£22,287 in the United Kingdom. 24,512 ” England and Wales, 13,977 ” France, 10,593 ” Germany, 11,365 ” Belgium, 7,252 ” Holland. [54] NOTE.--The figures relating to the capital, revenue and working expenses of the German Railways have been taken from the “Statistische Nachrichten von den Eisenbahnen des Vereins Deutscher Eisenbahn-Verwaltungen,” which differ in some respects from those contained in statements obtained after going to press from the Department of the German State Railways; the latter giving the revenue for the working year 1884-5 as £50,735,165, the expenses as £29,057,889, or 57·27 per cent. of the receipts. The balance would yield a return of 4·51 per cent. SECTION XIII. WORKING OF ENGLISH AND CONTINENTAL RAILWAYS--COMPARATIVE FACILITIES AFFORDED BY THEM. So much for the strikingly different modes in which the English and continental railways have been constructed; the one system a history of unaided private enterprise, the other a history of a policy pursued by great States with the resources of Imperial Exchequers, and with English experience as a guide. Had railways in this country received the same assistance as foreign lines, the cost and working expenses being the same, the demand that the former should have rates as low as the latter would not be unreasonable. But a comparison of the facilities afforded here and on the Continent to trades and production will not be unfavourable to the English companies. It will be seen that, in the words of the late Professor Stanley Jevons, “Taking all circumstances into account, England and Wales are better supplied with railways than any other country in the world,” whether we have regard to extent or efficiency.