194
G
246
Statement V.
Coaching Revenue.
247
Passenger
Year.
Revenue.
Parcels.
Rs.
1921
2,685,826
Ra. 161,271
Total.
Ra. 2,847,097
Sugar Crop.
Tons.
1922
2,741,810
154,767
2,895,577
C. 93945/32 [No. 15].
No. 78.
The Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Officer Administering the Government, Mauritius.
DOWNING STREET,
1923-24
2,985,545
163,055
3,148,600
201,550
28th November, 1932.
1924-25
2,065,346
161,618
2,826,964
224,710
1925-26
1,864,053
130,683
1,994,716
239,100
1926-27
1,663,323
122,625
1,786,948
190,712
1927-28
1,459;143
109,723
1,569,866
214,627
SIR,
1928-29
1,116,655
117,991
1,234,646
250,094
1929-30
781,749
98,084
880,833
234,015
1930-31
606,669
73,393
880,062
220,096
1931-32
435,437
63,552
498,989
164,010
Estimated 1932-33
370,000
52,800
422,800
Average
220,000
215,892
Goods Revenue,
Year.
Sugar. Rs.
1921
1922
1923-24
1924-25
1925-26
1926-27
1927-28
1928-29
Canes. Rs. 142,854 891,757 719,691 172,755 800,761 737,860 223,907 727,209 898,563 1,849,679 256,879 883,661 822,196 1,942,736 218,155 919,929 875,846 2,113,930 189,383 619,454 485,132 1,293,989 157,959 820,854 556,017 155,366 922,169 389,577 1,467,112
General Goods. Ra.
Total. Ra.
Miscellaneous. Rs.
1,564,302
62,228
(Confidential.)
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Sir Wilfred Jackson's confidential despatch of the 26th of July, 1932,* on the subject of the Mauritius Government Railways.
2. In his report dated 5th November, 1931, copy of which accom- panied Sir Wilfred Jackson's confidential despatch of 4th of November, 1931,† the General Manager of the Railway submitted estimates of the reduction in revenue and expenditure which might be anticipated under each of four successive schemes of reorganiza. tion. The annual deficits anticipated were as follows:-
Deficit. Rs.
1,711,376
64,277
129,161
162,656 139,970
189,472
1,534,830
141,868
146,454
1929-30
1930-31
1931-32*
1932-33 ...
103,048 857,666 352,863 70,540 821,314 251,875 46,818 563,648 209,052 64,600 820,000 180,600
1,313,577
141,228
Under Scheme (A). The introduction of im- mediate economies involving the dismissal of employees surplus to railway require- ments Under Scheme (B). passenger service
699,786
Restriction of existing
236,337
1,143,720
113,727
Under Scheme (C).
Retention of Port Louis-
819,518 1,065,200
(a) 128,925 (a) 122,000
Average
785,702
Curepipe passenger service only Under Scheme (D). Total elimination of
passenger services
275,896
214,713
*Not Final.
(a) Includes Levy on salaries.
The above deficits were calculated after provision had been made for pension and compensation allowances, but not provision for depreciation and renewals.
3. Scheme (A) was, I understand, introduced on 1st February last and the General Manager now recommends that Scheme (B) should be put into immediate execution. Apart from the question of closing sections of the line, to which I shall refer later, the fundamental difference between the recommendation of the Finan- cial Commissioners and that of the General Manager is, that the Financial Commissioners recommend that the railway should be
† No. 39.
* No. 77.
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