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portion of Special Expenditure chargeable to Revenue was $10,926.87. Further items amounting to $31,050.79 were included in respect of services rendered and materials supplied by other Government Departments, also payments made by the Railway not provided for in the Railway estimates but charged to Government votes.
86. The vote for supervision of Government Motor Cars and Lorries at Kowloon attached to the Railway, is included in the Railway estimate of Other Charges merely as a convenience, but the cost is not included in the final Operating Expenses.
87. The results of the past five years are as follows:
Year Gross Receipts Operating Expenses Net Revenue Net Loss 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 1929 $890,744.54 $751,977.35 $138,767.19 1930 $973,128.63 $840,022.16 $133,106.4788. Through and Joint Sectional passengers carried were as follows:
1928 1929 1930 Passengers booked at Stations in British Territory to Stations in China excluding Shum Chun the border station 309,917 375,144 389,723 Passengers booked at Stations in China excluding Shum Chun the border station to Stations in British Territory 438,080 526,696 548,26989. Local Passengers carried were as follows:
1928 1929 1930 Main Line 826,374 895,579 976,076 Fanling Branch 5,933 closed closed90. The final division of through and joint sectional traffic receipts were agreed between the two Administrations to end of June, 1930.
91. Claims outstanding against the Chinese Section account of suspension of Through and Joint Sectional traffic and Demurrage, which stood at $1,021,526.61, increased by $3,844.83.
92. Debits in respect of Demurrage and Hire of Rolling Stock for the year 1930 were accepted by the Administration of the Chinese Section and the accounts adjusted accordingly.
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