CO129-340 - Governor Nathan Acting Governor May - 1907 [4-6] — Page 636

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The ordinary office clerk, small shop keeper and the house boy class generally pay 1/50 of 1/20 for the trip to Canton and I see no difficulty in obtaining all this traffic and running them at 1 cent per mile to Canton.

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Then the traffic is taken from the steamers, it will not pay them to run the 35 cent coolie. I think these coolies could be charged 90 cents for the trip or say -75 cents per mile.

Then assuming that the traffic is bound to increase, a moderate estimate of the traffic to be expected from the passengers between Hong Kong and Canton on the Railway is as follows for the British Section only:-

2nd-class passengers at -/01.02 per mile 22 miles $2.20 500 3rd. -/00.75 1700 $12.75 4th. -/00.50 3000 $15.00 Total receipts. $29.95

This ignores any receipts from 1st. class passengers. The actual cost of running these passengers is as follows:-

500 2nd-class at ~/00.75 $3.75 1700 3rd. at -/00.5 $8.50 3000 4th. # at -/00.45 $13.50 Total $25.75 per mile 22 miles $566.50 Working expenses $566.50 Profit $522.50

The passengers to San Chun number 150 per day each way and taking these at 50 - 3rd class at 14 cents per mile and 100 - 4th class at 1 cent per mile the gross earnings and are as follows:-

3rd. class 4th. class Gross Earnings $11.00 $16.50 $44.00 Working Expenses $19.80 Profit $24.20 Total $30.80 $40.70

The passengers to and from Taipo and for Sha U Ching via Taipo can be taken at 250 per day each way of which 175 are for Sha U Ching.

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Page 630 The ordinary office clerk, small shop keeper and the house boy class generally pay 1/50 of 1/20 for the trip to Canton and I see no difficulty in obtaining all this traffic and running them at 1 cent per mile to Canton. + Then the traffic is taken from the steamers, it will not pay them to run the 35 cent coolie. I think these coolies could be charged 90 cents for the trip or say -75 cents per mile. Then assuming that the traffic is bound to increase, a moderate estimate of the traffic to be expected from the passengers between Hong Kong and Canton on the Railway is as follows for the British Section only:- 2nd-class passengers at -/01.02 per mile 22 miles $2.20 500 3rd. -/00.75 1700 $12.75 4th. -/00.50 3000 $15.00 Total receipts. $29.95 This ignores any receipts from 1st. class passengers. The actual cost of running these passengers is as follows:- 500 2nd-class at ~/00.75 $3.75 1700 3rd. at -/00.5 $8.50 3000 4th. # at -/00.45 $13.50 Total $25.75 per mile 22 miles $566.50 Working expenses $566.50 Profit $522.50 The passengers to San Chun number 150 per day each way and taking these at 50 - 3rd class at 14 cents per mile and 100 - 4th class at 1 cent per mile the gross earnings and are as follows:- 3rd. class 4th. class Gross Earnings $11.00 $16.50 $44.00 Working Expenses $19.80 Profit $24.20 Total $30.80 $40.70 The passengers to and from Taipo and for Sha U Ching via Taipo can be taken at 250 per day each way of which 175 are for Sha U Ching. Taking
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Vewlish

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630

The ordinary office clerk, small shop keeper and the house

boy class generally pay 1/50 of 1/20 for the trip to Canton and

I see no difficulty in obtaining all this traffic and running them

at 1 cent per mile to Canton.

+

Then thestraffic is taken from the steamers, it will not pay

them to run the 35 cent coolie. I think these coolies could be

charged 90 cents for the trip or say -75 cents per mile.

Then assuming that the traffic is bound to increase, a

moderate estimate of the traffic to be expected from the passengers

between Hong Kong and Canton on the Railway is as follows for the

British Section only}-

}

2nd.class passengers at -102 per mile 22 miles $220

500

1700

3rd.

3000 4th.

W

-/01

-

-/00.75

#

Total receipts.

This ignores any receipts from 1st. class passengers. The

actual cost of running these passengers is as follows:-

500 2nd.class at ~/00.75 1700 3rd. at -/00.5

4th. # at -/00-45

3000

This makes gross earnings

per mile 22 miles » $ 82.50.

Total.

$1089.00)

·

#

= $187.00.

= $297.00.

$566.50

Working expenses $ 566.50):- for Canton passengers

522.50)

Profit

# $374

= $495

$1089

The passengers to San Chun number 150 per day each way and taking these at 50 - 3rd class at 14 cents per mile and 100 - 4th class

11.00

16-50

at 1 cent per mile the gross earnings and are as follows:-

3rd. class

4th. clasS Gross Earnings

44.00

Working Expenses

Profit.

Total

71-50

19.80

24.20

30*80

40*70

*

The passengers to and from Taipo and for Sha U Ching via Taipo can be taken at 250 per day each way of which 175 #er are for

Sha U Ching.

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