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Section. Number of Miles. Salaries of Linemen and Inspectors. Travelling Expenses of Linemen and Inspectors. Extra Labour. Cost of Material used for Repairs. Total Cost of Maintenance. Cost per Mile. Riverton to Balclutha, including Winton to Lowther and Switzer's Lines 237 £ s. d. 346 13 4 214 18 2 £ s. d. 76 1 4 £ s. d. 56 5 o £ s. d. 693 17 10 £ s. d. 2 18 6 Tokoinairiro to Queenstown 142 366 13 4 154 o 4 18 18 4 22 2 11 561 14 .. 3 .9 « Balclutha to Waitaki, including Naseby, Ophir, St. Bathans, Kaitangata, Outram, and Otago Heads Lines 293 613 6 8 163 18 9 177 3 1 184 5 7 1,138 14 1 3 .7 9 Waitaki to Christehureh, including Akaroa, Geraldine, Southbridge, and Lyttelton Lines 26l 706 13 4 274 7 7 192 1 o 199 4 9 1,372 6 8 5 5 1 Christehureh to Greymouth, including Ross Line 196 478 15 o 524 o 10 144 1 8 38 9 1 1,185 6 7 6 on Greymouth to Lyell, including Weetport Line 177 336 5 o 341 10 3 53 o 4 3> "3 2 762 8 9 4 6 1 Lyell to Nelson, including Tophouse to Blenheim and Motueka Lines 2IO 136 5 o 288 8 9 84 7 6 32 11 o 541 12 3 2 11 7 Nelson to Blenheim, including Whakapuaka and White's Bay Lines 92 362 10 o 361 4 2 337 l8 2 36 o o 1.097 12 4 11 18 7 Blenheim to Christehureh, including Waiau (37 miles), Rangiora (8 miles), and Oxford Lines 253 805 16 o 437 10 8 61 19 6 184 5 6 1,489 11 8 5 17 9 Wellington to New Plymouth, including Foxton to Feilding (37 miles), and Opunake Lines 338 627 10 10 530 6 7 268 2 6 150 1 1 1,576 1 o 4 .3 3 Wellington to Napier, including Castlepoiut, Kopua, and Hastings Lines 240 637 18 4 5i7 11 5 298 19 2 182 1 10 1,636 10 9 6 16 4 Napier to Tauranga, including Gisborne and Opotiki Lines 363 787 7 7 464 2 6 179 14 8 105 12 4 1,536 17 1 4 4 8 Tauranga to Grahamstown 73 379 11 8 104 12 11 64 15 1 51 12 1 600 11 9 846 Auckland to Coromandel and Alexandra, including Manukau Heads and Onehunga Lines 270 623 14 4 631 10 9 312 10 7 60 6 11 1,628 2 7 607 Auckland to Kawakawa, including Waiwera, Russell, and Hokianga Lines 236 655 8 4 217 o 2 100 16 6 40 8 1 1,013 13 1 4 5 10 Kawakawa to Mongonui ... 53 245 3 3 186 16 9 28 19 o 3 7 6 464 6 6 8 15 2 Totals 3.434 8,109 12 O 5,412 o 7 2,399 8 5 1,378 6 10 17,299 7 10 * 5 o 9