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RETURN No. 30. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Cost of Maintenance of Various Sections of Main Line and Branches.

Mileage. Average for Fourweekly Period on Reduced Mileage. Rate per Mile per Annum. Line of Railway. Actual Mileage. Reduced Mileage. Expenditure for Year ending 31st March, 18S7. Expendi- Rate per ture. Mile. 3hbistchtjech Division : — Main Line Rangiora to Sheffield, and Byrcton Junction to Bennett's Soufchbridge and Little River Branches Springfield and Whitecliffs ,, Mount Somers Branch Albury Branch ... Kakaia and Asliburton Forks Branch Waimato Gorge Branch ... M. ch. Ik. 216 23 29 53 56 49 M. ch. Ik. 216 23 29 53 56 49 £ s. a. 42,674 10 11 5,101 3 9 £ 3,283 392 £ I5'i9 7-26 £ I97'4 94'3; 48 6 84 42 26 36 23 27 40 36 12 76 22 20 18 8 21 16 4S 6 84 42 25 16 22 44 84 36 12 76 22 20 18 8 21 16 6,769 7 2 3,597 8 o 1,090 4 7 2,712 11 9 1,322 16 11 449 9 8 521 277 84 209 102 34 10-85 6-59 3-68 579 4-62 4'3 2 141-0. 85-6; 47'& 75'2; 6o'oi 56-11 Total Christchurch Division 450 34 48 449 50 72 63,717 12 9 4,902 10-89 141-61 3unedin Division : — Main Line Pukeuri-Duntroon Branch Duntroon-Hakateramea Branch Ngapara Branch Waihemo Brancli Walton Park Branch Outram Branch Lawrence B ranch CatUn's River Branch Tapanui Branch 195 5 76 22 2 86 15 37 64 H 77 13 8 55 o 2 49 20 9 o 24 22 o 34 7 76 1 20 3 77 J9S 5 76 22 2 86 15 37 64 14 77 13 8 55 o 2 49 20 9 o 24 22 o 34 7 76 1 20 3 77 46,258 14 5 2,047 18 9 1,384 9 10 1,650 17 10 791 17 10 546 15 o i,85S 5 1 3,083 17 10 501 18 6 1,604 13 2 3,558 158 106 127 61 18-25 7-16 6-87 8-47 6-77 16-82 15-86 10-78 4-83 6-17 237'2S 93-08 89-31 IIO'II 88-oi 218-66 206-18 140-14 62-79 80-21 42 143 237 39 123 Total Dunedin Division ... 317 67 95 317 67 95 59,726 8 3 4,594 i4'45 187-8: js-VEROAE&iLt; Division : — Main Line Waimea Plains Line Seaward Bush Branch Makarewa, OrepuH, Thornbury-Wairio, and Nightcaps Branches 158 42 45 36 40 71 5 54 97 60 23 8 155 H 33 36 40 71 4 11 56 60 23 8 15493 :4 8 2,962 o 2 52 6 11 8,231 4 7 1,192 228 4 633 7-65 6-16 ■87 io-55 99'45 80-08 11-31 i37'iS Total Invercargill Division 261 1 21 256 9 68 26,739 6 4 2,057 8-02 104-31 Grand Total 1,029 23 64 1,023 48 35 ISO.183 7 4 I46-5: 1 i,5S3 11-27