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70. The results of the past 5 years are as follows:
Year
Gross
Working
Net
Receipts
Expenses
Loss
Net Revenue
1924
420,186.15
507,814.42
87,628.27
1925
430.578.31
529,901.49
99,323.18
1926
538,044.73
639,787.80
101,743.07
1927
713,424.85
715,769.41
2,344.56
1928
820,994.90 800,954.17
20,040.73
71. Through and Joint Sectional as follows:-
passengers carried were
1926
1927
1928
Passengers booked at
Stations in British
Territory
to
Sta-
tions in China ex- cluding Shum Chun the border station. Passengers booked at Stations in China excluding
Chun the
station to
Shum
border
Stations
18,031
202,893
309,917
in British Territory 17,609
72. The Local passengers carried were as follows:-
254,039 438,080
1926
1927
Main Line
Fanling Branch
1,151,780
48,451
835,240 27,699
1928 826,374
5,933
73. The final division of through and joint sectional traffic receipts were agreed between the two Administrations to end of June, 1928.
74. Claims outstanding against the Chinese Section on acccount of suspension of Through and Joint Sectional traffic, Hire of Rolling Stock and Demurrage, which stood at $993,449.22 at the end of 1927, have increased by $4,146.99.
75. Debits in respect of Demurrage and Hire of Rolling Stock for the year 1928 were accepted by the Administration of the Chinese Section and the accounts adjusted accordingly. The claims for Suspension of Traffic and Demurrage of Wagons for 1924 and 1925 were however not accepted and the total out- standing at the end of the year was as follows:
Suspension of Traffic (1923-
do. (9 days) in
1927)
Do.
1928
Demurrage of Wagons (1924-
1925)
935,302.75
5,905.46
941,208.21
56,388.00
Total due by Chinese Section to
British Section
$997,596.21
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