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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS IV.—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

.tern. 1911-12. 2,761 Miles 3 WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. VOTE No. 17— continued, £ £ Working-expenses of Sections— Including salaries and wages ; allowances made to members by regulations made under section 68 of the Government Railways Act, 1908; allowances to be paid to members of the First and Second Divisions iu excess of the maximum rates of pay sel forth in the Schedules to the Government Railways Act, 1908, for special work performed in the course of their duty; payments for Sunday duty; general repairs and miscellaneous services; supplies of st(ires, provisions, stationery, water, and material; advertising; compensation for accidents, personal injuries received, loss of property by fire, damage to or loss of goods ; freights on goods lost or destroyed ; postages, telegrams, telephones, maintenance of wires; payments under the Workers' Compensation Acts ; payments in connection with works outside railway boundaries in which Department has beneficial interest; compassionate allowances ; temporary clerical and drafting assistance, travelling allowance and expenses ; stationery and supplies ; also contingencies and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote — Maintenance of Way and Works — Section — Whaugarei-Kawakawa (34 miles) ... ... 0,920 Kaihu (17 miles) ... ... 2,000 Gisborne (24 miles) ... ... ... 2,930 North Island Main Line and Branches (1,083 miles) 354 ,869 South Island Main Line and Branches (1 ,350 miles) 304 ,000 Westland (141 miles) ... ... ... 30,500 Westport (30 miles) ... ... ... 8,700 Nelson (48 miles) ... ... 7,050 Picton (34 miles) ... ... ... 8,700 725 ,669 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... ... 25 ,669 700 ,000 Locomotive Running and Repairs and licneioals of Rolling-stock — Section — Whaugarei-Kawakawa ... ... ... 7,750 Kaihu ... ... ... | 1,600 Gisborne ... ... 4,500 North Island Main Line and Branches .. . 476,340 South Island Main Line and Branches ... ... 356,746 Westland .. ... ... 27,900 Westport ... ... ... 24,000 Nelson ... ... ... 5,500 Picton ... ... ... I 7,950