The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-14 00:00:00

GREAT WZSYNJUI RAILWAY.

The capital amount of this company for the
half-yiar ending 30th of June Let 'bows that 13,044,777/.
had been raised on shares, including 4,805,9111. on prefer-
ence shares ; and 10,590,518/. on debenture awl loans,
making the total 22,635,2901. Of the 4,81.95,91.1/. raised on
preference shares, 1,471,0001. was at four r cent.,
,009,9111. at fouraind.whalf per cent., and 1,325,0001. at
live per mat. The two latter are redeemable stocks. The
expenditure on capital 'coma amounted on lines con-
struck.' by the company prior to January 1, 1830, to
10,901,288 t., including 1,016,5911.. for rolling stock ; and
from the latter date to June, 18011, on various times and sta.
thins • further sum of 10,440,8721. including 6,71r1,457/.
expended on the Oxford, Wolverhampton, urn! lhulley,
1,688,073/. on the Wilts, Somenet, awl Weymouth,
649,5041. on the new station at Eidchugkin, and 672,182/.
on locomotive and (arrive stock, making altogether
21,345,1611. fur lines, stations, and rolling stick. The sub-
scriptions and disbursements fur other undertaking,
amounted to 1,991,8118., including 70,0001. far the Metro-
politan Railway nuking the total expenditure on capital
account 23,3.111,971/., leaving • balance of 298,325/. The
principal alterations in the capital account dunce the half.
year cousistot of the complete nom of 2,10.1,1 W. redeem-
able 41 per cent. preference stock, and the liquidation of •
similar amount of loans. The capital account of the
Shrewsbury lines showed • total expenditure of 3,439,7301.
'The traffic on those lines for the half-year amounted
to 138,003/., from which was deducted 4,7261. for
the proportion of the Birkenhead troihic expenses,
laming 133,276!. The working expense. amocuited k.
88,7121., including 9,313:M., being the moiety. of the
expenses of relaying 13% miles of railway, including
materials ; also in another item a farther slam was included,
being a proportion 14 relining aJoiut line of four miles be-
tween NVellingtou mid Shrewsbury, leaving • balance of
46,3631. towards the interest en loans and dividends ou
preference and guaranteed shares, amounting in all to
64,833/., and leas Ingo deficiency of 18,2701., which was, as
usual, charged against the revenue at the Great Western
Clomping. The revenue account a the Great Western
line shuwa that 80;11'29/. had been received during the
half.year ending due, 30. The total expenditure amounted
to 3,32,700 f. With some minor additions and deductions
then, was loft a diapuaablo balance of 129,018. The pro•dividend on the ordinary stock (8,2:72761.) at the
row of 3 per cent. per annum for the half-year would
absorb 121.15391., and leave a balsam of 5,487/. The
in.rease in the expenditure on capital account during
the halt-year amounted to 37,17.431., of which 12,M/. was
for OW liabilities, and 31,7401. for new works and additional
statisu acounimodition. The increase in the receipts on
notion, account during the past half•year amounted to
91,7831., sr compared with the corresponding half of 1839,
while the increase in the working expenses only amounted
to 19,100/., of which it appeared that about 14,000/. was
expended in providing sonic additional ctock mid improving
e large number of second class carriages, suPPIVO4 them
with seats and cushions, and otherwise incr. axing the pas-
seager accommodation. The dividend at the comsponding
period .d hint year was at the rate of 2 per mot. per annum,
using 29,5821. of the balance brought new that
while the dividend ou the prison 0C1.914011 war at the rate
of 3 per cent. per annum, using 20,2611. of the balance
brought into this account, showing an increase of I per
Gant., or nitlier more ; and if the dividend for the next
half-year should also incrvase I per cont. ever the come.
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