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There are no other lines linking the Portuguese Coast with 

 the bordering States. It is self-evident that the Quelimane rail- 

 way ought to be divided into two branches, one serving Lake 

 Shire, and the other penetrating through Tete in the direction of 

 Elisabethville. A railway ought to penetrate- the district of 

 Mozambique to Lake Nyassa, and another line ought to be con- 

 structed between Lake Nyassa and Porto Amelia, serving the 

 large tracts of lands managed by the Nyassa Company. 



All these railways would be of international importance as they 

 would serve the neighbouring States. The Portuguese Govern- 

 ment has completed the line from Lourenco-Marques to Swazi- 

 land (69 kilometres) on the understanding that the line would 

 be continued by the South African Railway Adminstration to 

 Breyton or Pietrett, but hitherto no steps have been taken in 

 fulfilment of the promise. 



There are short lines between Lourenco-Marques and 

 Xinavane on the river Incomati (142 kilometres), Lourenco- 

 Marques and Polana line (3 kilometres), LourenQo-Marques and 

 Marracuene line. This side line is 32 kilometres long and of 

 narrow gauge. 



The Inhambane Inharrime railway measures 90 kilometres; 

 the Quelimane-Nha.macurra-Mocuba railway measures 150 kilo- 

 metres; the Lumbo (Bay of Mossuril) Mconta railway, on the 

 direction of the Nyassaland, measures 66 kilometres. 



The total length of railway lines under State management 

 is 550 kilometres. 



The Beira Mashonaland railway covers 339 kilometres in 

 Portuguese territory. 



The Trans-Zanibezia railway line initiated its works in 1920, 

 and has already covered 159 miles from Beira. The bridge on the 

 Zambesi and some 20 miles of rails are still to be built. It is 

 undoubtedly the most important achievement in East Africa since 

 the war. The total length of line in Portuguese territory will 

 measure 300 kilometres. 



The line starts 30 kilometres from Beira in the Dondo 

 junction, thence up to the Zambezi, opposite Chindio, at Vila 

 Fontes, following then the course of the river up to Mutarara 

 (60 kilometres) turning northwards to Port Herald. This under- 

 taking is seconded by the British Government and has very 

 interesting financial connections. 



The position as regards railways in Mozambique is that the 

 main lines are fed by the foreign territories. 



The Lourenpo-Marques railway shows a traffic of 200,000 

 passengers and 900.000 tons of goods per annum. The total 



