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RETURN No. 8. Statement showing Classification of Expenditure on Way and Works for the Year ended 31st March, 1925.

RETURN No. 8a. Statement showing Classification of Signal and Electrical Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1925.

I | Sections. Classification of Work. i Totals. North Island South Island Whangarei. Kaihu. j Gisborne. Main Line and Main Line and I Westport. Nelson. Picton. Branches. Branches. I 1 I I ! I I I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Track surfacing .. .. .. .. .. 19,677 15 10 2,372 10 5 6,543 18 8 190,490 11 4 215.785 3 8 6,015 14 7 5.888 12 1 7,130 16 2 453,905 2 9 Track renewals .. .. .. .. .. 14,660 10 8 500 1 8 198 17 11 97,482 18 9 | 71,871 1 4 863 15 8 295 5 11 655 15 9 186.528 7 8 Ballasting.. .. .. .. .. .. 5,421 3 6 173 17 9 29 15 2 20.073 0 2 14.782 17 6 117 14 3 232 18 6 63 4 10 40,894 11 S Banks, cuttings, ditches, &c. .. .. .. 2,407 5 11 734 11 9 1,348 2 9 47,616 18 1 21,685 1 0 151 19 11 1,677 1 3 1,527 0 7 77,148 1 3 Tree-planting (architectural) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 402 2 7 .. .. .. .. 402 2 7 Bridges, culverts, drains .. .. .. .. 2,165 10 8 62 11 4 608 0 3 36,122 13 3 40,971 19 0 419 3 9 1.673 0 5 665 14 11 82,688 13 7 Fences, gates, cattlestops .. .. .. .. 2,380 2 0 35 12 10 173 17 4 14,479 7 4 19,726 9 1 443 0 2 813 9 6 347 19 1 38,399 17 4 Roads, approaches, &c. .. .. .. .. 191 1 7 18 4 7 112 12 2 7,563 8 4 5,028 5 0 46 0 0 71 15 0 50 2 2 13,081 8 10 Roads, pavements (architectural). .. .. .. . • .. .. 792 10 2 .. .. .. 792 10 2 Water-services, cranes, &c. .. .. .. 617 6 3 0 15 1 47 13 10 10,166 13 9 7,686 9 6 45 8 4 128 17 5 323 1 1 19.016 5 3 Wharves .. .. .. .. .. 103 14 11 12 5 10 1 10 3 97 12 7 238 4 7 1,230 1 5 1 5 4 491 4 9 2,175 19 8 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,752 7 8 40 1 3 1,145 14 10 73,016 11 7 64,138 3 10 1,507 6 1 1.094 9 9 1,540 0 10 147,234 15 10 Buildings (architectural) .. .. •• .. •• .. 2,181 2 5 13 11 11 .. .. .. 2,194 14 4 Miscellaneous .. .. .. •• 624 4 11 .. 114 6 4 9.917 4 5 5,202 8 10 115 17 0 .. 5 7 7 15,979 9 1 General charges .. .. .. .. .. 649 17 4 40 2 8 156 19 9 18,343 12 2 12,573 6 6 477 1 7 214 17 8 150 10 3 32,606 7 11 Totals .. .. .. ■■ •• 53,651 1 3 3,990 15 2 10,481 9 3 528.746 6 11 479,703 1 9 11,433 2 9 12,091 12 10 12,950 18 0 1,113,048 7 11 Rate per average mile opened .. .. .. 609 13 5 166 5 8 200 18 0 458 1 3 300 16 3 312 IS 1 j 198 4 3 j 231 5 4 362 18 11

Sections. Classification of Work. III! i Totals 1 North Island South Island Whangarei. Kaihu. Gisborne. j Main Line and 1 Main Line and ; Westport. Nelson. [ Picton. Branches. Branches. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s . d. Signals and interlocking .. .. .. .. 403 13 7 .. 16 6 5 12,450 10 9 8,388 14 0 704 0 0 20 18 2 18 9 2 22.00 2 12 1 Signals at level crossings .. .. .. .. 43 12 2 .. .. 1,295 9 11 359 5 7 .. .. .. 1 698 7 8 Telegraphs and telephones .. .. .. .. 310 6 0 21 11 0 103 3 1 7,799 10 6 7,187 14 1 274 13 7 106 2 1 64 8 0 15 867 8 4 Block working .. .. .. .. .. 123 5 6 .. .. 7,420 16 11 3,872 12 6 122 8 10 .. .. 1K539 :3 9 Electric lighting .. .. .. .. .. 21 11 0 .. .. 5,122 16 0 3,612 9 1 .. .. 61 7 4 s!818 3 5 Electric power .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,612 18 2 14,078 11 7 .. .. .. 16 091 9 9 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 355 4 4 199 11 6 4S 5 4 .. .. g03 2 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 51 8 0 .. .. 543 19 6 ! 582 1 11 .. .. ,. 1.177 9 5 General charges .. .. .. .. .. 33 6 7 3 1 11 12 7 3 1,464 4 4 1,229 9 6 41 7 0 8 5 6 10 17 10 2,802 19 11 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 987 2 10 24 12 11 131 16 9 39,065 10 5 39,510 9 9 1,190 14 9 135 5 9 155 2 4 ~~81,200 15 6 Kate per average mile opened .. .. .. 11 4 4 1 0 6 2 10 6 33 16 11 24 15 6 32 11 10 1 2 4 4 2 15 5 26 9 7