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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — UNITED KINGDOM
working expenditure amounted to 53,083,804^. on all the railways, being 57 per cent, of the total receipts.
On June 30, 1897, there were in the United Kingdom 1,031 miles of street and road tramways open, from which, during the year 1896-97, 4,235,533^. had been received, and upon which 3,198,444?. had been expended. This left a balance of receipts of 1,037,149?. Total paid up capital 14,782,700?. The total number of passengers who travelled during the year on the tramways was 788,569,669.
II. Canals and Navigations.
The following table shows, for 1888 (the latest date available), the length, traffic, revenue, and expenditure of the canals and navigations in England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, which do not, and of those which do, belong to railway companies : —
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Length
Traffic
Revenue
Expenditure
Canals not belonging to railways : — England and Wales . Scotland . Ireland .
United Kingdom .
Canals belonging to railways : — England and Wales . Scotland . Ireland .
United Kingdom .
Total .
Miles
2,026
69
513
Tons
27,715,875
69,744
489,194
£
1,439,343 12,011 89,369
£
861,068 16,086 71,541
2,608
28,274,813
1,540,723
948,695
1,024 84 96
6,609,304
1,386,617
30,386
437,080
57,178
6,495
335,503
26,599
4,456
1,204
8,026,307
500,753
366,558
3,813
36,301,120
2,041,476
1,315,253
The paid-up capital (from all sources) of the canals, <fec., not belonging to railway companies was, in 1888 : — in England and Wales 20,959,820?.; in Scotland 1,254,047?.; in Ireland 2,071,308?.;
total 24,285,175?.
The Manchester Ship Canal, opened in 1894, is 35^ miles in length, 26 ft. in depth, and (except for 2^ miles near Latchford) not less than 120 ft. in bottom width. The minimum width of the locks is 65 ft. The large docks at Manchester are 26 ft. deep, and the smaller 20 ft. The canal is in direct communication with all the large canals of the district. The capital of the Company is 15,412,000Z.
