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The [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]] states '"The capital cost of construction up to the end of 1895, the last year for which capital and revenue accounts were submitted, was nearly 4½ lakhs. By an agreement entered into between Government and the original owner {Mr George Dawson} in January 1884, a subsidy of Rs.1,000 per mile was paid for three years after the date of opening on condition that a proper service be maintained, and for ten years Government kept up all the bridges on the line. From December 1900 the tramway passed into the hands of the '[[Irrawaddy Flotilla Company]]'. The receipts amounted in 1903 to Rs.32,000. In all 34,362 persons travelled by tramway in that year' " <ref name=Gaz9-185>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V09_191.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 9, p. 185-186; 1908]; Retrieved 17 Aug 2016</ref>.<br>''The background to the change of ownership of this tramway, or for how long this arranement existed, has not been determined.''

The [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]] in 1908 states ‘The "The tramway , 8 miles long, built in 1883, runs along a metalled road from Thaton, the district headquarters on the west bank of the Donthami river, whence a steam-launch plies on weekdays to Moulmein. The tramway plays an important part in the carriage of paddy " <ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/text.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_343.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 23, p. 336 and 337]; Retrieved 17 Aug 2016</ref>.