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

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Expenditure out of Public Works Fund Total Expenditure during Year 1937-33 : New Works. Total Expenditure Lines of Railway. f or « f — ; r= , 31st March, 1937. and March, 1938. ' Lines. Waitaki to Bluff —continued. M. ch. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Livingstone Branch (Windsor to Tokarahi) .. .. 11 75 75,382 7 4 .. .. ' Gr. 1 12 0 75,380 15 4 Waihemo Branch (Palmerston to Dunback) .. .. 8 55 32,906 8 11 .. .. 55 0 0 32,961 8 11 Fernhill Railway .. .. .. .. .. 1 60 1,330 00 .. .. .. 1,330 00 Brighton Road Branch .. .. .. .. .. 6,474 0 0 .. .. .. 6,474 0 0 12,829 0 0 Outram Branch (Mosgiel to Outram) .. .. .. 8 78 12,051 0 7 .. .. .. 12,051 0 7 29,691 0 0 Lawrence Branch .. .. .. .. .. 58 67 718,258 17 1 .. .. 1,089 8 8 719,348 5 9 Balclutha to Tuapeka Mouth .. .. .. .. .. 2,48900 .. .. .. 2,489 0 0 Catlin's River Branch (Balclutha to Tahakopa) .. .. 42 67 463,709 6 3 .. .. .. 463,709 6 3 Heriotburn Branch (Waipahi to Edievale) .. .. 26 23 124,808 4 5 .. .. .. 124,808 4 5 Waikaka Branch (McNab to Waikaka) .. .. .. 12 65 68,423 0 0 .. .. .. 68,423 0 0 Gore to Lumsden .. .. .. .. .. 36 39 112,385 14 8 .. .. 472 3 6 112,857 18 2 Edendale to Glenham .. .. .. .. .. 9 36 '50,490 13 11 .. .. .. 50,490 13 11 Riversdale to Switzers .. .. .. .. .. 13 70 82,285 4 0 .. .. .. 82,285 4 0 Seaward Bush to Catlin's (Appleby to Tokanui) .. .. 32 79 185,229 5 5 .. .. .. 185,229 5 5 Otago Central (Wingatui to Cromwell) .. .. .. 147 27 1,453,717 10 1 .. .. 975 6 4 1,454,692 16 5 Invercargill to Kingston — Main Line .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 04 369,244 14 9 .. .. 3,523 14 10 372,768 9 7 91,937 0 0 Mararoa Branch (Lumsden to Mossburn) .. .. .. 10 40 27,508 4 4 .. .. .. 27,508 4 4 Winton to Heddon Bush .. .. .. .. .. 140 0 0 .. .. .. 140 0 0 Makarewa to Orepuki and Waiau .. .. .. .. 56 34 360,075 18 5 .. .. 973 13 U 361,049 12 4 37,097 0 0 Thornbury to Wairio .. .. .. .. .. 22 15 103,790 15 10 .. .. .. 103.790 0 0 23,200 0 0 Forest Hill (Winton to Hedgehope) .. .. .. 12 40 23,337 0 0 .. .. .. 23,337 0 0 Expenses of Railway Commissions and other Expenditure not .. 10,337 0 0 .. .. .. 10,337 0 0 chargeable to Individual Lines Surveys of New Lines — North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,235 10 1 .. .. .. 31,235 10 1 South Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,763 0 0 .. .. .. 5,763 0 0 Rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,977,319 17 11 .. .. 693,812 1 0 12,671,131 18 11 Motor-omnibus Service, Wellington .. .. .. .. 60,571 1 11 .. .. .. 60,571 1 11 General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,076 12 9 .. 3,581 9 10 .. 2 7 Depreciation provided for out of Railway Revenue and actually .. Gr. 762,612 9 4 .. .. Gr. 762,612 9 4 repaid to Public Works Fund Stock of Permanent-way Materials .. .. .. .. 8,942 15 9 .. .. .. 8,942 15 9 Totals.. .. .. .. .. .. 68,939,218 6 7*' 700 0 0 1,160,567 13 8 1,369,610 12 10 71,468,696 13 1* 1,787,741 0 Of * The £10,400,000 accrued depreciation of assets referred to in section 23 (2), Government Railways Amendment Act, 1931, not deducted. f Includes value for £150,000 paid to debenture holders under the Midland Railway Petitions Settlement Act Amendment Act, 1903.