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RETURN No. 30. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. SHOWING Comparative Average Rates of Classified Expenditure of Maintenance Department on each Section and Traffic District per Mile per Four Weeks for the Financial Year ending 31st March, 1884.

Classification. Sections. Mileage. A 1. Surfacing. A4. Aj. A2. A3. Banks, Bridges, Renewals. Ballasting. Cuttings, Culverts, &c. &c. A6. Fences, Gates, „c. A5. A8. Roads, Ap- Water proaches, Services, &c. &c. A 9 . Wharves. Aio. Buildings. Total Maintenance. An. Additions. Total Expenditure. Christchurch Section —Main Line Oxford and Eyreton Branches Southbridge and Little Biver Branches ... Springfield and Whitecliffs Branches Mount Somers Branch 143 42 43 42 19 5-68 3-90 3'57 366 3-i7 3'9i 3-72 3-16 2-92 i ■14 ■51 •02 •01 •16 •04 •29 ■11 '17 •07 ■00 3'53 •18 •17 '59 •01 i-6o •28 •63 •06 •06 ■28 •03 •04 •03 ■00 ■/i ■09 ■12 •14 •01 •01 •00 ■00 •00 •00 i'79 •19 •29 75 •06 18.31 8.52 8-i6 8-38 3'49 roi 'IS ■56 ■05 ■00 19-32 8-67 8-72 8-43 3'49 Total, Christchurch Section 289 4-65 3-38 •28 •20 1-89 •94 '15 •40 •00 1-07 12-96 •61 i3_7 Oamaru Section —Main Line Albury Branch Duntroon Branch Ngapara Branch 108 29 22 IS S-78 -3"6i S'6i 6-24 4-47 : ■70 10-85 4-83 ; •S° ■02 -00 1-07 •02 ■02 ■04 i'Si •10 '20 '49 1-88 •02 2-46 I'2 1 •09 •01 •01 •01 •30 ■18 •14 •01 •00 ■00 ■00 1-52 •04 •07 •38 17-12 470 19-36 i3'3o i'i4 '13 •00 •19 18-26 4-83 19-36 i3'49 ■09 •00 Total, Oamaru Section 174 5-43 4-67 •32 ■67 I'02 i-S8 ■06 ■23 •00 •99 j I4-97 74 I5'7I Dunedin Section —Main Line Walton Park Branch ... Outram Branch Lawrence Branch US 3 9 22 6-90 9'53 5:52 5-28 6-6o 6-87 I-8 7 1'43 1-70 1*71 4-03 2'00 •32 I'56 1-48 'OO I '02 •36 1-26 1-42 •45 •30 •36 1-48 3'53 2-15 1-82 74 •35 •22 •53 •09 ■01 •08 •16 ■00 ■00 •00 rig 1-40 •12 •46 22'08 21-25 12-69 IO'6o i'io •08 "OO ■17 23-18 21-33 12-69 10-77 Total, Dunedin Section 149 5-67 i-i7 i'6o ■31 ■42 ■12 ink 1973 •88 20'6l Invercargill Section —Main Line ... Tapanui Branch Biverton and Otautau Branches 176 16 49 4'4 2 3'26 4'94 2-63 •26 •98 •61 I"20 'OO •60 ■58 •40 •89 'OS 1-17 •60 '55 •21 •16 "01 •00 •20 •03 •07 •01 ■00 ■00 1-05 •62 •48 11-17 6-56 8-25 '32 •00 •07 11-49 6- 5 6 8-32 Total, Invercargill Section 241 4-46 2'14 •53 ■56 ■89 ■52 •12 ■is •01 ■91 10-29 •25 io-54 Whole Line 853 5'io : 3-70 •58 ■58 1-30 ro7 •is ■30 •03 1.00 I 3 -8l ■59 14-40