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This constitutes a total of nearly £550,000, so that the ^ross 

 total is most probably nearly £700,000, being the sum received by 

 railways on account of the conveyance of coal. Among the lines 

 omitted are the following : — 



Great Western, 



Edinburgh and Glasgow, 



Glasgow and Ayr, 



London and South Western, 



Eastern Counties : Colchester, 



Monkland and Kirkintilloch. 



The rates of charge vary much on the several lines, depending 

 on many circumstances, so that it is impossible to institute an 

 accurate comparison. In some cases, the coal-owners supply their 

 own locomotives and wagons, and are charged with toll only. In 

 others, they supply wagons only. In others, they are charged with 

 an additional rent for wagons. In many cases the company hauls 

 and supplies wagons. 



Rate per ton per mile for toll only, and for total charges — 



Toll. Total charges. 

 d. d. 



We»t Cornwall, .. — 5-82 



Dunfermline and Charlestown, 



Bodmin and Wadehridge, 



Newcastle and Berwick (North Shields) — 



Arbroath and Forfar, 



Cockermouth, 



Scotch Midland, 



Kendal and Windermere, 



Ballochney, ., 



Preston and Longridge, 



Purness, 



Maryport and Carlisle, 



Londonderry and Enniskillen, 



Wishaw and Coltnesi, 



Brighton, 



Slamannan, 



East Lancashire, 



London and South Western, 



Lancaster and Carlisle, 



Whitehaven, 



Edinburgh and Glaigow, 



Caledonian, 



St. Helen's, 



Llanelly, 



Ipswich and Bury, 



Shrewsbury and Chester, 



Bristol and Birmingham, 



Eastern Union, 



York and Newcastle, , . 



Nevicastle and Carlisle, 



Glas::ow and Greenock, .. 



Hartlepool, .. 



Taff Vale, 



Stockton and Hartlepool, 



Lancashire and Yorkshire, 



North British, 



Preston and Wyre, 



Eaitern Counties (Cambridge) 



Clarence, 



York and North Midland, 

 On the whole, the rates for the carriage of coal are lower than 

 they were in 184.5 ; only a email quantity of coal is carried on the 

 higher priced lines. 



The following shows the quantity of coal carried in the year 

 ending June 30, 1847, at each rate of charge : — 



Zd. and upwards, 302,126 tons. 



2d. and upwards, 198,252 „ 



\d. and upwards, 3,930,795 „ 

 Under Id. 629,410 „ 



Of the 3,930,795 tons carried at prices between Id. and 2rf., 

 3,812,725 tons were carried at rates less than l^d. per ton per mile. 

 It will be seen that nearly all the coal carried by railway is carried 

 for less tlian l^rf. per ton per mile. 



The maximum charge for carrving coal is now 5-82(i. per ton per 

 mile, being on the West Cornwall or Hayle railway. In 1845 the 

 maximum charge was Gd. per ton per mile, being on the Canter- 

 bury and Whitstable railway. 



Many of the companies make no return of their charges for 

 carrying coal, which is the more to be regretted, as the amalgama- 

 tions have caused great alterations in the carrying rates. 



The chief coal lines are the following : — 



1844-5. 1845-6. 1846-7. 



Tons. Tons. Tons. 



York and Newcastle, 1,616,555 1,962,334 1,654.029 



Stockton and Darlington, 900,000 904,358 911,645 



Hartlepool, .. 790,486 893,701 789,673 



Stockton and Hartlepool, 300,000 521,508 544,498 



Midland, .. 492,420 395,325 481,344 



Lindon and North Western, 481,563 440,000 



Caledonian, .. 227,183 335,319 



TatrVale, .. 125,066 284,066 314,021 



St. Helen's, ., 229,775 245,573 247,734 



Glasgow and Ayr, .. 120,000 180,130 242,443 



Newcastle and'CarlisIe, 205,500 190,068 236,049 



North Union, .. 321,923 395,021 233,137 



The Ballochney, Monkland, and other raihvays in the neigh- 

 bourhood, have a vast coal traffic; but from the state of the returns, 

 no calculations can be made as to its extent. 



The following shows the lines on which the largest receipts for 

 coal have been obtained in each of the years ending June 30, 1845, 

 1840, and 1847 :— 



• Kstimated amount. 



It cannot be said that the coal traffic greatly advanced in the 

 year ending June 30, 1847. Though a great advance was made in 

 the previous year, there seera to be in 1847 sjTiiptoms of the effects 

 of tlie commercial crisis. A decline took place in the receipts of 

 the York and Newcastle, and Midland, though an increase took 

 place on the Stockton and Darlington, and Newcastle and Carlisle. 



The coals conveyed by railway from the several fields are as 

 follows : — 



1845. 



Tons. 



Northumberland and Durham, 3,850,000 

 Cumberland, .. 200,000 



Leicester, Nottingham & Derby, 300,000 

 Lancashire, .. 900,000 



Yorkshire, . . 



Bristol, .. 50,000 



South Wales, .. 220,000 



Scotland, .. 760,000 



It is impossible to separate the returns accurately, but it may 

 be assumed that the quantity of coal carried by railway has in- 

 creased in the Scotch and Cumberland fields. The produce of the 

 Staffordshire fields cannot be separated. 



The following shows the quantity of coals carried inland from 

 the sea in each year : — 



