8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS IV.—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

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tern. 1912-13. 2,808 Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. VOTE No. 16— continued. Working-expenses of Sections—Including salaries and wages ; allowances made to members by regulations made under section 68 of the Government Railways Act, 1908; allowances to be paid to members of the First and Second Divisions in excess of the maximum rates of pay set forth in the Schedules to the Government Railways Act, 1908, for special work performed in the course of their duty; payments for Sunday duty ; general repairs and miscellaneous services ; of stores, provisions, stationery, water, and material; advertising; compensation for accidents, personal injuries received, loss of property by fire, damage to or loss of goods; freights on goods lost or destroyed; postages, telegrams, telephones, maintenance of wires; payments under the Workers' Compensation Acts ; payments in connection with works outside railway boundaries in which Department has beneficial interest; compassionate allowances; temporary clerical and drafting assistance, travelling allowance and expenses; stationery and supplies; also contingencies and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote — £ Maintenance oj Way and Works — Section — Whangarei (58 miles) Kaihu (17 miles) Gisborne (24 miles) ... ... ••• North Island Main Line and Branches (1,083 miles) South Island Main Line and Branches (1 ,359 miles) Westland (141 miles) Westport (30 miles) Nelson (48 miles) Picton (48 miles) 9,840 2 ,120 3,130 390 ,556 320 ,200 30 ,900 11,600 7,350 10 ,850 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 786 ,546 26 ,000 760 ,546 Ja. Locomotive Running and Repairs and Renewals of Rolling-stock — Section — Whangarei Kaihu Gisborne North Island Main Line and Branches ... South Island Main Line and Branches ... Westland Westport Nelson Picton. ... 10 ,140 1,680 4,210 522 ,640 376 ,622 28 ,000 23 ,100 6,380 8,950