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STATEMENT No. 10. Statement of Subsidy from Consolidated Fund in respect of Services rendered by Non-paying Developmental Branch Lines and Isolated Sections: 1st April, 1928, to 31st March, 1929.

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Average per Mile of Line. Branches showing Loss. Mileage. Loss on Working. Feeder Value. Total Net Loss. , ~ _ ,, j~ interest, Feeder Value . Total Avenue. »» j Interest. I Totai Loss. -j £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ £ £ £ £ £ Kaikohe .. .. .. 25 7,389 2 10 6,029 8 3 1,359 14 7 16,184 17 2 317 241 558 613 593 648 Waiuku .. .. .. 13 3,947 1 1 3,150 8 5 796 12 8 9,735 15 10 423 242 665 727 688 750 Toko .. .. .. 48 12,157 4 5 2,596 2 8 9,561 1 9 41,791 13 10 329 54 383 582 671 870 Opunake .. .. .. 23 4,339 8 3 3,298 17 11 1,040 10 4 20,116 4 2 198 143 341 387 829 875 Greytown .. .. .. 3 2,687 17 4 1,627 15 9 1,060 1 7 1,598 13 10 184 543 727 1,080 180 533 Eskdale .. .. .. 12 3,116 9 5 1,350 16 4 1,765 13 1 9,240 0 1 336 113 449 595 623 769 North Island totals .. 124 33,637 3 4 18,053 9 4 ~l5,583 14 0 98,667 4 11 309 146 455 581 670 976 Eyreton-Oxford .. .. 54 8,848 0 8 1,858 17 0 6,989 3 8 13,840 17 2 176 34 210 340 127 257 Cheviot .. .. .. 44 11,927 7 0 1,866 1 10 10,061 5 2 26,277 8 0 407 42 449 678 369 598 Little River .. .. 23 6,807 2 2 420 18 10 6,386 3 4 11,431 0 3 413 18 431 709 219 497 Southbridge .. .. 26 593 0 5* 2,021 4 3 2,614 4 8* 2,288 10 10 917 78 995 894 189 88 Methven .. .. .. 23 509 16 2* 3,737 0 7 4,246 16 9* 524 7 9* 597 162 759 574 162 23* Springburn .. .. .. 28 5,188 9 0 1,061 5 9 4,127 3 3 7,119 14 7 206 38 244 391 107 254 Fairlie .. .. .. 37 5,897 12 8 2,155 13 2 3,741 19 6 10,712 16 5 455 58 513 614 188 289 Waimate .. .. .. 13 6,120 11 7 3,749 12 11 2,370 18 8 4,722 13 11 338 288 626 809 181 364 Kurow .. .. .. 38 4,033 19 4 2,719 2 2 1,314 17 2 7,489 1 4 356 72 428 462 162 196 Ngapara-Livingstone .. 27 3,379 5 9 1 1,028 4 4 2,351 1 5 9,571 17 2 161 38 199 286 267 354 Waihemo .. .. .. 9 1,600 17 9 1,289 8 8 311 9 1 1,886 3 9 185 143 328 : 363 175 210 Otago Central .. .. 147 14,228 13 5 3,942 13 8 10,285 19 9 74,662 2 10 685 27 712 i 782 438 508 Roxburgh .. .. .. 61 16,307 14 5 i 2,949 5 3 13,358 9 2 43,802 14 0 308 48 356 576 499 719 Tapanui .. .. .. 27 7,034 10 10 2,814 16 2 4,219 14 8 9,753 19 6 249 104 353 510 205 362 Waikaka .. .. .. 13 2,129 0 8 1,129 17 11 999 2 9 4,060 11 8 203 87 290 367 235 312 Switzers .. .. .. 14 3,365 9 5, 844 7 7 2,521 1 10 ! 6,074 3 4 116 60 176 356 254 434 Glenham .. .. .. 10 6,312 10 4 1,529 12 1 4,782 18 3 7,187 5 4 151 153 304 783 240 719 Seaward Bush .. .. 34 4,089 5 8 1,616 2 6 2,473 3 2 10,732 10 1 415 48 463 535 243 315 Orawia .. .. .. 9 2,059 6 5 683 14 5 1,375 12 0 6,083 3 5 81 76 157 310 523 676 Forest Hill .. .. .. 13 2,378 5 4 1,463 10 7 914 14 9 2,113 7 9 210 113 323 393 92 162 Mararoa .. .. .. 12 1,538 14 4 593 10 Jt 945 4 0 2,130 4 5 94 49 143 222 99 178 South Island totals .. 662 112,144 0 2 39,475 0 0 72,669 0 2 261,940 5 9 410 60 470 580 285 395 Cape Foulwind .. .. 8 1,289 II 1 63 12 8 1,225 18 5 4,860 13 2 141 8 149 302 454 607 Losses from 4th March, 1928, to 794 147,070 14 7 57,592 2 0 89,478 12 7 365,468 3 10 392 73 465 577 347 459 2nd March, 1929 Estimated loss from 3rd to 31st .. .. .. .. 28,112 18 9 March, 1929 Less estimated loss from 4th .. .. .. •• 27,417 12 8 to 31st March, 1928 695 6 1 , , „ . 366,163 9 11 Isolated Sections. Kaihu .. .. .. 24 4,533 13 10 .. 4,533 13 10 12,120 10 7 .. .. 281 456 330 505 Gisborne .. .. .. 60 9,538 1 9 .. 9,538 1 9 44,771 17 8 .. .. 591 743 594 746 Nelson .. .. .. 64 17,405 18 .. 17,405 1 8 41,196 0 7 .. .. 385 651 378 644 Picton .. .. .. 56 7,144 6 0 i .. 7,144 6 0 ; 34,684 15 2 .. .. 663 773 509 619 Totals .. .. 204 38,621 3 3 38,621 3 3 132,773 4 0 .. .. 510 689 472 651 Grand totals .. 998 185,691 17 10 57,592 2 0 128,099 15 10 498,936 13 11 „ „ .. I .. .. * Indicates profit.