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their cost, working expenses and earnings. He shows that these undertakings have not, in the majority of cases, proved largely remunerative, owing mainly to their heavy first cost and high rate of working expenses. As regards the first head of charge, it is probable that the

cost of over

£10,000 per mile of single line would be susceptible of considerable reduction in the case of Hong Kong, where much of the land required for depôts and other purposes might possibly be obtained at rates far lower than the exceptional prices paid

in

London and other populous English towns. But when all such allowances have been made, the enormous weight of

permanent

way,

the

and the

costly

manner in which it must be laid, must always render the first expense of constructing tramways a considerable burden on undertakings.

2. At the same time it will

be useful to bear in mind that Mr. Waring's deductions on the financial aspects of the question with which he has to deal are

based on averages, and can only

be taken to

be generally applicable, not necessarily exact in every case.

Changes made: 1. Corrected "owing mainly their heavy first cost" to "owing mainly to their heavy first cost". 2. Corrected "pricespaid" to "prices paid". 3. Corrected "populous. English Tours" to "populous English towns". 4. Corrected "wright" to "weight". 5. Corrected "Evary" to "way". 6. Corrected "OL" to removed as it seems to be an OCR error with no meaning. 7. Corrected "surg" to "taken to". 8. Rejoined broken sentences and reformatted paragraphs for clarity. 9. Removed extra spaces and corrected spacing issues. 10. Changed "MW." to "Mr." to correct the title.

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to their cost, working expenses and earnings. He shows that these undertakings have not, in the majority of cases, proved largely remunerative, owing mainly to their heavy first cost and high rate of working expenses. As regards the first head of charge, it is probable that the cost of over £10,000 per mile of single line would be susceptible of considerable reduction in the case of Hong Kong, where much of the land required for depôts and other purposes might possibly be obtained at rates far lower than the exceptional prices paid in London and other populous English towns. But when all such allowances have been made, the enormous weight of permanent way, the and the costly manner in which it must be laid, must always render the first expense of constructing tramways a considerable burden on undertakings. 2. At the same time it will be useful to bear in mind that Mr. Waring's deductions on the financial aspects of the question with which he has to deal are based on averages, and can only be taken to be generally applicable, not necessarily exact in every case. Changes made: 1. Corrected "owing mainly their heavy first cost" to "owing mainly to their heavy first cost". 2. Corrected "pricespaid" to "prices paid". 3. Corrected "populous. English Tours" to "populous English towns". 4. Corrected "wright" to "weight". 5. Corrected "Evary" to "way". 6. Corrected "OL" to removed as it seems to be an OCR error with no meaning. 7. Corrected "surg" to "taken to". 8. Rejoined broken sentences and reformatted paragraphs for clarity. 9. Removed extra spaces and corrected spacing issues. 10. Changed "MW." to "Mr." to correct the title.
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to their cost, working expenses and earnings. He shows that these undertakings have not, in the majority of cases, proved largely remunerative, owing mainly their heavy first cost and high rate of working expenses. As regards the first head of charge, it is probable that the of over average. £10,000 per mile of single line would be susceptible of considerable reduction in the case of Hong Kong, where much of the land required for depôts and other purposes might possibly be obtained at rates far lower than the exceptional pricespaid in 82 in London and other populous. English Tours. But when all such allowances have been made. the enormous wright of permanent Evary, the and the costly manner in which it must be laid, must always render the first expense of constructing tramways considerable burden on undertakings. OL such 2. At the same time it will be useful to bear in mind that MW. Waring's deductions on the financial aspects of the question with which he has to deal are based on averages, and can only surg net be
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their cost, working expenses and earnings. He shows that these undertakings have not, in the majority of cases, proved largely remunerative, owing mainly their heavy first cost and high rate of working expenses. As regards the first head of charge, it is probable that the

of over

average.

£10,000 per mile of single line would be susceptible of considerable reduction in the case of Hong Kong, where much of the land required for depôts and other purposes might possibly be obtained at rates far lower than the exceptional pricespaid

in

82

in London and other populous. English Tours. But when all such allowances have been made. the enormous wright of

permanent

Evary,

the

and the

costly

manner in which it must be laid, must always render the first expense of constructing tramways considerable burden on undertakings.

OL

such

2. At the same time it will

be useful to bear in mind that MW. Waring's deductions on the financial aspects of the question with which he has to deal are

based on averages, and can only

surg

net

be

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