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STATEMENT No. 15. Expenditure out of Working Railways Account (Depreciation Fund) and Public Works Fund for the Year ended 31st March, 1938.

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Working Railways! p„i,i:„ WmV , Way and Works Branch: Particulars of Works. Depreciation !',."/ Total. Fund. ! luna " £ £ £ Land .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Or. 287 Gr. 89,009 Or. 89,296 Grading and formation .. .. .. .. .. .. Gr. 4,361 121,660 117,289 Tunnels .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. 569 569 Bridges (structures only) .. .. .. .. .. .. 89,716 5,170 94,886 Overbridges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 94 74,991 75,085 Culverts.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,005 5,848 6,853 Subways .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 15,739 15,739 Fences, gates, and cattlestops .. .. .. .. .. 548 863 1,411 Permanent-way .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,480 45,149 50,629 Station buildings and platforms .. .. .. .. .. 13,111 152,061 165,172 Cattleyards, loading-banks .. .. . .. .. 1,258 3,078 4,336 Engine-sheds, car and wagon depots, and other operating buildings .. 3,526 12,931 16,457 Dwellings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,087 12,469 36,556 Land for dwellings . . . . .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 Huts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,693 1,693 Lake Wakatipu wharves .. .. .. .. . . .. 144 .. 144 Water services .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 88 1,126 1,214 Stores buildings .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 1,837 3,967 5,804 Locomotive workshops buildings .. .. .. .. .. Gr. 492 5,823 5,331 Locomotive workshops plant .. .. .. .. .. 1,340 217 1,557 Locomotive depot plant .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,130 5,585 9,715 Refreshment, advertising, and bookstall buildings .. .. .. Gr. 1,717 .. Gr. 1,717 Road service buildings .. .. .. .. . . .. 456 5,286 5,742 Cranes, weighbridges, capstans, and turntables .. .. .. 1,358 1,358 2,716 Movable plant for Maintenance Branch .. .. .. .. Gr. 3 535 532 Miscellaneous (roads, sewerage, drainage, fire-fighting appliances) .. 419 7,714 8,133 Signalling and interlocking .. .. .. .. .. 9,115 1,117 10,232 Tablet installations .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,313 11,085 13,398 Automatic and power signalling .. .. .. .. .. 1,213 36,902 38,115 Electric lighting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Gr. 357 1,913 1,556 Communication lines and apparatus .. .. .. .. 11,181 4,856 16,037 Level-crossing warning-signals .. . . .. .. . . 633 259 892 Electric power appliances .. .. . . .. .. . . .. 94 94 Overhead electrification .. .. .. .. .. .. 124 33,787 33,911 Overhead wires for automatic and power signalling .. .. .. .. 6,894 6,894 Signal-cabins .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 173 226 Head Office building and plant .. .. .. .. .. .. Gr. 575 Gr. 575 166,012 491,323 657,335 Expenditure by Public Works Department— Turakina-Okoia grade easement .. .. .. .. .. Ill,943 111,943 Tawa Elat deviation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 855 855 Tawa Elat (Paparangi water-supply) .. .. .. .. .. 2,269 2,269 Plimmerton-Paekakariki duplication .. .. .. .. .. 20,127 20,127 Palmerston North deviation .. .. .. .. .. . . 185 185 166,012 626,702 792,714