THROUGH COACHING.
First Class
16,000
96,000
Second Class
Third Class
300,000
1,100,000
360,000
550,000 1006,000.
Assuming one-third of this number to use the Railway
5.
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the start, we would have:-
Tons
First Clase
Second Class
5,300 reducing to tons .10
100,000
530.
.08
8,000.
Third Class
367,000
*
.06
22,020. 30,550.
Multiplying by the length we get 3,360,500
of which the British carry
Chinese
672,100
2,788,400
Now assuming the same rates as the steamers which we can
charge we would have a gross revenue of $335,333 and applying the
principle of the Agreement by which we can charge apecial rates we
44 would be entitled to 133 of this sum 110,924 of which half viz.**
$55,462 would go direct to the British Section and the balance
$279,871 to joint account.