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STATEMENT No. 11. Statement of Losses on Developmental Branch Lines from 2nd March, 1930, to 28th February, 1931, and Isolated Sections from 1st April, 1930, to 31st March, 1931.

STATEMENT No. 12. Statement op Cash Receipts and Payments.—Working Railways Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. To Balance brought forward .. .. 70,936 3 2 By Investments, Sick Benefit Fund .. .. 2,300 0 0 Revenue receipts .. .. .. 7,568,702 3 0 Wages and vouchers .. .. .. 7,558,892 611 " Credits-in-aid " (Working Railways ex- Refunds to Harbour Boards, shipping compenditure) .. .. .. .. 1,361,423 6 11 j panies, and other carriers .. .. 274,002 12 4 Contributions to Sick Benefit Fund .. 29,311 4 3 Interest on capital .. .. .. 685,000 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 2,690 4 1 Payments from Sick Benefit Fund .. 24,690 19 6 Balance as per general balance-sheet .. 488,177 2 8 £9,033,063 1 5 £9,033,063 1 5 Reconciliation Statement. £ s. d. £ s. d. Credit balance in Working Railways Account as per Treasury figures .. .. 479,688 7 2 Add— Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,589 11 10 Cash in transit .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 17 8 Charges debited by Treasury after accounts closed .. .. .. 865 6 0 8,488 15 6 Credit balance as per above statement .. .. .. .. .. £488,177 2 8

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Average per Mile of Line. Branches showing LOS». Mi,oa g o. *« $£? <«f || | g 3 I jM t ,< pqtf fet» "rt £8 M Hri £ £ £ £ ££££££ Kaikohe ,. .. .. .. 25 7,677 3,231 4,446 19,800 276 129 405 583 614 792 Kirikopuni .. .. .. .. 14 5,862 1,647 4,215 49,448 195 118 313 614 3,231 3,532 Waiuku .. .. .. .. 13 3,917 1,612 2,305 11,508 396 124 520 697 708 885 Taneatua .. .. .. . Ill 43,085 9,820 33,265 153,529 568 88 656 956 1,083 j 1,383 Toko .. .. .. .. 48 12,292 1,596 10,696 43,963 373 33 406 630 693 916 Opunake .. .. .. .. 23 3,786 2,081 1,705 20,955 218 90 308 382 837 911 Greytowr, .. .. .. .. 3 2,154 891 1,263 1,818 170 297 467 888 185 606 Putorino .. .. .. .. 39 5,479 833 4,646 26,981 124 21 145 265 573 692 North Island totals .. .. 276 84,252 21,711 62,541 328,002 384 79 463 690 962 1,188 Eyreton-Oxford .. .. .. 54 10,569 667 9,902 16,870 128 12 140 324 129 312 Cheviot .. .. .. .. 44 8,522 1,804 6,718 23,651 435 41 476 629 385 538 Little River .. .. .. .. 23 6,016 254 5,762 10,968 334 11 345 596 226 477 Southbridge .. .. .. .. 26 663 1,067 404* 4,688 786 41 827 811 196 180 Whitecliffs .. .. .. .. 12 837 729 108 1,228 214 61 275 283 93 102 Methven .. .. .. .. 23 1,345 1,726 381* 3,515 481 75 556 539, 169 153 Springburn .. .. .. .. 28 4,981 530 4,451 7,586 172 19 191 350 112 271 Fairlie .. .. .. ..37 3,551 1,217 2,334 9,492 396 -33 429 492 193 257 Waimate .. .. .. ■• 13 6,910 1,674 5,236 7,715 261 129 390 793 191 593 Kurow .. .. .. .. 38 3,310* 2,416 5,726* 1,113 581 64 645 494 180 29 Ngapara-Livingstone .. .. .. 27 2,954 491 2,463 9,784 127 18 145 236 271 362 Waihemo .. .. .. .. 9 271 1,013 742* 903 269 113 382 299 183 100 Otago Central .. .. .. 147 25,954 1,986 23,968 90,802 645 14 659 822 455 618 Outram .. .. .. .. 9 3,610 422 3,188 5,146 242 47 289 643 217 572 Roxburgh .. .. .. .. 61 18,527 1,245 17,282 49,039 254 20 274 558 521 804 Catlins River.. .. .. .. 43 6,662 2,493 4,169 24,961 399 58 457 554 484 580 Tapanui .. .. .. .. 27 5,554 1,542 4,012 9,828 236 57 293 442 215 364 Waikaka .. .. .. .. 13 1,731 575 1,156 4,330 175 44 219 308 244 333 Switzers .. .. .. •• 14 2,530 501 2,029 5,675 134 36 170 315 260 405 Glenham .. .. .. •• 10 3,814 741 3,073 5,524 139 74 213 520 245 552 Seaward Bush .. .. .. 34 4.245 873 3,372 11,876 356 26 382 481 250 349 Orawia .. .. .. •• 9 1,837 400 1,437 6,282 84 44 128 289 538 698 Forest Hill .. .. .. •• 13 1,352 827 525 1,777 226 64 290 330 96 137 Mararoa .. .. .. •■ 12 227 310 83* 1,147 95 26 121 114 103 96 South Island totals .. .. 726 119,352 25,503 93,849 313,900 382 35 417 546 303 432 Total, both Islands .. .. 1,002 203,604 47,214 156,390 641,902 383 47 430 586 485 641 Isolated Sections. Kaihu .. .. .. .. 24 3,206 .. 3,206 11,414 .. .. 238 372 342 476 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 60 11,145 .. 11,145 47,924 .. .. 436 622 613 799 Nelson .. .. .. .. 64 17,339 .. 17,339 42,263 .. .. 324 595 389 660 Pioton .. .. .. .. 56 7,441 .. 7,441 36,796 .. .. 633 766 524 657 Total .. .. .. 204 39,131 .. 39,131 138,397 .. .. 433 624 487 678 Grand total .. .. .. 1,206 242,735 47,214 195,521 780,299 * Indicates profit. Eskdale-Putorino extension taken over, 6th October, 1930. Napier-Putorino extension closed from 3rd February, 1931, owing to earthquake damage.