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RETURN No. 6. Estimated Amount of Expenditure on Construction of Railways, Rolling-stock, etc., to 31st March, 1919; Net Revenue, and Rate of Interest earned on Capital expended on Opened Lines for Year ended same Date.

Section of Kailway, Cost of Co: Opened Lines, struction. Unopened Lines. Net Revenue, Kate of Interest earned, Whangarei Kaihu £ 767,510 £ 324,852 18,065 £ 10,488 -*2,395 £ s. d. 17 4 99,962 fauranga 398,376 Grisborno 682,157 193,510 959,507 222,340 725,766 90,071 36,736 - 733 1,120,117 469,571 37,182 45,200 '1,194 7 0 0 3 i 3 1 15 5 7 9 1 0 "i 5 North Island Main Lines and Branches 16,006,227 South Island Main Lines and Branohes.. 14,616,816 Westland 2,099,420 Westport 606,225 Nelson 542,534 Picton 683,683 19,117 -263 Lake Wakatipu steamer service In suspense — Surveys, North Island Miscellaneous, North Island Surveys, South Island Miscellaneous, South Island P.W.D. stock of permanent-way W.K.I), stock of A.O.L. stores 43,708 35,900 5,169 5,752 5,168 46,872 -303 19,439 £36,167,681 I £3,093,201 £1,680,058 £4 12 11 .Total cost of opened and unopened lines at 31st March, 1919 _ £39, 160,882 £4 5 7 Notk.—The amount stated in tins return as the cos Grovermneii t expenditure on railways. It also includes Harbour 1-ioards on railways and wharves under the .nformation regarding the last mentioned being furnisl fc of construction the Midland Kaih irovisious of sec toil by the respee of opened lines h vay and expendittl tion 7 of the liai ;tive Boards. noludes the Prov ire by the Greym ilways Authorize! -ineial and General louth anel Westport, uion Act, 1835, the J. Macdon. ald, Chief Ai ccountant.