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WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

torn. 192 14-25. VOTE No. 6—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. 3,06c ! Miles. Working-expenses of Sections— £ £ Including salaries and wages ; allowances made to members by regulations made under section 68 of the Government Railways Act, 1908, for special work performed in the course of their duty ; payments for Sunday duty ; general repairs and miscellaneous services; supplies of stores, provisions, stationery, wafer, 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 draughting assistance ; travelling allowance and expenses; allowances to members under Regulation No. 86 (made under the Government Railways Act, 1908); increased night allowances to members and allowances to members on transfer in excess of the regulations; value of accrued leave due to deceased members; stationery and supplies ; also contingencies and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote — Maintenance of Way and WorksSection — Whangarei Kaihu Gisborne North Island Main Line and Branches South Island Main Line and Branches Westport Nelson Picton Special allowance to ex-Inspector J. Smith for originating idea of ballast plough 64,000 5,000 14,000 667,000 607,000 16,000 14,000 16,950 50| Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 (see end of vote) ... ... £10,000 1,404,000 Maintenance of Signals, Telegraphs, and Telephones — Section — Whangarei Gisborne North Island Main Line and Branches South Island Main Line and Branches Westport Nelson Picton 930 190 46,730 32,140 675 110 205 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 (see end of vote) ... ... £50 80,980