



TRANSPORT. 







1 



Section, 



Mombasa-Tzavo . . 



Miles. 

 . 123 



Cost 



per mile. 



£ 



2,930 



Total. 



£ 



360,390 



2 



>) 



Tzavo-Kikuyu 



. 198 



3,276 



648,548 



3 



)> 



Kikuyu-Molo 



. 125 



3,330 



416,250 



4 



)> 



Molo-Nologoselli . . 



. 106 



3,925 



416,050 



5 



>) 



Nologoselli- Victoria . 



. 105 

 657 



3,677 



386,085 





£3,409 



£2,227,323 



327 



The above is for a line 3 feet 6 inches gauge, 

 with stations, rolling stock, &c, included (vide 

 Keport) . 



Against this let us consider the three railway 

 lines included in the African Lakes Eoute. 



The first rises to a height of 3,500 feet (from 

 600) and ends at about 1,200 feet altitude ; it 

 crosses no important river, and is probably far 

 less difficult than that of Section 1 of Mombasa 

 railway. (The estimate of the syndicate now 

 making this section is £200,000.) 



The second rises to about 5,400 feet, from a 

 height of 1,500 feet, and descends to 2,700 feet, 

 crossing very few rivers of any kind, and none of 

 importance. This must be less expensive than 

 that of Section 2 of Mombasa line, which rises 

 from 1,500 feet to over 6,000 feet, and crosses both 

 Tzavo and Athi rivers. 



The third rises from 2,700 to 7,000 feet, and 

 descends to 4,500 feet. The rivers are of no 

 importance. The corresponding Section 4 (Molo 

 to Nologoselli section of Mombasa line) rises 

 from 6,200 feet to nearly 8,000 feet, and passes 



