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STATEMENT No. 15a. Expenditure under the Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914, and Section 7 of Finance Act, 1924, and Section 10 of Finance Act, 1925, and Section 3 of Finance Act, 1926, charged to Capital Account, for the Year ended 31st March, 1931.

Reconciliation Statement. £ s. d. £ s. d. Expenditure charged by Treasury .. .. .. .. .. 1,026,228 18 11 Less outstandings, previous year .. .. .. .. .. 64,827 4 4 961,401 14 7 Cost of raising loan, 1930-31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45,928 8 9 Vouchers outstanding at 31st March, 1931 .. .. .. .. .. 37,103 11 1 £1,044,433 14 5

STATEMENT No. 16. Statement of Season Tickets issued for the Years ended 31st March, 1928 to 1931.

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North Island South Island Work, «fee. Mai ind ine 16 Gīsb ° me - Westport. Nelson. Picton. General. Total. Branches. Branches, . £ £ £££££ £ Land .. .. .. .. ■• 7,127 : Or. 1,637 .. .. .. .. .. 5,490 Grading and formation .. .. .. 39,148 15,259 .. .. .. .- .. 54,407 Bridges, ciilverts, and subways .. .. 104,707; 14,420 j .. .. .. .. .- 119,127 Fences, gates, and cattlestops .. .. 1,366 \ 132 •• •• •• •• •• 1,498 Permanent-way .. .. .. 74,324' 4,705 \ .. .. .. .. .. 79,029 Station buildings, platforms, cattle-yards, and 144,226 2,251 .. .. .. .. -. 146,477 loading-banks Engine-sheds, car and wagon depots, and other 16,577 251 .. .. .. .. ■• 16,828 operating buildings Dwellings .. .. 2,981 .. .. .. .. .. 2,981 Water services .. .. .. .. 1,370 88 .. .. .. .. .. 1,458 Non-operating buildings .. .. .. 33,991 2,'724 .. .. .. .. .. 36,715 Maintenance, workshop buildings .. .. Or, 12,095 .. .. .. .. .. •• Or. 12,095 Workshop buildings .. '.. .. 24,527 16,180 .. .. .. .. .. 40,707 Workshop buildings'plant .. .. 3,090 22,389 128 383 181 Or. 34 27 26,164 Locomotive depot plant .. .. .. 2,098 1,910 6 .. .. .. .. 4,014 Refreshment-rooms .. .. .. 23,549 .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,549 Cranes, weighbridges, capstans, and turntables 3,616 .. .. .. .. .. •• 3,616 Miscellaneous (roads, sewerage, drainage, fire- 35,658 1,270 .. .. .. .. •• 36,928 fighting appliances, &c.) Signalling and interlocking .. .. 24,861 9,356 .. 211 33 Or. 10,622 23,839 Automatic and power-signalling .. .. 53,212 4,057 , .. .. .. . • 57,269 Electric lighting 6,069 3,491 .. 11 48 .. 9,619 Telegraph and telephone lines .. .. 20,547 14,669 .. .. .. Or. 32 .. 35,184 Safety appliances (bells, wig-wags, &c.) .. 2,702 1,243 .. .. .. .. Or. 1,218 2,727 Train-control 1,384 21,144 .. .. .. .. .. 22,528 Electrification of track .. .. .. .. 480 .. .. . • ■ • 480 612,054 137,363 134 605 229 Or. 33 Or. 11,813 738,539 Expenditure charged by Public Works Department — New line—Auckland-Westfield .. .. Or. 12,001 .. .. .. .. .. .. Or. 12,001 Palmerston North deviation .. .. Cr. 1,546 .. .. .. .. .. •• Or. 1,546 Tawa Flat deviation .. .. .. 319,325 .. .. .. .. .. .. 319,325 Butt Valley Railway .. .. .. 116 .. .. .. .. .. .. 116 305,894 .. .. .. .. .. .. 305,894 917,948 137,363 134 605 229 Or. 33 Or. 11,813 1,044,433

1930-31. 1929-30. 1928-29. 1927-28. Description of Tickets. 1 i Number. 1 Amount. 1 Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount, £ £ £ £ Travellers' annual, all lines 21 2,020 32 3,072 32 3,129 35 3,380 Travellers' annual, North Island 79 5,576 90 6,055 90 5,978 96 6,565 Travellers' annual, South Island 14 992 19 1,217 19 1,242 19 1,184 Reporters' annual 24 895 25 899 20 664 28 997 Sectional annual, North Island 336 16,373 388 17,527 443 19,359 466 20,312 Sectional annual, South Island 169 7,574 201 8,830 224 9,383 247 9,964 Tourist, ail lines 181 2,898 229 3,696 284 4,599 282 4,574 Tourist, North Island 681 6,867 852 8,792 819 8,685 894 9,497 Tourist, South Island 44 445 48 515 47 545 56 673 School 29,398 25,300 30,190 25,931 29,535 25,587 28,885 25,216 Bearer twelve-trip 44,272 12,539 48,618 15,250 49,049 15,567 48,596 16,059 Bearer fifty-trip 6,371 21,211 7,586 20,728 7,823 13,696 7,820 13,247 Weekly twelve-trip .. 114,676 21,963 116,376 21,972 116,609 22,184 116,967 22,732 Weekly workmen's 366,459 50,613 422,488 52,329 412,005 51,136 390,152 48,509 All other season 37,715 72,199 40,290 75,742 39,170 75,099 38,220 75,722 Totals 600,440 247,465 667,432 262,555 656,169 256,853 632,763 258,631 Total passenger journeys 15,525,034 16,915,180 16,499,850 16,080,508