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The difference in cost of construction of the various lines is due partly to the difference in the market price of commodities and the wages of labourers, but principally to the nature of the construction executed. So it would not be at all reasonable to compare the construction expenses by merely looking at the figures representing the average cost per mile.

In order to learn the proportion that railway revenue bears to railway expenses and the conditions of its increase, the following table has been prepared from the latest statistics:

Traffic Receipts.

Fiscal Year. Government. Private. Total.
Yen. Yen. Yen.
06th (1873)
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
00,441,615 00,441,615
10th (1877)
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
00,910,336 00,910,336
15th (1882)
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
01,840,394 01,840,394
20th (1887)
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
01,698,873 01,182,345 02,881,218
25th (1892)
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
04,580,632 05,096,634 09,679,266
30th (1897)
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
09,727,490 16,800,057 26,526,547
34th (1901)
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
16,764,219 31,640,328 48,404,547

Working Expenses.

Fiscal Year. Government. Private. Total.
Yen. Yen. Yen.
06th (1873)
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
00,232,830 00,232,830
10th (1877)
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
00,526,348 00,526,348
15th (1882)
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
00,926,548 00,926,548
20th (1887)
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
00,677,124 00,392,542 01,069,666
25th (1892)
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
02,166,199 02,437,138 04,603,337
30th (1897)
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
04,186,048 07,578,047 12,365,096
34th (1901)
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
08,346,091 15,093,086 23,439,177

Net Profits.

Fiscal Year. Government. Private. Total.
Yen. Yen. Yen.
06th (1873)
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
00,208,785 00,208,785
10th (1877)
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
00,384,088 00,384,088
15th (1882)
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
00,913,896 00,913,896
20th (1887)
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
01,021,749 00,789,803 01,811,552
25th (1892)
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
02,424,433 02,659,496 05,073,929
30th (1897)
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
04,941,441 09,222,010 14,163,451
34th (1901)
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
08,418,128 16,547,242 24,695,370

The above traffic receipts are subdivided into passenger receipts, goods receipts, and miscellaneous receipts. The