dogs LOCOMOTIVE CHARGES: .,131. '" 3 Mails...... 2.,100 0 0 Loco. Overseer and Clerks 486 4 ° H Foremen •• 648 13 9 Rents .. 1&8. 10_ 3 " Drivers and FIremen 5,341. 5 3 , ,6So ·~o I () .' " Cteaners 1,3'5 1. 4 Gold " Coalmen and Laborers 759 3 II 1--...... --1.91,540 4 0 5 0'35 " Sundries •• 1,971 5 0 Coni.. ., .. 9,600 10 9 Wood •• •• :w<} I 8 Water .. 499 6 1 011, Tallow, nnd Waste 661 14 6 GoODS TRAFFIC: • Sundry Stores for Cleaners 1.56 8 ° Repalre of Engines-Wage. 4,3$8 0 8 Goods .. 90,810 9 II " ,; Stol'es l.A3S 19 I I8 " Tools, &c.-Wages •• 34B 17 9 Live Stock 1., S· "_ 'i. " H Stores 189 14 0 PreIrllums for Economy II9 0 9 Z9,:1 II 8 0 I 7'2.6 ,I5'SI PASSENGElI TRAFFIC CHARGES: lIfelbomne Terminus (proportion of)..., •• 3,050 16 3 Nortb Melbourne Station (pro- MIIICELLANllOUS ' .. 116 16 -IX' 0 0'18 portion of) .. • • 567 1. II • 'II' ~ " Stores for Stations ., , . 1,019 1 0 Station Masters ., •• 1,1.19 5 9 Booking rmd Telegraph Clerks .. 4:4 18 7 Guards .. ., .. 6'3 4 9 , Porters o.nd Laborers , • 2.,049 IS 0 , I Repairs of Oarrlages-Wages , • 10570 17 9 u Stores ... 1,134 7 0 " Wages •• 191. 10 0 Stores .. 2.61. 4 0

J2.,1I4 3 0

GoODS TlUFFIO CHARGES: Melbourne Goods SIation (pro- portion of) •• :,586 6 I Store. for Stations •• .. 377 17 1. ., '. Clerkll .. •• .. 437 5 I GUilla...... 884 4 • Laborers •• .. ,. 1,075 7 8 Compensation for Dmnage, &c. ., 140 4 7 Repairs 01 Wngons-Wnges .. 1,'2.33 10 0 Stores .. 805 14 0 Wages •• 357 II ° 'It Stores ... 490 10 0 .. -

SUNDRY CHAR

Secretary's Office (proportion of) 380 15 7 Trame I1funagcr's Omce " 884 17 • Accountnnt.ta Ofilce 91I 3 10 Railway Storekeeper's Office 8:9 16 0 Pov Office 311 19 , Sundry Charges 53, 0 5 Superannuation Allow- ances 'r ,_ 401S! 19 4 0 "'74 2.'1.5 :!.90 611 \'_----1---­

Total 1Q9,I1.! 3 0 5 11'94 59'06

Balance

10

." .1 ,'_ Railway Departmen~, JOHN STEAVENSON, Secretary.

4th Octobel' 187 S, GEO. T. A. LA, VATER, Acoounte.nt.. 28

VICT,O,RIAN RAILWAYS.

Bo. l1.Z.

~TArEMEN'.\' of Revenue and Expenditure on the NORTH-EASTERN LINE for the Year ending 30th June 1875. . '

Dn, EXPENDITURE, REYENUE. Cn,

1I1!1es open ;J Cost ....; e: Number of Passengers carried .. 489,539 ,Revenue Through Mileage per §g! Tons of Goods curried per Train Mile. run Train i, ~ ~ , Train' llHc. I ~~. n Live Stock carried .. " Mlle.

lIUINTENA"CE AND d. £ $, tl. ., tl, OF WAY ,WORKS : I £ s, £ s, d. s, d, PASSENGER TRAFFIC; £ s. d, Salaries, Wages, and Services .. • %0,969 S II Passengers 59.~86 9 7 lIJaterJals .. .. •• i 4;066 13' 4 Parcels, &c. 40566 ,6 10 Borses, Carriages, nndDogs 1.,98~, 9 6 LOCOMOTIVE {:BARGES: Mulls...... 7.089 10' 0 Loco, Overseer and Clerks "7'4 16' '0 I,ZU 4 1- H For~men .. 4<)1 7 .. 0 Rents .. " Drivers and Firemen 6,850 11 5 ----- 75,137 10 ,0 !I. 9'71 n Cleaners •• I,s5S 6 8 H Coalmen and La.borers 41.7 5 6 "Sundries •• 1.,399 10 8 Coal.. .• .. "034 '1 8 Wood .. •• 191 15 I Water ., .. 552 4 S GoODS TRAFFIC: Oil~ Tallow, and Waste 1,1.26 0 9 Goods ", 138,674 17 9, Sundry Stores for Cleaners 357 6 0 Repairs of Engines -Wages Live Stock 8 4,360 '9, 76 .. 4,5 3 7 9,' u "Stores ~ .. 1,617 '7 1----- 141,~58 5 6 S 4'1.7 " Tools, &c. -Wages • ~ • SII lZ II l H " Stores •. 1.80 I% 8 Premiums for Economy 157 4 %

P AJlSENGER TRAFFIC CHARGES:

Melbourne Terminus (proportlon :MISCELLANEOUS 08 7 o 0'00 of) 1.,811. 9 5 I North Melbourne Station, (pro- portion of) .. .. , , 431. 1. 1. Stores for Stations ," •• 1';57 3 0 Station ~lasters • • .. 1,759 17 6 Jloolting and Telegraph Clerka ., 413 [0 10 Guards " " .. 1,038 8 0 Porters and Laborers .• Mil 17 0 Repa.lrs of Carriages-Wages , • 1.,009 0 0, H Stores •• 1.456 I1. I Grru:~ing n Wages .. 1.46 19 IO Stores .. H5 4 9 '9 5 0 150554 9 7

GOODS TRAFFIC CHAnGEs: Melbourne Goods Station (pro· portion of) .... 9,601 4 1. Stores for Stations , , , , 361 6 1. Clerks ...... 343 IS 8 Guards ...... 745 9 7 Laborers .. ., •. 7.,312 I 8 Compensation for Damage, &c •.• 163 17 II Repairs of Wagons-Wages ,. 1,950 5 0 Stores .. 1)2.81 10 0 Greasing" Wages ,. 567 15 8, Stores •• 778 7 0 I Sundries" 34 9 0

18,140 I 10

SO"DRY CHAnGES (PASSENGER AND GOODS): Pointsmen '.. . , ,. 400 16 9 Gatekeepers.. .. •• 7,70 3 IS 3 Advertising...... 464 19 I Trnvelllug & IncIdental Expenses 860 14 0

9.430 5 1 43,1%4 16 6 I TlS '9'74

GENEltAL CHARGES : Recretnry's Office (proportion of) 448 19 7 Traffic Manager's Offlce H 1,043 6 10 Accountant's Office ., 1,074 7 9 llanway Storekeeper's Office 978 8 5 PayOmce 379 I1. 9 Sundry Cburges 630 16 II 4,555 11. 3 0 1.'04 %'09

Total..

llnlance

1.18,396 4 I 1-

Railway Department, 4th Oct.?ber 1875. JOHN STEAVENSON, Secretary. GEO. T. A. LAV ATER, Accountant. 29

VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.

No. 13. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure on the BALLARAT AND ARARAT LINE for the Year ending 30th June 1875.

CR. DR. EXI'ENDITURE, I ltEVE}''UE.

MHes open .. 57 Cost I':,; Number of Passengers carried •• 50,Stt7 IRevenue .. " " 80 Through Mileage .. .. 57 1 per . Ii a Tons of Goods carried •• .. I 3,5 T~~n Average open for the Y';"" .. .. J1 ,TrninjO

PASSENGER TRAFFIC CHARGES: MIllOELLANEOIl'S : 53 800'01. Melbourne Tennlnus (proportion of) .. .. " ., '74 III Stores for Stations .. .. 819 6 10 3,.'IS Slntlon Masters .. " 6 BOOldng and Telegraph Clerks .. Sttn 0 0 Guards " " 135 1 Porters and Laborers 558 14 0 " 114 0 Repairs of Carriages-Wages " 9 Stores .. 101 4 0 ~9 10 0 Groo'~lng " Wages " " Stores 40 11 0 " " " ------',48; II 1 GOODS TRAFFIO CHARGes: ----- Melbourne Goods Station (pro- portion of) .. " ., :u::z. II ; StoTes for Stations " " 35 7 9 Clerks " .. .. U 14 0• Guards .. .. " 58 13 Laborers .. 6 I Compensatlon for Damage, &e •• , ~ 0 0 Repairs of Wagons-Wages .. 73 14 0 Stores .. 43 8 0 Gr~g .." Wages .. I lS 4 0 Stores ~ 0 " " " 49 748 0 5

SUNDRY CHARGES (PASSENGER "'ND ('.ooDS): Ballarat Station (proportion of) 534 l 1- Poilltsmen ... • ~ .• 93 9 o. Gatekeepers •• .. •• l,so. Il 0 Advertising...... lS 6 1 Travelling & Incidental Expenses 159 I; 10 1.,315 7 3 5.558 IS II I 9"7 1l"l9 GENERAL CHARGE": Secretary's Ollie" (proportion of) 34 1. 0 Tra.ffic Manager's Office: " 79 410 Accountrmtts Office 81 U. 0 Rel! way Storekeeper's Ofllce 74 6 3 Pay Ofllce .S 16 8 Sundry Charges 47 [S 1

Total .: II,091 7 I 1 S'il 7°'13

BnIance 1-,----11-

16,647 9 7 [6,047 9 7 5)'68

Railway Department, JOHN STEAVENSON, Secretary. 40th October 1875. GEO. T. A. LAVATER, Accountant. 30

VICTORIAN., , . ,RAILW ~ YS • ~. .c

No. ~4. STATEMENT of Revenue and Exp~nditure on the CAS~LEMAINE AND DUNOLLY LINE for the Year ending , 30th June 1875.

DR. EXPENDITURE. REVENUE, CR.

Miles open •• •• 471 Cost Number of Passengers Cil.rrled .. 8s,s44l Revenue Through Mileage •• per I:.;;:;:1 471 I" per Averuge open for the Year 43 Train ~ § Tons 01 Goods carri~d .. .. :<1,810 Train run .. Train Miles .. 76,I1~ .lIIUe. i ~~ Lh'e Stock Carried ' .. 146 Mile ..

I

M.uNTENANCIl OF WAY AND WORKS: ' ;£ s. d. i£s.d.• ,d.' PASSENGER TRAFFIC: £ s. d. ;£ 8. d., s. d. Salaries, Wages, and Services •• 6,415 3 5 Passengers 9,1.75 5 4 MaterinJs .. .. 667 II II Parcels, &c. ,7,08:1. ,15 4. ! 10'33 1{'31 583 IS 8 Rorses, Carriages, and Dogs 189 19 0 Mails...... 70S 4 0 LocoMonvn CIUllGES: '1 Loco. Overseer and Clerks 100 II 0 167 u' 0 " Foremen 314 6 " 10,9:1.1 16 0 :I. 10'43 u Drivers and Firemen J,660 4 0 u Cleaners "'. 388 16 0 .. ." Coalrsen and Laborers •• 14J 3 6 :1 "Sundrles •• 447 4 8 Coal.. .. •• 1,398 15 0 Wood .. .. 57 I3 7 GOODS TRAFFIC' Water •• ...... ; 71 8 0 Goods .. i •• 9,055 ·18 7- OU, Tallow, and Waste ~II I 7 Sundry Stores for Cleaners 60 9 0 Live Stock , .. "761:1.'6 Repairs of Engines-Wages 337 19 4 u " Stores IJ8 13 1. .,f .. Toolll, &e.-Wages •• 73 :I. 6 n ,f Stores 39 6 6 Prenrlums for EConomy ~ :I. 9 5.484 16 7 I 5'30 :1.7'35 o u 7 0 0'00 -. "

PASSENGER TRAFFIC CRARGES : Melbol1l1le Terminus (proportion of)...... 488 u. :< Stores for Stations •• .. I,1.S0 0 4 , Balance StaUon Masters •• • • 583 0 10 BOOking and Telegmpb Clerks •• 1:1.4'11. 3 GtUl.rd!! •• .. ._ 179 :I. 1 Portars and Laborer. _• 1,087 1 6 Repairs of Carriages-Wages •• ISS 18 0 Stores ._ 1:tO 7 0 Wages __ GrWlng 34 19 0 i " Stores .. 49 5 0' 4fJ71. 18 1.

GooDs TiUJ1FIC CIIA.RGES : , Melbourne Goods Station (pro. , portIon of) .. • • 814 17 3 Stores for Stations.. .. 57 14 9 Clerks ...... 39 15 0 Guards .. •• .. 179 I :I. .: Laborers ., .. .. ::.06 '" 6 '. Repairs of Wagons-Wages •• 87 0 0 Stores ,_ 5:1. 18 0 I Wages ._ 39 9 0 , Stores ., I: SS 7 0 1"'------

SUNDRY ; ClUllGES (pABSENQER AND ; GOODS): Castlemaine StatIon (proportion of).. •• .. .. 35~ 17 4 Maryborongb Station (proportion 01)...... 307 14 II Pointsmen...... H 4 0 Gatekeepers...... 1,917 14 0 AdvertisIng.. .. • , 43 3 :10 Travelling &, IneidentB! ExpeDBes ~07 8 5 \-~,-~- %.,862. 1 10 I

I ", GEIIERAL CIUlIOES: Secretary's Office (proportion of) 41 13 1 Traffic Manager'sOffiee " 9617 0 Accountant'. Offi"" .. 99 14 8 Railway Storekeeper's Office go 16 6 PayOffiee 35 410 Sundry Charges 58 II 3

:lolA-51 14 5 5 7'66 106'99

Railway Department,

J 4th October I87S.__ • JOHN STEAVENSON, Secretary; GEO. T. A. L.A.VATER;A~co~ntant. 31

VICTOR~AN RAILWAY.. S.

"0. 15.

STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure on the BALLA.RA.:TAND MARYBOROUGJI LINE for the Year ending 30th June 1875. "

DR. EXPENDITURE. REVENUE, Cll.

Miles open, ~ • ~ • Cost ~ .; Number of rassengern curried, ,,12.4,:1471 Revenue , per Through Mileage .. ToIlS of Goods eanied " •• 14,009 Average open for the Year Train ~ e l~ Train Mlle. run , • Mlle, ~ ~ " Live Stock carried •• • • 17 MUe. ------~~------~------J----I---·------._------,_------~ lI1J.INTl!NANCE of WAY AND WORKS: ;£ 8., do ;£ s, tl. s, tl. P J.SBENGIlR TRAl?I'lC: ;£ 8. tl, .s.,d,I,d. Salaries, Wages, and Servlccil ., ~,lo7 16, 4 paSsengers'.. • • 1I,074 z 8 Materials .. .. 56 18 6 Parcels, &e,.. ., 44"8.:1. z,l64 14 10 0 9'48 '3'57 'norses,~s, nndD.9gs 8, 6' 6 LQCOMOTIVE C1IARGE1!: Malls .. 418 10 0 Loco. Overseer and Clerks- 73 II 0 Rents .: - 7 ,8 3 " Foremen .' 1~3 0 0 " Drivers and Firemen 913 17 3 ",0:.7 IS 7 H Cleaners 1.31 S 11 " Coalmen and Laborers 98 IS , "Sundries .. 369 :z 7 Cool .. " .. 1,175 11 3 Wood .. ,. 37 10 0 GooDS TJUJ'nc: Water .. .. 74 I~ 10 Oil, Tallow, and Waste 119 7 6 - Goods ..' - MIS 17 S Sundry Stores for Cleaners 4' '9 0 Live Stock 7 4 II Repairs of Engines-Wages 318 10 , u " Stores 158 11. 8 ( S'zo " Tools, &c,-Wages .. 54 I 3 H H Stores .. 1.7 18 0 Premiums for Economy :1.1 6 9

o 13 0 0 0'(1() PASSENGER TRAFFIC -CHARGEs i Melbourne Terminns (proportion of)...... •• Stores for Stutlons.. .. Station Masters •• BOOking and Telegraph Clerks. , Guards •• •• •• Porters' and Laborers , • Compensation for Injury • , ReplUrS of Carriages-WageS ., " • " stores Grenslng " Wages .. ,. : . n " Stores ••

:1.,411 II 8

Goons TlUl'I'lO CIlAlIGES: Melbourne Goods station (pro- portion of) ••• • 177 1. II Stores for Stations •• .. 37 S 0 Clerks • • ., , • 36 3 I I Guu.Ids •• .. .. 68 9 'j,., Laborers .. •• •• 13Z (', .... "#' -.f,! Compensation for Damage, &e, .. 0 5 0 Repairs of. Wagons-Wages .. i 60 17 0 1t Stores".. 3S 10 0 " Wages.. '1.7 8 0 ., Stores.. J7 18 0 1-----1 611 u. :I.

SlJNDRY ClURGEB (PMONGRa .I..IID :: ,,' GoODS): .

BnlllIrat Station (proportion of) .. 534 3 Z liIaryborongh Station "JJ ••• 307 14 10 Polntsmen...... 45 8 6 Gatekeepers " .. •• 1,346 8 0 Advertising...... H 7 0 Travelling & Incidental Expenses Z40 U' 7 , ------2.,507 14 I

G~ERAi. CHARGES: SecJ:1ltary's Ofilce (proportion of) 3:Z 4 I Tramc Manager's omce ,. 7416 9 Acrountant'. Ofil.e 77 I 4 Railway Storekeeper's " Ofilce 70 3 8 Pay Office " 2.7 4 7 Sundry Charges 45 5 0 '3:.6 IS 5 0, 1'43 :Z'OS

Total

4,091 IS 2;. - - -'j 1------1- 1$>954 II :I. 15>954 11 Z S 9'90

Railway :p~partment, JOHN STEAVENSON, Secretary.

+th October I ~7S. GEO. T. A. LA VATER, Accountant. 32

VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.

No. 16. LIST of Rolling-stock on the Victorian Railways at 30th June 1875.

LOCOMOTIVES, CARRIAGES, WAGONS, VANS,

HORSE CARRIAGE BOXES, TRUCKS,

26 I ROLLING-STOCK Ordered and in course of Construction at 30th June .1875.

Locomotive, Overseer's Office, WM. MEIKLE, ' Melbourne, 13th October 1875. Locomotive' Overseer. '

VICTORIAN RAILWAYS. '. '

No. 17. DETAIL of Locomotive Charges per Train Mile for the Year ending 30th'June 1875.

PASSHNGHR AND GOODS TRAINs-Number of Train Miles run ,. .. Cost per TraIn Mile, --- LOCOMOTIVE POWER. £ IJ, d. £ s. d, s, " d, W ages of Foremen ... .. , .. , ... .,. . 2,448 18 I ... 0 0'29 II o. 3'48 Drivers and firemen ... ,., ' .. ... 29,727 3 ... " Cleaners and lighters-up ... , .. , .. .., 8,445 3 9 ... 0 0'99 " Coalmen and yard laborers .. , ...... 2,680 IS 3 ." 0 0'31 10 ::\ 0 5'84 C ost of CoaL" .. , , •• H...... 'H 49,9 19 ... Wood ...... , ...... 1,01 5 18 3 ... ° 0'12 0 " Water, pumpers, &c, ... ." ...... 4,017, 4 9 H' 0'47 2 o'P " Oil, tallow, and waste "...... , .. ... 4,483 3 I ..... i ° ". 0 " Sundries for cleaning engines ...... 1,41I 10 '7 .. ~ . 0'16 B oard and lodging expenses of men away from home ...... 1,066 10 ' 8 .... : 0 0'12 C oat of Gas ...... " ...... 184 18 I ... " ° 0'03 Small stores and hose pipe for washing out engines.. &c. ... 1,768 I2 II· ...... 0 0'20 " , .. 107;155. 17 8 I 0'53 LOCOMOTIVE 'REPAIRS, 8 6, 6 W ages .. , ...... H' 20,69 M aterial ... .. , ...... 10,813 6 0 3I,5 II 12 6 0 3'69 TOOLS, Jl.UClIINERY, AND BUILDINGS. I Wages , .. .. , ...... , 1,962 I 4 : M aterials ...... , ...... 1,072 I 9 . ------,- 3,034.. 3 I 0 0'36 GENHRAL CHAnGES, .. Including watchmen, half-pay for accidcnts, {Wages ... .., 3,528 :I. 6 .. " holidays, stationery, &c. Material ...... 373 17 8 ------3,9°:1. 0 2 0 0'45 S upervision, including all salaries and office charges , ...... ::1,735 13 6 ° O'3 Z P remiums to drivers and firemen , ... , .. , .. 659 7 10 '0 0'08 .. ... --- 148,998 14 9 I 5'43 P ABSENGER TRAFFIC CHAnGES, Carriage repairs-Wages .. , .. ' ...... 7,294 9 5 Material ...... 5,:1.77 9 9 , , 18 10 Carriage ':vorking expenses-W~ges ...... , , 937 Material ...... ~ ... 1,:1.79 10 9 " 14,789 8 9 0 1'73 GOODS TRAFFIC CHARGES, , Wagon repairs-Wages .. , ...... , ' , .., 7,940 U 9 Material ...... 5,247 14. 4 Wagon working" expenses-Wages ...... 2,3 61 14 9 .. Material ...... 3,2:1.5 II I " 18,775 1:1. II ----° 2'19 £182.,563 16, 5 I 9'35

Railway Department, JOHN STEAVENSON, Secretary. 4th'·October '1875. GEO. T. A. LAVATER, Accountant.

_II 33, 34 VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.

:No. 18. AxouNT, 'Mileage, and Traffic at each Station for the Year ending 30th June 1875·

LIVE STOCK. STATION TRAFFIC, PASSENGERS, PARCELS, ETC. OOing }.folety of Outwards and Inwards Ueveuue iror&------~------l'------,------11------;------llOUTWARDS. INWARJ)S. 0UTWAED~. Stations. OUTWARDS. Stations. Passengers. Goods, Parcel:;, &c. Uve Stock, &c. 'l'otals.

JOHN STEAVENSON, Secretary. Railway Department, GEO. T A. LAVATER, Accountant. 4-th October I 87 5. 35

VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.

No. 19.

RETURN of Wool from the undermentioned Stations to Melbourne, the Williamstown Pier, and Geelong.

To "Melbourne. To Williamstown Pier. To GeelonS'. Total. J I From- i ! Revenue. Bales. Revenue. Bales. Revenue. Bales. Revenue. Bales. , ----- s. d. £ $. d. £ $. d. £ s. d. £ Melbourne ... . 81,830 3,290 17 ,3 1,196 129 7 4 83,026 3..420 4 7 ...... 1 19 6 Keilor Road 1,627 129 17 6 446 42 2 ° ...... 2,073 17 ... 226 23 19 0 Diggersrest ," 167 16 4 0 59 7 IS 0 ...... Sunbury ...... 105 18 13 3 ...... , . 105 18 13 3 Lancefield Road 1,371 176 8 875 131 9 6 ...... 2,246 307 17 II ... 5 18 10 Riddell's Creek 31 18 10 ... .., ... 31 5 ... 5 ... 22 18 Gisborne .., 184 22 18 7 .. , ...... 184 7 ... 6 Woodend 6 13 14 5 ...... 9 13 14 5 ...... 9 26 II 6 Carlsruhe ... . 26 3 II 6 ...... 3 .. 0 8 IS Kyneton 1,130 178 IS 9 ...... 1,13 17 9 ...... 28 51 10 Malmsbury ... 284 51 10 5 ...... 4 5 6 I I 0 Taradale ... 6 I I 0 ...... , ... . , 69 15 I Elphinstone ... 377 69 15 I ...... , ...... 377 Castlemaine 2,250 450 8 II 104 Z3 IS 6 ...... 2,354 474 4 5 ... 6 10 Ravenswood 255 60 n 9 1,681 412. 17 6 ...... 1,93 473 3 ... 4,208 1,048 I Kangaroo Flat ... 3,594 881 10 I 614 166 17 0 '" ... 7 Sandhurst ... 26 1,147 2 Z,820 803 I2 3 ...... 7,346 1,950 16 5 ... 4.5 4 0 Goornong-... 148 44 II 0 ...... 148 4411 ... '" 62 10 Runnymede 1,759 585 16 10 1,075 376 5 0 ...... 2,834 9 I ... 66 6 Rochester ...... 599 229 14 10 '367 146 8 9 ...... 9 37 3 7 Echuea 64,086 22,192 16 23,848 8,643 12 2 .. , ... 87,934 30,836 8 9 ...... 7 6 WiJliamstQwn " ...... 3 4 6 3, ° 4 ...... ° 6 Werribee 57 1I 6 634 65 6 '0 48 5 8 0 1,209 128 5 ... 527 21 6 Little River ... 21 2 5 9 ... .. , 25 1 18 IS 9 272. 4 2 0 2 0 3 0 Lara , ~ ...... 3 ° ...... 6 II Geelong 1,997 150 2 3 5,678 446 9 6 ...... 7,675 59 9 ...... 62 18 Leigh Road , ...... 1,248 62. 18 3 1,248 3 ... .. '" 6 0 Lethbridge ... , , ...... II3 II 6 0 II3 II ...... 6 0 Meredith .. , ... 18 3 3 0 ...... 560 56 3 ° 578 59 2 0 1 94 2 0 Elaine ... ·'·1 ...... 941 94 94 Lal-lal ... 9 I 4 9 9 I 4 9 ...... 10 Buninyong ...... 102 2.2 2 7 ...... 124 17 16 3 226 39 18 Ballarat East ...... 4 0 II 0 4 OIl 0 ... ." ... 6 Ballarat 4,229 896 2 3 281 65 II 5 20.3 84 2,822 19 10 24,894 3,784 13 ...... 21 8 W allan-wallan ... 188 2.1 8 9 ...... 188 9

~. 86 66 0 6 Kilmore ... 486 66 0 6 ...... 4 ... 6 8 Broadford ••• ... 476 67 3 8 ...... , 47 67 3 Tallarook ... 1,510 2.52. 8 II4 22 6 8 ...... 1,62.4 274 14 4 ... 7 6 Seymour 1,138 190 19 2- 188 39 5 4 ...... 1,326 230 4 '" ... 8 Avenel ...... 1,185 2.10 3 8 371 , 63 0 0 ... .,,,; . 1,556 273 3 1,82.5 Longwood ••• ... 1,825 395 7 5 ...... J ...... 395 7 5 Euroa 17 4 6 0 ...... 17 4 6 0 ...... 161 Violettown .. 476 133 I 7 94 2.8 4 0 ...... 57° 5 7 ... 92.6 2 Benalla ... 2,532 849 13 4 2.03 76 9 5 '" ... 2,735 9 ... 6 6 Glenrowan ...... 46 19 IS 6 ...... 4 19 15 Wangaratta ... 1,688 65 2 4 10 ...... 1,688 65 2 4 10 Springs ...... 6,844 2,697 16 II 2,651 1,122. 10 8 ...... 9,495 3,820 7 7 Chiltern 8 23 2 7 ...... 48 2.3 2 7 ... 4 ... 6 Barnawartha ... II7 51 I 6 ...... II7 sr I Wodonga 19,229 8,997 10 8 69° 348 1 0 ...... 19,919 9,345 II 8 ... 6 Burrumbeet ... 8 2 2 5 ...... 856 138 4 ° 864 140 5 Trawalla ...... 290 61 12 6 29° 61 12 6 2 2 10 ' 2,9I3 662 15 0 Beaufort ... '" 581 17° 4 9 ... '" 2.,33 49 3 o IS 0 100 6 Ararat ... '" 97 36 7 6 ...... 3 37 5 6 2.02 6 I Newstead ... '" 190 56 0 I n 3 0 ...... 59 Moolort ... .. II7 29 13 3 ...... II7 29 13 3 . 2 Carisbrook ...... 381 II9 3 2...... 381 II9 3 Du.nolly ...... 1,196 382 10 10 ...... 5 1 7 6 1,201 383 18 4 Creswick ... 210 13 9 ...... 189 33 10 5 399 85 4 2. ... 51 10 Clunes ...... 2 o II 10 ...... I ° 4 0 3 o 15 Talbot ...... 15 4 10 0 ...... 15 4 10 0 MaryboTough ... 1,137 327 I 6 ... .. , ...... 1,137 327 I 6 I ------Grand Total ... I 31,254 43,237 5 8 I:!.4,635 J 6,32.6 i II 28,559 3,949 9 4 284M8 63,5IZ 16 II

Railway Department, JOHN STEAVENSON, Secretary. 4th October t 87 5. G EO. T. A. LAVATER, Accountant. ------~~~--~

VICTORIAN RAILWAYS. ,;. ·r , '. ~ ..... _0. 200. .... J. ANALYSIS of the Passenger ~raffic for the' Year ending 30th June 1875.

. . I, • - . i - : - ,~ .. " Passengers per Receipt! rr IAV~rage Number Average Average Receipts Passenger Train Mlle • Total Mlles Throng of Passengers 'Receipts per I. D,istance ' travel·,I per I'a... ~ " ThronghMiles Receipts, ~ Tbrough ' 'ReceeiP~' I , , ,Line. I JoumeYl!, run. travelled. Train ' e.', Passenger. open. - Mile open. Mile OpeD, ~!r:.eilir~, ~ led per I per Train e I . I p,.III!eDger. travelled.

£ . £ s, d, . s, d, 8, d, 6 2 10 Z Main~ ... . ' ...... 15 4 7,303 5,615 834,294 19,120,887 z,739 677 I 0' 51 6! 4 II! 44'75 ° 1'32 Williamstown •.. .. , .. . 9 1,219,942 22,991 , '124, 81 5 : 7,553,659 : :135,55° ' , z,455 ~ ; , 9'77 3 61" :4! 6'19 0'7° " : ° ° Ballarat~ , ...... 100. 302,047' 77,866 '3 64,012 ,:' 15,39 1;948 3,oZO 779 0'83 4. 31 5 2 50 '96 0 I'ZI North-Eastern * :.. , ...... 18z 136,98,5 SI,z66 498,3 16 8,916",,80 7S3 z8z o'z8 2 of ~:7 sl 65'09 0 1'38 EssendoU: ...... S 352,554- t 8,060 36,652 1,177,1.39 7o,5 II 1,612 9'62 4 4t- 0 5i 3'34 0 1'64- Ballarat and Ararat ...... l ' 50,897 7,805 ~ 62,73Z 1;419;954 1,64z z5 z 0'81 2. sf '3 ,of 27'90 0 1'32 Castlemaine and Dunolly , .. '...... 43 85>44-5 9,2.75 76,HZ" , , 1,678,906 1,987 216 l'I2. 2. 5! " 2 12 19'67 0, 1 '32 Ballar~t ~nd Mary,borough ... 2.6, : 124,z47 11,974 : 54.777 2.,15 1,795 , : :4.778 ' 4z6 : 2.'~7 4 oi I 91 .~ 17'32 1'24 r " ° ----~-~ ~- .. Includes reoeipts t'iom Race tra.tfic. t In order to show the re~al.tate of the P .....nger tra.tfic On the North,Eastern Line, the Ese.ndoD po~ion is here given ~IJal"'t.J..y; t Average length Open for the Year. Railway Department, JOHN STEAVENSON, Secretary.' 40th October 1875 •. GEO. T. A, ~LAVATER, Accountant.

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_0.201. ANALYSIS of the Goods Traffic for the Year ending-30th"Junj'l 1875.

, , , - ", ,"' 1;' -' ..; ~.". .- . .. "...... ~. -. ' .... . , .. ' r' - Through TOns per Recc;pts per Re 't Average' Average Receipts Line. Mlle. Tons convoyed, Receipts. r Train~l~ Totsl Mil.s tra.velled, Through Mile ReT~~grr AV~'ir~':nberl C61P s per I,Dista.nce tra.vel.. porTon open, , Run. opeD, Mile open, conveyed s.er , TraIn l\file. Ton, I led per Ton per Tra.in Mile Train M' e, 1_'_____ I ' travelled, £ £' , s. d, s. d, s, d. Main ...... 156 " z69;85° z85,025 834,294 :1.1,°45.989 1,7.30 1,82.7 0'33 6 10 2.I 'It 77'99 0 3'2.5 Williamstown 1 :1.8,493 124;81,S 17,121 3,166 0'2.4 ...... 9 154.°9 1,259,259 4 61 3 81 8 '17 ° 5·44 Ballarat, •• ... -...... 100 118,842. 9:1.,996 364,012 6,746,8,56 1,188 930 0' 33 5 It IS 7! : 56'77 0 3'31 North-Eastern ...... 187 .140,380 143,2.58 , 534,968 : 11,1 53,233 75 1 766 0'26 5 -4t 20 5 79'45 3 '08 13,61.5 62,732 18 21 2.I8 0'22 2. :i ° Ballarat and Ararat ...... * 31 6,759 5 , 9 440 9 II 38'03 ° 3'13 Castle maine and Dunolly ...... , *43 21,956 9,133 76,1I2. 523,484 5II 2.12 0'2.9 Z 5 8 .4 23' 84 0, 4. 19 * 26 14,026 26 0'26 I Ballarat and Maryboro~~h ...... 3,9 54,777 ~ 401.,25.° 539 151 5! 5 '7t 2.8'68 ° z'35 : "

~ • Average length open for the Yea.r. ,1 ~Railway Department, JOHN STEA VENSON, Secretary. " I: October 1875.' ~ GEO. T. A. LAVATER, Accountant. VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.

No. Zz. RETURN of-the Number and Nature of the Accidents and Injuries to Life and Limb which have occurred on each of the several.Lines of Victorian Railways from the 1st July 1874 to the 30th June 1875. _" ___ ...... _

.. ; Passengers Killed or Injured. Servants of the Department or Qf " Contractors Killed or Injured. , .. , , Persons Killed : ...... ---- or Injured whilst .' crossing nt Trespassers. Mlscella.neons. '>' . ,.'.t ' . , :.:.: Date of Accident. Line of Rllllwa.y. From cnuses From. their OW1l . From causes From, their own. level cr<',s!'lngs: , , boyon

- Railway Department, JOHN STEAVENSON, Secretary. 4th October 1875. GEO. T. A. LAVATER, Accountant. VIOTORIAN RAILWAYS

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~ COMPARATIVE Yearly Statement of Miles of Line Open, Oost of Construction, Rolling-stock Employed, Gross and Net Revenue, Working Charges, and Percentages of the same to Gross Revenue, &c., on the Victorian Railways, for Seven and a half Years, from 1St January 1868 to 30th June 1875. g~ ::t I Gl" Locomotive. Traffic. Genernl. Total Working Cost, Net Earnings. , ,construction, I Rolling-stock" 1 : ' , Gross Receipts, o~

Number 'IT 00 <5 of ouuage Totnl 'Receipts I ,. ~,; I ' I• ~ " ,of < I··If . per ~ Y .Miles C 'tal ...... 'Ii ~ Passen- J Goods ram TrnJn I c'E ~ f , ear, 1Open, ~Pl t Average g> g I :!! gers con- From limes -----! I ~ I os ! ? Cost til '60 . J.~ con- .,.. From PCI' run. Mile. , 0 c: I~ eXClllSnC per ~ I,:i I gj "'. vcyed, H)ed, pa~sell- Gooas Total, J\[ile II 'I Amountl A Amount 'I 1Train lIIile IAffiountlllIile Train .; f? 0. f Stores I' t;& '""" eD ~ gel' T a1 • • !=# , , ~'" A lIile ~ r.n d ,.... Tn"=c raLllc. open<11 .. • ]'IIlc. open. open. Mde. C) In 11i n<..l) <;0) "0 I..... 0 ""UJ • 0 &c. ' open. ~ 0 t ~Il • I • ~ • 1 0 d >- j Q t:> J , , ~"I ~":::"-""----I------I--I-'------~ ------1------"" ~ <::I.? g. £. £. I 1 ,£.£. £ 1 £. 1 s, ii, £. ;£ ,'£. 1 s, d, J!, £. £. s, d, 00 oq 1868 154 9,Ijo,6S1 15,947- 44 13 147,1,14, 943,317 4334701 ~~6,108 3H,195 '8~.40l z,189i I,Ij8,a8 10/1'60 61,08 1078 IOM07 101.,637 11'6S 14,llS '1'46 182.0977 [ 48'66 4/u'66 1,114 198,416 1,175 5/1'94, P7 1 ~ 180 2.54 9,184,473 36,1,9 I 441 H I '431',32.0 .,018,4971 490,816, 1.30,949 386,610 61 7,,0 1,43 11 1,1,8,817 10/7'90 ,0,79' 8'13 86,601 14'01. 101,907 16:50 ' 14,044 1.'17 1SM44 1 41'01 4/4'46 997 364,z15 1 1,434 6/3'44 ,'96 0 1 10 6 .870 154 \ 9,3'3,340 36,706 441 H 1'43 1 ,379 1,191.474, 461,466 109,'" 357,795 567,017 1.,"32.1 1,1I6,.,8 1 / '9' S3,552. 9'4S 84,32.3 14'87 4,70 18'48 Ij,9 4 1'46 1.S6,608 4S'16 4/7'17 1,010 3.0.4091 1,z11. S/6'74 l'll ' , 1871 1S91' 9,537,12.0 36,82.3 44 39 14311,461 664,1S6: 1.37,611 101,381 173,83. 1.76,>13 1.0671 510,31.6 10/S'OO 2.8,717 '0'40 4O,u8 14'56 5',710 18'72. 7,194 2.'60 1 117,849 46,.8 4/9'86 494 '48,3641 5H S/1'14 j'I1 i .87'-. 3I3 '0,014,772. 31,060 5' 141 144 1,564 "s08,6711 4S9,n6 2.36,6711 400,961 637.632.1 ',037 "'73.434110/10'4' 0,180 \0'85 85,739 13'45 110,843 11'38 14,042. 2.'2.0 1"79,804 43'88 4/9'13 894 357,8181 1,143 6/1'18' 3'57 ~ 1 6 08 0 1 8 s' • 1871-31 360 1,0,8'5,868 30,118 51 143 145 1,644 1,72.0,8ISj 50,87 2.60,75 441.,971. 703'7181'2.'101 ',354"3'110/472. 72., 1 10'2.5 97,81.:1. 113'9 1 32.,s94 1 18'84 18,79" 1'671' l2.I,z9 4S'66 '4/ '94 '959 382.4371'1,,41. 517'18 i 3'54 1 6 1 ~ "873'41 441 [",557,484 16,107 5!1. [54 160 1,77" 1,039,030, 661,980 301..9"9 548,133 8)1,04 '2.,05 •• 667,114 .0/1'51. 74,999 8'81 '2..,878 14'3 .61'145 \ 18'9S .6,593 "9S 374,7'; 44'0,1 4/5'94 '90S 476,,171' 1,151 5/B'57 1 4'12. Is: • 1874-S I S87I'2.,411,671 ,~~ ~I..:.:.. ~ 1,002. 2.,09-519: 710'1.791~"7',~ 91.0,OOB 1,567 ~~'7101~~ 130,~ ~~ 148,999 '6'19 , 182.,041 19'79 ..::~ ::"10 1~1~: 51'361~~ 8u 438,1')01 747 4/P7 3'53 ---1--'-- '1- 1 I ------Totals "12.,711181,995,381 2.Ss,I73 1881 H9 UOB\",388 11,796,589 4,oSS,63011,g19,z68 3,"-35,344 S,154,6u1 15,7801'0,189,898 81/10'56)S41,46518"95 768,888 119 08 947.747 146'Jl "9.1CS IS'81 1,J78,JOsI36TI5137IS'61 7,194 2.,716,3061 8,587 44/5'061118'44 1 66 J A':erage,,; J40 110'149~~ 1',897 49 1 4' lSI i 1,s49 1,)71,878: S40,7S II '55,901 43 ,379, 687,z8zl 2.,104 1,358,6,,1,0/"8, 7',329110'37; 101,518/14'89/116,3 18'19 IS,894 "'351 317,1071 4S'89 1 4/S"IS 9S9 I 370,17411,,45, 5/6'63 I n6 , Cl'lculated Oll the average leugtb ol,on, "- Includes repnirs and renewals of carriages and wagons. • ~I" months only, • A vemge lengll, open during tbo year. BS miles, • 4'4 )41 JOHN DTEAVENSON, Secretary. Railway Department, GEO, T. A. LA VATER, Accountant. 4th October 1875.