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RETURN No. 27. COMPARING the Classified Maintenance Expenditure for the Hurunui-Bluff Section for Thirteen Years, 1878 to 1891, showing Rates per Mile per Annum for each Classification.

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Christcburch Division. Dunedin Division. Invercargill Division. Hurunui-Bluff Section. Classification. ;l88'- 82- I8' 8"'9Last Year, 1S89-90. Present Year, 1890-91. Average of Twelve Years, 1878-90. Lowest Year, 18S9-90. Highest Year, 1879-80. Last Year, 1889-90. Present Year, 1890-91. Average of Twelve Years, 1S78-90. Lowest Year, 18S7-88. Highest Year, 1884-85. Last Year, 1889-90. Present Year, 1890-91. Average of Twelve Years, 1878-90. Lowest Highest Year, Year. 1888-89. 1879-80. Last Year, 1889-90. Present Year, 1890-91. A i. Track-surfacing ... 6r62 51-37 73-06 59-2S 58-63 77-89 62-92 110-89 ! 62-92 64-87 49' 79 45-n 52"OO 42-24 43-29 64-33 57-98 82-68 55'S7 56-42 A 2. Track renewals 40-82 30-55 33-O9 28-08 47-78 I9'II 49-66 19-11 2 1'06 18-14 7-6 7 j 39'39 16-03 10-92 35'7! 23-92 36-01 24-10 j 21-32 A 3. Ballasting 373 4'°3 5'07 2'95 1-69 10-72 3-38 I 23-40 3-38 3-25 7-59 ! 1-36 ! 15-08 2- 3 6 2-21 6'97 3-12 14-17 289 2'34 A 4. Banks and cuttings A 5. Bridges, culverts, &c. ... } 17-36 3-9° 8-97 i-66 1-04 16-90 I2'09 22-36 12-09 17-29 8-79 9 -I0 I 5-98 8-47 S 5-85 9-56 7 -8o I7-55 665 7-28 I i°"53 33-28 15-62 12-74 14-86 9-88 19-50 9-88 io-66 8-84 7-I5 10-40 5'49 7-28 I4-5S "■57 J7'94 11*12 io- 66 A 6. Ijenees, gates, &e. ■■■ I 7'54 6-24 9-10 6-36 5-46 14-18 I2'6l 5-98 I2'6l 13-26 3-72 3-12 6-24 3-90 4-16 I 8-84 6-6 3 4-16 7-64 7'54 A. 7. Roads, appi-oackes, &e. A 8. Water services A 9. Wharves 1-95 4-21 •02 1-69 I 3-64 1-30 6'37 I-2I 3'3S 1-17 2-99 2-43 3-3O I-04 3-38 2-34 1-82 1-04 3-38 ■ 1-04 3-64 1-32 I 2-05 j 4 -65 i-S6 221 2-47 ■47 !'49 ■52 I r56 1-97 3'39 J 1-82 3-25 2-99 2-60 '97 2-86 1'04 2'73 ! I '00 ■00 01 13 •67 •13 -I 3 ■13 •26 •06; ■00 j •00 J ■03 I ■00 •27 j ■13 I '00 I ■05 13 A 10. Buildings ... ... 12-38 9-62 13-00 19-07 16-25 10-27 9' 23 5-85 9-23 8-97 5-93 4-42 7'93 5-22 4-42 lO'II I 10-14 5-98 12-31 10-79 An. Miscellaneous ... 12-43 4'94 I I 21-97 IS'57 20-28 9-17 13'39 iS'47 13-39 962 4-12 3-25 3-64 4-64 5-98 9-41 5-O7 18-33 1201 tyw I I I 1 Total expenditure ... i6n8 i I ! 37 -28 202-67 158-14 148-46 208-17 147-16 257-40 147-16 153-92 1 io'35 83-59 I45-34 9O-34 86-19 165-11 131-43 202-41 136-17 133-38 -60*! ■15* j 110-95 165-26 Mileage maintained, 1890-91 33 1 288 454 1.073 "nclassified e: lenditure, Waimea Plains Line, 1st A] >ril to 13th November, 1886.