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For the Badulla, Madulsimd and Hewa Eliya, and Monaragalla Districts.
Down TRAFFIC.
UP TRAFFIC.
No. of
Crop Sasson.
Başbala Codes despatched.
Cinemoon
No. of
ds
Bark despatched.
No. of Tons Coffee and Cinchona Bark despatabed, calculating
No. of Busbela
Bice roosivad.
No. of Toms Manure received.
60 Bushela Coffee to a
Ton
No. of Tons Rice and Mamera received, onloulating 35 Bu
Bics to
Total Down and
Up Trade.
Tom.
B.
Total Cost of Construction-Rs. 5,640,000.
1880-81
224,446
1881-82
197,843
1882-83
160,774
1888-84
Revenue
Less working expenses
Ro. 774,183 275,000
1884-85
25,312 42,665 8,316 181,658 188,095 2,764 188,429 173,805 477,288 8,108 128,745 241,487 818,277 4,390 119,921
998,155 1,551,637 17,328 645,275 1,016
8,762
126,622
136
3,754
7,506
198
8,957
7,278
299
4,254
7,018
204
3,882
6,988
179
3,605
7,905
19,443
36,780
Profit
Deduct for Interest and Sinking
Fund
499,183 equal to 8.8 per cent. on capital cost.
282,000 5 per cent. on capital.
Average of the above
five years
199,631 810,827 8,466
129,055
201
8,890
7,356
Acreage of Tes planted in the Badulla, &c., Districts—3,880 acres.
Surplus profit
217,183 equal to 3.8 per cent, on capital cost.
C.
Railway Rates per ton between Colombo and Nánu-oya and Colombo and Haputalé.
Coffee Cinchona
2nd Class
3rd Class
Náno-oya.
B.. cts.
Haputalé. Rs. cts.
·
18 85
22 85
28 15
34 40
-
25 25
►
31
50
-
18
10
14 10 Note.-2nd Class includes Rice.
The above are the present reduced rates in force to Nánu-oys, and made applicable to Haputalé by calculating on a similar mileage charge.
April, 1886.
D.
W. T. PEARCE,
General Manager.
ABSTRACT of Returns of Traffic for Seasons 1880–81, 1881-82, 1882–83, 1883–84,
1884-85.
For the Haputalé District.
Down TRATIO.
UP TRAFFIC.
Enclosure 2 in No. 3.
Mr. WARING, Chief Resident Engineer, Nanu-Oya Extension.
I HAVE been over the whole of the trace to Haputale. I have staked out 18 miles, i.e.,
all but the first 6 miles.
At 114 miles Nanu-Oya no steeper gradient than 1 in 52.
From Potupola the line falls, principally, I in 44 to Haputale.
Properly described as a specially difficult line to work, but not so difficult as the Nanu-Oya line.
The rain-fall is less, and there should be less fear of land-slips. country is better than on the Nanu-Oya portion.
The nature of the
Wear and tear about the same. For working, I do not think it would be so expensive
as on the Nanu-Oya, because there would be less fear of slips.
Paragraph 47 of my report,
There should be a turntable at Haputale.
The Haputale section would be easier to work than the Nanu-Oya, because half the traffic either way would be down hill.
Patupola Station--Only required as a place for a tank and for siding for the working
of the fine. No turntable is required.
My estimate on making the line on the departmental system is Rs. 5,911,458.
No. of Tons
Cabe and
No. of
Cinobosa
Crop Beason.
No. of
No. of
Pounda
Bushels Coffee despatched.
Cinehous Bark despatched.
Bark despatched,
No. of Toma
calculating
Beshala Hies received.
Masure received.
40 Bushels Code to a Toa.
No. of Toms Bice and Manure received, calculating 15 Bushai Rice to a Ton.
Total Down and
Up Traße.
1880-81
851,406
6,206
5,800
129,835
131
3,826
9,886
1881-82
284,189
88,734
3,920 118,584
228
3,618
7,538
1882-83
£17,898
185,457
3,706 114,601
104
3,465
7,171
1883-84
1884-85
867,744 212,987 300,900 400,291
998,402 1,316,880
3,547 111,810 5,193 110,555
22,826 584,225 1,078
314
3,404
7,041
208
8,367
8,500
17,765
89,991
Average of the above
five years
ve 263,876 190,008 4,445
116,846
215
8,568
7,900
Acreage of Ten planted in the Haputalé District-3,1434 acres.
See paragraph 3
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Rs. 200,000
25,358 Probable
savings.
=total cost Rs. 5,686,100 to open the line.
225,858
I had been over the trace when I made the estimates above.
I do not think it would be remunerative to have a narrow gauge railway. Its profita would not be commensurate with the working expenses.
NEWERA ELITA, 31st March 1886.
Present:--All the Commission.
A. T. Karslaku, Esq., Chairman of the Planters' Association, Badulla, in charge of Hewa Eliya-Kocagalla Dunedin, Hewa Eliya Madulaima, Amanaduwa Aunamalie Aucklands, Cabriabokka, Coodadora, Mahadors.
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