CO129-366 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor May - 1910 [4-5] — Page 68

THROUGH COACHING.

First Class

16,000

96,000

Second Class

Third Class

300,000

1,100,000

360,000

550,000 1006,000.

Assuming one-third of this number to use the Railway

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the start, we would have:-

Tons

First Clase

Second Class

5,300 reducing to tons .10

100,000

530.

.08

8,000.

Third Class

367,000

*

.06

22,020. 30,550.

Multiplying by the length we get 3,360,500

of which the British carry

Chinese

672,100

2,788,400

Now assuming the same rates as the steamers which we can

charge we would have a gross revenue of $335,333 and applying the

principle of the Agreement by which we can charge apecial rates we

44 would be entitled to 133 of this sum 110,924 of which half viz.**

$55,462 would go direct to the British Section and the balance

$279,871 to joint account.