South Australia : its history, productions, and natural resources . f4 CD c3t—I o CD> rt c3 •T-t o 0) >o 0bJD •rH ITS PUBLIC WORKS. 127 About 980 miles of railway are open; about eighty miles arein course of construction, and lines having a total length of about340 miles have been sanctioned by Parliament, and have yet to becommenced. By the time this book is through the press a Bill toauthorise the construction of a railway from Port Darwin to PineCreek, a distance of 148| miles will probably have passed throughParliament, having already been carried by the Assembly. On the30th June, 18
South Australia : its history, productions, and natural resources . f4 CD c3t—I o CD> rt c3 •T-t o 0) >o 0bJD •rH ITS PUBLIC WORKS. 127 About 980 miles of railway are open; about eighty miles arein course of construction, and lines having a total length of about340 miles have been sanctioned by Parliament, and have yet to becommenced. By the time this book is through the press a Bill toauthorise the construction of a railway from Port Darwin to PineCreek, a distance of 148| miles will probably have passed throughParliament, having already been carried by the Assembly. On the30th June, 1882, there were 945 miles open, and the average forthe year ending on that date was 825f miles. The revenue was2*57 per cent, on the cost of the line above working expenses, andtowards the payment of interest over the capital cost of the receipts were largely diminished by the bad harvest. The totalcost of the railways open on the 30th June, 1882, is £6,121,615, andthe cost per mile, £7,411. Most of the lines are on flat or tolerablyeasy country,
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