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NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS. Capital Account as at 31st March, 1930.

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Total to 31st March, Year ended j Total to 31st March, Total to 31st March. Year ended Total to 31sc March, 1929. 31st March, 1930. j 1930. 1929. 31st March, 1930. 1930. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Receipts. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 6. d. Permanent-way, and works, buildings, 45,595,238 12 4 852,232 2 6 46,447,470 14 10 Prom General Government Funds — machinery, and plant (lines open for Public Works Fund .. .. 47,956,310 15 7 388,675 13 4 48,344,986 8 11 traffic) 1 Wellington-Hutt Railway Improve- 228,373 5 5 .. 228,373 5 5 Boiling-stock .. .. .. 10,704,258 4 7 347,851 13 1 11,052,109 17 8 ment Account New lines in course of construction by 1,038,739 11 9 375,135 8 2 1,413,874 19 11 Railways Improvement Account, 1904 641,275 7 8 .. 641,275 7 8 Public Works Department charged Railways Improvement Authoriza- 6,359,396 5 0 1,259,261 1 2 7,618,657 6 2 against Railways Improvement Au- tion Act 1914 Account thorization Act 1914 Account Consolidated Fund .. .. 4,296 7 10 .. 4,296 7 10 Lake Wakatipu steamer service .. 44,387 3 3 362 9 5 44,749 12 8 Westport Harbour Loans .. 350,000 0 0 .. 350,000 0 0 Road motor services .. .. 67,899 19 11 22,321 10 3 90,221 10 2 Works constructed from Harbour House-factory and sawmill at Frankton 156,813 17 1 Cr. 3,695 1 11 153,118 15 2 Board funds — Junction Westport .. .. .. 71,640 0 0 .. 71,640 0 0 Greymouth .. .. .. 47,508 0 0 .. 47,508 0 0 Works constructed by provinces and 1,787,741 0 0 .. j 1,787,741 0 0 Midland Bailway Company at valuation 57,446,541 1 6 1,647,936 14 6 59,094,477 16 0 Advances to Capital Account from .. 83,531 17 8 83,531 17 8 Working Railways Account Outstanding liabilities .. .. .. 23,535 16 9 23,535 16 9 57,607,337 8 11 1,594,208 1 6 59,201,545 10 5 57,446,541 1 6 1,755,004 8 11 59,201,545 10 5 I Note. —Unopened lines are under the control of the Public Works Department, and all expenditure out of the Public Works Fund in connection therewith is included in the accounts of that Department. For the purposes of computing interest charges the capital as stated above is reduced by £8,100,000, vide Section 20 of the Finance Act, 1929.