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STATEMENT No. 15. Expenditure under Vote for Additions to Open Lines, charged to Capital Account, for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Way and Works Branch: Particulars of Works, &c.

Road Motors. Purchase of motor-buses .. .. .. .. Or. £21,834

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North Island South Work.&c. Kaihu. Mai °? M Mate Ltae General. Total. „ dna and P ort ' Branches. Bl *™ hes , £ £ £ £ £ £ Land .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cr. 1,700 Cr. 2,265 .. .. Cr. 3,965 Grading and formation .. .. .. .. .. 11,488 23,281 .. .. 34,769 Bridges, culverts, and subways .. .. .. 138 CV.47,830 2,764 .. .. Cr. 44,928 Fences, gates, and eattlestops .. .. .. .. 163 458 .. .. 621 Permanent-way .. .. .. .. .. 17 4,618 11,800 .. .. 16,435 Station buildings, platforms, cattleyards, and loading-banks 342 Cr. 76 5,272 .. .. 5,538 Engine-sheds, car and wagon depots, and other operating .. Cr. 33 255 .. .. 222 buildings Dwellings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,551 2,350 .. .. 6,901 Wharves .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ]. Cr. 8,131 ' .. .. Cr. 8,131 Water-services .. .. .. .. .... 160 395 379 .. 934 Non-operating buildings .. .. .. .. .. 516 Cr. 432 37 .. 121 Locomotive depot plant .. .. .. .. .. 1,563 .. .. .. 1,563 Road-motor buildings .. .. .. .. .. 537 .. .. .. 537 Cranes, weighbridges, capstans, and turntables .. .. .. 5,129 1,277 Cr. .13 .. 6,393 Maintenance Branch movable plant .. .. .. .. 571 .. .. . . 571 Miscellaneous (roads, sewerage, drainage, fire-fighting appli- .. 1,063 889 ; .. ,. 1,952 ances, &c.) Signalling and interlocking .. .. .. .. .. 2,638 1,363 .. .. 4,001 Tablet installations .. .. .. .. .. .. 679 1,509 .. Cr.2,455 Cr. 267 Electric lighting .. .. .. .. .... 2 339 .. .. 341 Telegraph and telephone-lines .. .. .. .. .. Cr. 962 .. .. Cr. 962 497 Cr. 15,961 40,162 403 Cr.2,455 22,646