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RETURN No. 6. Statement showing Cost of Construction, Net Revenue, and Rate of Interest on Opened Lines for the Years ending 31st March, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, and 1887.

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Kote.— The amount stated as cost of construction includes the Provincial and General Government expenditure on railways opened and unopened, and alfo the purchase-money for the District Kailwas-s taken over by the Grovcrmrient, A. C. Fife, Eailway Accountant.

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1883. 1884. 1885. 1880. 1887. Section. Not Eevenue. *«£* Net K QT enu 3 . BjfcMrf ■Rfltnnf Cost of Net Bevenue. rarest ! Oonmteiest.: Etruetion> Line. Cost of Construction. Cost of Construction. Cost of .Construction. Net Revenue. Bate of Interest. Cost of Construction. Net Revenue. Rate of Interest. £ 26,603 36,949 54,153 1,112,720 64,592 £ s. a. 621 2 4 £ s. d. |2 6 8 £ 26,603 47,372 61,558 1,179,937 106,209 £ s. d.. 621 2 4 |.-e s. a. 2 6 8 86,283 £ s. d. 055 4 9 £ s. d. 0 15 2 89,441 £ s. d. £ s. d. 958 7 51 1 S 90,528 £ s. a. 1,950 16 9 £ s. d. 2 3 1 Kawakawa Whangarei-Kamo Auckland Opened Unopened Opened 420 4 9 27,295 2 3 0 15 6 2 9 1 -20 4 0 28,079 0 11 64,032 1,319,672 106,441 488 6 10 34,274 10 1 '0 15 3 2 12 0 68,241 1,545,181 81,437 60,780 559,800 12.109 815,000 92,762{ 1,349,900; 18,330 41,815 616 18 110 18 1 37,928 19 62 9 1 69,961 1,672,506 51,694 182,869 628,669 7,303 961,871 18,236 1,398,738 716 13 9 19,228 6 11 106 13 0 2 V 7 Main Trunk Line, N.I. .. Napier Unopened •• Wellington Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened Unopened 419,299 32,003 764,860 3,017 1,097,046 72,714 40,237 14,553 9 10 12,989 14 10| 3 9 5 1 14 0 469,584 22,200 781,417 7,963! 1,221,567 10,876j 41,1921 18,572 5 4 11,126 7 5 3 19 1 18 6 551,218 799,714 50,000 1,334,573 22,165 7 7 10,798 4 4 4 0 5 2 2 0 27,646 18 2 4 18 9 | 20,850 9 6 2 11 2 29,341 3 5 22,036' 6 8 4 13 4 2 5* 10 Wanganui 15,499 0 61 18 3 | 7,691 7 10 0 12 7 12,362 7 11 |0 18 6 8,650 1 10 12 10: ! 7,255 6 9 0 io" 4 Wellington-Foxton (private line) Stock Surveys Miscellaneous .. Hurunui-Bluff " 41,404 .. . 41,816 Greymouth Harbour Works Greymouth-Hokitika Westport „ Harbour Works Nelson Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened 103,730 3,891 2,507 6,299,303 326,035 163,097 43,895 80,802 199,891 273,656 1 5 7,554 12 1 4,334 18 1 4 6 11 4 12 8 ... •■ 2 3 4 163,362 7,535 5,168 6,615,631 325,034 166, 269 88,095 78,665 43,000 20o,945 8,467 156,683 5,700 192,3071 14,567 139,742| 27,343 5,169 •• 1222,099 11 9 I 8,311 4 0 .. 6,618 14 9 3 V 2 4 19 9 •• ■ 3 3 11 16,612 5,168 6,908,840 311,389 176,975! 46,200 127,018 210, 8S6 13,593 164,490 7,500 193,511 16,000 263,823 36,117 5,168 251,78116 7 | 8,495 16 9 " 6,127 15 9 3 12 10 J4 16 Oj 2 18 1 I 17,129 5.168 7,288^049 355,199 180,300 15,959 127,230 37,777 214,402 14,111 166,700 8,214 195,800 23.805 300,241 36,117 5,169 239,600 10 0 3 5 9 9,850 7 75 9 3j .. 8,491 18 8 3 19 2 17,334 5,169 7,428,562 419,786 189,393 15,959 127,234 54,549 214,804 14,111 163,965 12,500 198,570 28,130 162,595 37,095 5,169 196,487 13 0 10,436 19 9 " j 10,384' 9 11 2 12 11 5 l6' 2 4 16' 8 Opened Unopened Opened Unopened 153,224 2,000 188,802 13,567 81,250 20,785 2,507 2,460 13 6 1 12 ] 1,827 11 1 13 4 2,170 14 0 1 6 5 2,205 14 101 6 6 1,764 4 7 1 1 : Pietcn | 1,140 16 5 !0 12 1 I 386 18 7 0 4 o! 365 14 3 0 3 9 278 4 OJO 2 10 93 19 11 0 6 11 Stock Surveys Miscellaneous .. .. ■■ • • : " .. "■ •■ •■ • • • • Total opened Total unopened 10,478,998 930,481 360,525 1G 0 8 8 10 11,078,501 1,147,629 305,314 0 0 2 15 1 11,810,194 1,046,488 355,685 18 10 3 0 3 12,472,814 1,253, 352 I 357,078 9 8 2 17 3 13,017,567 1,201,5491 1299,696 1 5 2 6 ■• ■• • • •• ■• • • Gross total 11,409,479 ! 300,525 1G 0 i !3 3 2 12,226,130 I J299,696 1 5 2 2 1305,314 0 0 2 9 11 12,856,627j 355,685 18 10 12 15 4 13,726,166 357.078 9 8 2 12 0: 14,219,116