CO129-340 - Governor Nathan Acting Governor May - 1907 [4-6] — Page 637

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed

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Taking these at 300 - 3rd class at 14 cents for 13 miles

and 200 - 4th class at 1 cent the figures work out as follows:-

3rd class 4th class Total Gross Earnings 45.75 26.00 71.75 Working Expenses 19.50 11.70 31.20 Profit 26.25 14.30 40.55

The local market traffic between stations in the new territories

can only be taken as 4th class. This traffic is enormous on

certain days, but it is doubtful if much will come to the Railway.

Taking a very small proportion of the figures before me I

would estimate an average of 500 passengers per day travelling 6 miles each at 4th class rates of only -/0075 cents.

Gross Earnings 22.50 Working Expenses 13.50 Profit 9.00

An Estimate for the goods traffic on the line is much more

difficult to make. I do not think that it will be possible to

complete with the boats for any through traffic to Canton.

present rate to Canton by steamer is from -/68 (sixty eight cents)

to one dollar per ton. This is very much less than one cent

per ton per mile of Railway. This is less than cost price for

the Railway. It is to the goods traffic to the intermediate

stations like Shek Lung and Sam Chun that the Railway must look

for any paying traffic. It will get a certain amount of traffic

to and from Canton for valuable cargo like silk, but that will

only be in comparatively small quantities.

Messrs. Butterfield and Swire send up about 4000 tons per

month to Canton on behalf of the Hole Line. All this will be

stored in the first instance in their new Godowns, From the se

godowns it will be much easier to transfer into Railway trucks

than into lighters from them into steamers. but even so it will

be some time before the Railway can be so well organised as to

compete with river traffic even with the rails along side the

godowns.

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Page 370 ... Taking these at 300 - 3rd class at 14 cents for 13 miles and 200 - 4th class at 1 cent the figures work out as follows:- 3rd class 4th class Total Gross Earnings 45.75 26.00 71.75 Working Expenses 19.50 11.70 31.20 Profit 26.25 14.30 40.55 The local market traffic between stations in the new territories can only be taken as 4th class. This traffic is enormous on certain days, but it is doubtful if much will come to the Railway. Taking a very small proportion of the figures before me I would estimate an average of 500 passengers per day travelling 6 miles each at 4th class rates of only -/0075 cents. Gross Earnings 22.50 Working Expenses 13.50 Profit 9.00 An Estimate for the goods traffic on the line is much more difficult to make. I do not think that it will be possible to complete with the boats for any through traffic to Canton. present rate to Canton by steamer is from -/68 (sixty eight cents) to one dollar per ton. This is very much less than one cent per ton per mile of Railway. This is less than cost price for the Railway. It is to the goods traffic to the intermediate stations like Shek Lung and Sam Chun that the Railway must look for any paying traffic. It will get a certain amount of traffic to and from Canton for valuable cargo like silk, but that will only be in comparatively small quantities. Messrs. Butterfield and Swire send up about 4000 tons per month to Canton on behalf of the Hole Line. All this will be stored in the first instance in their new Godowns, From the se godowns it will be much easier to transfer into Railway trucks than into lighters from them into steamers. but even so it will be some time before the Railway can be so well organised as to compete with river traffic even with the rails along side the godowns. Page 371
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Taking these at 300 - 3rd class at 14 cents for 13 miles

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The local market traffic between stations in the new territories

can only be taken as 4th class. This traffic is enormous on

certain days, but it is doubtful if much will come to the Railway.

Taking a very small proportion of the figures before me I

would estimate an average of 500 passengers per day travelling 6 miles each at 4th class rates of only -/0075 cents.

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An Estimate for the goods traffic on the line is much more

difficult to make. I do not think that it will be possible to

complete with the boats for any through traffic to Canton.

present rate to Canton by steamer is from -/68 (sixty eight cents)

to one dollar per ton. This is very much less than one cent

per ton per mile of Railway. This is less than cost price for

the Railway. It is to the goods traffic to the intermediate

stations like Shek Lung and Sam Chun that the Railway must look

for any paying traffic. It will get a certain amount of traffic

to and from Canton for valuable cargoe like silk, but that will

only be in comparatively small quantities.

+

Messrs. Butterfield and Swire send up about 4000 tons per

month to Canton on behalf of the Hole Line. All this will be

stored in the first instance in their new Godowns, From the se

godowns it will be much easier to transfer into Railway trucks

than into lighters from them into steamers. but even so it will

be some time before the Railway can be so well organised as to

compete with river traffic even with the rails along side the

godowns.

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