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Tfaihu. Gisborne. North Island. South Island. Westport. Nelson. Picton. All Sections. Item - Per Per Per Per Per Per Per Per 1 Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. 'Trainmile, mile. mile. mile, i mile. mile. mile. mile. I __J |__ _J *^?3 Abstract C.—Maintenance of Rolling-stock. General charges- £ d. £ I d. £ d. £ I d. £ d. fid. £ | d. £ d. Branch .. .. 15 0-2 71 0-3 11,140 0-4 7,343 0-4 322 0-9 57 0-3 95 ! 0-4 19,043 0-4 District .. .. 3,753 0-1 2,84o| 0-2 6,593 0-1 Locomotives, including 164 2-3 2,181 7-7398,642 14-1254,113 14-4 6,453 17-5 2,941 14-6 22-5 669,326 14-2 rail and electric Cars .. '.. 82 1-2 582 2-1153,921 5-5 79,819 4-5 1,514 4-1 520 2-6 794; 3-7 237,232 5-0 Vans and postal vans 39 0-6 194 0-7 25.432 0-9 13,208 0-7 301 0-8 125 0-6 256: 1-2 39,555 0-8 Wagons .. .. 423' 6-0 2,450 8-6255,909 9-1221.602 12-510,851 29-4 1.449 7-2 1,713 8-1 494,397 10-5 Service vehicles .. 6 0-1 35 0-1 5,902 0-2 6,067 0-3 127 0-3 30 0-1 45! 0-2 12,212 0-3 Tarpaulins, ropes, and 60 0-8 108 0-4 14,496 0-5 8,618 0-5 223 0-6 115 0-6 .721! 3-3 24,34.1 0-5 nets ' j , 1 789 11-2 5,621 19-9869,195 30-8593,610 33-519,791 53-6 5,237 26-0 8,456| 39-41,502,699 31-8 Per cent, of revenue .. 14-54 22-41 21-91 22-72 17-10 25-64 24-66 22-16 Per cent, of operating 8-84 15-07 24-21 22-87 21-27 13-74 19-72 23-46 expenditure Per mile of railway £ 33 94 608 365 460 82 151 455 _ l_ [_ Abstract D.—Examination, Lubrication, and Lighting of Vehicles. £ d. £ d. I £ d. £ d. £ | d. £ ' d. I £ d. £ d. Examination and lubri- 40 0-6 153 0-5 23,124 0-8 17,326 1-0 866j 2-4 183 0-9 162 0-8 41,854 0-9 cation of cars, vans, and wagons Lighting rolling - stock, 11 0-2 75 0-313,689 0-5 6,647| 0-4 187: 0-5 75! 0-4 82 0-4 20,766 0-4 Pintsch and acetylene gas Electric lighting of 8,027 0-3 2,288 0-1 10,315 0-2 vehicles Depot expenses 2,838 0-1 1,873 0-1 4,711 0-1 51 0-8 228 0-8 47,678 1-7 28,134J 1-6 1,053 2-9 258 1-3J 244 1-2| 77,646 1-6 Per cent, of revenue .. 0-94 0-91 1-20 1-08 0-91 1-26 0-71 1-15 Per cent, of operating 0-57 0-61 1-33 1-08 1-13 0-68 0-57 1-21 expenditure Per mile of railway £ 2 4 33 17 24 4 4 24 Abstract E.—Locomotive Transportation. I £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. i £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. General charges (district) 5,015 0-2 4,363 0-2| 9,378 0-2 Depot supervisor! .. 1 .. 120 0-4 27,255 1-0 17,235 .1-0 1,201 3-3 7 .. 51 0-2 45,870 1-0 Wages, allowances, and 804 11-4 2,270 8-0312,128 11-1206,222 1.1-7 7,044 19-1 2,187 10-9 3,090 14-4 533,745 11-4 expenses Fuel .. .. 455 6-4 4,720 16-7471,275 16-7244 106 13-8 5,092 13-8 3,492 17-4 3,593 16-7 732,733 15-6 Water .. .. 8 0-1 118 0-4 14,841 0-5 7,115 0-4 149 0-4 122 0-6 57 0-3 22,410 0-5 Stores .. .. 22 0-3 129 0-5 14,058 0-5 10,127 0-6 317 0-9 88 0-4 117 0-5 24,858 0-5 Shed-expenses .. 273 3-9 680 2-4 88,515 3-1 54,921 31 2,235 6-1 613 3-1 794 3-7 148,031 3-1 1,563 22-1 8,037 28-4933,087 33-1544,089 30-8'16,038 43-6 6,509 32-4 7,702 35-81,517,026 32-3 Per cent, of revenue .. 28-81 32-05 23-52 20-82 13-86 31-87 22-46 22-38 Per cent, of operating 17-51 21-55 25-99 20-96 17-24 17-08 17-96 23-68 expenditure Per mile of railway £ 65 134 653 335 373 102 138 459 I ■