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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — AUSTRALIA
Nationality of vessels entered and cleared, 1911 :-
-
Entered
Cleared
Number
Tons
Number Tons
Australian ....
British
New Zealand ....
German
French
United States ....
364 827 250 ISO 103 36
420,511 2,760,020 500,047 508,017 208,271 33,410
383 427,720 830 2,781,355 254 501,080 177 407,060 107 216,100 37 . 34,335
Tonnage of vessels entered at the princi
)al ports, 1911 :—
From oversea countries
Interstate
Local 1
Ports
Via
Total
Direct
other Com- monwealth
ports
Tons
! Tons
Tons
Tons
Tons
Sydney
. ' 091,706
1,824,857
2,420,788
2,522,689
7,769,040 •
Melbourne .
. i .350,259
1,575,294
2,881,666
920,846
5,028,065
Brisbane
. 1 174,145
866,560
786,381
625,606
2,452,782
Adelaide
. ' 581,385
856,200
1,667,056
- (")
3,104,641
Albany . Frc mantle .
. j 190,120
53,400
687,375
233,485
1,164,389
. 1 802,860
68,870
056,144
210,530
2,038,422
Hobart
. ' 380,504
5,841
445,571
30,830
862,746
2 No record.
1 From other ports in the same State.
Communications.
Government Railways for the year ending June 30, 1911 :—
State
N.S. "Wales . Victoria . Queensland S. Australia . N. Territory . Western Australia Tasmania
Total
Miles Open
3,761 3,523 3,868 1,035
146 2,375
470
16,078
Cost of Con- struction & equipment
£
50,971,894 44,121,767 25,808,841 14,016,252
1,180,2962 12,019,927
4,079,832
153,188,809
Passciijier Journeys
Goods carried
Gross
Receipts
Number
Tons
3,028,6.59
60,010,628 10,355,565 03,795,806 4,067.627 13,250,379 16,619,0531 2,164^ 14,828,603 1,682,386
6,042,205 4,806,210 2,730,430 [ ,31,3571, 2,045,136 j 2,104^1 11,814»| 2,788,203 I 1,844,419 346,1864| 277,016
201,107,9195 24,219,701-5 17,848,1305
Working Expenses
3,601,061 3,000.504 1,563,119 1,2.55,589 12.702^ 1,216,477 215,530
1 Excludes working result on Port Augusta to Oodna<latta line for 6 months ended 30th June T»I1. - To 31st December, 1010. ' Exclusive of Live Stock Tonnage.
' ■■' Estimated. 5 Approximate.
The mileage of government railways at June 30, 1912, was 16,898 miles ; gross receipts, 1911-12, 19,101,000/. ; working expenses, 12,471,000.
In A^'ictoria a scheme for the electrification of the railways is being experi- mentally carried out.
The railway gauge is :— In N.S. Wales, 4ft. 8^in. ; in Victoria, 5ft. 3iu.
