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IJ. Davidson, Chief Accountant.

RETURN No. 10. STATEMENT showing Classification of Expenditure on Maintenance of Way and Works for the Year ended 31st March, 1909.

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Sections. Classification of Work. Kawakawa. Whangarei. Kaihu. Gisborne. North Island Main Lines and Branches. South Island Main Lines and Branches. Westland. Westport. Nelson. Total. Picton. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ S. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Track-surfacing 498 18 8 1,386 11 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s.'d. 955 17 9 1,305 4 5 86,447 J 9 2 99, 2 11 8 o 9,335 9 8 3,369 11 9 2,532 17 2 2,637 13 3 207,681 11 7 Track-renewals 305 o 9 176 3 8 217 19 10 2 15 5 87,214 19 1 96,851 11 o 6,004 1 3 787 o 6 1,974 19 4 2,145 19 8 195,680 10 6 Ballasting 7 1 11 320 17 9 158 11 2 45 8 9 12,129 5 o 1 1,593 15 5 952 4 8 864 1 10 115 8 7 Banks, cuttings, ditches, tunnels 49 15 7 26,236 10 8 49 14 7 160 4 1 7 13 6 95 13 9 7,035 16 5 7,556 14 § 1,219 17 2 206 11 8 257 9 8 209 1 o 16,798 16 6 Bridges, culverts,, drains 440 o 3 101 o 9 92 11 10 281 6 8 33,871 4 11 25,162 10 11 4,476 16 3 876 8 3 Fences, gates, cattle-stops, hedges 579 1 1 1,426 o 11 67,307 1 10 6 6 3 300 16 9 062 17 16 1 7,252 9 11 8,708 1 3 758 6 2 99 11 2 474 12 7 217 11 10 17,835 18 2 Roads, approaches, &c. 39 15 5 167 18 7 2,134 r f 8 2,076 7 5 25S 2 1 66 12 8 24 1 8 Water-services, signals, cranes, appliances 38 14 10 4,806 4 4 14 4 o 69 14 3 102 3 2 41 2 6 9,957 1 4 ",329 5 5 1,075 10 11 516 17 8 249 15 7 204 18 9 23,560 13 7 Wharves .. .. 415 2 4 152 11 1 5 14 2 10 o o 2,505 11 4 205 4 1 1,691 9 o 679 5 1 524 6 o 2,946 19 7 9,136 2 8 Buildings 25 11 10 495 6 4 IOO 2 6 152 16 3 28,246 10 11 39,500 14 11 2,740 10 6 855 7 6 495 4 4 709 12 4 Miscellaneous 73,321 17 5 27 14 3 182 18 6 5,337 1 9 4,575 9 6 37i 7 4 126 5 4 160 9 1 43 18 7 10,825 4 4 General charges o 17 o 16 19 5 2 0 0 4 16 o 1,145 10 9 1,098 o o 542 2 2 53 10 2 79 12 4 J 9 15 3 2,963 3 1 Totals 1,762 17 7 3,247 15 6 1,643 O I 2,307 16 11 283,278 2 3 307,869 2 7 29,425 17 2 8,501 3 7 7,402 4 5 10,715 14 7 656,153 14 8 Rate per mile opened 220 7 2 141 4 2 96 12 II 166 18 5 102 13 2 298 10 6 238 12 3 230 1 11 274 4 8 315 3 4 257 12 7