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A- C. Fife, Eailway Accountant.

RETURN No. 10. STATEMENT showing Classification of Expenditure on Maintenance of Way and Works for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1898.

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Sections. Classification of Work. Whangarei. WellingtonNapier- Christchurch. New Plymouth Dunedin. Invercargill. H okTlLt. Westport. Nelson. Picton. Total. Kawakawa. Kaihu. Auckland. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Track-surfacing 170 11 2 815 10 5 683 o 4 14,865 14 5 26,217 6 4 25,486 o 7 22,879 o 8 16,332 1 5 944 19 81 1,245 o 5 2,052 17 6 980 1 6 1,003 4 2 113,675 8 7 Track-renewals 386 16 7 660 5 10 394 4 2 n,709 3 4 31,105 14 2 16,425 13 11 19,469 13 5 11,641 3 5 35 12 5 68 19 2 1,499 1 11 1,249 7 7 i,737 15 2 96,383 11 1 Ballasting 28 4 9 366 5 3 171 14 4 874 9 2 1,110 7 o 964 6 6 2,452 4 7 1,275 6 2 46 2 3 121 15 2 241 13 6 196 11 1 232 15 3 8,081 15 c Banks, cuttings, ditches, tunnels 61 7 8 202 10 11 118 13 o i,543 12 5 6,484 10 1 2,366 o 6 2,268 6 1 988 2 1 448 12 10 90 12 6 92 12 5 21 9 9 43 4 8 14,729 14 11 Bridges, culverts, drains 198 17 4 357 9 1 94 5 1 3,688 17 7 16,218 3 IO 9,260 15 6 10,639 8 4 3,976 3 8 147 2 11 742 4 11 778 8 8 95 13 o 1,001 16 11 47,199 6 ic Fences, gates, cat tie-stops, hedges 416 54 7 o 34 13 1 983 6 7 2,068 19 3 1,128 6 7 2,738 5 2 1,675 10 9 62 6 8 IO3 12 2 4 10 8 225 12 11] 44 8 5 9,128 o 5 Roads, approaches, &c. 426 23 6 6 312 15 3 419 17 o 4H 15 4 544 15 7 259 5 1 29 2 4 12 16 8 5 1 8 7 10 9 6 18 4 2,040 7 c Water-services, signals, cranes, appliances 812 10 5 11 24 12 4 722 19 9 835 16 4 1,411 18 1 1,199 4 n 661 14 1 87 11 0 2 13 7 123 17 o 23 18 5 5,332 17 (■ 220 4 11 Wharves 3 5 7 56 5 8 78 12 7 566 12 3 1 n 6 106 9 7 4*7 5 1 249 11 4 80 3 10 79 o 10 1,638 18 3 Buildings 301 11 8 76 15 1 • 5,705 10 3 6,231 19 4 1,922 11 10 45 17 1 93 1 10 2,729 9 7 5,093 15 8 304 9 nj 204 7 8 101 18 3 46 19 5 22,858 7 7 Miscellaneous .. ... 28 5 6 95 2 9 787 17 3 1,94° 5 9 903 13 3 349 10 o 286 10 7 53 12 2 O 12 O 125 2 3 29 14 5 10 7 9 4,610 13 £ General charges 3 18 7 22 3 2 19 6 6 251 10 0 597 13 o 499 12 10 392 5 6 355 8 2 41 16 1 16 9 II 76 12 9 17 5 3 13 11 11 2,307 13 i Totals 1,199 4 o 2,661 11 7| i,790 19 3 39,036 7 7 92,704 3 o 65,094 13 11, 68,132 19 6 39,373 17 31 J2,6i8 13 4 |2,450 13 7 5,550 5 3 3,129 5 4| 14,244 1 3 327,986 14 I, Rate per mile opened .. 149 18 o] 327 6 8 160 IO I 147 17 4 105 7 0 125 6 10 208 9 11 143 1 4 190 4 8 121 10 6 102 2 3 179 O IO 136 I A 202 I II