D.—2.

RETURN No. 28. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Cost of Maintenance of Various Sections of Main Line and Branches.

RETURN No. 29. Statement of Net Expenditure from Vote for Additions to Open Lines, Public Works Fund, 1890-91.

Accountant's Office, New Zealand Eailways, A. C. Fife, 28th April, 1891. Eailway Accountant. Examined and found correct. Jambs Edwabd FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

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Line of Railway. Mileage. Expenditure for Thirteen Periods up to 31st March, 1891. Average for Fourweekly Period on Reduced Mileage. Expendi- Rate per hire. Mile. Rate per Mile per Annum. Christchubch Division : — Main Line ... Rangiora-Sheffield, and Eyreton Junction-Bennett's Southbridge and Little River Branches ... Springfield and Whitecliffs Branches Mount Somers Branch Albury Branch Eakaia and Ashburton Forks Branch Waimate Gorge Branch M. eh. Ik. 216 23 29 53 56 49 48 6 84 42 26 36 27 35 78 36 12 76 22 20 18 8 21 16 £ s. d. 48,976 6 7 4,265 8 o 3.578 17 10 3.175 14 4 1,328 15 11 3,282 12 5 2,434 5 10 330 2 o £ 3,768 328 275 244 102 253 187 25 £ 17-44 6-o8 574 5'75 3-72 7-01 8-51 3-17 £ 226-72 79-04 74-62 74-75 48-36 9 I-i3 110-63 41-21 Total Christehureh Division 454 42 86 67,372 2 11 5.182 11-42 148-46 Diwedin Division : — Main Line ... Pukeuri-Duntroon Branch Duntroon-llakateramea Branch Ngapara and Livingstone Branches Waihemo Branch Walton Park Brunch Otago Ceniral Railway Outram Branch Lawrence B ranch Catlin's Hirer Branch Tapanui Branch 179 39 59 22 2 86 15 37 64 27 3 91 8 55 o 2 49 20 17 10 o 9 o 24 '22 o 34 7 76 1 20 3 77 37.778 1 1 1,363 3 11 1,097 '6 6 2,011 7 11 543 19 1 300 19 9 662 5 5 2,176 19 11 2,707 1 1 876 7 3 1,430 18 2 2,906 105 84 155 42 23 51 168 208 67 no 16-23 4'77 5'4S 5'73 4-65 9-26 3-00 18-61 210-99 62'0I 70-85 74'49 60-45 120-38 39-00 241-93 123-11 109-46 7 1 "So 9'47 8-42 5'5° Total Dunedin Division 331 38 56 50,949 o 1 3,9i9 11-84 IS3-92 iNvraciE&iit Division : — Main Line ... Waimea Plains Line ... Seaward Bush Branch Makarewa- Orepuki, Thornbury-Wairio, and Nightcaps Branches 179 So 45 36 40 71 11 24 76 60 23 9 17,252 14 2 2,801 9 10 509 4 10 4,247 10 6 1.327 2l6 39 327 7'39 5-82 3-56 5'44 96-07 75-66 46-28 7072 Total Invercargill Division 287 59 1 24,810 19 4 1,909 6-63 86-19 Grand total ... 1,073 60 43 H3.I32 - 4 1C26 i33'38 11,010

Vote No. Name of Vote. Appropriation. ! Expenditure. : Credits. Expenditure Public Works Fund. Part III. 116 Additions to open lines £ s. a. I £ s. a. \ b s. a. £ s. a. .. 12,928 0 0 18,271 16 0! 343 19 0 12,927 17 0 i