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TABLE No. 3— continued. Expenditure on Railways to 31st March, 1924— continued.

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Expenditure out of Public Works Fund during Year 1923-24. Amounts Total Expenditure „ ll ! coveri f , i Expenditure Total Expenditure °LS° rks Lines of Railway. Gormen? to Expenditure * eW Work on Open S" G&SSSStto by and 31st March, 1923. "t Previous — Works on Open year 1923-24.* 31st March, 1924. Construction and Permanent- Total New works. C ° 1UPaay " Surveys. way. j , j i Waitaki to Bluff —continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Livingstone Branch (Windsor to Tokarahi) 82,785 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 82,785 0 0 Waihemo Branch (Palmerston to Dunback) 33,191 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,191 0 0 Fernhill Railway .. .. .. 1,415 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,415 0 0 Brighton Road Branch .. .. 6,474 0 0,.. .. .. .. .. .. 6,474 0 0 12,829 0 0 Outram Branch (Mosgiel to Outram) .. 11,951 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,951 0 0 29,691 0 0 Lawrence Branch .. .. .. 398,777 0 0 .. 59,900 8 10 19,422 2 5 79,322 11 3 .. .. 478,099 11 3 Balclutha to Tuapeka Mouth .. .. 2,489 0 0 .. .. .. ! .. .. .. : 2,489 0 0 Catlin's River Branch (Balclutha to Taha- 462,722 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 462,722 0 0 kopa) Heriotburn Branch (Waipahi to Edievale) 124,088 0 0 j .. .. .. j 720 4 5 .. .. 124,808 4 5 Waikaka Branch (McNab to Waikaka) .. 68,423 0 0 .. .. .. j .. .. .. j 68,423 0 0 Gore to Lumsden .. .. .. 112,143 0 0:.. .. .. .. ! .. .. .. I 112,143 0 0 Edendale to Glenham .. .. .. 53,328 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53,328 0 0 Riversdale to Switzers .. .. 82,304 0 0.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 82,304 0 0 Seaward Bush to Catlin's (Appleby to 185,360 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 185,360 0 0 Tokamii) Otago Central (Wingatui to Cromwell) .. 1,435,496 0 0 .. .. .. .. 422 12 6 .. .. 1,435,918 12 6 Invercargill to Kingston — Main Line .. .. .. 360,966 0 0 1 50 0 0 .. .. .. 880 7 3 .. .. 361,796 7 3 91,937 0 0 Mararoa Branch (Lumsden to Mossburn) 27,217 0 0 .. .. .. .. 145 12 4 .. .. 27,362 12 4 Winton to Heddon Bush .. .. 140 0 0 .. .. .." .. .. .. .. I 140 0 0 Makarewa to Orepuki and Waiau.. .. 282,101 0 0 .. 21,113 7 6 17,643 0 0 38,756 7 6 577 13 9 .. .. 321,435 1 3 37,097 0 0 Thornbury to Wairio .. .. .. 86,275 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. j 86,275 0 0 23,200 0 0 Forest Hill (Winton to Hedgehope) .. 23,337 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,337 0 0 Expenses of Railway Commissions and other 10,337 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,337 0 0 Expenditure not chargeable to Individual Lines Surveys of New Lines — North Island .. .. .. 41,172 0 0 .. 1,431 8 11 .. 1,431 8 11 .. .. Cr. 7,500 0 0 35,103 8 11 Middle Island .. .. .. 5,763 0 0.. .. .. .. .. .. 5,763 0 0 Rolling-stock .. .. .. 9,075,047 8 8 .. .. .. .. 298,207 19 6 Cr .3,209 10 9 .. 9,370,045 17 5 Suspense Account, being proportion of cost .. .. .. .. .. _ _ gl 725 17 8 . ■ 61 725 17 8 of raising loan of £1,000,000 at 6 per cent, for Railways Authorization Improvement Act 1914 Account Stock of Permanent-way ■ - ■ - Materials, 31st March, 1923 •• •• £224,122 0 0 224,122 0 0.. .. .. .. j .. .. .. ! c , 44,625,118 17 8 Stock of Permanent-way ! decreased by .. £23,541 17 10 23,541 17 10 .. Stock of Permanent-way Materials, 31st March, 1924 •• £200, 580 2 2 .. .. .. __ .. 200,580 2 2 Total 44,601,576 19 10 1,166 12 7 1,058,684 5 11 97,622 7 7 1,156,306 13 6 643,648 4 3 82,246 1 0 .. (46,482,611 6 0 l,787,741t 0 0 Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Acoount. f Includes £150,000 paid to debenture-holders under the Midland Railway Petitions Settlement Act Amendment Act, 1903.