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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS IV.—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

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Item. 191 2,860 J-14. Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. 3 VOTE No. 17— continued. Woeking-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, 1912, for special work performed in the course of their duty; payments for Sunday duty ; general repairs and miscellaneous services; supplies 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 of Way and Works — Section — Whangarei (58 miles) Kaihu (17 miles) Gisborne (32 miles) North Island Main Line and Branches (1,101 miles) South Island Main Line and Branches (1,867 miles) Westland (141 miles) Westport (36 miles) Nelson (00 miles) Picton (48 miles) Special allowance to ex-Tnspector J. Smith for originating idea of ballast plough 11 ,602 2,522 4,150 395 ,500 331,476 31 ,900 11,250 8 ,100 10 ,500 50 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 807 ,050 27 ,000 780 ,050 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 13 ,500 2,100 6,450 630 ,150 410 ,600 30 ,850 24 ,700 6,550 10 ,010