D.—2,

RETURN No. 6. Estimated Amount of Expenditure on Construction of Railways, &c., to 31st March, 1908; Net Revenue, and Rate of Interest earned on Capital expended on Opened Lines for Year ended same Date.

H. Davidson, Chief Accountant.

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Section. State of Line. Cost of Construction. Net Revenue. I Kate of Interest. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland Gisbome-Karaka Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth Wellington-Poxton (private line) Surveys, North Island Miscellaneous Hurunui-Blui-Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened £ 92,765 57,802 177,996 38,388 67,891 3,645,173 645,321 149,059 25,516 5,580,650 823,581 42,116 27,022 5,169 11,997,562 264,174 1,391,167 222,820 490,044 24,359 334,399 44,823 358,387 43,823 16,436 90,966 39,118 8,445 5,168 25,000 £ -912 18,324 -463 140,601 2,598 255,852 287,195 £ a. d. 10 5 10 3 17 1 1 14 10 4 ii 8 2 7 10 Westland 43',588 8 2 8 Westport 53498 io i. l Nelson 3*519 l i o Picton 7,420 2 i 5 Lake Wakatipu steamer service Stock, permanent-way Stock, A.O.L. stores Surveys, South Island Miscellaneous Stock in suspense 1^259 7 13 2 Total opened Total unopened 24,365,647 2,369,493 812,179 r 6 8 Gross total 26,735,140 812,179 3 0 9 Note.—The amount stated in this return as ihe cc Government expenditure on railways. It also include Harhour Boards on railways and wharves under the p information regarding the last mentioned being furnish, >st of construction m the Midland Rail' ,rovisions of sectio ed by the resprctiv. of opened lines inc vay and expenditur, ti 7 of " The Railwi ! Boards. ludes the Provin , by the Greymoi ,ys Authorisatio icial and General nth and Westport a Act, 1885," the