D.—l.

TABLE No. 3— continued. Expenditure on Railways to 31st March, 1926— continued.

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| Expenditure out af Public Works Fund during Year 1925-26. Amounts Total Expenditure ' ~ ! | Eedlo Total Expenditure Va,^£ted° tk9 Lines of Railway. Onwrnmenfto Expenditure New Works. | dnrin!? 1 ' Surveys of New Onveminent' to by Provinces and of sr P 71 — Wor S^° «2nsr»&. ™ptr ay Construction and Permanent- Total New Works. j Individual Lines. Surveys. j way. Ill • ! . ~~ JS £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Stratford to Okahukura (East End) .. 511,377 17 5 10 14 4 58,055 16 8 17,024 14 9 75,080 11 5 .. .. .. 586,447 14 6 Stratford to Okahukura (West End) .. 807,632 1 4 .. 45,091 13 6 .. 45,091 13 6 .. .. .. 852,723 14 10 Nelson to Greymouth — Nelson to Inangahua .. .. .. 449,414 6 1 22 2 7 29,333 18 3 8,133 6 9 37,467 5 0 .. 962 4 0 .. 487,821 12 6 78,307 0 0 Stillwater to Inangahua .. .. 215,243 10 4 .. .. .. .. 834 7 11 10,919 13 0 .. 226,997 11 3 279,685 0 0 Ngahere to Blackball .. .. .. 147, 532 0 0 ' .. .. .. .. .. .. 147, 532 0 0 Westport to Ngakawau .. .. .. 192,743 19, 6 .. .. .. .. 1,139 6 3 .. .. 193,883 5 9 Westport to Inangahua .. .. .. 170,430 15 0 .. 19,254 15 5 8,362 16 1 27,617 11 6 .. .. .. 198,048 6 6 Greymouth to Rewanui .. .. .. 255, 646 0 0.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 255, 646 0 0 Point Elizabeth Branch .. .. .. 74,241 10 11 .. Cr. 144 12 0 .. Or. 144 12 0 .. .. .. 74,096 18 11 Greymouth to Boss and Mikonui .. .. 355,735 6 1 j .. .. .. 117 19 2 .. .. 355,853 5 3 Picton to Waipara — Picton Southwards .. .. .. 656,002 1 10 | 76 14 4 Cr. 172 16 10 .. Cr. 172 16 10 273 10 2 0 15 3 .. 656,026 16 1 Waipara Northwards .. .. .. 377,533 0 5 { -. I 1,211 0 4 .. 1,211 0 4 Cr. 3 14 4 .. .. 378,740 6 5 Christchurch to Greymouth — Rolleston to Bealey .. .. .. 996,956 11 7 .. 123 12 10 .. 123 12 10 4,577 12 0 855 10 2 .. 1,002,513 6 7 61,579 0 0 Whitecliffs Branch .. .. .. 25,021 00 .. . .. .. .. .. 25,021 0 0 Greymouth to Bealey .. .. .. 2,042,436 16 11 2,798 11 1 455 13 6 .. 455 13 6 2,853 11 6 4,167 1 3 .. 2,047,114 12 1 263,889 0 0 Hurunui to Waitaki — Main Line (Waiau to Waitaki) .. .. 2,144,711 17 5 .. .. .. .. 14,389 2 3 4,493 10 1 .. 2,163,594 9 9 316,135 0 0 Oxford Branch (Rangiora to Oxford West) 52,952 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 120 8 2 .. 53,072 8 2 Eyreton Branch (Kaiapoi to Bennett's) .. 44,277 0 0 j .. .. .. .. .. .. 44,277 0 0 Lyttelton Branch .. .. .. 80,908 0 0 i .. .. .. .. .. .. 80,908 0 0 340,500 0 0 Southbridge Branch (Hornby to Southbridge) 91,441 0 0 j .. .. .. .. .. .. 91,441 0 0 Little River Branch (Lincoln to Little River) 110,713 14 3 .. .. .. .. .. 132 17 6! .. 110,846 11 9 Rakaia to Methven .. .. .. 77,142 15 4 .. .. .. .. .. 91 4 0 .. 77,233 19 4 Ashburton to Springburn .. .. 64,025 11 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 64,025 11 3 Orari to Geraldine .. .. .. 321 0 0 . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 321 0 0 Fairlie Branch (Washdyke Junction to Fairlie) 68,166 0 1 .. .. .. .. 1,091 4 7 101 19 0 .. 69,359 3 8 75,124 0 0 Waimate Branch .. .. .. 80,686 10 7 .. .. 32 6 5 32 6 5 .. .. .. 80,718 17 0 Canterbury Interior Main Line — Oxford to Malvern .. .. .. 54,248 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54,248 0 0 Whitecliffs to Rakaia .. .. .. 542 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 542 0 0 Temuka to Rangitata .. .. .. 5,152 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,152 0 0 W aitaki to Bluff — Main Line, including Port Chalmers Branch 3,374,500 1 10 .. .. .. .. 8,468 4 8 28,363 J9 8 .. 3,411,332 6 2 82,259 0 0 Duntroon Branch (Pukeuri to Kurow) .. 97,465 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 97,465 0 0 37'500 0 0 Ngapara Branch (Waiareka Junction to 26,090 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26,090 0 0 58,009 0 0 Ngapara) * Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Account.