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RETURN No. 28. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Cost of Maintenance of different Divisions of Main Line and Branches.

RETURN No. 29. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Sectional Accounts for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1884.

A. C. Fife, Bajlway Accountant,

Mileage. Average for Fourweekly Period. Rate per Mile per Annnm. Exi jcnditure for Line of Railway. Year ending 31st March, 1883. „ ? n , Rate per S e , ducod Mile-. Mileage. Actual Mileage. Reduced Mileage. CiiBisTCiirjECii Section : —■ Main Oxford and Eyreton ... Southbridge and Little Biver Springfield and Whiteeliffs Mount Somers M. ch. 142 70 42 15 42 49 42 21 21 60 M. ch. 142 70 42 15 42 49 42 21 19 13 £ s. d. 35,923 17 4 4,733 18 1 4,875 2 4 4,604 8 3 863 7 4 £ 2,763 364 375 354 67 £ 19-32 8-67 8-72 8-43 3'49 £ 251-16 112-71 113-36 109-59 4S'37 • Totals 291 55 289 8 51,000 13 4 3,923 i3'57 176-41 Oamaeit Section : — Main Albury Duntroon Ngapara 108 22 36 13 22 3 14 77 108 22 29 21 22 3 14 77 25,596 8 8 1,849 18 5 5,538 2 4 2,630 6 7 1,969 142 426 202 18-26 4'83 19-36 i3'49 237'38 62-79 251-68 75'37 Totals 181 35 174 43 35,614 16 o 2,739 iS'71 204-23 Dunedin Section:— Main Walton Park Outram Lawrence 114 71 2 49 9 o 22 o 114 71 2 49 9 o 22 o 34,663 19 4 693 5 o 1,485 2 2 3,079 19 o 2,667 53 114 237 23-18 21'33 12-69 10-77 301 '34 277-29 164-97 140.01 Totals 148 40 148 40 39,922 5 6 3,071 20'6l 267-93 Inveecaegill Section : — Main Tapanui Eiverton and Otautau 75 64 IS 43 49 67 175 64 15 43 49 2 '26,296 2 8 1,364 18 10 5,278 14 9 2,023 105 406 11-49 6-56 8-32 H9'37 85-28 108-16 Totals 241 14 240 29 32,939 16 3 2,534 io-S4 137-02 Grand totals 863 64 852 40 12,267 187-20 159,477 II I 14-40

Name. Miles Open for Traffic. Revenue. Expenditure. Per Cent. of Revenue. £ s. d. 227,667 9 5 7,602 2 1 14,923 1 4 13,583 17 2 £ s. d. Christchurch Section Oxford, Bangiora, and Eyreton Branch Southbridge Branch Springfield Branch 165 43 42 43 135,071 7 o 8,311 15 o 10,267 17 4 10,267 1 11 163,918 1 3 59-33 109-33 68-8o 75-S8 62-14 Total 293 263,776 10 o Oamaru Section ... Albury Branch Duntroon Branch Ngapara Branch ... 106 36 22 15 84,962 7 8 8,812 15 7 6,347 16 2 3,387 n 1 62,410 17 7 5,015 11 11 7,722 1 o 4,217 10 7 73'46 56-91 121-65 124-50 Total 179 103,510 10 6 79,366 1 1 76-67 Dunedin Section ... Walton Park Branch Outram Branch ... ... ... Lawrence Branch... 115 3 9 22 102,510 18 2 941 1 n 2,417 11 4 7,204 15 9 120,460 18 6 1,247 9 I0 2,770 1 1 6,211 1 7 62-57 132-56 114-53 86-21 Total 130,689 11 o 64-36 149 203,074. 7 2 Invercargill Section Tapanui Branch Biverton Branch 176 IS 49 84,757 18 o 2,418 2 9 12,251 6 o 60,192 13 6 3,318 8 10 10,204 7 o 71-02 137-23 83-29 Total 99,427 6 9 73,715 9 4 74-14 240 Grand total ... 861 669,788 14 5 447,689 2 8 66-84