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North Island j South Island Kaihu. Gisborne. Main Line and Main Line and Westport. Nelson. Picton. Total. Branches. Branches. Item. } * •: ———j— —— Per Per Per Per Per Per Per Per Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Trainmile. mile. mile. mile. mile. mile. mile. | mile. I Abstract C. —Maintenance oe Rolling-stock. General expenses — £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. I £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. Branch .. .. 8 0-1 50 0-3 9,522 0-3 5,896 0-3 187 0-6 24 0-1 72 0-4 15,759 0-3 District .. 3,699 0-1 2,747 0-1 6,446 0-1 Locomotives .. 446 7-8 1,255 6-9 425,474 12-7268,936 14-3 4,086 14-1 2,568 15-5 5,991 33-2 708,756 13-3 Cars .. .. 1 0-0 273 1-5 201,551| 6-0113,019 6-0j 678 2-3 634 3-8 650 3-6 316,806 6-0 Vans and postal vans 3 0-1 103 0-6 28,246 0-8 17,353 0-9! 245 0-8 136 0-8 212 1-2 46,298 0-9 Wagons .. .. 259 4-6 1,765 9-5 381,753! 11-4247,572 13-210,548 36-4 856 5-2 1,856 10-3 644,609 12-1 Service vehicles .. .. .. 30 0-2 8,471 0-3 4,409 0-2' 42 0-1 .. .. 8 0-0 12,960 0-2 Tarpaulins, ropes, and 18 0-3 21 0-1 23,290 0-7 17,268 0-9[ 279 1-0 18 0-1 34 0-2 40,928 0-8 nets ' — 735 12-9 3,497 19-11,082,006 32-3677,200 35-916,065 55-3 4,236 25-5 8,823 48-91,792,562 33-7 Per cent, of operating 15-51 14-88 23-56 23-90 17-51 35-43 26-01 23-61 revenue Per cent, of operating 8-77 13-05 25-27 23-86 21-26 18-32 22-81 24-58 expenditure Per mile of railway £ 30-62 58-28 726-67 424-84 446-25 66-19 157-55 539-44 Abstract D.—Examination, Lubrication, and Lighting oe Vehicles. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. Examination and lubri- 34 0-6 75 0-4 22,158 0-7 17,795 0-9 851 2-9 134 0-8 109 0-6 41,156 0-8 cation of cars, vans, and wagons Gas lighting of vehicles 2 0-1 49 0-3 10,452 0-3 4,349 0-2 206 0-7 57 0-4 58 0-3 15,173 0-3 Electric lighting of .. .. .. .. 12,623 0-4 5,389 0-3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,012 0-3 vehicles Depot expenses .. 2 .. .. 2,873 .. 1,510 0-1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 4,386 0-1 38 0-7 124 0-7 48,106 1-4 29,043 1-5 1,058 3-6j 191 1-2 167 0-9 78,727 1-5 Per cent, of operating 0-80 0-53 1-05 1-02 1-15 1-60 0-49 1-04 revenue Per cent, of operating 0-45 0-46 1-12 1-02 1-40 0-83 0-43 1-08 expenditure Per mile of railway £ 1-58 2-07 32-31 18-22 29-39 2-98 2-98 23-69 I Abstract E.—Locomotive Transportation. General expenses — £ d. £ | d. £ j d. £ , d. £ d. £ | d. £ d. £ d Branch .. .. 5 0-1 27j 0-1 5,203 0-2 3,226 0-2 104 0-4 14 0-1 39 0-2 8,618 0-2 District .. .. | .. 4,626j 0-1 3,526 0.-2 .. .. .. j .. .. -0-2. 8,152 0-2 Depot supervision .. .. .. 2\ .. 28,137| 0-8 17,657 0-9 245 0-8 7j 41 .. 46,089 0-9 Wages, allowances,and 688 12-2 2,257 12-4 392,196' 11-7239,186 12-7 5,547 19-0 1,915! 11-5 2,933 16-2 644,722 12-0 expenses Fuel .. .. 621 10-9 4,455; 24-4 524, 15-7212,760 11-3 3,335 U-5 1,972 11-9 3,049 16-9 750,837 14-0 Water .. .. 19 0-3 64 0-3 19,015! 0-6 6,473 0-3 139 0-5 48 0-3 72 0-4 25,830! 0-5 Stores .. .. 13 0-2 113 0-6 16,275! 0-5 8,344 0-4 175 0-6 70 0-4 102 0-6 25,092 0-5 Shed expenses .. 293 5-2 272 1-5 70,906 2-1 41,244 2-2 1,476 5-1 230 1-4 622 3-4 115,043 ! 2-2 1,639 28-9 7,19o| 39-31,061,003! 31-7532,416 28-211,021 37-9 4,256 25-6 6,858 38-01,624,383 30-5 Per cent, of operating 34-58 30-60 23-10 18-79 12-02 35-60 20-22 2.1-40 revenue Per cent, of operating 19-56 26-83 24-78 18-76 14-58 18-40 17-73 22-28 expenditure Per mile of railway £ 68-29 119-83 712-56 334-01 306-14 66-50 122-46 488-83