302

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.