§ MR. PULESTONasked the Under Secretary of State for India, Whether he desired it to be understood that the large average of the dividends mentioned as earned on Indian Railways was calulated on the whole capital guaranteed by the Government up to the present time, or only on that portion represented by finished Railways, and in regular working order; and, when the official Report on this subject, to which he referred, will be laid upon the Table of the House?
§ MR. J. K. CROSSSir, the dividend of 5.37 per cent, mentioned by my hon. Friend as earned by Indian railways last year, was calulated upon the capital 2094 of all the lines which were open for traffic. The amount of this capital is 143 crores of rupees, or nominally £143,000,000 sterling. The Report in question was presented on the 16th of July. It is still in the hands of the printers.