Ml* Anderson on the Railways of Belgium. 



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For 3 horses, . . . . 9'27 pence per mile. 



... 2 7-72 



... 1 6-18 



... waggon of little cattle, or from 5 to 8 oxen 



or cows, .... 7'42 



... 3 or 4 oxen or cows, 5 to 10 swine or calves, 



11 to 20 sheep, . . . 6-18 



... 1 or 2 oxen or cows, 1 to 5 swine, 1 to 



10 sheep, . . . 4:-63 



To encourage this branch, of traffic, 25 per cent, is deducted 

 for complete waggon loads. 



i The locomotive engines, at the 1st of .January 1843. were 

 120 in number, 42 of which were made in England, and the 

 remainder iu Belgium. Of these, 95 are in good working 

 order, and 34 undergoing repairs. In addition to these, how- 

 ever, 10 were in course of being constructed, which will make, 

 in all, 139. The following table gives the makers' names, 

 and the number each has made, with the diameter of the 

 cylinders and driving wheels : — 



Makers' Names. 



England. 



Stephenson, . 



Londgridge and Co 



Fenton and Murray, .... 

 Sharp, Roberts, and Co. 



Bdgium. 

 Cockerill, 



Soc. St-Leonard, 



Soc. du Renard, . 



Cylinders. 



Diameterof 

 Driving 

 Wheels. 



5 feet, 



5 ... 



5} ... 



5^ ... 



4J ... 



5 ... 



5J ... 



5 ... 



5 ... 



5 ... 



5 ... 



5i ... 



4J ... 



5 ... 



5i ... 



5 ... 



5i ... 



5i ... 



No. of 

 each 

 Size. 



Total,. 



No. by 



each 



Maker. 



30 



10 

 1 

 1 



69 



11 



129 



