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A. C. Fife, Railway Accountant.

RETURN No. 9. STATEMENT showing Classification of Expenditure on Maintenance of Way and Works for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1893.

Sections. Classification of Work. Kawaka-wa. Whangarei. Kaihu. Auckland. NapierTaranaki. ■Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Invercargill. Greymouth. Westport. Nelson. Picton. Total. & s. a. £ s. d. £ S. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Track surfacing 133 is 3 243 2 2 145 17 7 13,706 10 6 20,785 6 7 5,851 5 2 27,665 12 5 22,768 11 2 13,992 1 SJ 934 9 11 1,158 12 3 1,002 8 9 941 19 10 109,329 16 3 Track renewals 17 19 10 201 10 10 2 18 6 6,781 13 2 10,400 10 6 2,629 13 8, 16,198 8 9^ »i773 X 7 9 6,954 10 7. 468 5 11 789 o 6 691 1 6 836 12 1 56,746 3 7 Ballasting 17 14 9 7 19 o 563 o 9 733 2 " 65 4 1 i,643 8 3 1,084 II 3 82 2 o^ 267 5 9 132 7 4 37 18 i 589 4,640 3 5 Banks, cuttings, ditches, tunnels .. 235 10 9 98 16 11 6 16 o 774 8 2 2,689 1 2 1,682 2 o 1,377 8 o 4,419 2 6 951 3 5 156 19 8 39 11 o . 4 15 ioj 150 16 1 12,586 11 6 Bridges, culverts, drains 174 3 ° 11 17 11 117 19 5 2,192 11 3 5,662 14 10 1,846 6 oj 7,386 8 7 5,306 18 11 3,231 4 11 739 12 2 778 10 1 447 3 8 666 15 7 28,562 6 4 Fences, gates, cattle-stops, hedges.. 6 10 9 23 17 9 755 11 7 i,i7 8 3 2 361 11 o 1,803 I0 8 3,59° 6 9 1,102 7 3 126 2 7 ■ 9,048 1 10 54 4 5 1 9 10 44 6 1 Boads, approaches, &c. 2 13 6 606 1,121 10 o 309 19 10 112 13 10 588 13 o 612 13 6 223 15 6 36 18 7 13 8 6. 32 7 10 14 4 o 3,074 18 7 Water-services, signals, cranes, appliances 7 r 4 9 093 461 6 6 530 18 9 53° 2 5 1,666 7 10 728 5 11 431 15 3 86 19 8 89 6 5 1 17 1 12 2 9 4,547 6 7 Wharves 592 12 7 10 9 7 49 17 10 1,237 I0 M 15 o 9 1,180 11 2 56 6 1 84 14 2 568 17 6 3,796 o 7 Buildings 8 14 11 36 16 6 1,699 19 4 2,187 16 3 1,026 4 8 6,239 18 7 2,482 o 6 1,609 9 6 562 2 9 77 5 5 496 18 8 232 15 10 16,660 2 11 Miscellaneous 22 10 9 i,o94 3 4 2,519 9 3 509 12 8 1,643 8 7 4,070 15 11 2,460 7 8 483 5 10 554 10 8 i 250 11 3 13,608 15 11 Totals 605 o 6 630 1 7 296 11 6 29,743 7 2 47,007 12 10 14,614 15 6 66,263 2 6 57,074 15 1 31,053 18 6 4,970 15 10 3,690 8 1 3,473 18 6 262,600 7 3,175 19 11 Kate per mile opened 75 12 7 90 o 3 69 15 8 112 4 9 143 6 4 160 12 o 145 12 8 158 19 7 I08 14 Oj 621 7 o! 184 10 5 138 1 9 192 19 11 140 3