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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 Works. A. G. Fife, Eailway Accountant. • • H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary Eailways. *Total opened whole year, and cost of extensions equivalent to time open ... ... £15,425,532 Cost of extensions equivalent to portion of year unopened ... ... ... 61,687 Total opened, 31st March, 1896 £15,487,219 ,

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State of Line. 1887. C Vr% 0t Net ' Bate of struction. Eevenue. Interest. 1887. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1888. 1889. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. Section Net Rate of Revenue. Interest. Cost of Net Eate 0{ , < - j0n ." Revenue. Interest, struction. Cost of Construction. Net Revenue. Rate of Interest. C Con° f Net Eate of struotion. Ee venue. Interest. Cost of Construction. Net Rate of Revenue. Interest. C Con 0t Net Eate of struction. Avenue. Interest. Cost of Construction. Net Bate of Revenue. Interest. Cost of Construction. Net Revenue. Rate of Interest. Cost of Construction. Net Revenue. Rate of Interest. Cost of Construction. £ 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. 17 1 £ 90,337 £ 551 £ s. d. 0 12 2 £ 90,337 £ 156 £ s. d. 0 3 5 £ 90,337 £ -405 £ s. d. £ 90,638 £ 450 £ s. d. 0 9 11 Kawakawa .. ... Whangarei-Kamo Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened 69,961 717 10 6 69,721 81 0 2 4 69,722 *692 0 19 10 70,C95 398 0 11 4 70,095 1*126 1 12 2 72,090 *244 0 *6 9 70,145 15,080 49,622 71,287 I 184,584 (1,727,703 252,940 I 860,318 J 49,776 103,587 U, 427,489 *646 -161 0 18 5 70,145 24,306 49,942 85,690 j 184,584 | 1,882,058 122,865 I 861,739 J 39,522 139,933 [ 1,429,178 *807 120 1 *3 0 0 "i 10 115,834 3,046 51,138 94,064 f 184,584 | 1,922,810 128,690 ■ 862,737 62,178 143,527 1,432,849 1*335 1*266 13 0 2 9* 6 115,935 14,879 51,982 111,372 J 185,098 ( 1,939,747 130,030 r 866,268 J 77,268 143,117 1,1,441,569 1*238 21785 i i' 4 5 7* 2 Kaibu Marton-Te Awamutu/ (North End) ( Auckland 182,869 135,501 104,838 108,978 1,688,971 161,186 662,832 64,708 7,785 99,018 1,400,674 I 33,210 49,054 178,377 1,720,587 134,414 656,164 133,390 1,200 103,452 1,408,900 | 28,351 52,226 f 184,354 | 1,725,583 168,465 t 847,918 J 2,369 103,452 U, 416,947 I 42,342 54,420 ( 184,585 \ 1,725,333 208,819 (- 857,243 J 18|959 103,587 U,425,225 I 39,756 2 17 I 40,439 2 2 3 1 J 42,533 2 12 I 38,863 1 16 10 l 42,856 2 0 4 1,672,506 51,694 628,669 7,303 19,228 13 0 1,807,971 112,500 659,892 28,160 23,950 166 1 16 11 1 9 10 2 4 4 Napier Unopened Opened Unopened 29*341 4 13 4 27*645 4 39 31,346 4 14 7 34,214 5 4 3 L 55,473 1 74,952 ] ) 77,767 1 ) 76,224 • 77,874 3 3 10 I 73,577 3 0 0 Marton-Te Awamutu] (South End) 1 Wanganui 2 6 10 3 2 10 3 5 0 3 2 8 Opened 1,398,738 7,255 0 10* 4 1,403,041 9,765 0 18*11 j 13,312 0 17 9 1 11 7 • 23,919 Wellington - Poxton (private line) Wellington Unopened 41,816 41,798 41,895 41,898 42,117 42,117 42,117 42,117 42,117 42*117 Opened Unopened 961,871 18,236 17,334 5,169 7,428,562 419,786 189,393 15,959 127,234 54,549 22,036 2 5 10 966,386 49,344 20,229 5,169 7,574,218 440,437 195,114 15,959 127,234 69,389 19,436 2 0 3 20,753 2 2 6 1,050,095 15,459 27,206 5,169 7,805,935 430,666 200,219 15,959 127,234 99,784 25,623 2 8 10 29,820 2 16 9 1,054,465 17,237 27,498 5,169 8,322,942 40,007 200,288 15,959 127,234 117,748 28,698 2 14 5 1,067,812 25,383 27,502 5,169 8,328,213 72,906 200,288 15,959 127,234 153,327 31,608 2 19 3 1,072,596 42,927 27,502 5,169 8,362,183 100,303 200,288 15,959 127,234 32,884 3 1 4 1,073,440 69,082 27,502 5,169 8,465,620 61,813 200,288 15,959 127,234 29,587 2 15 1 1,080,107 93,197 27,502 5,169 8,494,807 102,098 200,288 15,959 127,234 34,384 3 3 8 Surveys Miscellaneous Hurunui-BIuff Opened Unopened Opened Unopened 196,488 2 12 11 204,192 2 13*11 976,465 74,510 26,163 5,169 7,580,494 503,246 199,121 15,959 127,234 92,274 222,714 2 18 9 276*016 3 10 9 1,051,577 15,194 27,498 5,169 7,971,242 329,426 200,231 15,959 127,234 100,611 270,881 3 7 11 232',258 2 15 10 271*566 3 5 3 258' 572 3 1 10 5 2 4 240,881 10,730 2 1611 5 7 2 244,420 11j 499 2 17 7 5 14 10 Greymouth 10*437 5 10 2 11,450 5 17- 5 13,188 6 12 6 8,338 4 3* 3 9,675 4 16 8 11*556 5 15 5 10,769 5 7 6 10,246 Harbour Works Greymouth-Hokitika *512 15,669 0 6 0 6 17 9 186,083 227,494 14,111 165,641 12,537 205,231 58,347 25,359 25,000 37,678 5,168 2,905 16,479 1 11 3 7 4 10 191,409 227,494 14,111 166,562 12,537 205,511 58,361 28,540 25,000 37,890 5,168 4*132 16,671 2 3 2 7 6 7 Westport Harbour Works Nelson P icton Opened Opened Unopened Opened Unopened 214,804 14,111 163,965 12,500 198,570 28,130 162,595 10|385 1*764 94 4 16 8 116 0 0 11 222,894 14,111 165,178 12,500 198,494 30,465 105,072 8,444 1,429 -270 3 15* 9 0 17* 4 232,934 14,111 165,087 12,500 198,548 32,442 75,590 13,000 1,130 252 5 11 8 0 13 8 0 2 6 226,415 14,111 165,448 12,500 199,033 32,568 81,423 25,000 37,600 5,168 13,696 **96 1,274 6 10 0 1* 2 0 12 10 227,354 14,111 165,447 12,500 199,151 43,847 66,124 25,000 37,619 5,168 12,588 -2,230 *284 5 10 9 0 210 227,496 14,111 165,609 12,500 202,491 49,148 47,379 25,000 37,619 5,168 16,613 21048 1*564 7 6 0 14 9 0 io 5 227,496 14,111 165,609 12,500 204,917 56,341 48,968 25,000 37,644 5,168 15*147 "967 81 6 13 2 0 11 8 0 0 9 171,032 227,495 14,111 165,609 12,537 204,917 57,591 44,431 25,000 37,665 5,168 -194 -95 *746 -1,570 0 9 0 1,015 -1,354 0 12 2 Stock Stock in suspense Surveys MiscellaneousOpened 37,095 5,169 37,094 5,169 37,572 5,168 Total opened Total unopened 13,017,567 1,201,549 299,696 2 6 0 13,352,978 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 1,065,637 420,998 2 18 11 14,656,691 841,092 408,914 2 15 9 14,733,120 1,033,412 449,380 3 10 15,137,036 805,097 437,434 2 17 9. 15,352,613 790,054 418,691 2 14 6 *15,425,532 903,432 431,673 2 16 0 Gross total 14,219,116 299,696 2 2 2 14,603,109 307,515 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 15,766,532 449,380 2 17 0 15,942,133 437,434 2 14 10 16,142,667 418,691 2 11 10 16,328,964 431,673 2 12 10