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RETURN No. 6. Estimated Amount of Expenditure on Construction of Railways, &c., to 31st March, 1905; Net Revenue, and Rate of Interest earned on Capital expended on Opened Lines for Year ended same Date.

Note.—The amount stated in this return as the cost of construction of opened lines includes the Provincial and General Government expenditure on railways. It also includes the Midland Railway and expenditure by the Greymouth and Westport Harbour Boards on railways and wharves under the provisions of section 7 of "The Railways Authorisation Act, 1895," the information regarding the last mentioned being furnished by the respective Boards. H. Davidson, Accountant.

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Section. State of Line. Cost of. Construction. Net Kevenue. Bate of Interest. Kawakawa Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened £ 94,205 41,595 176,321 19,890 69,644 3,109,600 338,634 77,346 39,406 5,170,271 126,438 42,116 24,618 5,169 10,637,036 438,913 1,234,711 115,418 4655,784 268,208 53,104 349,360 16,436 42,065 7.650 9,598 5,168 25,000 -363 £ 8. d £ 8. d. Whangarei 15,306 8 14 3 8 14 3 Kaib'u Auckland 2,713 111,037 3 17 11 3 11 5 3 17 11 3 11 5 Gisborne-Karaka Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth Unopened Opened Unopened Opened Unopened "881 193,137 0 9 10 3 14 8 0 9 10 3 14 8 Wellington-Foxton (private line) Surveys, North Island Miscellaneous Hurunui-Bluff Westla"nd Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened 314,758 27,670 ! 2 19 2 2 "4 10 2 19 2 2 "4 10 Westport Nelson 45,021 3,453 9 13 4 15 9 9 13 4 15 9 Picton Lake Wakatipu steamer service Stock, permanent-way Stock, A.O.L. atores Surveys, Middle Island Miscellaneous Stock in suspense Unopened Opened 2,429 699 0 13 11 4 5 0 0 13 11 4 5 0 Opened Opened Total opened Total unopened 21,701,572 1,302,132 716,331 3 6 0 Gross total .23,003,704 716,331 3 2 3