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The Grand Junction Railway Companion to Liverpool, Manchester, and Birmingham/Statement

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The following interesting statement of the Grand Juncton Railway Company was received too late to be inserted in the body of the work.


Statement of Receipts and Expenditure to June 30th, 1837.
£936,000 0 0
Capital, £90. called on 10,400 Shares 19 Warrington and Newton Shares, at par of £100 51,800 0 0
£987,800 0 0
Loss sums expended by the late Liverpool and Birmingham and Birmingham and Liverpool Companies, previously to the formation of this Company, in their unsuccessful endeavour to obtain an Act of incorporation 26,225 16 5
—————— £961,574 3 7
Loans £491,957 0 0
Amount borrowed to replace loans notice to repay which has been given 45,000 0 0
—————— 536,957 0 0
Interest on Back Account and from Exchequer Bills 9,233 1 0
Due to Contractors--- Balance of reserves 4,389 1 5 9
£1,512,150 0 4
Expended.
Parliamentary Expenses £22,757 10 4
Land and Compensation 211,230 6 11
Law Charges, Conveyancing, Stamps, &c., together with payments for Advertising, Travelling, and other expences and disbursements connected with the Law Department and Parliamentary Business 20,794 0 3
Contracts for Works 749,698 5 3
Engineering and Surveying Expenses 23,823 18 3
General Charges and Office Expenses, including Advertising, Printing, Rent, Treasurer's and Clerks' Salaries, &c. 4,581 5 10
Direction 3,134 3 0
Travelling. 1,240 15 2
Stations 8,222 7 11
Locomotive Engines and Tenders 17,141 0 0
Building Carriages and Waggons 65,849 0 8
Rails, Chairs, and Keys 254,426 9 9
Sundry Disbursements connected with Coaching Establishment 192 0 10
Purchase of Warrington and Newton Line, less Surplus Income 68,479 6 0
Interest on Loans 22,970 18 3
Cash in Bunkers' hands 25,835 17 4
Arrears of Calls, less amount of Warrington and Newton Interest not yet called for 16,502 18 7
£1,512,150 0 4