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TABLE No. 3— continued . Expenditure on Railways to 31st March, 1917, and Liabilities on that Date— continued.

Expenditure *f°vene s ™Acconj of Government to ! 31st March, <* ?l%f™ 1916. lears - ~ w . under charged to in ew works, works Land Claims Special Acts " Surveys of New n„ v ,L and other during Year Lines" now r, . ,- t, . -r , ■ v ?„f Old 1916-17. charged to Construction Permanent- Total New Lines. L j abilities . , Individual Lines, and Purveys. way. \\ orks. Expenditure out of Public Works Fund during Year 1916-17. New Works. Amounts Total 110 ' Total constructed bv Expenditure "abilities. to 31st March, 31st March, iyi '- Company. 1917 - Lines of Railway. Waitaki to Bluff — continued. £ Livingstone Branch (Windsor to Tokarahi) 82,785 Waihemo Branch (Palmerston to Dunback) j 33,191 Fernhill Railway Purchase .. ..I 1,415 Brighton Road Branch . . ' .. . . 6,474 Outram Branch (Mosgiel to Outram) ... 11,951 Lawrence Branch .. .. .. 305,293 Balclutha -Tuapeka Mouth .. .. 1,258 Catlin's River Branch (B lclutha to Taha- J 462,840 kopa) Heriotburn Branch (Waipahi to Edievale) .. ' 123,788 Waikaka Branch (McNab 'o Waikak.) .. 67,821 Gorj to Lumsden .. .. .. 111,966 Edenaale to Glenham .. .. .. 52,743 Riversdale to Switzer's .. .. .. 82,304 Kelso to Gore .. .. .. .. [ 602 Seaward Bush to Catlin's .. •• 1 10 , ooi Appleby to Toksnui .. .. .. } ls4 '» 81 Otago Central (Wingatui to Cromwell) .. 1,318,013 Invercargill to Kingston — Main Line .. .. .. .. 358,842 Mararoa Branch (Lumsden to Mossburn) .. 27,217 Winton to Heddon Bush .. .. 231 I Makarewa to Orepuki and Waiau .. •• 1 -jqr ai Thornbury to Wairio .. .. .. j 18 ! Forest Hill (Winton to Hedgehope) .. .. 22,984 Expenses oi Railway Commissions and other 10,337 Expenditure not chargeable to Individual Lines Surveys of New Lines — North Island .. .. .. .'. 35,701 Middle Island .. .. .. .. 5,752 Rolling-stock .. .. .. ..! 6,304,188 Stock of Permanent-way Materials, 31st March, 1915 ".. ..£118,190' 118,190 35,109,302 Stock of Permanent-way decreased by £40,385 40,385 Stock of Permanent-way Materials, 31st March, 1915 '.. .. £77,805 £ £ Cr. 8 703 Cr. 221 13,335 226 692 £ £ £ Or. ' S 703 Cr. 221 83 8,557 ' 21,892 226 [ 246 692 230,906 £ i £ i Cr. 493 £ 82,785 33.191 1,415 6,474 11.951 305.285 1,961 462,702 123.788 67,821 111,966 52,743 82.304 602 { 184,881 1,339,905 358,842 27,217 231 336,653 22.984 10,337 35,900 5,752 6,535.094 77,805 £ £ £ 82,785 33,191 1,415 12,829 .. 19,303 29,691 .. 41,642 305,285 1,961 462,702 123,788 67,821 111,966 52,743 82.304 602 184.881 1,748 1,341,653 91,937 .. 450,779 27,217 231 60,297 .. 396,950 22,984 10,337 35,900 5,752 79,395 6,614,489 58.252 136,057 _ _ 62,304 ; 375,528 285.543 261 — r Total .. .. .. 35,068,917 4,845 313,224 t 62,304 : 375,528 285.543 261 ■: 225,597 225,597 I 35,951,001 35,951,001 I 1,787, 330,567 38,069,309 1,| 787,741| 330,567 38,069,309 I •_ * Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914, Account. t Also includes value for £150,000 paid to debenture-holders under the Midland Railway Petitions Settlement Act Amendment Act, 1903.