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RETURN No. 6. Estimated Cost of Construction of Railways, Net Revenue, and Rate of Interest earned on Capital expended on Opened Lines.

A. C. Fife, Railway Accountant. H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary Railways.

Section State of Line. C ron° f Net Bateof strnction. Bevenue. Interest. C ron 0f Net Eate of struction. Revenue. Interest. C??* 0 ' Net Eate of struction. Revenue. Interest. C Son 01 Net Btructlon. Avenue. c ° st of Net Bate of strucSon. EeTOMe - J"*™*Costof Net struotton. EeTOnue - Bate of Interest. Cost of Construction. Net Revenue. Eate of Interest. Cost of Construction. Net Revenue. Eate of Interest. Cost of Construction. Net Eevenue. Eate of Interest. Bate of Interest. £ 90,528 £ 1,951 £ s. d. 2 3 1 £ 90,069 £ 1,393 £ s. d. 1 10 11 £ 89,993 £ s. a, 0 12 2 £ 90,337 £ s. d. 0 3 5 £ 90,337 £ -405 £ s. d. Kawakawa Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened £ 973 £ s. d. 118 £ 90,235 £ 857 £ s. d. 0 19 0 £ 90,235 £ 1,039 £ s. d. 13 0 £ 90,337 £ 1,225 £ s. d. 17 1 £ 90,337 £ 551 156 Whangarei-Kamo 69,961 '■717 106 69,721 "81 0 2 4 69,722 ~692 0 19 10 70,095 398 0 11 4 70,095 1,126 1 12 2 72,090 244 0 6 9 70,145 15,080 49,622 71,287 J 184,584 { 1,727,703 252,940 C 860,318 J 49,776 103,587 11,427,489 "646 0 18 5 70,145 24,306 49,942 85,690 I 184,584 I 1,882,058 122,865 I 861,739 J 39,522 139,933 \ 1,429,178 "807 13 0 115,834 3,046 51,138 94,064 I 184,584 ( 1,922,810 128,690 I 862,737 J 62,178 143,527 U,432,849 1,335 130 Kaibu Marton-Te Awamutu (North End) Auckland -161 120 0 "i 10 1,266 2 9 6 182,869 135,501 104,838 108,978 1,688,971 161,186 662,832 64,708 7,785 99,018 1,400,674 .. 49,054 178,377 1,720,587 134,414 656,164 133,390 1,200 103,452 1,408,900 52,226 f 184,354 { 1,725,583 168,465 847,918 2,369 103,452 1,416,947 54,420 ( 184,585 I 1,725,333 208,819 ' 857,243 18i959 103,587 1,425,225 1,672,506 51,694 628,669 7,303 19,228 13 0 1,807,971 112,500 659,892 28,160 23,950 16 6 I 33,210 1 16 11 I 28,351 1 9 10 I 42,342 2 4 4 1 39,750 2 17 40,439 2 2 3 I 42,533 2 12 I 38,863 1 16 10 Napier Unopened Opened Unopened 29,341 4 13' 4 27,645 4 8 9 31'346 4 U 7 34 J 214 5 4 3 I 55,473 74,952 ) I" 77,767 76,224 ■ 77,874 Marton-Te Awamutu J (South End) \ Wanganni Opened 2 6 10 3 2 10 3 5 0 3 2 8 3 8 10 1,398,738 7,255 0 10 4 1,403,041 91765 0 1811 I 13,312 0 17 9 I 23,919 1 11 7 Wellington - Poxton (private line) Wellington Unopened 41,816 41,798 41,895 42,117 42,117 41,898 42,117 42,117 42,117 Opened Unopened 961,871 18,236 ]7,334 5,169 7,428,562 419,786 189,393 15,959 127,234 54,549 22,036 2 5 10 966,386 49,344 20,229 5,169 7,574,218 440,437 195,114 15,959 127,234 69,389 19,436 2 0 3 976,465 74,510 26,163 5,169 7,580,494 503,246 199,121 15,959 127,234 92,274 20,753 2 2 6 1,050,095 15,459 27,206 5,169 7,805,935 430,666 200,219 15,959 127,234 99,784 25,623 2 8 10 1,051,577 15,194 27,498 5,169 7,971,242 329,426 200,231 15,959 127,234 100,611 29,820 2 16 9 1,054,465 17,237 27,498 5,169 8,322,942 40,007 200,288 15,959 127,234 117,748 28,698 2 14 5 1,067,812 25,383 27,502 5,169 8,328,213 72,906 200,288 15,959 127,234 153,327 31,608 2 19 3 1,072,596 42,927 27,502 5,169 8,362,183 100,303 200,288 15,959 127,234 32,884 3 14 1,073,440 69,082 27,502 5,169 8,465,620 61,813 200,288 15,959 127,234 29,587 I 2 15 1 Surveys Miscellaneous' .. ' Hurunui-Bluff .. Opened Unopened Opened Unopened 196,488 2 12 11 204,192 2 13 11 222,714 3 5 3 258,572 3 1 10 240,881 2 16 11 2 18 9 276,016 3 l6' 9 270,881 3 711 232,258 2 15 10 271 ', 566 Greymouth 101437 5 l6' 2 11°450 5 17* 5 131188 6 12 6 8,388 4 3 3 9,675 4 16 8 11,556 5 15 5 10'769 5 7 6 10,246 5 2 4 10,730 5 f 2 „ Harbour Works Greymouth-Hokitika Opened 10I385 4 Iβ" 8 222,894 14,111 165,178 12,500 198,494 30,465 105,072 8,444 3 15 9 6 13 2 171,032 227,495 14,111 165,609 12,537 204,917 57,591 44,431 25,000 37,665 5,168 512 15,669 0 6 0 6 17 9 186,083 227,494 14,111 165,641 12,537 205,231 58,347 25,359 25,000 37,678 5,168 2,905 16,479 1 li' 3 7 4 10 Westport „ Harbour Works Nelson Pictori Opened Unopened Opened Unopened 214,804 14,111 163,965 12,500 198,570 28,130 162,595 l^764 94 116 0 011 1J429 -270 0 if 4 232,934 14,111 165,087 12,500 198,548 32,442 75,590 13,000 1,130 252 5 li' 8 0 13 8 0 2 6 226,415 14,111 165,448 12,500 199,033 32,568 81,423 25,000 37,600 5,168 13,696 "96 l^274 6 10 0 i' 2 0 12 10 227,354 14,111 165,447 12,500 199,151 43,847 66,124 25,000 37,619 5,168 12,588 -2,230 284 5 l6' 9 0 2 10 227,496 14,111 165,609 12,500 202,491 49,148 47,379 25,000 37,619 5,168 16,613 2,048 1,564 7 6 0 14 9 0 15 5 227,496 14,111 165,609 12,500 204,917 56,341 4.8,968 25,000 37,644 5,168 15,147 "967 81 0 11 8 0 0 9 -194 -95 '746 -1,570 0 9 0 Stock .. Stock in suspense rt Opened Surveys Miscellaneous 37,095 5,169 37,094 5,169 37,572 5,168 • Total opened Total unopened 13,017,567 1,201,549 299,696 2 6 0 13,352,978 1,250,131 307,515 2 6 0 13,472,837 1,402,350 350,570 2 12 0 13,899,955 1,264,803 412,782 2 19 5 14,278,586 1,065,637 420,998 2 18 11 14,656,691 841,092 408,914 2 15 9 14,733,120 1,033,412 449,380 3 10 15,137,036 805,097 437,434 2 17 9 15,352,613 790,054 418,691 2 14 6 Gross total 14,219,116 299,696 2 2 2 14,603,109 307,515 2 2 1 14,875,187 2 17 0 15,942,133 437,434 2 14 10 16,142,667 418,691 2 11 10 350,570 2 7 2 15,164,758 412,782 2 14 5 15,344,223 420,998 2 14 10 15,497,783 408,914 2 12 9 15,766,532 449,380 Note. —The amount sti tted as cost of constructs >n of opened lines includes the Pro , incial and General Government expel it does not include expenditure on the Greymouth and Westport Harbour Works. tditure on railways, bi