25

D.—2,

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.

Note.—The amount stated as cost of construction of opened lines includes the Provincial and General Government expenditure on railways. It does not include expenditure by the Greymouth and Westport Harbour Boards on Harbour-works, &c. A. C. Fife, Eailway Accountant.

RETURN No. 7. Expenditure under Vote for Additions to Open Lines charged to Capital Account, for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1900.

6—D. 2.

1899. 1900. Section. State of Line. Cost of Net Bate of Construction. Eevenue. Interest. Cost of Net Bate of Construction. Bevenue. Interest. Kawakawa .. Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened £ 91,688 £ -475 £ a. d. £ 91,688 1,106 163,618 264 70,781 2,394,941 166,798 502 3,933,353 201,901 42,116 23,764 5,169 9,037,709 60,248 196,972 15,959 127,234 197,065 220,773 14,111 165,363 12,537 206,624 87,965 30,614 17,248 37,681 5,168 25,000 £ -171 £ s. d. Whangarei 162,058 5,555 3 87 5^200 3 3 7 Kaihu Auckland 70,644 2,370,235 143,216 57,987 4 17' 1 2 8 11 1,775 56,419 2 10 2 2 7 1 Gisborne-Karaka Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth .. Unopened Opened Unopened 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 25,000 117 ', 390 3 08 116] 4.28 2 19 2 Wellington-Foxton (private line) Surveys, North Island Miscellaneous Hurunui-Blufi Greymouth-Brunner Opened Unopened Opened Unopened 816[471 10j 933 3 li 8 5 li 0 343,476 16]922 3 16 0 8 ii io Greymouth Harbour Works Greymouth-Hokitika Westport .. „ Harbour Works Nelson Opened 4,'553 29,091 2 67 13 3 6 41047 28,940 2 i i 13 2 2 Opened Unopened Opened Unopened -3,283 -1,648 Picton -1,723 145 oi 5 Stock, permanent-way Stock, A.O.L. stores Surveys, Middle Island Miscellaneous Stock in suspense Opened Total opened Total unopened 16,404,076 786,891 539,928 3 5 10 16,703,887 850,385 571,538 3 8 5 Gross total 17,190,967 539,928 3 2 10 17,554,272 571,533 3 5 1

Department. Total Expenditure. If ay and Works locomotive .. £ a. d. 64,199 14 1 154,157 7 2 £218,357 1 3