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The operating expenditure per average mile open and per train-mile is as follows :— Per Average Per Mile open. Train-mile. £ d. 1928-29 .. .. .. ..1,959 137-66 1927-28 .. .. .. .. 1,983 139-55 1926-27 .. .. .. ..1,951 137-82 Subsidiary Services Expenditure. —The particulars of the expenditure in connection with subsidiary services are as follow :— 1928-29. 1927-28. 1926-27. £ £ £ Lake Wakatipu steamers .. .. .. 17,425 15,627 15,859 Refreshment service .. .. .. 116,391 114,644 119,567 Advertising service .. .. .. .. 50,720 48,921 42,509 Departmental dwellings .. .. .. 170,073 162,263 137,547 Leases book-stalls, &c. .. .. .. 8,483 8,828 8,271 Road-motor services .. .. .. 111,712 32,721 8,844 474,804 383,004 332,597

jPer Cent, of; IPer Cent, of I j Per Cent, of i 1928-29. j Operating 1927-28. ! Operating j 1926-27. 1 Operating Revenue. ; Revenue, j ! Revenue. j £ I £ £ Maintenance—Way and works 1,111,229 14-77 1,147,067 15-62 1,074,334 14-47 Maintenance—Signals .., 112,206 1-49 102,871 1-40 100,861 1-36 Maintenance—Rolling-stock .. 1,424,165 18-93 1,380,726 18-80 1,303,444 17-56 Examination, lubrication, and 67,023 0-89 62,512 0-85 60,095 0-81 lighting of vehicles Transportation—Locomotive 1,583,770 21-05 1,599,562 21-78 1,609,257 21-68 Transportation—Traffic .. 1,825,965 24-26 1,760,459 23-97 1,752,998 23-61 Head Office and general charges 80,943 1-07 75,048 1-02 82,287 1-11 Superannuation subsidy .. 169,278 2-25 173,874 2-37 175,007 2-36 6,374,579 84-71 6,302,119 85-81 6,158,283 82-96