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RETURN No. 6. Estimated Amount of Expenditure on Construction of Railways, Rolling-stock, etc., to 31st March, 1922; Net Revenue, and Rate of Interest earned on Capital expended on Opened Lines for Year ended same Date.

Section of Railway. Cost of Coi istruction. Unopened Lines. Net Revenue. Rate of Interest earned. Opened Lines. Whangarei £ 877,244 £ £ - 10,670 & s. d. 480,032 Kaih u 100,265 - 943 Tauranga 74,650 Gisborne 688,378 791,244 5,726 0 io 8 North Island Main Lines and Branches 420,322 5233,314 33 0 8 17,725,193 1,781,110 South Island Main Lines and Branches.. 15,377,595 - 139,494 2,206,551 131,101 13,740 0 12 7 Woatland 1,141,852 Westport 606,005 29,872 4 18 8 95,862 -8,311 Nelson 444,731 62,027 Pieton 684,686 - 2,050 Lake Wakatipu steamer servioe In suspense — Surveys, North Island Miscellaneous, North Island Surveys, South Island Miscellaneous, South Island P.W.D. stock of permanent-way W.R.D. stock of A.O.L. and R.I.A. stores Balance of cost of raising loan of £1,000,000 for Railways Authorization Improvement Aot 1914 Account 19,283 -5,320 43,708 38,443 . 5,169 5,763 5,168 261,306 554,691 67,319 £39,309,097 j | £5,380,651 £405,864 £114 Total cost of opened and unopened lines at 31st March, 1922 £44,61 » ' 189,748 £0 18 2 Notk.—The amount stated in this return as the cost Government expenditure on railways. It also includes tl Harbour Boards on railways and wharves under the pi information regarding the last-mentioned being furnishe computed on cost proportionately to the delivery of nev, by the Working Railways Department, within the linanc South Island Main Line and Brandies: Clyde to Cromwe i of construction i he Midland Kailw rovisious of sect ad by the respect V rolling stock, a Dial year was ear: ell, opened for tra of opened lines it pay and expeuditu tion 7 of the Kai tive Boards. Thi md also to the tit rning Revenue, th afflc 11th July, 192] ncludes the Provincial and General ire by the Greymouth and Westport ilways Authorization Act, 18-h.o, the e rate of interest earned lias been cue during which the line, taken over us :— 1. L. Hamann, Ac tins Chief Accountant. .in;