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4. Merida & Peto Railway . . . . . .213 



5. Interoceanic Railway . . . . . . .214 



6. Occidental Railway . . . . . . .214 



7. Mexican Central and sundry branches . . . .214 



8. Mexican National and branches 215 



9. Sonora Railway with a branch 216 



10. Me"rida & Valladolid Railway with a branch . .216 



11. Me"rida & Campeche Railway via Kalkini . . .216 



12. San Marcos & Nautla Railway 216 



13. Toluca & San Juan de las Huertas Railway. . .217 



14. Vanegas, Cedral, Matehuala, & Rio Verde Railway . 217 



15. Jimenez & Sierra Madre Railway . . . .217 



16. Mexican Southern Railway 217 



17. Tonala & Frontera Railway . . . . . .217 



18. Monterey & Mexican Gulf Railway . . . .218 



19. Tecolula & Espinal Railway 218 



20. Pachuca & Tampico Railway . . . . .218 



21. Maravatio & Iguala Railway . . . . .218 



22. Mexican Northeastern Railway 218 



23. Veracruz & Boca del Rio Railway . . . .219 



24. Tula, Zacualtipan & Tampico Railway . . .219 



25. Matamoros, Izucar, & Acapulco Railway . . .219 



26. Lower California Railway 219 



27. Monte Alto Railway . . . . . . .219 



28. Tehuantepec Railway . . . . .. .219^ 



1. Contractors, Edward Learned & Co. | . . '* . 219 



2. Contractor, Mr. Delfin Sanchez . . . .220 



3. Mac-Murdo Contract . ..... 220 



4. Stanhope, Hampson, & Corthel Contract. . . 220. 

 Public Debt 221 



Statement of the National Debt of Mexico to June 30, 1896 221 



Statement of the Federal Public Debt on June 30, 1896 . 222 



Post-Office and Telegraph Service 223 



Post-Offices in Mexico in 1895 by States . . . .223 

 Earnings and Expenditures of the Post-Office and Telegraph 



Services from July i, 1869 to June 30, 1896 . . 224 

 Number of Pieces Transported by Mexican Mails from 1878- 



1879 to 1894-1895 225 



Banks ............ 225 



List of Mexican Banks ........ 225 



Situation of the Mexican Banks on December 31, 1894 . 226 



Public Lands 226 j 



Free Titles of the Indian-town lands issued to the inhabitants 



from 1877 to 1895 ..... > . 227 



