4434
6 wagons. 32
"1
9
Total
47 wagons.
Add 10 per cent. per days of pressure
5
Add 5 per cent. per repairs Brake vans
52 3
"
3
29
58 wagons.
Carriages 4 and 1 brake van
Engines 2
COST:
Engines
Waggons 58 at Rs. 3,000
4 carriages at Rs. 8,000
Rs. 40,000
174,000 32,000
1 brake van at Rs. 5,000
5,000
Total
Rs. 251,000
Maintenance of engines
Rs. 40,000 at 10 per cent.
Rs. 4,000
Of carriages and wagons
Rs. 211,000 at 5 per cent.
10,550
Rs. 14,550
Station Staff.
3 Station masters
Rs.
3 Crop assistants for 6 months
6 Porters
3,000 450 1,152
Rs. 4,602
167
No. 128.
MR. LYTTELTON to ACTING GOVERNOR SIR G. BOWER. (Sent 5.58 p.m., February 19, 1904.)
TELEGRAM.
[Answered by No. 130.]
Your confidential despatch of 12th January and your telegram of 6th February. I cannot sanction further railway loan on information before me. See my despatch of 8th February, confidential. You should consider some cheaper scheme for assisting planters in areas where difficulty apprehended in transport of canes by road, possibly utilizing some of automobiles which new railways will apparently render available.
6311
(No. 26.)
SIR,
No. 129.
ACTING GOVERNOR SIR G. BOWER to MR. LYTTELTON. (Received February 22, 1904.)
[Answered by No 142.]
Government House, Mauritius, January 23, 1904.
1
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 254, of the 3rd November, 1903, § conveying His Majesty's approval of Ordinance No. 19 of 1903, to authorise the raising of a loan of £40,000 to meet the cost of the Black River Railway Extension.
2. With reference to the 2nd paragraph of your despatch, I informed you in my despatch, No. 494, of the 30th ultimo,|| that the question, when it will be neces- sary to raise the loans to meet the cost of the Black River Railway Extension and for reafforestation purposes, and whether the Crown Agents may begin to draw on the Colony to meet current expenditure pending the raising of the loans, was engaging the attention of the financial officers. I have since received their report, a copy of which I enclose.
3. I laid the matter before the Executive Council at a meeting held on the 8th instant, when the Council were of opinion, in which I fully concur, that the following loans :-
(a) Black River Railway, £40,000;
Drainage, £23,500;
(c) Mare-aux-Vacoas, £17,000;
(d) Re-afforestation, £110,000;
as also the loan contemplated for the extension of the branch lines of railways and
the increase of the rolling-stock should be raised at the same time, as more advan- tageous terms may be obtained for the Colony.
4. The other railway schemes which have been recommended by the Council
•
of Government, subject to your approval, are the following:-
1. A standard-gauge line from Poudre d'Or Station to the
Vale-about ten miles, including rolling-stock
Running Staff.
1 Driver
1 Fireman
1 Cleaner
1 Guard
Rs.
840
600
360
840
2 Brakesmen
600
On the North line:--
Rs.
3,240
Overtime
1,080
Rs. 4,320
£51,000
Running expenses 100 miles a day at 40c.-Rs. 40
per
diem...
2. A standard-gauge line from Mapou Station to Australia-
about seven miles, including rolling-stock
38,000
For a year
Rs. 14,600
On the Midland line:--
Summary of expenditure:-
Insurance of way
Rs. 16,690
Insurance of rolling stock
14,550
3. A narrow-gauge line from Mare d'Albert Station to Cent
Gaulettes, including rolling-stock
24,000
Station staff
Running staff
Running expenses
4,602
The additional rolling-stock required for Montagne Longue
and Black River lines
4,320
17,000
14,600
Rs. 54,762
£130,000
• No. 127.
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