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(d) the detailed computation of revenue is shown in State- ment II, and Statement III gives figures which indicate that I may have under-estimated the return on goods traffic, sO that the working loss may possibly even be converted into a surplus balance, though the final results, of course, entirely depend upon the size of the crop.
4. I would recommend that dismissals be inade at once, and that pending settlement of individual cases, men about whose ser- vice or rights there is a doubt, be "stood off " at one-third or one- half present pay rates.
5. The reduction proposals I have summarized involve con- siderable internal reorganization, such as a fusion of the Mechanical and Transportation Branches, outside Contracts for Station Re- pairs, etc., under the Engineer's Branch, which need not perhaps be detailed in this report,
6. I consider that, under Scheme B, with the flat North line, some improvement in passenger traffic would be secured by intro- ducing a Steam Rail Car at a cost of say Rs.50,000 and, for the Goods yards traffic, a Sentinel Shunting Locomotive at a cost of Rs.26,500.
7. I also consider that, before Scheme B is carried out in its severest forin, an Ordinance should be passed setting up a Trans- port Board, whereby road buses, plying for hire at separate fares, should be controlled as to speed, safety, insurance, regularity of services, numbers on routes, accommodation, stopping places, etc., in short, that all services carrying passengers and often replacing railway facilities, should be given Government protection and thus compelled to serve adequately the peculiar requirements of the Mauritian population.
8. I assume that an Ordinance will be put through quickly whereby the sugar and other heavy traffic will be preserved to the Railway.
9. I think that the resumption of some profitable and revenue- arning work, such as the Quay scheme in the Harbour, would greatly reduce the task of Railway Staff demobilisation, and, by Troviding an outlet for the energies of Railway employees dismissed .he Service, would tend to reduce considerably the expenditure igures on Pensions and Allowances quoted in this Report.
th November, 1931.
H. C. M. AUSTEN,
General Manager.
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Statement I.
RAILWAY DEPARTMENT.
Approximate ESTIMATES OF RAILWAY REDUCTION PROPOSALS SHOWING SAVINGS TO BE DERIVED THEREFROM, NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TO BE DISMISSED AND CONSEQUENT
COST OF THELE PENSIONS OR COMPENSATORY ALLOWANCES.
Scheme "O"
Scheme "D"
Total Elimination of Passenger Service (Railway to be used for Gooda).
Scheme "A"
Estimates
Ilema
1931-32
Immediate economies based on remaining siz or seven months of the year.
Scheme "B"
Restriction of the Passenger Service
Retention of Port Louis- Curepipe Passenger Service
Expenditure Savings
Dismissals
Expenditure Savings
Dismissals
Expenditure Savings
Dismissals
Expenditure Savings
Dismissals
No. of
No. of
men
Maintenance of Way Mechanical Transportation Bois Cheri... General Charges Electrical
R.. 348,880 464,649
1,245,541
Ra. 28,200
16 81,594 138 127,000 167
Cost. Ra.
men
2,000
Rs. 64,220
Cost Rs.
No. of Men
189
11,600
Ra. 93,274
Cost Rs.
No. of Men
Cost
Ro.
Rs.
204
15,000
106,570 220
17,000
9,300 42,000
104,480 108
17,000
167,080
163
24,000
209,080 208
31,000
18,150
5
1,000
393,779 18,150
177
87,000
595,544
299
8
2,000
18,150
8
135,747
43,492
18,079 1,000
16
4,500
42,093
22
10,000
63,715
29
103,000 2,000 13,200
743,367 419
118,000
18,150
76,779
8 30
2,000
14,200
12,000
20,000
22,000
Rs.2,256,459
Rs.235,873
340
Rs.58,800
Rs.634,722
703 Rs.157,200 Rs.1,175,946
885
Rs.184,200
شت
484 Rs.127,600 Rs.957,763
ESTIMATE OF PENSIONS AND COMPENSATORY ALLOWANCES. ON FULL PENSION WITH GRATUITIES BABIS.
N.B. For reduced pension basis these figures would probably be higher but, I consider, can be kept within the estimated limits.
Estimates 1931-32 Rs. +100,000
Passages Demolition Work Sundries
...
Expenditure under A
Additional Cash expenditure net
revenue account.
Expenditure
1931-32
Rs. 158,800
Expenditure 1932-33 Rs. 227,600
Expenditure 1933-34 Ra. 257,200
+ Less Rs. 10,000 saved as now revised. Present basis is therefore taken as Rs.100,000.
Re.
9,000
7,106
1,000
Rs.17,105
ESTIMATE OF MISCELLANEOUS EXPENDITURE.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Ra.
9,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
*3,400
5,000
3,000
3,000
1,000
Rs.13,400
1,000
1,000
1,000
Rs.12,000
Rs.10,000
Rs.10,000
* Petite Riviere and Beau Bassin Double Line not to be removed. Hence expenditure will be Rs.3,400.
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE UNDER SCHEMES “A," "B," "C" AND "D."
Expenditure
1934-35 Rs. 284,200
Rs.
2,020,586 13,400
Expenditure under B. Additional Cash ex-
penditure net revenue
Ra. 1,621,737
12,000
Expenditure under C. Additional Cash expenditure net
revenue account.
Rs. 1,298,696 10,000
Rs.
Expenditure under D. Additional Cash expenditure net
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1,080,513
10,000
revenue account.
account.
2,033,986
1,633,737
1,625,000
1,308,696 1,200,000
1,090,513
1,160,000
Re.540,986 Deficit.
158,800
Rs.8,737 Deficit
227,600
Rs.18,696 Deficit.
257,200
Surplus
Rs.69,487
284,200
Fatimated revenue-ee Statement II 1,493,000
Estimated Pensions and Compensa- tory Allowances, computed in ac. cordance with Statement IV
Deficit
10430
HI
... Rs.699,786
Deficit
Rs.236,337
Deficit ...
Rs.275,896
Deficit
Rs.214,713
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