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SUMMARY. £ s. d. Expenditure to 31st March, 1889 ... ... ... ... ... 13,634,500 18 4 Less recovery on account of services of previous years : Railway, LumsdenMararoa ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 29 0 0 13,634,471 18 4 Amount expended during 1869-90 : New Works — ■ Construction and Permanent-way ... ... £244,833 11 3 Additions to Open Lines — Additional Works and Permanent-way ... ... 27,984 13 4 Surveys ... ... ... ... ... 1,070 9 1 Additional Rolling-stock to Lines ... ... ... 9,604 13 5 Value of Materials added to Stock .. ... ... 6,107 210 • 289,600 9 11 Total expenditure to 31st March, 1890 (as per Table No. 1) ...£13,924,072 8 3

Statement showing Agreement of Public Works Table No. 2 of Expenditure on Railways with Return No. 6 attached to Report of New Zealand Railways Commissioners.

Expenditure to 31st March, 1890, on Eailways constructed by General Government £ out of Public Works Fund (as per Table No. 2) ... ... ... ... 13,924,072 Expenditure on account of Rakaia-Ashburton Forks Railway out of Consolidated Fund 35 Expenditure on Greymouth and Westport Harbour Works forming part of Railway System (as per Table No. 9) ... ... ... ... ... .. 141,345 Valuation of Railways constructed by Provinces (as per Table No. 2) ... ... 1,104,281 15,169,733 Less Expenditure on Permanent-way for Gisborne-Ormond Tramway .... 4,975 Leaves Amount shown by Railway Commissioners ... ... £15,164,758