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TABLE No. 3. Expenditure on Railways to 31st March, 1938.

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Expenditure out of Public Works Fund Total Expenditure on^ c Z£f of during Year 1937-38. New Works. Total Expenditure Vsl ™^'3, 0rkS Lines of Kaiiway. f or * Genera, — o^S'to 31st March, 1937. 31st March, 1938. * Lines. M. ch. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Kaihu Valley .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 32 179,143 14 9 .. .. .. 179,143 14 9 Opua Wharf to Whangarei and Onerahi .. .. .. 58 06 605,186 11 8 .. .. 4,057 18 8 609,244 10 4 Otiria to Ngapuhi .. .. .. .. .. 13 45 127,445 15 6 .. .. 2 12 6 127,448 8 0 Whangarei Branch (Kioreroa to Waiotira) .. .. .. 19 79 420,483 1 0 .. .. 399 0 0 420,882 1 0 North Auckland Main Trunk — Ngapuhi Northwards .. .. .. .. .. 11 00 881,406 11 3 700 0 0 Cr. 932 12 3 .. 879,773 19 0 Helensville Northwards .. .. .. .. 83 39 2,989,052 4 0 .. .. 4,629 19 3 2,993,682 3 3 North Auckland Main Trunk to Dargaville .. .. .. .. 450,132 17 7 .. 13,244 10 11 .. 463,377 8 6 Helensville to Awamutu .. .. .. .. .. 148 67 5,941,158 0 7 .. .. Cr. 568 17 10 5,940*589 2 9 Waiuku Branch (Paerata to Waiuku) .. .. .. 12 69 208,909 9 6 .. .. 3 0 0 208,912 9 6 Huntly to Awaroa .. .. .. .. .. 8 75 184,379 5 0 .. .. .. i 184,379 5 0 Waikokowai Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,442 0 0 .. .. 3 442 0 0 Frankton to Thames .. .. .. .. .. 62 58 3 7 .. .. 440 12 2 15 9 Cambridge Branch (Ruakura Junction to Cambridge) .. 12 02 61.831 17 3 .. .. 1 0 0 61,832 17 3 Morrinsville to Rotorua .. .. .. .. 69 33 433,600 5 1 .. .. 9,093 12 10 442 \693 17 11 Marton to Te Awamutu .. .. .. .. .. 209 69 3,122,657 13 5 .. .. 17,234 13 5 3,139,892 6 0 Waipa Gravel Access Branch .. .. .. .. .. 114 0 0 .. .. 114 0 0 Raetihi Branch .. .. .» .. .. 8 50 89,452 2 1 .. .. .. 89,452 2 1 Rotorua to Taupo .. .. .. .. .. .. 37,862 13 11 .. .. .. 37,862 13 11 Paeroa to Pokeno .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,890 1 8 .. 6,290 11 2 .. 29.180 12 10 Paeroa to Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. 50 65 1,250,594 2 7 .. .. 901 1 5 1,251,495 4 0Tauranga to Taneatua, including Te Maunga to Maunganui 59 17 1,497,428 2 0 .. .. .. 1,497,428 2 0 Branch Gisborne to Motu .. .. .. .. .. 49 32 625,075 6 9 .. .. 1,728 18 1 626,804 4 10 Gisborne to Ormond Tramway .. .. .. .. ! .. 4,975 1 7 .. .. .. 4,975 1 7 Napier to Gisborne — Gisborne Southwards .. .. .. .. .. 11 51 284,846 10 1 .. . Cr. 220 16 8 .. 284,625 13 5 Waikokopu Northwards .. .. .. .. .. 795,328 7 0 .. 410,101 10 6 .. 1,205.429 17 6 Wairoa Northwards .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,681 12 6 .. .. .. 20,681 12 6 Napier Northwards .. .. .. .. .. 38 62 ; 2,449,815 7 6 .. 79,058 11 6 .. j 19 0 Waikokopu Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. 630,049 17 2 .. 20,616 19 3 .. ' 650.666 16 5 Wellington to Napier — Napier to Woodville and Palmerston North .. .. 114 06 1,166,526 11 8 .. .. 5,417 7 7 ; 1,171,943 19 3 Wellington to Woodville, including Te Aro Extension .. 129 30 3,257,471 2 1 .. .. 28,043 2 3 j 3,285.514 4 4 Featherston to Martinborough .. .. .. .. .. 399 0 0 .. .. 399 0 0 Wellington to Waitara — Wellington to Longburn .. .. .. .. 83 37 3,879,250 15 2 .. .. 305,958 3 6 j 4,185.208 18 8 Foxton to Waitara and Moturoa .. .. .. 196 22 2,139,936 11 1 .. .. 135,421 10 0 ! 2,275,358 1 1 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) .. .. .. 22 63 447,862 16 7 .. .. .. 447,862 16 7 Manaia Branch (Kapuni to Manaia) .. .. .. .. 9,483 6 0 .. .. .. 9' 483 6 0 Rangitikei River Quarry Line .. .. .. .. .. 206 0 0 .. .. .. j 206 0 0