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SUMMARY Or Cost.

Itema

Railway No. 1.

Bailway No. 3.

Railway No. 8.

Lined throughout with Brick in Cement.

Karthworks

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Mining earth and boulders, 45 square yards x 50 - 2,250 cubic yards at $4 Mining rock, 45 square yards x 700 = 31,500 cubic yards at $10 ... Lining of brick in cement, 12 square yards × 750 9,000 cubic yards at $25 Two faces, 2 x 100 cubic yards excavation 200 cubic yards at $2 Two faces, 2 x 200 cubic yards masonry 400 cubic yards at $10

Cost of Tunnel, 287 yards long.

Peg 34,950 to Peg 35,810.

Lined throughout with Brick in Cement.

$9,000 315,000

Dollars.

651,700

Dollars.

Dollars.

1,394,400

305,200

Tunnele

1,833,200

759,550

225,000

400

Bridgee

393,000

530,000

73,000

4,000

Bank protection

249,250

251,800

$553,400

Permanent way and sidings

692,500

982,500

233,500

Stations

300,000

306,000

39,000

Administration, &c. ...

100,000

136,000

32,000

Works

4,209,650

4,360,250

682,700

Surveys

35,850

46,900

1,300

Mining earth and boulders, 45 square yards × 50 – 2,250 cubic yards

at $4

$9,000

Accommodation and compen-

sation.

10,000

17,000

4,000

Mining rock, 45 square yards × 237 10,665 cubic yards at $10. Lining of brick în cement, 12 square yards × 287 3,444 cubic yards

at $25

106,650

Contingencies

215,000

340,000

40,000

Total cost

4,470,300

4,784,150

86,100

728,000

Two faces, as above

Second tunnel

First tunnel

4,400

$206,150 553,400

Total cost per mile

207,930

140,122

88,564

ANALYSIS OF COST PER MILE.

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$759,550

Items.

Bailway No. 1.

Railway No. 2.

Railway No. 8.

Or $732.45 per linear yard.

Dollars,

Dollars.

Dollars.

Surveys

1,667

1,379

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RAILWAY No. 3.

Earth works

30,312

41,012

37,129

Permanent Way.

Tunnels

85,266

22,340

Miles.

Bridges

18,279

15,588

8,880

Main line

8:22

Sidings-Un Long

1

Bank protection

11,593

7,406

+

Total permanent way

9.22

Permanent-way

31;744

28,897

28,406

Stations

...

13,953

9,000

4,744

9-22 Miles of permanent way at $25,000

$230,500

Administration

4,651

4,000

3,895

6 Sets of points and crossings at $500 ...

3,000

Compensation

465

500

486

$233,500

Contingencies

10,000

10,000

4,866

Total cost per mile

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207,990

140,122

88,564

Station.

Un Long-Station building

$6,000

41366

Platform

5,000

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No. 172.

Platform cover

4,000

11

Goods shed

8,000

Water tank

3,000

11

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Signalling

6,000

Telegraph

4,000

22

Station appliances

3,000

(Confidential.)

SIR,

$39,000

FOREIGN OFFICE to COLONIAL OFFICE.

(Received November 21, 1905.)

[Answered by No. 175.]

Foreign Office, November 20, 1905. WITH reference to previous correspondence respecting the Hankow-Canton Railway Concession, I am directed by the Marquess of Lansdowne to state, for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, that on the 5th instant the

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