WEIGHT IN TONS OF PASSENGERS' LUGGAGE ON WHICH A CHARGE IS MADE.

RECEIPTS FROM PASSENGERS' LUGGAGE, PARCELS, CARRIAGES, HORSES,

NUMBER OF MILES TRAVELLED IN THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 81ST, 1859.

By a return presented to the House of Commons, it appears that the Capital authorised on the 31st December, 1859, was £399,746,279; including £16,028,928 on abandoned lines. The total paid up was £254,806,955; including £1,672,148 on abandoned lines. A return of the amalgamations and working arrangements effected during the year, shows that there were three amalgamations, and several working agreements, with sales and leases.

The length of line in respect of which the powers had expired was 2,546 miles. The Capital appropriated for the construction was £11,117,954.

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GENERAL STATISTICS OF RAILWAYS

IN ENGLAND AND WALES, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND, IN EACH

£
1854 139,484,876 17,116,341
1855 142,362,155 17,551,524

9,429,589 166,030,808 9,691,763 169,605,442

Ordinary 1856 145,263,962 17,996,478 10,185,669 173,446,109 1857 149,222,047 18,475,939 10,926,408 178,624,394 1858 151,959,920 18,501,677 11,376,184 181,837,781

By Shares

(1854

I 1855

41,989,963 5,548,380 1,839,609 49,377,952 44,629,861 5,946,163 2,242,002

52,818,026

Preference

47,329,378 6,958,722 2,501,458

56,785,558

58,126,627

Total

1856
1857 48,465,649 7,168,143 2,492,835
1858 50,800,322 8,147,969 2,906,256|| 61,854,547

1854 181,474,839 22,664,721 11,260,198 215,408,758 1855 186,992,016 23,447,687 11,933,765 222,423,468 1856 192,593,340 24,995,200 12,687,127 230,235,667 1857 197,687,696 25,644,082 13,419,243 236,751,021 1858 202,760,242 26,649,646 14,282,440 243,692,328

Total

1857 65,510,510 9,434,400 3,461,327
1858 68,111,401 10,031,354 3,540,424 81,683,179

1854 240,235,025 31,482,647 14,351,122 286,068,794 1855 249,805,306 32,571,108 15,208,295 297,584,709 1856 257,489,431 34,139,963 15,965,692 307,595,086 1857 263,198,206 35,078,482 16,880,570 315,157,258 1858 270,871,463 36,681,000 17,822,864 325,375,507

1854 33,284,925 1,895,672 2,750,058 Total 1855 34,397,572 1,791,044 2,887,991 Number 1856 35,490,844 1,952,240 3,223,077 Conveyed 1857 36,603,060 2,180,284 3,382,941 1858 36,199,373 2,150,334 3,343,582

37,930,655

39,076,607

40,666,161

42,166,285

41,693,289

(1854 46,793,880 8,701,550 3,233,618 Total 1855 51,608,123 8,879,345 3,393,761 Number 1856 58,438,432 9,476,226 3,616,899 Conveyed 1857 63,562,252 10,723,694 3,912,183 1858 64,568,572 10,647,854 3,929,038

58,782,048

63,881,220

71,531,557

78,198,129

79,145,464