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

t J v : : — NOTB.-The amount stated as cost of construction of opened lines include the Provincial .*nd „ n «™» r O X e &c eXPendi ' ture on railways. It floes not include expenditure by the Greymouth and Westport Harbour Boards on Harbour-worKs, eeo.

A. C. Fife, Eailway Accountant.

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1898. 1899. Section. State of Line. Cost of Net Bate of Construction. Revenue. Interest. Cost of Net Bate of Construction. Revenue. 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 £ -637 3,984 £ s.'d. £ 91,688 162,058 £ -475 5,555 £ a. d. fawakawa Vhangarei Opened 2 15 3 3 '_ 7 „ .. .. . • Caibu mckland .. Unopened Opened 6J485 56,824 9 3'10 2 11 4 70,644 2,370,235 143,216 3,867,281 171,079 42,116 21,611 5,169 8,832,421 77,660 196,972 15,959 127,234 195,549 220,773 14,111 165,225 12,537 206,230 63,568 33,262 17,988 36,213 5,168 25,000 3 j 429 57,987 4 17 1 2 8 11 Vellington-Napier-New Plymouth .. Unopened Opened Unopened 107^715 2 16 - 9 117,390 3 0 8 Vellington-Poxton (private line) Surveys, North Island Miscellaneous lurunui-Bluff 30l!_3_ 3 11 8 Opened Unopened Opened Unopen d 3 98 316i471 ireymouth-Brunner 12 ] 144 6 34 10 ', 933 5 11 0 ireymouth Harbour Works Ireymouth-Hokitika Vestport .. „ Harbour Works .. kelson Opened 3 j 687 26,733 1 17 9 12 2 2 4, 1553 29,091 2 '6 7 13 3 6 Opened Unopened Opened Unopened '792 0 97 -3,283 'icton .. .. -744 -1,788 itoek, permanent-way Stock, A.O.L. stores Surveys, Middle Island Miscellaneous Stock in suspense Opened Total opened Total unopened 15,993,903 878,142 518,817 3 4 10 16,404,076 786,891 539,928 3 5 10 GroBB total 16,872,045 518,817 3 16 17,190,967 539,928 3 2 10