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Return showing— (1) The Amount spent upon the North Island Trunk Railway; (2) the Amount spent in each Year, and the Works upon which such Expenditure was incurred; and (3) the Amount still available for Expenditure out of the Amount raised for the Construction of the Line.

H. J. H. Blow, Public Works Office, Wellington, 17th September, 1891 Acting Under-Secretary, Public Works. Approximate Cost of Pa/per.— Preparation, £3 35,; printing (1,200 copies), £1 Ds.

Price 3d.] By Authority : Geobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1891.

Expenditure. Balance of Loan at March 31, 1891. Works. 1881-82. 1882-83. 1883-84. 1884-85.' 1885-86. 1 1886-87. 1887-88. 1888-89. 1889-90. 1890-91. Totals. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 2,772 £ 5,000 £ 3,000 £ 1,000 £ 800 £ 12,572 £ Departmental ... Construction of railway — 2,441 10,317 Formation and surveys 51,506 ! 64,940 88,744 34,710 23,534 276,192 Permanent- way, sleepers, &c, laid on line 44,248 14,032 7,867 60 66,207 „ „ ,, hi stock 1,000,000 69,666 0,17,063 Or. 60 52,543 356,107 Eoads to give access to railway 6,833 12,900 20,410 1,898 248 5,533 47,822 Charges and expenses of raising loan ... 51,788 51,788 Purchase of Native lands 45,928' 5,412 55,379 10,058 4,983 4,781 9,913 136,454 Payment of thirds and fourths to local bodies 315 315 i Totals 1,000,000! 249,905 45,928; 7,853 58,339| 138,244 87,183 29,563 26,878 643,893 356,10'