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RETURN No. Estimated Amount of Government Expenditure on Construction of Railways, Net Revenue, and Rate of Interest earned on Capital expended on Opened Lines.

A. C. Fife, Eailway Accountant.

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1898. Section. State of Line. Cost of Construction. Net Revenue. Kate of Interest. £ 91,681 144,105 6,696 70,544 2,214,903 217,156 3,796,473 140,048 42,116 30,182 5,169 8,666,899 83,097 196,972 15,959 127,234 195,127 220,772 14,111 165,192 12,537 206,235 58,711 49,169 31,964 38,825 5,168 25,000 15,993,903 878,142 -637 3,984 £ s. d. Kawakawa Whangarei Opened 2 15 3 Kaibu Auckland Unopened Opened 6,485 56,824 9 3 10 2 11 4 Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth .. Wellington-Foxton (private line) Surveys, North Island Miscellaneous Hurunui-Blufi Unopened Opened Unopened 107,715 2 16 9 Opened Unopened Opened Unopened 301,' 834 8 9 8 Greymouth-Brunner 12,144 6 3 4 Grey mouth Harbour Works Greymouth-Hokitika Westport . . „ Harbour Works Nelson Opened 3,687 26,733 1 17 9 12 2 2 Opened Unopened Opened Unopened 792 0 9 7 Picton -744 Stock, permanent-way Stock, A.O.Ij. stores Surveys, Middle Island Miscellaneous Stock in suspense Opened Total opened Total unopened 518,817 3 4 10 Gross total 16,872,045 518,817 3 16 Note.—The amount stated as cost of rovernment expenditure on railways, bui [arbour Works. construction of does not inclm jpened lines includes the Provincial and General le expenditure on the Greymouth and Weitport