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TABLE No. 3. Expenditure on Railways to 31st March, 1935.

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Expenditure out of Public Works Fund Total Expenditure 0 >'Tco*rtof during Year 1934-35: Sew Works. Total Expenditure V ™^S° rkS Tinoa nf PaJimor Mileage opened for by General TTvnpririitiirp i by General by Provinces and Lines of Railway. Traffic. Government to of Previous , .. _ Railways Improvement i&U Midland Railway 31st March, 1934. Yea™ Construction and and Works on Open 31st March, 1935. Company. | burveys. Lines. M. ch. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Kaihu Valley .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 32 179,146 14 9 .. .. Or. 3 0 0 179,143 14 9 Opua Wharf to Whangarei and Onerahi .. .. .. 58 06 608,258 15 7 .. •• •• 608,258 15 7 Otiria to Ngapuhi .. .. .. .. .. 13 45 127,370 15 6 .. .. •• 127,370 15 6 Whangarei Branch (Kioreroa to Waiotira) .. .. .. 19 79 420,483 1 0 .. •• •• 420,483 1 0 North Auckland Main Trunk — Ngapuhi Northwards .. .. .. .. •• 11 00 886,343 7 11 .. Or. 702 11 7 .. 885,640 16 4 Helensville Northwards .. .. .. •• 83 39 2,989,296 4 0 .. •• •• 2,989,296 4 0 North Auckland Main Trunk to Dargaville .. .. .. .. 454,630 3 8 .. 681 1 3 .. 455,311 4 11 Helensville to Te Awamutu .. .. .. •• 148 67 6,025,674 9 4 .. •• Or. 212 10 0 6,025,461 19 4 Waiuku Branch (Paerata to Waiuku) .. .. .. 12 69 208,909 9 6 .. .. •• 208,909 9 6 Huntly to Awaroa 8 75 184,379 5 0 .. •- •• 184,379 5 0 Waikokowai Branch .. .. .. .. •• .. 3,442 0 0 .. •• •• 3,442 0 0 Frankton to Thames .. .. .. .. •• 62 58 506,021 3 7 .. •• •• 506,021 3 7 Cambridge Branch (Ruakura Junction to Cambridge) .. 12 02 61,831 17 3 .. .. •• ? Morrinsville to Rotorua .. .. .. .. 69 33 434,212 7 1 .. .. Or. 85 0 0 1 Marton to Te Awamutu .. .. .. .. . • 209 69 3,123,234 13 5 •• Or. 72 0 0 3,123,162 13 5 Waipa Gravel Access Branch .. .. .. .. .. 114 0 0 .. . • • • j 114 0 0 Raetihi Branch 8 50 89,452 2 1 .. .. .. j 89,452 2 1 Rotorua to Taupo .. .. .. .. | • • 37,862 13 11 .. .. • • i 37,862 13 11 j Paeroa to Pokeno .. .. .. . • • • • • 22,890 1 8 .. .. • • 22,890 1 8 Paeroa to Tauranga .. .. .. .. • • 50 65 1,250,350 2 9 .. • • 13 7 4 1,250,363 10 1 Tauranga to Taneatua, including Te Maunga to Maunganui 59 17 1,497,997 4 2 .. .. Or. 67 0 0 1,497,930 4 2 Branch Gisborne to Motu .. .. .. .. 49 32 625,075 6 9 .. .. •• 625,075 6 9 Gisborne to Ormond Tramway .. .. .. .. .. 4,975 1 7 .. •• •• 4,975 1 7 Napier to Gisborne — Gisborne Southwards .. .. .. .. 11 51 285,930 15 6 .. .. Or. 384 9 8 285,546 5 10 Waikokopu Northwards .. >. .. .. .. 558,132 4 1 .. Or. 4,699 6 3 .. 553,432 17 10 Wairoa Northwards .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,681 12 6 .. •. • • 20,681 12 6 Napier Northwards .. .. .. .. .. 38 62 ! 2,389,008 8 11 .. Or. 4,890 2 8 .. 2,384,118 6 3 Waikokopu Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. 628,567 16 5 .. Or. 406 9 4 .. 628,161 7 1 Wellington to Napier — Napier to Woodville and Palmerston North .. .. 114 06 1,177,672 7 8 .. Or. 838 0 0 1,176,834 7 8 Wellington to Woodville, including Te Aro Extension .. 121 70 3,256,396 1 4 .. .. Or. 845 0 0 3,255,551 1 4 Featherston to Martinborough .. .. .. .. .. 399 0 0 .. . • • • 399 0 0 Wellington to Waitara — Wellington to Longburn .. .. .. .. 83 37 3,063,036 8 4 .. .. 167,464 19 11 3,230,501 8 3 Foxton to Waitara and Moturoa.. .. .. .. 196 22 2,110,997 18 11 .. .. Or. 170 0 0 2,110,827 18 11 Mount Egmont Branch .. .. .. .. 6 00 70,536 1 6 .. .. •• 70,536 1 6 Moturoa to Opunake .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,105 0 0 .. .. •• 3,105 0 0 Opunake Branch (Te Roti to Opunake) .. .. .. j 22 63 447,861 18 7 .. .. •• 447,861 18 7 Manaia Branch (Kapuni to Manaia) .. .. ..I .. 9,483 6 0 .. .. •• 9,483 6 0 Rangitikei River Quarry Line .. .. .. .. j .. 206 0 0 - . .. • • 206 0 0 j