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RETURN No. 6. Estimated Amount of Expenditure on Construction of Railways, Rolling-stock, &c., to 31st March, 1915; Net Revenue, and Rate of Interest earned on Capital expended on Opened Lines for Year ended same Date.

Notk.—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 Hoards on railways and wiiarves under the provisions of section 7 of the Railways Authorisation Act, the information regarding tun last mentioned being furnished by the respective Boards. The rate of interest earned has been computed on cost proportionately to the time during which lines taken over by the Working Bailways Departmeut within the financial year were earning revenue, thus: — Whangavei Section— Otiria-Kaikolie ... ... ... ... ... ... Opened for traffic Ist May, 1914. Kaihu Section— ciaihu Booms-Tarawhati ... ... ... ... .... Opened for traffic Ist June, 1914. Gisborne Section — O oko-Miituwai ... ... ... ... ... ... Opened for traffic 2nd November 1914. North Island Main Lino and Branches— Pohokm-a-Wbaiißamoniona ... ... ... ... ... Opened for traffic Ist July, 1914. KHiwaka-Otamatea ... ... ... ... ... ... Opened for traffic Ist August, 1914. South Island Main Lines and Branches— Cass-Arthur's I'ass ... ... ... ■•■ <■■ Opened for traffic Ist July, 1914. Big Hill-Beaumont ... ... ■•■ •• •■• •■■ Opened for traffic 15th December, 1914. Houioapa-Tabakopa ... ... „■ ■■■ — ■■• Opened for traffic 4th February, I9IS. Westland Section— Cronadun-Inangahua... ... ... ... ••• ••• Opened for traffic Ist July, 1914. H. Davidson, Chief Accountant.

RETURN No. 7. Expenditure under Vote for Additions to Open Lines, charged to Capital Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1915.

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Section of Railway. Cost of Construction. Opened Lines. £ £ 754,565 85,799 103,913 Net Revenue. Bate of Interest tarned. Whangarei £ 18,036 £ s. d. 2 8 7 Kaibu 128 0 2 8 Tauranga Gisborne North Island Main Lines and Branohes South Island Main Lines and Branches.. Westland 99 .'. 194,459 573,189 - .. 175,538 14,554,271 676,960 14,321,252 i .. 60,738 2,052,264 514,115 591,045 86,638 538,615 26,807 587,361 79,128 43,661 7,461 631,532 391,972 66,660 1 14 8 4 "4 1 2 lrf <T, 3 6 0 Westport 57,875 9 18 2 Nelson 6,265 1 3 3 Picton .. 4,307 0 14 8 Lake Wakatipu steamer service In 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 " 34,368 5,169 5,752 5,168 98,592 18,689 I 766 1 15 1 £34,133,825 £1,999,330 £36,133,155 £1,185,002 £3 10 7 Total cost of opened and unopened lines at 31st Maroh, 1915 .€1,185,002 £3 5 7

Amount. Total. J Material on hand at31st March, 1914 ::::..:: Expenditure charged to Vote 89 by Treasury .. £ s. d. 38,204 19 1 499,874 16 10 £ a. d. Less material on hand at 81st March, 1915 538,079 15 11 13,688 18 10 524,390 17 1 Expenditure on works, &c. — Way and Works Branch Locomotive Branch 217,005 12 11 307,385 4 2 524,390 17 1