DETAILS OF £79,130 EXPENDED ON NORTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY (RETURN OF), DURING FINANCIAL YEAR 1891-92.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1892 Session I, D-15a

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1892. NEW ZEALAND.

DETAILS OF £79,130 EXPENDED ON NORTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY (RETURN OF), DURING FINANCIAL YEAR 1891-92.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated 6th July, 1892. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing details of the sum of £79,130 Os. id. expended on the North Island Main Trunk Railway during the financial year 1891-92, together with particulars of the liabilities incurred during the same year, which are set down in the Financial Statement at £63,806 17s. 7d." —(Mr. Fisheb.)

Return showing Details of the Sum of £79,130 0s. 4d. expended on the North Island Main Trunk Railway during the Financial Year 1891-92, together with Particulars of the Liabilities existing at the end of the same Year, set down in the Financial Statement at £63,806 17s. 7d.

Details. Totals. ExPENDITUBE DUEING 1891-92. £ s. d. £ s. d (1.) Public Works (departmental),— Proportion of head-office expenditure chargeable on Part II. (details shown in appropriations under Part I.) 800 0 0 800 0 (2.) Eailway construction, — North End, Mokau Section, 4m. 34ch.— Formation works under co-operative system, plant and material, railage on plant, railway fares, &c. . ( ■, Survey for land-plans, and compensation for land to Natives Inspection, travelling-expenses, &c. 1,970 1 6 78 145 8 9 0 3 Total North End 2,193 18 9 South End, Makohine and Powhakaroa Sections, 7m. 40ch.— Formation works under co-operative system, plant, material, &c. .. Paid to contractors for Mangaonoho Contract—formation and plate-laying (length of line, 3m. 70ch., sidings, 22ch.) Inspection, travelling-expenses, &c. 2,665 7 4 13,203 721 0 0 9 10 Total South End 16,589 17 2 (3.) Eoads to give access, — Tunnel to Kirioi Kuripapanga to Kirioi Hunterville to Turangarere Turangarere to Tokaanu Eotoaira to Wairnarino Ohakuno to Pipiriki Mangaroa to Stratford 18,783 15 11 4,574 7 5 1,159 7 3 10,718 19 9 4,785 4 8 798 17 1 3,301 3 11 4,951 0 0 Local Bodies' Advance Account 30,289 0 469 15 1 9 30,758 15 10 Carried forward 50,342 11 9

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Return of Expenditure on North Island Main Trunk Railway— continued.

H. J H. Blow, Under-Secretary for Public Works. Public Works Office, Wellington, 26th July, 1892. [Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,100 copies), £1 10s.]

By Authority: Geokgb Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB92. Price 3d.]

»i] Is. Is. Brought forward Purchase of Native lands, — Payments on account of 97,885 acres, purchase of which was completed during the year Payments on account of 714,300 acres, purchase of which is still incomplete Working-expenses (departmental) Expended on, and to be hereafter recovered from, General Land-purchase Account £ 22,281 s. d. 6 5 £ s. d. 50,342 11 9 5,414 1,000 2 2 0 0 28,787 8 7 92 0 0 Gross total £79,130 0 4 Liabilities existing on the 31st Makch, 1892. 1.) Public Works (departmental) '2.) Eailway construction, — North End, Mokau Section, 4m. 34ch.— Authorities issued to Engineers to cover work in progress under the co-operative system, &c. Survey for land-plans, and compensation for land to Natives Inspection, travelling-expenses, &c. 19,090 2 4 358 12 49 12 0 9 Total North End 19,498 7 1 South End, Makohine and Powhakaroa Sections, 7m. 40ch.— Authorities issued to Engineers to cover work in progress under the co-operative system Unpaid balance on Mangaonoho contract Inspection, travelling-expenses, &c. 40,475 17 7 8,135 14 12,656 11 185 5 5 1 0 Total South End 20,977 10 6 [B.) Eoads to give access, — Tunnel to Karioi Kuripapanga to Karioi Hunterville to Turangarere .. Turangarere to Tokaanu Eotoaira to Waimarino Ohakuno to Pipiriki Mangaroa to Stratford Waimarino Block Hales's Track to Murimotu 1,701 17 10 16 15 11 5,055 17 7 2,085 6 6 373 0 5 6,186 5 4 6,411 16 5 1,000 0 0 500 0 0 23,331 0 0 Purchase of Native lands Gross total £63,806 17 7