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H. Davidson, Accountant.

RETURN NO. 10. STATEMENT showing Classification of Expenditure on Maintenance of Way and Works for the Year ended 31st March, 1904.

Sections. Classification of Work. Kawakawa. Whangarei. Kaihu. Auckland GisboraeAueKland. Karaka. NapierNew Plymouth Christchurcb. Dunedin. Invercargill. Westland. Westport. Nelson. Picton. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Tr&ck-surfaoing 434 12 6 1,121 3 5 873 " 5 20,178 8 2 645 10 3 35,527 3 4 29,928 2 6 27,450 5 6 20,538 10 ii 6,263 4 n 2,753 1 9 1,921 10 3 1,827 o 11 149,462 5 10 Track-renewals 70 16 1 491 15 1 ■ 431 2 2 16,623 2 4 8 18 o 46,199 19 8 41,388 19 3 28,683 9 3 21,961 12 4 6,390 o 4 2,679 5 2 1,191 15 6 581 15 4 166,702 10 6 Ballasting 11 19 o 271 16 9 70 1 10 1,529 16 1 3,174 10 5 1,696 11 5 2,845 19 10 2,209 6 9 655 7 n 213 17 8 17 6 8 8 18 3 12,705 12 7 Banks, cuttings, ditchee, tunnels 45 9 o 45 5 9 48 6 5 1,648 4 1 10 12 4 4,357 14 4 2,160 8 5 3,690 18 2 2,718 14 10 676 19 4 36 16 6 233 18 10 369 9 9 16,042 17 9 Bridges, culverts, drains 123 10 6 190 12 6 33 7 7 9,909 o 1 28 on 15,720 10 7 11,404 10 8 6,696 10 5 5.319 8 4 2,263 11 ° 1,479 7 8 238 12 10 509 11 o 53,916 14 1 Fences, gates, cattle-stops, hedges 27 2 6 11 1 0 1,606 7 10 o 3 6 4,440 16 8 ' 1,498 18 6 2,931 19 2 2,116 1 3 497 5 7 23 11 2 132 13 9 121 5 11 13,407 6 10 Roads, approaches, &c. 1 12 6 792 1 6 1,118 o 41 I 792 10 5 919 1 9 546 3 10 93 6 5 31 1 9 17 10 5 4 16 5 4.316 5 4 Water-services, signals, cranes, appliances 29 1 3 3 15 " 230 2,920 13 3 2,555 1 2 3,300 12 oj 2,046 4 5 224 2 3 219 1 1 50 1 6 57 16 6 13,335 19 4 1,927 6 4 Wharves 36 1 2 38 5 8 o 12 4 522 9 o 953 ° 11 260 17 8 30 11 5 1,224 14 11 2,171 14 4 1,916 5 11 768 8 6 7,923 1 2 Buildings 106 18 8 212 5 1 11 12 2 4,418 8 2 5 18 1 11,784 9 10 7,598 18 1 5,946 17 2 4,387 6 4 1,384 7 8 583 ° 5 293 1 1 38 13 8 36,771 16 5 Miscellaneous 27 15 10 1,192 16 4 26 15 o 2,289 15 n i>953 7 10 2,828 5 7 2,352 11 10 597 14 4 2,217 3 5 35 10 4 13,521 16 5 General charges 295 28 16 1 854 339 12 6 3 18 6 717 o 4 532 14 1 445 o 11 387 17 2 102 10 1 104 11 10 20 13 10 18 19 9 2,712 9 10 Totals 831 16 4 2,485 12 5 1,491 16 2 10,687 I2 5 731 19 7 129,203 15 7 101,510 2 4 85,999 17 5 64,614 9 5 20,373 4 9 12,512 12 9 6,069 on 4,306 16 o 490,818 16 1 Bate per mile opened .. 103 19 6 56 6 1 181 18 1 108 1 5 87 15 I 171 18 o 277 5 3 214 3 1 217 3 5 187 6 7 403 12 8 183 18 2 126 13 5 212 18 11