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TABLE No. 3—continued. Expenditure on Railways to 31st March, 1918— continued.

| Expenditure out of Public Works Fund during Year 191*-18. Lines of Railway. Expenditure 'S25SL, bv General on Account of Governmentto *XESS__ 31et March, of £«vious 1917. Years - ] Constructionand Surveys. New Works. New Works. Land claimB special Acts — j " JJJL and other during Year on upen «,j iQi7_ift * Permanent- Total New Lines. Ti»wiiii« way. Works. -Liabilities. Amounts previously charged to " Surveys of New Lines'' now charged to Individual Lines. Total ; V&1^__ 0t 8 construed by by General : pmvincei tn G ?T-tXrcn and Satd ,Q,s ' Railway 1M1 °- Company. £ Stratford to Okahukura (East End) .. | 159,562 Stratford to Okahukura (West End) .. 686,753 Nelson to Roundell .. .. .. j 199,964 Midland Railway — Belgrove to Inangahua .. .. .. j 261,721 Stillwater to Inangahua.. .. .„ I 203,939 Brunnerton to Bealey .. .. .. j 774,802 Springfield to Bealey .. .. .. 743,035 Westport to Ngakawau .. .. .. 188,009 Westport to Inangahua .. .. .. 152,575 Ngahere to Blackball .. .. .. 147,532 Greymouth to Point Elizabeth .. .. 254,999 Greymouth to Brunnerton.. .. .. 150,651 Greymouth to Ross and Mikonui .. .. 338,274 Picton to Waipara — Picton Southwards .. .. .. 650,905 Waipara Northwards .. .. .. j 374,377 Culverden to Hannier (motor-cars and sheds) 3,834 Culverden to Waiau .. .. .. [ 33,902 Hurmiui to Waitaki — Main Line (Culverden- Waitaki) .. .. 1,859,162 Oxford Branch (Rangiora to Oxford West) 51.521 Eyreton Branch (Kaiapoi to Bennett's) .. 44,277 Lyttelton Branch .. .. .. '■ 80,908; Southbridge Branch (Hornby to Southbridge) 90,£60 Springfield and Whitecliffs Branches .. 95,860 Fairlie Creek Branch (Washdyke Junction to 67,251 Fairlie) Waimate Branch .. .. .. i 70,298 Rakaia to Methven .. .. .. \ 74,640 1 Ashburton to Springb urn .. .. 61,639 Little River Branch (Lincoln to Little River) 108, 524 Canterbury Interior Main Line — Oxford to Malvern .. .. .. 53,668 Whitecliffs to Rakaia .. .. .. 542 Temuka to Rangitata .. .. .. .5,152 Waitaki to Bluff— j Main Line, including Port Chalmers Branch j 3,290,384 Duntroon Branch (Pukeuri to Kurow) .. ! 97,099 Ngapara Branch (Waiareka Junction to 26.090 Ngapara) £ £ £ £ £ £ 31,306 .. 31,306 10,004 3,256 13,260 .. 75 110 .. .. .. 128 Or. 88 .. Or. 88 58 I 58 26 42,911 .. 42,911 25 1,329 .. 1,329 '.'. 231 .. 231 '.'. 27 '.'. "27 375 .. 375 j 2,375 Cr. 123 .. Cr. 123 10,690 1,966 12,656 9.262 1,261 Or. 17 .. Cr. 17 53 3,874 £ 9,068 2,958 £ 190,868 700,088 199,982 261,633 204.023 1 817,738 ] 744,364 188.009 152,806 147,532 255,026 1£0,651 338,480 653,655 374.2.54 3.834 46,558 1,877.492 52,782 44,277 80,908 91,377 95.860 157,251 70,281 74.O40 61.639 108,524 53,721 542 5,152 3,297,216 97,099 26,090 I £ 78,307 543,574 61,579 316,135 340,500 75,124 82.259 37.500 58,009 * Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Account.