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RETURN No. 6. Estimated Cost of Construction of Railways, Net Revenue, and Rate of Interest earned on Capital expended on Opened Lines.

NOTE.-The amount stated as cost of construction of opened lines includes the Provincial and General Government expenditure on railways; but does not include expenditure on the Greymouth and Westport Harbour WortaT" A. C. Fife, Railway Accountant.

1886. 1887 1888. 1880. 1890. 1891. 1892. Section. State of Line. C Con° f Net Eate of struction. Revenue. Interest. C Con° f Net Eate of struction. Revenue. Interest. COSt Of XT . T7 4 7, rj on Net Bate of struction. Revenue. Interest. Cost of Construction. Net Bate of Revenue. Interest. Cost of , T , Con Q " struction. Revenue. Rate of Interest. Cost of Construction. Net Revenue. Rate of Interest. Cost of Construction. Net Revenue. Kate of Interest. Kawakawa Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened £ 89,441 £ 958 £ s. d. 115 £ 90,528 £ 1,951 £ s. d. 2 3 1 £ 90,069 £ 1,393 £ s. d. 1 10 11 £ 89,993 £ 973 £ s. d. 118 £ 90,235 £ 857 £ s. d. 0 19 0 £ 90,235 £ 1,039 £ s. d. 13 0 £ 90,337 £ 1 225 £ s. d. 1 7 1 Whangarei-Kamo Marton-Te Awamutu f (North End) ( Auckland 68,241 60,780 617 0 18 1 69 961 182 869 717 10 6 69,721 135 501 81 0 2 4 69,722 104,838 108 978 1,688,971 161 186 662,832 64,708 7,785 99,018 1 400,674 692 0 19 10 70,095 49,054 178 377 1 720 587 134,414 650 164 133 390 1 200 103 452 1 408,900 398 0 11 4 70,095 52,226 f 184,354 1 1 725 583 168,465 f 817 918 \ 2,369 103 452 { 1 416,947 1 126 1 12 2 72,090 54,420 ( 184 ,585 1 1 725 333 208 819 ' 857 243 18,959 103 587 ',1,425 225 244 0 6 9 1 545 181 81 437 559 800 12 109 37 929 2 9 1 1 672,506 51 694 628 069 7 303 19 228 13 0 1 807 971 112,500 659 892 28 160 23 950 16 6 | 33 210 1 .10 11 | 28,351 1 9 10 I 42,342 J 2 4 4 ! 39 756 2 17 Napier Unopened Opened Unopened 27 647 4 18 9 29 341 4 13 4 27 645 4 3 9 31 346 4 14 7 34,214 5 4 3 ■ 55,473 Marton-Te Awamutu] (South End) | Wanganui Opened 1 349,900 18 330 41,815 8,650 0 12 10 1,398 738 7 255 0 10 4 1 403,041 9 765 0 13 11 | 13 312 0 17 9 | 23 919 1 11 7 2 6 10 74,952 3 2 10 Unopened Wellington - Foxton (private line) Wellington 20,850 41,816 22,036 2 5 10 41 798 19,436 2 0 3 41 895 20,753 2 2 6 41 898 25 623 2 8 10 42 117 42 117 2 14 5 Stock Surveys Miscellaneous Hurunui-Bluff Opened Unopened 815 000 92 702 2 11 2 961 871 18,236 966,386 49 344 976,465 74,510 1 050 095 15 459 1 051 577 15., 194 29,820 2 16 9 1,054,465 17 237 28,698 Greymouth „ Harbour Works Greymouth-Holdtika Westport Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened 17 129 5 168 7 288,049 355 199 180,300 15,959 127,230 37 777 214,402 14,111 160,700 8,214 195 800 23,805 300,241 239 601 9 850 8,492 3 5 9 5 9 3 3 19 2 17 334 5,109 7 428 562 419 786 189 393 15 959 127 234 54,549 214,804 14,111 163,965 12,500 198,570 28 130 162,595 196,488 10,437 10,385 2 12 11 5 10 2 4 16 8 20,229 5 169 7 574 218 440,437 195 114 15 959 127 234 69 389 222 894 14 111 165 178 12 500 198,494 30 465 105 072 204,192 11,450 8 444 2 13 11 5 17 5 3 15 9 26,163 5,169 7 580,494 503,246 199 121 15,959 127 234 92,274 232,934 14 111 165,087 12,500 198 548 32 442 75,590 222 714 13 188 13,000 2 18 9 6 12 6 5 11 8 27 206 5 169 7 805 935 430 666 200,219 15,959 127 234 99 784 226,415 14,111 165,448 12,500 199 033 32 568 81 423 25,000 37,600 5 168 276,016 8,338 13,696 3 10 9 4 3 3 6 10 27 498 5 169 7 971 242 329 426 200 231 15 959 127 234 100,611 227 354 14,111 165,447 12,500 199 151 43 847 66,124 25 000 37 619 5 168 270,881 9,675 12,588 3 7 11 4 16 8 5 10 9 27 498 5 169 8 322,942 40,007 200,288 15 959 127,234 117 748 227,496 14,111 105,609 12 500 202 491 49 148 47 379 25 000 37 619 5,168 232 258 11,556 16,613 2 15 10 5 15 5 7 6 0 „ Harbour Works Nelson Opened Unopened Opened Unopened 2,206 16 6 1 764 116 1,429 0 17 4 1 130 0 13 8 96 0 12 -2,230 2,048 14 9 Picton 278 0 2 10 94 0 0 11 -270 252 0 2 6 1 274 0 12 10 284 0 2 10 1,564 0 15 5 Stock Stock in suspense Surveys Miscellaneous Opened 36,117 5,169 37 095 5,169 37 094 5 109 37,572 5,168 Total opened Total unopened 12 472,814 1 253,352 357,078 2 17 3 13,017 567 1,201 549 299,696 2 6 0 13 7352*, 978 1 250,131 307 515 2 6 0 13,472,837 1,402,350 350,570 2 12 0 13,899 955 1 264,803 412,782 2 19 5 14,278 586 1,065 037 420,998 $2.18 11 14,656 691 841,092 408 914 2 15 9 Gross total 13 726 160 357,078 2 12 0 14 219 116 299 696 2 2 2 14 003 109 307,515 2 2 1 14 875,187 350,570 2 7 2 15,164 758 412,782 2 14 5 15 344 223 420,998 2 14 10 15,497 783 408,914 2 12 9