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RETURN No. 28. COMPARING the Classified Expenditure for Maintenance on the Hurunui-Bluff Railway for Nine Years, 1878 to 1887, showing Rates per Mile per Annum for each Classification in each Division.

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Years. A 1.—Track Surfacing. A 2.—Track Renewals. A 3.—Ballasting. A 4.—Banks, Cuttings, &c. A.g —Bridges, Culverts, &c. A 6.—Fences, Gates, &c. A ).—Road Approaches, &c. A 8.—Water Services, &c. A 9.— Wharves. A 10.— Buildings. Total Main- A 11. —Mistenance. ceUaneous. Total Expenditure. Mileage maintained. Christchurcli Division — 1878-79 1879-80 1880-81 1881-82 1882-83 1883-84 18S4-S5 1885-86 1886-87 Dunedin Division — 1878-79 1879-80 1S80-81 1881-82 1882-83 1883-84 1884-85 1885-86 1886-S7 Invercargill Division — 1878-79 1879-80 1880-81 1881-82 1882-83 1883-84 1884-85 1885-86 1886-87 Whole Line, Hnrunui-Bluff — 1878-79 1379-80 1880-81 1881-82 1882-83 1883-84 1884-85 1885-86 1886-87 73-06 72-02 59'93 58-76 6o'o6 6i-88 62-01 60-97 93-oS 110-89 79'95 69'55 72-71 8o-6o 76-44 76-18 75'4° £ 30-55 35-75 29-77 40-82 40-56 42"I2 59'4I 44-07 26-39 79'43 49'66 62-53 46-41 69-81 70-46 40-82 £ 5-07 6'24 8-32 4-03 3-12 4-03 1-82 i-43 2-99 23-40 1690 10-27 13-52 14-30 8-97 10-92 5-07 £ 8-97 16-25 676 3-90 2-86 2*34 1 '69 1-82 9-10 22-36 21-84 16-77 16-38 19-11 26-52 £ 33-28 23-01 10-40 io-53 14-43 22-10 15-60 15-60 20'02 I9-5O 16-77 I5-73 I4-95 I6-25 I 5 -86 13-26 £ Q'lO 3-64 5-46 6-24 10-27 iri8 871 8-97 7-4i 4'94 io'66 24-83 22-49 !9'37 1.937 >5"47 £ 1-30 4'55 1-56 1-69 2-08 1-82 1-95 2-08 1-69 1-95 2*34 2'6o 273 5-59 2-73 i'6g 286 i-43 £ 6-37 4-29 2-73 3-64 5'59 4-8 1 4-68 4-42 3-5i 1-69 1-82 3-64 4-55 5'59 3-90 3-38 3-38 1-82 £ ■00 ■00 ■00 ■00 '00 ■00 '00 '00 •13 •91 ■13 2-73 •78 •39 78 •39 •00 13-00 8-32 9-23 9-62 "■57 H'43 12-48 I2'6l 10-14 6-24 5-85 ""57 21-15 11-05 10*27 1066 £ 180-70 174-07 134-16 132-34 148-72 163-41 168-87 150-80 130-65 227-89 241-93 223-60 228'02 235-95 226'33 I9877 183-17 £ 21-97 26-65 9-23 4'94 6-89 10-40 9' 23 6-89 11*31 7'02 15-47 17-81 871 6-50 6-63 16-25 4- 16 4-68 £ 202*67 200-72 I43-39 137-28 i55-6i 173-81 178-10 157-69 141-96 234-91 257-40 241-41 193-96 234-52 242-58 242-58 202-93 187-85 Miles. 310 312 330 334 352 373 383 404 449 252 265 265 290 282 282 286 293 318 55'5i 58-63 47-58 42-77 47-45 57'59 52-00 49-27 13-26 '573 9'49 22-62 26'OO 28-21 11-96 14-30 6-50 8-58 8-58 4-81 15-08 8-97 2i'o6 12-35 7'54 975 5'98 377 5-98 871 S85 i°"53 6-24 6-89 11-96 8-97 11-44 10-40 8-71 10-92 •91 2-08 1-82 2-73 4-68 6-76 6-24 6-76 2-86 ■78 1-30 1-04 2-21 I- 5 6 1-17 2'2I 2-47 •91 1-17 •78 1-56 3'77 4-55 2-08 2-47 2-47 1-30 •00 •00 ■13 ■'3 •00 ■13 '00 •26 i-43 1-69 4-16 7-80 10-79 7'93 5-20 S'33 ii6-6i 113-10 86-71 112-32 118-56 129-09 141*70 iii*8o 94-3S 9-10 7-67 2'6o 2-60 3-38 377 3-64 4-42 2-08 125-71 12077 89-31 114-92 121-94 132-86 145-34 Il6*22 103*74 144 173 173 176 191 198 200 208 257 39'39 14-69 1287 ■00 76-57 82-68 64-09 56-16 61-36 66-30 64-35 64-74 62-53 44-46 36-01 36-53 38-87 48-10 58-50 36-27 25-22 8-45 10*92 7-28 7'93 7'54 6-24 4-16 11-70 !7'55 I2'22 8-45 3-19 r 54 8-71 10*53 23-92 17-94 11-83 12-74 I3-39 16-90 !3'65 5-85 4-16 6'37 7'02 14-04 11-70 11-83 871 i'43 2'99 1-82 2'2I 3^5 I-95 i'95 2'34 1'43 3-64 2'6o 2-73 4-03 5-33 3'9O 3'77 3'64 2-47 ■26 ■00 1-14 ■39 ■13 ■39 ■13 ■52 '00 8-19 6-89 9-88 14-30 13-00 io'66 "■44 9.10 184-47 184-08 I54H4 147-03 169-26 I79-53 181-48 157-30 137-80 14-04 18-33 io'66 5-85 5-98 9-67 10*14 5'46 7*02 198*51 202-41 165-10 152-88 i75- 24 187-20 191-62 162-76 146-53 706 750 768 800 825 853 869 905 1,024