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RETURN No. 29. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. SHOWING Comparative Average Rates per Mile per Four Weeks of Classified Expenditure of Maintenance Department on each Division and Whole Line, Hurunui-Bluff and Branches, for Financial Year ending 31st March, 1887.

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Classification. Divisions. Mileage. Ai. Surfacing. As. Renewals. A 4 . A<. ., Aj. A8. A3. Banks, Bridges, p Roads, Ap- Water A9. Aio. Ballasting. Cuttings, Culverts, " c f' ! proaches, Services, Wharves. Buildings. &c. &c. " Gates, &c. v &c _ &<; Total An. Mainten- Misccllaance. neons. Total Expenditure. Christchurch Division —Main Line Kangiora to Sheffield, and Eyreton Junction to Bennett's ... Soutlibridge and Little River Branches ... Springfield and Wliitecliffs Branches Mount Sorners Branch Albury Branch Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Branch Waimate G-orge Branch 2l6 48 42 22 8 S'9 1 4-08 3-62 3-12 4-69 2*07 2'o6 4'o6 r66 77 1-27 T22 •O2 "43 •02 •00 ■is ■00 •01 '00 •19 ■14 ■II ■24 ■01 "OO •27 .00 ■69 *"93 "93 •66 •57 •04 ■34 "oo •16 I'OI "10 ■56 •04 •04 •03 •02 ■05 •24 "OS ■04 •02 "00 "02 ■°3 •13 ■50 ■04 •06 ■06 ■06 ■05 •03 •04 '01 •00 '00 •00 •00 •00 I-2 9 •10 •86 •37 ■is ■06 ■18 I3'53 7-10 10-56 6-50 3-62 5-68 4-60 4'32 i-66 •16 •29 ■09 •06 ■11 ■02 •00 7-26 10-85 6-59 3-68 579 4-62 4"32 '00 •00 "ii Total, Christchurch Division 449 2-O3 ■27 •01 78 10-05 ■87 ■23 ■14 I'2O "57 ■13 IC92 Dunedin Division —Main Line Pukeuri-Dimtroon Branch Duniroon-Hakateramea Branch Branch Waihemo Branch Walton Park Branch ... Outran! Branch Lawrence Branch Catlin's River Branch Tapanvii Branch I9S 22 1 Si 9 9 22 8 20 6'54 4-86 3'54 6-35 288 7-21 6'io 470 372 3'97 3"36 •06 ■66 ■16 ■63 •00 ■03 "01 •00 "OO ■01 ■04 "00 "00 3'°5 •15 •32 75 •46 1-97 ■23 ■58 ■14 •48 114 178 '20 ■03 33 5'02 ■20 ■37 ■12 1-63 ■26 ■16 ■37 '34 2-67 ■52 1'33 •01 •16 ■15 ■01 'oo ■05 ■04 ■25 •04 •10 •00 ■01 "20 "01 "°S •01 ■00 ■01 '00 •00 •00 •00 i'i5 •03 ■19 ■03 ■47 •00 •88 ■43 •01 •46 17-86 7'i6 6-52 8-47 4"39 1682 I5'4O 10-44 4-83 6-17 •39 '00 ■35 •00 2-38 •00 ■46 •34 ■00 '00 18-25 7 -16 6-87 8-47 6-77 16-82 15-86 10-78 4-8 3 6-17 4"39 2-57 •58 •96 •03 •12 •00 •01 "00 •00 •00 •00 •00 Total, Dunedin Division ... 318 5-80 2-58 ■39 2"04 I'02 rig •11 ■14 •01 •82 14-09 ■36 I4"45 Invercargill Division —Main Line Waimea Plains Branch Seaward Bush Branch Makarewa-Orepuli and Thornbury-Wairio and Nightcaps Branches 156 37 4 60 4'io 3-48 ■83 470 ■93 1-46 ■00 •40 •00 ■30 ■17 ■00 i"ii •64 ■14 '01 I'90 ■26 •02 •02 ■25 •10 ■05 ■00 •02 ■14 •01 ■00 "00 •00 •00 •56 ■37 ■01 ■19 7"43 57° •87 IC42 "22 '00 '00 ■13 7-65 570 •87 I0-S5 •00 •65 ■00 •09 Total, Invercargill Division 257 379 '99 ■39 "45 •81 •84 •22 ■07 ■IO ■00 ■41 7-26 ■16 7-42 Whole Line 1,024 1-05 •67 4-8i i'94 '3-2 ■11 ■19 "00 •70 io'6o "54 11-14 Note. —The expenditure on Waimea Plains line from 1st April to 13th November, 1886, not being classified, is omitted from above statement.