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Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 3, p. 414.

4I4 TIE INDIAN EMPIRE [CHAP. TABLE VII DATES OF EXPIRATION OF CONTRACTS WITH COMPANIES WHICH OWN OR WORK PRINCIPAL RAILWAYS. COMPANtIEs. Date of contract- |Date on which Original or re- contract expires. newed contract. Assam-Bengal . April 26, 1892 Dec. 3I, 1921 Original. Western No - Dec. 12, 882 Dec. 31, 1932 Bengal-Dooars . ., April 27, I891 Dec. 3, 99 ,, Bengal-Nagpur . . jar. 9, ISS7 Dec. 3I, 9I3 ,, Bombay, Baroda, and ) 2 Central India Nov. 2i, I855 Dec. 31, I905 Burma. . . . Mar. 9, 1897 Dec. 31, 1921 ,, Delhi-Umballa-Kalka . Feb. I2, 1889 Dec. 31, g6 ,, East Indian . . Dec. 22, I879 Dec. 31, Ig9g Renewed. Great Indian Peninsula Dec. 2, I900oo June 30, 1925 Indian Midland . . Oct. 2, I885 Dec. 31, IgIo Original. Madras . Dec. 22, I852 Dec. 3I, 1907 ,, Nizam's . . . Dec. 27, 1883 Dec. 31, 1913 Rohilkand andKumaon Oct. 12, I882 Dec. 31,1932 Renewed. South Indian . Nov. 24, 1890 Dec. 31, 9I ,, Southern Mahratta . June I, 1882 June 3o, 1907 Original. Southern Punjab . . Aug. I3, I895 Dec. 31, 1923 ,, Tapti Valley . Aug. 28, 1896 Dec. 31,1921 ,, TABLE VIII COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT IN THE PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF EUROPE, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, JAPAN, AND INDIA Area in Rail Inhabit- Square COUNTRY. square Population. mileage anis per mle mlOpen. line o line. United King- dom (19o2) 121,027 42.372,556 22,152 1,913 5 France (I902) . 207,050 38,961,950 24,249 1,607 8 Germany (1901) 208,830 56,367,180 32,878 I,714 6 garyi(a1Hn2) t 24I,330 45,405,270 22,917 1,98I 10o Italy (I903-2) Italy (1903) . 110,550 32,961,000 9,960 3,309 II Russ(an2Empire 8,660,395 129,004,520 37,287 3,460 232 United States 3,567,560 76,303,400 203,I32 376 17 Japan (1901-2) I61,113 46,634,000 4,I16 II1,330 39 India (i905) . ,765,IS7* 294,884,567* 28,o54t 10,5II 63 * Based on the Census of 19go, including Portuguese and French Possessions, but excluding Aden, the Andamans, Nicobars, and Laccadives. t Mileage open on June 30, 1905.