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lept engaged each day to and from Taipo. Taking the

reight at 5 cents per mile per ton which is much under present rates the figure would be

Gross Earnings

$21.45

Working Expenses

Profit

$ 5.85

$15.60

To carry this traffic it will be necessary to run 5 passenger trains per day each way and one goods train. The passenger train would consist of about 8 coaches

at least sach 60 ft. long.

Summarising the above figures for passengers the cost of running these 10 passenger trains works out to $649/- per day or 64/20 per train mile or cents

36.50 per coach mile which is rather high evan for the large coach proposed so I do not think my working

expenses are on the small side by any means. I have no figures for Chinese Railway, but in no Indian Railway is the cost taken as high as this.

Sumarising the above figures, the following is the result:-

&

TRAFFIC

Canton Passengers

GROSS MARNINGS

1089.00

WORKING EXPENSES PROFIT

566.50

522.50

Sam Chun

71.50

70.80

40.70

Taipo

#

71.75

31. 20

40.55

Local Market #F

22.50

13.50

9.00

reas

Canton goods

262.00

131.00

131 00

Sam Chun "

$42.00

66.00

Local

t

21.45

5.35

176.00

15.80

Total

Total per mile

1780.90

80.92

844.85

38.40

935.35

42.51

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