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• Description. ■*** Page Evidence, Page. REPORTS ON CONDITION, MIDLAN i RAILV ¥AY. Government Engineer .. .. ... .. 10 Company's Engineer .. / .. .. .. 11 Government Engineer .. .. .. .. 12 Government Foreman of Works .. .. .. 13 Government Engineer—rolling-stock .. .. 18 Government Engineer .. .. .. .. 19 Government Engineer—rolling-stock .. .. 21 Belgrove Section Reefton-Jackson's line .. .. .. * Springfield line 9 11 13 19 22 24 27 53 93 53, 54, 145 58, 59 88, 92, 155 88 88 3, 8, 14, 19, 20, 145 53, 54, 58, 60, 145 122, 144 VALUE OF ROLLING-STOCK AN] STORE IS. Supplied by Government since 1895 .. .. 14 Government Engineer and Stores Manager.. .. 20-139 Locomotive Superintendent's valuation .. .. 140 .. 172 20 24-135 138 174 63, 152 88, 147, 151 151, 152, 155 PETITIONS. 161 162 163 155 155 156 Mr. Coates's petition .. .. .. .. 158 ..159 Mr. Dalston's petition .. .. .. .. 160 RETURNS AND EVIDENCE RELATING TO SELLING RAILWAYS. ND PR' OSPECT1VE VALUE OF Revenue and Expenditure, 1895-1900 .. .. 2 Traffic, 1895-1900 .. .. .. .. 3 Construction Traffio, Jackson's .. . „ .. 8 Revenue from Sawmills .. .. .. .. 9 Comparative Cost of Carriage, 1888-1901 .. .. 17 Ahaura Mining Applications .. .. .. 24 Reefton Mining Applications .. .. .. 25 Passenger Traffio from Jackson's .. .. .. 26 Construction Traffic, Springfield .. .. .. 61 Greymouth Mining Applications .. .. .. 68 Coach Traffic, 1895-1900 .. .. .. .. 69 Construction Traffic, 1890-1894 .. .. .. 92 Revenue from Engine-hire, Cranage, and Rentals .. 93 Revenue from Timber Traffio .. .. .. 94 Construction Traffio, 1890-1894 .. .. .. 96 Revenue from Rents .. .. .. .. 97 Revenue and Expenditure, 1890-1895 .. .. Ill Revenue, Springfield Line .. .. .. 113 Traffio, 1889-1895 .. .. .. 114 Population Return, 1891-1901 .. .. 145 Valuation of Mining Property. 1891-1901 .. .. 154 Passenger Traffic to Jackson's .. '.. .. 157 Prospective Value 5 6 8 8 22 29 29 30 73 77 77 89 90 90 91 92 107 110 111 147 160 161 2, 100, 150 2 52, 88 53 37, 43, 65 93 100 110 93, 98, 134 93, 98, 134 134 93, 98, 139 136, 139 150, 182, 183 150, 182 150 52 8, 11, 14, 17, 21, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 43, 51, 61, 63, 66, 68, 71, 76, 78, 79, 80, 82, 84, 85, 87, 90, 91, 93, 98, 100, 107, 110, 112, 115, 120, 122, 123, 126, 127, 130, 144, 147,150 LAND GRANTS TO COMPANY, AND VALUE O! .LUE OF UNSi DD SECTIONS. Company's return .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 1, 14, 16, 22, 66, 68, 70, 85, 160 66 102 101 139, 160 149 156, 161 156, 156, 183 Westland district .. .. .. .. 16 Canterbury district .. .. .. .. 64 16 21 64 74 65 74 98 92 109 101 161 164 163 165 65 Government return .. .. .. .. 98 Cash in lieu of land .. .. .. .. 109 Government return .. .. .. .. 161 Land-grant expenses .. .. .. .. 163