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North Island South Island Kaihu. Gisborne. Main Line and Main Line and Westport. Nelson. Picton. Total. Branches. Branches. Item. Per Per Per Per Per Per Per Per Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Total, of Total. of Total. of Total. of Total. of Total. of Total. of Total. of Bail- Bail- Bail- Bail- Bail- Bail- Bail- Bailway. way. way. way. way. way. way. way. Abstract A.—Maintenance of Way and Works. General expenses — £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £|£ ££ ££|£|£ Branch .. .. 6 0-2 37 0-6 6,966 4-7 4,326 2-7 134 3-7 17 0-3 55 1-0 11,541 3-5 District .. .. 143 6-0 351 5-8 24,399 16-4 19,033 11-9 390, 10-8 313 4-9 353 6-3 44,982 13-5 Road-bed .. .. 730 30-4 2,599 43-4119,901 80-5 87,158 54-7 2,359 65-6 3,217 50-2 3,883 69-3 219,847 66-1 Track-renewals .. 1,552 64-8 3,559 59-4 308,021206-8 260,832163-6 6,329175-9 3,214 50-2 2,176 38-9 585,683176-2 Ballasting .. .. 32 1-3 130 2-2 41,510 27-9 10,015 6-3 15 0-4 63 1-0 297 5-3 52,062 15-7 Slips and floods .. 6 0-2 524 8-7 21,025 14-1 11,428 7-2 467 13-0 59 0-9 242 4-3 33,751 10-2 Fences, gates, cattle- 1 0-0 783 13-1 13,978 9-4 19,981 12-5 185 5-1 327 5-1 517 9-2 35,772 10-8 stops Roads, level - crossings, 8 0-3 81 1-3 4,440 3-0 5,146 3-2 60 1-7 119 1-9 293 5-2 10,147 3-1 approaches Bridges, viaducts, cul- 1,370 57-1 1,494 24-9 68,205 45-8 52,068 32-7 367 10-2 946 14-8 200 3-6 124,650 37-5 verts, &e. Water - services, cranes, 7 0-3 108 1-8 9,221 6-2 10,165 6-4 4,581127-2 111 1-7 162 2-9 24,355 7-3 weighbridges, &e. Wharves .. .. 8 0-3.. .. 268 0-2 .. .. 992 27-6 .. .. 8 0-1 1,276 0-4 Cattle - yards, loading- .. .. 218 3-6 13,719 9-2 9,390 5-9 5 0-1 88 1-4 116 2-1 23,536 7-1 banks, platforms, coal-stages Operating buildings .. 105 4-4 567 9-4 64,031 43-0 43,974 27-6 1,481 41-1 661 10-3 559 10-0 111,378 33-5 3,968 165 • 3 10,451 174 • 2 695,684467 • 2 533,516 334 • 7 17,365 482 • 4 9,135 142 • 7 8,861 158 ■ 2 1,278,980 384 • 9 Per cent, of operating 83-71 44-47 15-15 18-83 18-93 76-41 26-12 16-85 reyenue Per cent, of operating 47-35 39-00 16-25 18-80 22-98 39-50 22-91 17-54 expenditure Per train-mile (pence) 69-86 57-08 20-77 28-26 59-72 55-05 49-07 24-02 I Abstract B. —Maintenance of Signals and Electrical Appliances. £ £ I £ £ i £ 1 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ General expenses .. 5 0-3 26 0-4| 5,175 3-5 3,193 2-0 99 2-7 13i 0-2 39 0-7: 8,550 2-6 Signals and interlocking ' .. .. 8 0-21 20,117 13-5 13,501 8-5 200 5-6 28 0-4] 15 0-3: 33,869 10-2 Automatic and power ; .. 23,435 15-7 13,235 8-3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 36,670 11-0 signalling Level-crossing signals .. .. .. .. 2,883 1-9 913 0-6 .. .. .. •• •• 3,796 X-l Instruments, block- .. .. 18 0-3 13,352 9-0 7,407 4-6 174 4-8 12 0-2 20 0-4 20,983 6-3 working, tablets, &c. Overhead lines, block- 30 1-2 27 0-4 12,525 8-4 12,099 7-6 541 15-1 50 0-9 48 0-8 25,320 7-6 working, tablets, &c. Overhead lines, auto- .. .. .. .. 3,119 2-1 6,120 3-8 .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,239 2-8 matic signalling Electric lighting ased .. .. 20 0-3 10,758 7-2 6,932 4-3 188 5-2 20 0-3 65 1-1 17,983 5-4 in operation Overhead electrification .. 4,583 3-1 9,963 6-3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,546 4-4 and bonding Electric-power ap .. .. 2,026 1-4 1,045 0-7 123 3-4 9 0-1 .. .. 3,203 1-0 plianees Buildings .. 2,922 2-0 1,782 1-1 29 0-8 j 4,733 1-4 35 1-5 99 1-6100,895 67-8 76,190 47-8 1,354 37-6 132 2-1 187 3-3 178,892 53-8 Per cent, of operating 0-74 0-42 2-20 2-69 1-48 1-10 j 0-55 2-36 revenue Per cent, of operating 0-42 0-37 2-36 2-68 1-79 0-57 0-48 2-45 expenditure Per train-mile (pence) 0-62 0-54 3-01 4-04 4-66 0-80 j 1-04 3-36