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Appropriations for Public Works Services.

RAILWAYS.—ADDITIONS TO OPEN LINES.

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1929-30. Item. £ £ | MINISTER OF RAILWAYS. ADDITIONS TO OPEN LINES. VOTE No. 44. Additions to Open Lines— Way and Works Branch— Improvements and additions to station buildings, additional sidings, water services, improved coaling facilities, provision of mechanical appliances in goods-sheds, turntables, cranes, and other operating plant — 1 North Island Main Lines and Branches .. 84, 775 2 South Island Main Lines and Branches .. 59,134 3 ' Westport Section .. .. .. .. 10,055 Signal Branch — 4 Provision of fixed signals and Wood's locks .. j 3,075 Architectural Branch— 5 Dwellings .. .. .. .. .. 3,500 Locomotive Branch — 6 Rolling-stock, locomotives, carriages, wagons, rail and road motors .. .. .. .. 568,600 7 Rolling-stock constructed in United Kingdom .. i 25,700 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the , Public Revenues Act, 1926 . .£200,000 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 754,839 Cbedits-in-aid— Rolling-stock, machinery, plant, buildings, bridges, road motors, and other assets written off and charged against " Working Railways " vote as being worn out, abandoned, destroyed, or obsolete in the services of the Railway Department £150,000 Recoveries .. .. .. .. 50,000 200,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 44 .. 554,839 TOTAL . . ■ ■ £554,839