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RETURN No. 6. Estimated Amount of Expenditure on Construction of Railways, &c., to 31st March, 1906; 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 r,he 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 Greyrnouth and Westport Harbour Boards on railways and wharves under the provisions of section 7 of "The Railways Authorisacioa Ace, 1895," the information regarding the last mentioned being furnieherl by the respective Boards. H. Davidson, Accountant.

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Section. State of Line. Cost of Construction. Net Revenue. Eate of Interest. Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened £ 92,765 46,611 177,761 25,226 69,644 3,340,932 328,603 127,948 8,273 18,085 5,298,916 258,021 42,116 24,660 5,169 10,945,230 543,195 1,304,772 124,844 470,569 7,279 269,370 71,105 353,960 5,867 16,436 73,337 5,669 5,554 5,168 25,000 £ -1,239 £ s. d. sawakawa .. '.'. Yhangarei 14,680 8 5 2 Caibu luckland 21758 122,414 3 19 2 3 13 3 - Hsborne-Karakft Unopened Opened Unopened 2,334 1 16 6 larton-Te Awamutu (Central) Yellington-Napier-New Plymouth Opened Unopened 187,919 3 10 11 Vellington-Foxton (private line) Surveys, North Island Miscellaneous lurunui-Bluff Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened 314,056 2 17 5 Yestland 32^098 2 '9 2 Vestport . .. 41 \ 725 8 17 4 kelson .. .. .. 31346 1 "i 10 'ioton 7,615 2 3 0 jake Wakatipu steamer servioe itock, permanent-way Stock, A.O.L. stores Surveys, Middle Island Miscellaneous Stock in suspense "759 4 12 4 Opened Opened Total opened Total unopened 22,498,972 1,593,113 24,092,085 728,465 3 4 9 Gross total 728,465 3 0 6