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B—7 [Ft. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949

WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT— continued

337

VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued 1948-49. 1947-48. 3,528 Miles. 3,526 Miles. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. X—Stores and Sawmills —ctd. £ £ £ Railways Sawmills Production of timber, expenses of working mills, including salaries, wages, repairs, transport charges, royalties, workers' compensation for £ accidents, and contingencies .. 73,600 Less estimated credits .. .. 45,600 28,000 7,000 30,521 Total —Subdivision No. X 129,075 35,050 511,349 Subdivision No. XI —Miscellaneous Payments on account of Railway Sick Benefit Fund Amount required to cover cost of material and work done for Government Departments, local bodies, and other parties, and payments to War Assets Realization Board for sales of munitions materials for which miscellaneous receipts are recorded Capital expenditure charged in first instance to vote " Working Railways," and subsequently transferred to vote " Railways Improvements and Additions to Open Lines " 42,000 500,000 2,227,672 53,000 534,280 2,868,000 40,746 210,412 1,650,000 Total —Subdivision No. XI 2,769,672 3,455,280 1,901,158 TOTAL .. 20,932,933 20,522,689 19,830,316