D.—2.

A. C. Fife, Eailway Accountant. H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary, Eailways.

RETURN No. 9. STATEMENT showing Classification of Expenditure on Maintenance of Way and Works for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1896.

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Sections. Classification of Work. jKawakawaj W1^ n g a " j 1 i T~ Kaihu. Auckland. [ T aranlki. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Invercargill. B £ n % r | Westport. ! L Nelson. Pieton. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. ; £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d.l £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. dJ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. 1 £ s. d. Track-surfacing "7 5 i; 833 o 4 542 O II 13,776 7 1 18,684 12 7 5,835 6 6 25,104 7 1 21,465 16 2 14,170 0 2 845 19 1 1,266 18 4 11,569 1 10 745 o 6 969 6 11105,925 2 7 Track-renewals 109 18 IO: 207 15 II 232 17 7j 10,757 19 8 13,031 11 11! 4,046 18 1 15,600 4 o 12,573 18 5 12,607 18 6 182 13 11 107 14 8 2,205 5 7 1,416 17 7 874 18 4 73,956 13 o Ballasting 27 4 9 147 2 4 89 19 6' 874 13 6 1,293 15 7 86 10 2: 1,289 o 3 1,695 17 8 420 15 7 34 7 7 90 o 9 236 2 8 346 16 6 227 13 o 6,859 19 IO Banks, cuttings, ditches, tunnels 31 17 "j 69 2 o 78 o 9 ; 1,287 7 1 2,909 o 1 1,072 6 9 . 3,301 1 10 2,234 16 1 68 15 3 71 15 1 99 19 1 486 139 o 10! 14,111 14 8 2,744 3 5 Bridges, culverts, drains 135 11 7 244 0 6 51 7 1 6,116 4 6 9,803 16 4 1,660 6 2 7,543 6 8 8,117 3 11 3,860 1 8 348 15 7 281 11 9 252 6 o 161 11 3 i,i59 4 11, 39,735 7 " Fences, gates, cattlestops, hedges 19 10 5 21 4 2 880 2 o 1,501 4 5 582 6 Oj j 2,218 18 11 2,165 o 10 1,188 16 4 76 8 5 47 17 2 21 13 3 321 2 1 63 16 8; 9,108 o 8 Roads, approaches, &c. 2 3 10 7 19 9 456 6 4 248 o 6 89 19 4 626 2 o 423 5 2 303 o 1 80 10 2 41 6 9, 19 1 2 35 o 11 24 14 6 2,357 10 6 Water-services, signals, cranes, appliances .. 425: 4 18 5 35 2 2 515 o 3 686 14 1 245 9 o 1,150 o 4 i i,i55 o 3 738 3 o 141 16 4 18 3 2 59 17 o 29 11 8 Wharves 9 18 o 300 57 6 0 524 17 8 117 11 11 1,412 18 8 65 12 2 4,849 10 3 37 18 6 2,697 10 4 o 7 10 3 17 8 98 13 5 1 13 10 : 326 19 5 102 7 5 Buildings 40 6 1 49 6 4 22 15 9 2,455 o 8 2,943 10 o 1,353 16 9 6,111 10 8 3,662 13 6 1,949 7 7 277 6 4 95 1 7 100 15 9 154 8 5 1 Miscellaneous 532 14 2: 19,748 13 7 11 14 o ! 73 14 o 133 15 11 728 5 1 452 5 10 93 16 1 346 3 11 220 5 3 17 10 o 42 10 8 ; 2,120 O 9 General charges 249! 601 5 4 2 120 8 3 194 6 4 81 8 1 258 16 1 197 9 5 185 8 10 18 6 3 714 1 29 17 9 916 6 16 io ! 1,123 2 5 Totals J511 17 8 ; 1,667 3 10I 37,882 10 92,191 i 2 4 2,029 17 2 4,920 19 6 4,101 16 10282,593 6 1,114 13 II: 37,898 2 11 52,142 8 IO; 15,506 12 8 62,740 13 4 56,516 9 9 3,368 17 o Eate per mile opened 63 19 8 in 2 II 65 11 5 126 10 9 168 8 2 195 6 6 157 I I 137 17 IO 161 15 11 116 18 5 ! 273 17 9 84 II 6; 158 14 10 146 9 5 141 8 1