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Summary statement of capital, mileage, debt, of opened railways
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| Rate of interest | Government loan or bonus paid up | Municipal loan or bonus paid up | Total cost of railway and rolling stock | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | $ | |||
| Albert (bonus from N.B.) | 6 | 455,000b | 670,000 | 1,767,000 |
| Brockville and Ottawa (bonus from Ont.)* | 7 | 75000b | 140,000 | - |
| Brantford, Norfolk & Port Burwell | 5 | - | - | 380,000 |
| Canada Central | 6 | - | 42,500 | - |
| Canada Southern (bonus from Ont.) | 7 | 147,858b | 320,052 | 26,735,182 |
| Carillon & Grenville | - | - | - | 100,000 |
| Chatham Branch (bonus from N.B.) | - | 32,000b | - | 98,000 |
| Cobourg, Peterboro and Marmora (bonus from Ont.) | 8 | 18,000b | 102,000 | 1,400,042 |
| European and North American † (bonus from N.B.) | - | 1,180,000b | 60,000 | - |
| Fredericton (bonus from N.B.) | 6 | 230,000b | 80,000 | - |
| Grand Trunk (loan from Dominion government) | - | 15,142,633l | 82,500b | 149,512,050 |
| Atlantic and St. Lawrence | - | - | - | 8,484,000 |
| Buffalo and Lake Huron | - | - | - | 6,270,982 |
| Chicago, Detroit and Canada G. T. Junction | - | - | - | 2,169,736 |
| Great Western | - | - | - | 38,309,362 |
| London and Port Stanley | 7 | - | - | - |
| Wellington, Grey and Bruce (bonus from Ont.) | 7 | 241,276b | 682,000b | 3,280,256 |
| London, Huron and Bruce (loan from Ont.) | 6 | 178,630 | 307,494 | 1,401,841 |
| Hamilton and North Western (loan from Ont.) | - | 67,000 | 165,000 | 850,570 |
| Intercolonial (loan from Dominion government) | - | 35,682,249 | - | 35,682,249 |
| Kingston and Pembroke (loan from Ont.) | - | 115,274l | 450,000 | 802,620 |
| Levis and Kennebec (loan from Qc) ** | - | 108,300l | 62,000 | - |
| Massawippi Valley | - | - | - | 400,000 |
| Midland (loan from Ont.) | 6 | 98,350l | 140,870 | 3,957,588 |
| Montreal and Vermont Junction | - | - | - | - |
| Montreal, Portland and Boston (loan from Qc) | - | 14,000l | 25,000 | - |
| New Brunswick (loan from N.B.) | - | 76,000l | 23,000 | - |
| New Brunswick and Canada (loan from N.B.) | 6 | 575,000l | 47,500 | 3,506,000 |
| Northern (loan from Ont.) | 6 | 196,188l | 631,980 | - |
| Petitcodiac and Elgin (loan from N.B.) | - | 70,000l | 13,000 | 83,000 |
| Port Dover and Lake Huron (loan from Ont.)** | 7 and 8 | 126,000l | 198,043 | 718,829 |
| Prince Edward Island (loan from Dominion government) | - | 3,403,367l | - | 3,403,367 |
| Quebec and Lake St. John (loan from Qc) | - | 48,171l | 10,000 | 244,501 |
| Quebec Central | - | - | 100,000 | 770,639 |
| St. Lawrence end Industry | - | - | - | 64,016 |
| St. Lawrence and Ottawa | 6 | - | - | 1,483,395 |
| South Eastern (loan from Qc)** | 6 | 166,350l | 438,702 | 1,320,000 |
| Stanstead, Shefford and Chambly | - | - | - | - |
| Toronto and Nipissing (loan from Ont.) | 7 | 104,860l | 376,702 | 1,600,000 |
| Toronto, Grey and Bruce (loan from Ont. and Dominion government) | 6 | 377,938l | 969,561 | 4,167,129 |
| Wetland (loan from Ont. and Dominion government) | 6 | - | - | 1,226,391 |
| Whitby and Port Perry (loan from Ont.) | 6 | 94,957l | 222,065 | 1,181,790 |
| Windsor and Annapolis (loan from Dominion government) | 6 | 1,089,896l | - | 3,799,989 |
| Total | - | 59,659,300 | 5,689,299 | 299,240,744 |
| † From last year. | ||||
| * Not able to give information. | ||||
| ** Last year's return. | ||||
| Note: b – bonus; l – loan. | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1879. | ||||
