'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1908-1909' [‎124r] (109/132)

RAILWAYS TRAM WAYS.
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^ 1 order empowering the Shivrdjpur Syndicate, Limited, of Bombay, to construct
Tbe ^ work (in supersession of their existing mono-rail concession) a line of tramway
> 11 ^ ^ ner Boad Station on the B B. & C. I. Railway and Shivr%ur, a distance of
betwe^ ^ as un a e r the consideration of Government during the year. The final order
Chap. IV.
PRODUCTION
AND
DISTRIBUTION.
■ 7x
7 719 miles,
ab ° U s ince been published.
haS Ambaii Taranga Steam Tramway, Company, Limited, applied for a concession for
f rtion of a Steam Tramway between Dabhora on H. H. the G^ekwdr’s Kheralu-
the 0013 p a ii W ay and the Shrine of Ambaji Mata, about 25 miles. The proposal has been
was under consideration.
bb01 'd and the requisite order will be published shortly.
!lppl0 ucation from a private company for the grant of a concession for the construction
of a light railway on the 2' 6" gauge from Nadiad to Kapadvanj and Godhra
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a jjundvaaa
t i n differences having arisen between the G. I. P. and B. B. & C. I. Railways and
1 % Port Trust, relative to terminal arrangements in Bombay connected with the
the Bom jay ^ a p wa y and contingent matters, Government called a conference of the
Harbom on 12 th February 1909, at which the various questions involved were dis-
1“*'? the 6 Honourable Mr. W. L. Harvey and Sir T. R. Wynne assisting at the deliberations.
cusS V i +ovmt3 of the settlement arrived at as a result of the conference are awaiting the
s Troy“ Of the Home Boards of the two railways.
6 The following table shows the Capital and Revenue transactions of the Kathiawar and Financial.
Cutch State Railways and the M&ther&n Tramway for the calendar year 1908 :—
Statement showing the Capital and Revenue transactions of the Kdthdiwctr and Cutch
State Railways and the Mdtherdn Tramway for the Calendar year 190S.
Railways.
Jbamgar-Gondal-Jun&gad-Porbandar Railway
(including Jctalsac-Rajkot, Jiinmagar and
Drangadra Railways) metre guagOj
Mom Railway-
Metre guage (WadhwAn-R&jkot Section)
1 6" guage (Wankaner-Morvi Section)
Catch State Railway (2' 6 7 guage) ...
Matheran Steam Tramway
Capital transactions.
Revenue transactions.
Total Capital
outlay to end of
December 1908,
including
suspense.
Open
Mileage.
Cost per
Mile.
Gross
Earnings.
Earnings
per mile
per week.
Working
Expenses.
Percent
age of
Expenses
to Earn
ings.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
2,28,80,243
459-15
49,831
28,83,332
121
13,20,126
45-77
46,42,725
92*83
50,013
6,08,262
105
2,25,798
44-43
8,74,980•
36-78
23,769
40,006
20
21,769
64-41
10,55,007
12-61
83,664
63,410
82
44,954
84-17
11.
The Bombay Electric Tramways worked on a r track of 20*38 miles as before. The number
of passengers carried increased from 25,766,916 to 30,486,666. The Matheraa Light Steam
Tramway, which works only between October and June, carried 19,186 passengers against
17,568 in the previous year. The number of passengers carried by the Karachi Tramway rose
from 3,281,029 to 3,488,112. The present length of track is nearly 7 miles, but the line will
shortly be extended to the Cantonment Railway Station. The substitution of steam traction
for horse-power on the Nasik Tramway has not yet been carried into effect. The number or
passengers increased by 84,424 to 245,740. The Ahmedabad Municipality have decided against
the electric tramways for which negotiations were in progress during the previous year.