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Statement of Lo sse s on Dev elopmen t Branch Lines fro m 3rd March, 1929, to 1st March, 1930, a nd Isolated Sections from 1st April, 1929, to 31st March, 1930.

Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given; printing (900 copies), £77 10a.

Authority: W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.—l93o.

Price Is. 6d.

Average per Mile of Line. Branches showing Loss. Mileage, j Loss on Working. Feeder Value. Total Net Loss. S T^+SS«t ding ( i Branch Feeder Total Working- TT1 + prpcf I Total Revenue. Value. Revenue, expenses. AnTieresT; - Loss. I £ s. d. £ s. d. I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ £ £ £ £ £ Kaikohe .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 7,116 15 2 4,542 0 4 > 2,574 14 10 17,945 19 7 310 182 492 595 615 718 Kirikopuni .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 5,212 7 11 2,380 17 9 2,831 10 2 48,053 12 4 193 170 363 565 3,230 3 432 Waiuku .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 3,825 16 11 2,015 12 3 1,810 4 8 11,000 10 5 402 155 557 696 707 '846 Taneatua .. .. .. .. .. .. Ill 47,186 0 2 13,752 3 0 33.433 17 2 153,995 18 8 624 124 748 1,049 1 086 1 387 Toko .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 12,334 2 6 1,996 5 7 10,337 16 11 43,517 2 9 330 42 372 587 '692 '907 Opunake .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 4,306 3 2 2,803 8 7 1,502 14 7 21,139 16 5 227 122 349 414 1 854 ! 919 Greytown .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 2,433 10 1 1,131 16 8 1.301 13 5 1,855 19 4 163 377 540 974 I 185 619 Eskdale .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 3,847 19 4 1,702 9 9 2,145 9 7 ! 9,869 15 10 296 142 438 616 j 644 822 North Island totals .. .. .. 249 86,262 15 3 30,324 13 11 55,938 1 4 307,378 15 4 442 122 564 788 1,010 1,234 Eyreton-Oxford .. .. .. .. .. 54 11,081 10 7 1,392 1 8 9,689 8 11 16,805 11 0 j 163 26 189 368 132 i 311 Cheviot .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 12,838 11 9 2,225 9 1 10,613 2 8 27,446 10 9 406 51 457 698 383 624 Little River .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 6,162 4 9 371 1 11 5,791 2 10 10,890 9 10 408 16 424 675 222 473 Southbridge .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 973 13 11 1,549 15 11 576 2 0* 4,569 6 9 862 60 922 899 198 175 Whiteclifls .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 1,962 15 3 1,033 15 6 928 19 9 2,049 5 0 j 202 86 288 365 93 170 Methven .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 448 5 10 2,714 11 0 2,266 5 2* 1,602 19 6 ] 539 118 657 558 168 69 Springburn .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 7,024 0 8 827 9 10 6,196 10 10 9,306 4 6 196 30 226 447 111 332 Fairlie .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 4,484 0 0 1,683 11 6 2,800 8 6 10,023 17 11 415 46 461 536 195 ?70 Waimate .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 6,070 0 3 2,767 13 1 3,302 7 2 5,743 17 10 , 274 213 487 741 188 442 Kurow .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 5,612 12 7 2,398 14 2 3,213 18 5 9,892 0 9 350 63 413 498 176 261 Ngapara-Livingstone .. .. .. .. .. 27 3,731 4 5 845 0 5 2,886 4 0 10,458 2 11 155 31 186 293 *>80 387 Waihemo .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 1,031 4 9 1,315 19 5 284 14 8* 1,351 7 10 220 146 366 335 182 131 Otago Central .. .. .. .. .. .. 147 19,579 8 5 2,952 10 4 16,626 18 1 83,528 3 8 680 20 700 813 455 568 Outram .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 3,583 17 8 729 8 7 2,854 9 1 4,810 11 1 304 81 385 703 217 ; 535 Roxburgh .. .. .. .. .. 61 16,167 1 5 1,977 9 9 14,189 11 8 45,963 4 10 290 32 322 555 521 754 Catlins River .. .. .. .. .. .. 43' 5,761 18 4 3,532 12 11 2,229 5 5 23,153 10 2 454 82 536 588 487 539 Tapanui .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 7,048 8 4 2,125 6 11 4,923 1 5 10,690 6 0 245 79 324 506 214 396 Waikaka .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 2,705 19 7 839 16 3 1,866 3 4 5,074 3 3 190 65 255 399 247 391 Switzers .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 2,420 5 6 723 5 10 1,696 19 8 5,404 0 0, 134 52 186 306 ?65 385 Glenham .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 4,183 8 5 1,139 16 2 3,043 12 3 5,527 14 7 I 159 114 273 578 248 553 Seaward Bush.. .. .. .. .. .. 34 3,948 8 7 1,629 5 5 2,319 3 2 10,923 0 9 ! 445 48 493 561 253 ! 321 Orawia .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 1,727 14 4 529 10 5 1,198 3 11 6,052 4 3 81 59 140 ?73 539 1 672 Forest Hill .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 2,153 4 10 1,193 2 3 960 2 7 2,214 4 8 222 92 314 387 97 170 Mararoa .. .. . . . . .. .. 12 134 10 6 536 19 11 402 9 5* 825 17 4 j 102 45 147 113 103 69 South Island totals.. .. .. .. 726 130,834 10 8 37,034 8 3 1 93,800 2 5 314,306 15 2 399 51 450 579 304 433 Cape Foulwind .. .. .. .. .. 8 1,385 18 2 15 15 11 1,370 2 3 5,140 2 6 47 2 49 220 471 642 Total .. .. .. .. .. 983 ; 218,483 4 1 67,374 18 1 151,108 6 0 626,825 13 0 407 69 476 629 ! 484~~ 637 Isolated Sections. Kaihu .. .. .. •• .. .. 24 3,330 19 9 .. 3,330 19 9 11,251 15 1 .. .. 271 400 i 340 469 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. 60 8,839 10 0 .. 8,839 10 0 45,501 6 7 .. .. 536 681 613 758 Nelson .. .. .. •• •• .. 64 15,090 16 4 .. , 15,090 16 4 40,599 12 9 .. j .. 403 648 389 634 Pioton .. .. .. •• .. .. 56 8,388 8 3 .. j 8,388 8 3 36,912 17 0 I .. j .. j 708 842 525 j 659 Total .. .. -- .. .. 204 35,649 14 4 .. 1 35,649 14 4 134,265 11 5 j .. 510 682 ~486 658 Grand total .. .. .. .. 1,187 254,132 18 5 67,374 18 1 186,758 0 4 J 761,091 4 5] .. | .. .. 7 | ~ * Indicates profit.