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facilities to attract passengers, and (3) development of road

feeders to bring additional business to the line.

1.

Rehabilitation.

To deal with rehabilitation first, it may be stated that

the engines and rolling steak of the railway have been brought

into a suitable state of repair, the stations and buildings

are in a satisfactory condition, while the track, with the

exception of sleeper renewals, and bridges are in good shape. The only question as regard rehabilitation is the provision

of alespers and, for the purpose of putting the road bed into

condition suitable for higher speeds to be attained with

safety by trains, eight thousand new sleepers are required,

Taking the cost of a sleeper at $4.50 (Canton curranay) including

labour, a sum of three hundred and sixty thousand dollars must

be raised for resleepering. The railway has done what it

could with its limited resources to tackle this problem, but

it is too big and of too great urgency to be carried through

unaided.

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Provision of Additional Facilities.

a) As regards the provision of additional facilities to

attract passengers to the railway, something has already been

done by providing a higher standard of comfort in the seating

of the second class cars, as well as improved lighting and

electric fans in the third claas coaches, However, this is

not enough. The cars in use are of common style, and a3

comfort is a most important factor in attracting business it

will be necessary to have some passenger oars equipped with

the most modern convenciences. Übservation and Drawing Room

of Parlour cars must be added. It is considered that four

such cars should be provided to begin with. Their cost will

5.