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Appropriations for Working Railways Account,

WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT—continued.

Number Item 1QQJQK ot Persons. VOTE No. 64,—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. 1934-35. 2 Bkanch Expenditure—continued. £ £ Locomotive Branch— General Expenses : Salaries. £ Superintendent of Workshops ... 827 Locomotive Superintendent ... 827 1,654 Other salaries ... ... ... 12,625 14,279 £ Salaries of casual staff ... ... 2,520 Head Office building, expenses of ... 1,200 Stationery, supplies, and miscellaneous ... 651 Telephone subscriptions ... ... 80 Travelling allowances and expenses ... 1,150 Contingencies ... ... 50 5,651 Transfers from other sections ... ... 1,823 21,753 Less transfers to other sections ... ... 9,753 12,000 Working-expenses of Sections— Maintenance of Boiling-stock— * Section— £ Kaihu ... ... 349\ Gisborne ... ... 3,130 North Island Main Line and Branches 738,557 South Island Main Line and Branches 472,830 1,237,599 Westport ... ... 15,788 Nelson ... ... 2,862 Picton ... ... 4,083 Gross Total, Maintenance of Rolling-stock ... 1,249,599 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) ... 500 Net Total, Maintenance of Rolling-stock ... 1,249,099 * — Locomotive Transportation— Salaries— 2 at £680\ (Locomotive Engineers) ... ... 1,361 Section — £ Kaihu ... ... 1,075\ Gisborne ... ... 4,2471 North Island Main Line and Branches 679,364 i South Island Main Line and Branches 411,515 1,113,974 Westport ... ... 8,454 Nelson ... ... 3,430 Picton ... ... 5,8891 Allowance to drivers and firemen employed on Rimutaka Incline ... ... ... 50 Transfers from other sections ... .... 5,260 Total, Locomotive Transportation ... 1,120,645 i Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) ... 200 Net Total, Locomotive Transportation ... 1,120,445