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RETURN No. 6. Estimated Amount of Expenditure on Construction of Railways, Rolling-stock, &c., to 31st March, 1914; 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 Authorisatio-i Act, 18S5, the information regarding the last mentioned being furnisher) by the respective Boards. The rate of interest earned has been computed on cost proportionately to the time during which the line taken over by the Working Kailways Department within the financial year was earning revenue, thus : — Westland Section — Dunollie-Bewanui ... ... ... ... ... ... Opened for traffic 21st January, 3914. H. Davidson, Chief Accountant.

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Section. Cost op Constbuction. <*—" U, S ed Net Revenue. Kate of Interest earned. Whang.arei-Kawakawa .. Kaihu Tauranga Gisborne North Island Main Lines and Branches South Island Main Lines and Branches.. i. £ 582,325 153.061 68,281 28,699 145,904 337,339 322,092 13,987,793 ! 622,133 13,677,921 498,809 1,913,809 567,984 587,258 75,350 535,364 23,931 584,203 ! 55,901 42,589 £ 11,007 -],743 10,210 642,151 398,824 £ -s. a; ] 19 11 3 0 6 4 11 10 2 18 4 Westland 44,813 2 10 10 Westport 47,830 ■ 8 2 11 Nelson 6,270 1 3 5 Pioton 3,299 0 11 4 Lake Wakatipu steamer service Jn suspense — Surveys, North Island Miscellaneous, North Island Surveys, South Island Miscellaneous,. South Island P.W.D. stock of permanent-way W.R.D. stock of A.O.L. stores ' 31,558 5,169 6,129 5,168 83,601 38,205 -257 £82,355,087 £2,625,489 £1,163,004 £3 12 3 Total cost of opened and unopened lines at 31st March, 1914 £34,980,576 £1,163,004 £3 6 6