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RETURN No. 30. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Cost of Maintenance of Various Sections of Main Line and Branches.

RETURN NO. 31. Account of Transactions between the New Zealand Railways and the Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Railway.

A. C. Fife, Eailway Accountant;.

Line of Railway. Mileage. Average for FourB Expenditure for weekly Penod, Year ending p. Actual Reduced 31st March, i88J. R ,T™ 1 Rate per Mileage. Mileage. j^« d Mile. Mileage. Rate per Mile A P" Annum. Christchuech Division : — Main Line Rangiora to Sheffield, and Eyreton Junction to Bennett's Branches Southbridge and Little River Branches ... Springfield and Whitecliffs „ Mount Somers „ Albury ,, M. ch. Ik. 205 36 79 53 56 69 42 48 67 42 21 33 21 59 84 36 12 76 M. ch. Ik. 198 20 65 42 14 86 42 48 67, 42 21 33 21 59 84 36 12 76 £ s. d. 51,602 17 8 4,228 8 4 5,259 14 10 3.743 '3 10 587 14 5 2,827 l(> 5 £ 3.969 325 405 288 45 218 £ 20'02 774 9-41 6-86 2-o6 6-05 £ 259'3' 100-62 122-33 89-18 26-78 78-65 Totals 401 76 8 383 18 11 68,250 5 6 5.250 13-69 178-0! Dunedin Division : — Main Line Duntroon Branches Ngapara „ Walton Park „ Outram ,, Lawrence ,, Tapanui ,, !95 5 76 22 2 86 >4 77 13 2 49 20 9 o 24 22 o 34 20 3 77 i95 5 76 22 2 86 H 77 13 2 49 20 1 9 o 24! 22 o 34! !9 55 99 55,432 10 8 3,488 19 9 3,087 17 1 628 13 1 2,122 16 5 2,979 4 10 1.578 7 6 4,264 268 238 48 163 229 122 21-87 12-20 I5-84 I9'34 18-14 10-42 6-17 284-31 158-60 205-92 251-42 235-82 I3S"4<S 80-21 Totals 285 59 30 285 31 52 69,318 9 4 5,33 2 18-66 242-58 Invebcaegilt, Division : — Main Lino Riverton and Otautau Branches 150 22 8 49 67 41 150 22 8 49 67 41 20,595 14 8 8,464 19 7 1,584 651 13-02 137-28 169-26 Totals 200 9 49 200 9 4| 29,060 14 3 2.23S iri8 I45'3' Grand Totals ... 887 64 87 868 59 12 166,629 9 1 12,817 1474 191-74

April 1, 1884, £ s. d. to To Passengers, parcels, goods, Mar. 31, 1885. &c, receipts ... ...13,74415 5 £'3.744 ig .5 By apportionment as under: — £ s. cl. Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Railway ... 6,392 2 11 Government ... ... ... 7,352 12 6 £'3.744 15 5 To Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Railway, proportion ... ... ... ... 6,392 211 £6,392 2 11 Expenditure ... ... ... ... 4,187 4 11 Balance paid to company ... ... 2,204 18 ° £6,392 2 11 Account of Transactions between the New 5 Iealand Bait/ways and the Waimate Railway. April 1, 1884, £ s. d. to To Passengers, parcels, goods, Mar. 31, 1885. &c, receipts ... ... 1,884 3 1 By apportionment as under : — £ s. d Waimate Railway ... ... ... 434 6 n Government ... ... ... 1,449 '6 2 £1,884 3 1 £'jg4_3_i Balance, 1st April, 1884 ... ... 482 1 1 Expenditure ... ... ... ... 761 12 10 To Waimato Railway, proportion ... 434 611 Cheque, 19th July, 1884 ... ... 524 4 6 Cheque, 31st March, 1885 ... ... 230 1 11 Balance duo from company ... ... 55 ° 7 £^,243 13 11 £i,243 '3 11 Account of Thansactions between the New Hakatekam Zealand Railways and the Dttnteoox and sa Railway. April 1, 1884, £ s. d. to To Passengers, parcels, goods, Mar. 31, 1885. &e. receipta .... ... 9,016 13 8 13 8 By apportionment as under : — £ s. d Duntroon and Hakateramea Railway ... 3,442 16 3 Government ... ... ... ... 5,573 17 5 £9,016 13 8 Expenditure ... ... ,,, ... 2,462 9 7 Balance ... ... ... ... 980 6 8 £3,442 16 3 To Duntroon and Hakateramea Railway, proportion ... ... ... ... 3,442 16 3 £3,442 16 3