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1888. NEW ZEALAND.

RAILWAYS AFFECTED BY DISTRICT RAILWAYS AMENDMENT BILL.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated Bth Jidic, 1888. Ordered, "That there be laid before this House a return of all district railways proposed to be affected by tho District Railways Amendment Bill, showing first cost of purchase by Government, the gross revenue of each, the working expenses of each separately, the amount of rates levied in each district, tho amount received up to date, tho several amounts d\ie upon each, and tho amounts recoverable by this Bill in each case."—(Mr. Duncan.)

Return of all District Railways proposed to be affected by the District Railways Amendment Bill, showing First Cost of Purchase by Government, the Gross Revenue of each, the Workingexpenses of each separately, the Amount of Rates levied in each District, the Amount received up to Date, the several Amounts due upon each, and the Amounts recoverable by this Bill in each Case.

J. SI'EEREY, Broperty-tax Department, Bth June, 1888. Commissioner.

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Name of Bailway District. Cost of Purchase. Year. Gross WorMngEevenue. Expenses. Amount of Kates levied. Amount of Bates received to Date. Amount of Kates outstanding. Amount of Katos recoverable under the present Bill. Rakaia and Asliburton Forks Waimate Gorge .. Dunfcrooia-Hakateramea £ s. d, 73,800 0 0 ; 33,000 0 0 ! 61,100 0 0 1885-86 1886-87 18S7-88 1885-80 1880-87 1887-88 1885-86 1886-87 1887-SS 1886-87 1887-88 1886-87 1887-88 I i < i I £ s. a. £ s. a. 5,008 4 5: 3,908 G 1 4,160 11 7 3,304 8 9 2,720 7 7 2,360 13 B 417 11 10 1 550 19 9 389 5 0 1 054 12 10 310 17 7' 645 16 8 2,794 7 1 3,110 12 11 2,442 G 8! 2,412 18 7 2,244 5 11 2,846 14 4 2,238 7 1 3,390 1 1 3,544 8 0 3.350 19 4 6,818 3 5 5,504 4 10 7,502 19 10 4,390 13 8 £ •1,035 078 1,222 £ s. d. 713 11 11 070 2 5 Oil 1'J 7 £ s. a. 310 8 1: 7 17 7 310 0 5 .* s. d. :C'r.2O6 8 11 t 1,034 18 7 11,289 2 10' ■7 17 7 678 0 0 678 0 0 310 0 5 tl,207 0 0 1,222 0 0 t2,985 6 4 t3,007 0 7 2,180 0 0' tl,420 11 11 riiames Valley and Kotorua 155,187 7 11 Waimca Plains 109,000 0 0 Total 2,935 2,300 13 11 034 6 1 15,813 9 4 ; I * Expenses of collection w ■I Sacli proportion of the o: ire included in ;penses of coll< this amoui ■ction, <fec, it. An overcharge for 1886-86 < as will not make the total e? )f £SW 17s. (coed 2 i»e' is credited in r cent, on the last column amount of d lobentures will