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RETURN No. 8a. Statement showing Classification of Signal and Electrical Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1923.

RETURN No. 8. Statement showing Classification of Expenditure on Way and Works for the Year ended 31st March, 1923.

Classification of Work. Whangarei. Kaihu. Gisborne. North Island Main Lines and Branches. South Island Main Lines and j Branches. Sections. Westland. Westport. Nelson. Pieton. Totals. Track surfacing Track renewals Ballasting Banks, cuttings, ditches, &e. .. Bridges, culverts, drains Fences, gates, cattlestops Roads, approaches, &c. Water-services, cranes, etc. Wharves Buildings Buildings (architectural) Miscellaneous General charges £ s. d. £ s. d. 9,376 19 6 2,077 7 1 .. 27,061 0 11 218 11 3 2,127 18 2 18 4 802 9 2 71 16 7 4,059 13 7 165 6 4 1,332 11 2 49 18 0 103 4 4 54 0 6 412 19 8 34 2 8 512 18 2 18 16 10 2,257 10 10 357 2 11 72 1 6 155 2 2 2 2 5 ■ £ s. d. 5,990 15 1 274 8 3 1,170 1 5 213 4 9 819 13 3 78 3 1 491 15 3 0 8 1 632 6 2 £ s. d. 181.880 IS 10 90,536 2 0 28.657 1 10 13.748 2 2 54,322 1 9 16,331 12 6 6,687 4 1 11,023 18 2 330 0 10 65,340 18 4 879 10 4 1,702 0 8 4,479 18 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. 174,688 7 4 20,907 it; 10 104,665 4 3 16.272 14 11 7,999 4 3 957 9 3 13.683 1 10 3,534 18 9 23,721 18 7 5.776 18 3 13,243 15 3 2.942 10 11 2,044 15 2 365 0 6 11,354 13 5 1.540 8 5 507 15 5 60,805 14 1 3,617 9 3 920 16 0 193 9 11 2,324 19 9 206 15 2 £ s. d. 4,597 2 4 2,501 17 7 70 8 4 251 7 11 539 3 5 371 14 4 50 6 8 352 17 3 Or. 1,034 9 7 1,440 9 2 £ s. d. 5,370 11 10 535 5 1 54 6 2 1,326 10 1 | 1,064 15 9 987 17 6 77 19 4 92 18 2 964 16 1 £ s. d. 6,660 18 0 872 15 9 28 12 I 980 6 8 869 1 t 238 6 0 69 10 7 156 19 2 825 19 8 1,131 12 3 £ s. d. 411,550 16 10 242,938 0 0 39,896 8 5 35,568 14 7 90,732 3 11 36,317 18 11 9,530 4 3 25.460 12 2 1,161 9 5 136,547 19 1 879 10 4 3,023 13 9 7,284 10 6 20 19 11 23 12 7 36 6 10 72 7 4 77 18 11 5 14 0 13 18 10 Totals .. 48,274 9 2 : 3,050 12 11 48,274 9 2 j 3,050 12 11 9,715 7 10 475,919 9 9 415,960 5 4 | 56,315 12 2 j 9,249 11 7 10,558 12 11 11,848 0 6 1,040,892 2 2 Rate per average mile opened . 603 8 7 152 10 7 603 8 7 152 10 7 198 5 7 417 9 5 291 1 10 358 14 0 256 18 10 204 11 2 211 11 5 343 15

Sections. Classification of Work. Whangarei. Kaihu. Gisborne. North Island Main Lines and Branches. South Island Main Lines and Branches. Westland. Westport. Nelson. Picton. Totals. Signals and interlocking Signals at level crossings Telegraphs and telephones Block working Electric lighting Electric power Buildings Miscellaneous General charges £ s. d. 318 3 1 57 15 10 215 7 9 151 11 1 31 2 0 1 11 8 £ s. d. 0 3 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. 12 13 2 17,162 12 5 1,177 2 1 102 0 6 6,389 16 0 8.943 18 4 3,828 18 8 1,778 7 1 83 19 7 162 12 0 0 16 5 202 1 11 £ s. d. 9,302 15 0 649 18 4 3,635 15 9 4,390 0 4 3,343 1 7 3,127 1 4 69 14 4 140 1 1 283 2 11 £ s. d. 650 0 4 83 16 0 243 I 3 3 11 8 £ s. d. 206 4 1 176 4 0 158 19 7 2 12 6 £ s. d. I 50 1 8 69 13 9 6 10 2 £ s. cl. £ s. ri 33 10 3 27,736 0 0 1,884 16 3 105 19 4 10,778 13 1 13.887 10 7 72 3 3 7.278 17 2 4.905 8 5 153 13 11 302 13 1 0 17 2 496 17 7 5~ 1 2 Totals 775 11 5 775 11 ■> 0 3 8 115 10 1 39,729 8 1 24,941 10 8 985 10 5 544 0 2 120 5 7 212 10 0 67,424 10 1 Pate per average mile opened .. 9 13 10 9 13 10 0 0 2 2 7 0 j 34 17 0 17 9 0 6 5 5 15 2 3 1 2 6 8 3 15 10 22 5 5 I