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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT

Minister of Railways AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1951, to defray the Contingencies and Expenses of Railways: Improvements and Additions to Open Lines. Summary

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1949-50. 1950-51. Voted. Expended. £ £ £ VOTE— IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO OPEN LINES .. 5,000,000 3,102,035 2,763,400 1949-50. VOTE—IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS 1950-51. TO OPEN LINES Voted. Expended. Buildings and Other Works — £ £ £ Construction of dwellings and unit houses, purchase of and improvements to dwellings 140,000 78,500 127,896 Improved staff amenities at workshops, loco, depots and stations 75,000 119,750 121,017 Additions to — ' Locomotive depots and workshops buildings 99,673 47,141 17,907 Road Service buildings 89,668 36,674 70,468 Station and miscellaneous buildings 97,248 37,880 57,284 Erankton : Yard rearrangement 17,500 5,000 4,500 Christchurch: rearrangement of yard and terminal facilities 67,000 12,000 Cr. 1,113 Timaru : rearrangement 11,000 Dunedin : rearrangement 31,000 1,000 Mangapeehi: rearrangement 2,716 13,405 9,361 Marton : rearrangement of station-yard 8,000 1,500 5,289 New Plymouth : additional accommodation 1,000 1,000 733 Bonny Glen - Turakina deviation 11,831 5,000 10,704 Wellington - Upper Hutt : duplication and electrification, excluding rolling-stock 719,896 291,000 301,429 Papakura-Horotiu duplication 110,000 57,000 63,204 Porirua - Titahi Bay - Plimmerton deviation and duplication 44,750 2,000 Station rearrangements, siding alterations .. 155,809 37,835 50,232 Bridges 40,000 40,000 22,821 .Services and works not specified 46,296 24,227 11,158