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A. C. Fife, Railway Accountant.

RETURN No. 9. STATEMENT showing Classification of Expenditure on Maintenance of Way and Works for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1892.

Sections. Classification of Work. Dunedin. Invercargill. Greymouth. Westport. Total. Kawakawa. "Whangarei. Auckland. NapierTaranaki. Wellington. : Christcliurcli. i Nelson. Picton. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.j £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. Track-surfacing 303 1 1 222 5 2 14 362 7 8 20,506 o 1 6 208 18 o 26 266 11 4! 21 556 o 1:12,616 1 4 , 4 1,163 12 9 1 169 7 6 942 9 8 967 19 7 106,284 14 3 Track renewals 900 215 o 8 4,171 5 10 7.141 5 9 1,910 15 7 :i3 547 12 6 9,325 11 5 4 194 1 3 229 4 6 576 3 o 890 o 7 882 10 5 43,092 11 6 Ballasting 7 7° 20 6 6 670 9 1 624 3 8 370 11 8 2 155 15 11 1.945 o 2, 145 9 9j 77 19 10 202 08 90 18 2! O 12 9 6,310 15 2 Banks, cuttings, ditches, tunnels 295 7 3 066 870 o 5 I 721 6 11 789 6 8 524 I 6 4 807 6 11 1,724 10 10 27 6 3 656 945 IO IO 4 10,786 3 6 Bridges, culverts, drains 25 4 6 29 13 7 2 810 14 2 5 200 S 9 1 324 4 4 7 143 13 7 3 726 iS o 2,910 5 5 351 8 1 477 14 5 684 15 1 753 3 9 25,438 3 8 Fences, gates, cattle-stops, hedges. 5 3 3 27 6 9 1,086 9 9 1 867 2 4 369 o 6 2 369 17 8 4,010 111 0S3 12 9 28 1 1 12 4 I ill 2 6: 57 13 11 11,027 J 5 8 Koads, approaches, &c. o 19 6 3 18 o 366 5 11 4°5 7 5 148 11 io ! 335 18 11' 322 12 1 219 19 41 88 1 II 53 18 11 29 13 3 1,975 7 1 Water-services, signals, cranes, appliances 7 16 6 407 17 11 906 7 6 282 19 5 2,194 12 o 982 12 3 471 10 4! i°3 5 0 | 121 22 12 11 3 14 16 5 5 505 10 9 Wharves Buildings 6 16 o 345 7 IO 1 543 15 2 7 14 5| 2 095 10 8 1,041 14 o 87 6 nj I 7.523 5 9 1 532 19 5 ; 16 13 1 3 148 601 224 15 10 1 655 9 o 1 520 17 3' 3S7 13 3 ! 1,036 o 6, 87 o 10; 263 15 4 20 5 o 53 19 8 2 759 6 1 18,093 9 7 Miscellaneous 1 1 7 57 15 2 o 18 5 968 15 6 3 248 5 9 838 6 1 3,060 4 1 1 190 18 3 84 5 10 277 5 o 1 064 9 6 225 11 7 113 7 8 13 888 4 8 Totals 662 6 8 577 10 9 27,603 19 3 43 734 3 3 13 284 8 1 '65 209 o 2 53,012 16 526,127 17 2 4.683 11 5 ;3 800 13 63 561 12 6 ; 2,904 12 9' '245 162 11 1 Rate per mile opened 82 is io 82 10 1 104 3 3 133 6 8 145 19 8 143 6 41 147 13 4 ; 91 o 9 585 8 11 190 o 8! 154 17 1 161 7 4 131 3