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North Island South Island Kaihu. Gisborne. Main Line and Main Line and Westport. Nelson. Picton. Total. Branches. Branches. Item. Per Per Per Per Per Per Per Per Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Total, of Total. of Total. of Total. of Total. of Total. of Total. of Total. of Rail- Bail- Rail- Rail- Rail- Rail- Rail- Railway. way. way. way. way. way. way. way. Abstract A.—Maintenance or Way and Works. General expenses— ££££££££££££££ £ £ Branch .. .. 8 0-3 34 0-6 7,565 5-2 4,827 3-0 172 4-8 40 0-6 69 1-2 12,715 3-8 District .. .. 88 3-7 447. 7-5 20,177 13-9 15,460 9-5 446 12-4 372 5-8 456 8-1 37,446 11-3 Road-bed .. .. 764 31-8 2,871 47-9 85,144 58-8 76,932 47-3 2,879 80-0 3,639 56-9 3,070 54-8 175,299 52-9 Track renewals .. 1,746 72-7 5,179 86-2248,385171-4226,585139-4 6,066168-4 4,668 72-9 5,038 90-0 497,667150-1 Ballasting .. .. 66 2-8 18 0-3 20,139 13-9 6,875 4-2 3 0-1 142 2-2 21 0-4 27,264 8-2 Slips and floods .. 167 7-0 2,138 35-6 15,194 10-5 16,678 10-3 305 8-5 506 7-9 923 16-5 35,911 10-8 Fences, gates, cattle- 1 .. 428 7-1 6,894 4-8 7,137 4-4 109 3-0 575 9-0 164 2-9 15,308 4-6 stops Roads, level - crossings, 1 .. 40 0-7 2,871 2-0 2,684 1-7 29 0-8 42 0-7 43 0-8 5,710 1-7 and approaches Bridges, viaducts, cul- 404 16-8 1,839 30-7 53,381 36-8 33,586 20-7 736 20-4 1,064 16-6 1,532 27-4 92,542 27-9 verts, &c. Water-services, cranes, 10 0-4 73 1-2 7,719 5-3 5,957 3-7 2,587 71-9 103 1-6 95 1-7 16,544 5-0 weigh-bridges, &c. Wharves .. .. 1 69 .. 2 .. 4,267 118-5 .. .. 28 0-5 4,367 1-3 Cattle-yards, loading- .. .. 40 0-7 3,889 2-7 2,832 1-7 14 0-4 45 0-7 98 1-7 6,918 2-1 banks, platforms, and coal-stages Operation buildings .. 140 5-8 272 4-5 41,672 28-8 25,750 15-8 780 21-7 656 10-3 218 3-9 69,488 21-0 Betterments .. 329 0-2 121 0-1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 450 0-1 3,396 141 • 3 13,379223• 0513,428354• 3425,426261 • 8 18,393 510• 9 11,852 185 ■ 2 11,755'209-9 997,629300• 8 I I Per cent, of operating 83-38 [88-16 14-91 19-33 23-62 69-01 38-05 17-23 revenue Per cent, of operating 50-36 51-89 16-79 20-48 26-03 39-32 35-72 18-82 expenditure Per train-mile (pence) 54-13 74-91 19-61 27-80 62-21 68-97 67-21 23-55 Abstract B.—Maintenance of Signals and Electrical Appliances. ££!£££ £ £ £ ££ ££ ££ £ I £ General expenses .. 7 0-3 24 0-4 5,630 3-9 3,549 2-2 122 3-4 28 0-5 49 0-9 9,409 2-8 Signals and interlocking .. .. 3 0-1 12,933 8-9 11,120 6-8 224 6-2 8 0-1 2 .. 24,290 7-4 Automatic and power .. 5,469 3-8 4,771 2-9 .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,240 3-1 signalling Level-crossing signals 1,430 1-0 1,135 0-7 2,565 0-8 Instruments, block- .. .. 11 0-2 9,747 6-8 6,093 3-7 147 4-1 10 0-2 9 0-2 16,017 4-8 working, tablets, &c. Overhead lines, block- 26 1-1 14 0-2 11,083 7-7 9-822 6-1 36 1-0 7 0-1 8 0-1 20,996 6-4 working, tablets, &c. Overhead lines, auto- .. 2,657 1-8 2-749 1-7 40 1-1 .. .. .. 5,406 1-6 matic signalling Electric lighting used in .. .. 13 0-2 5,117 3-5 4,502 2-8 .. .. 2 .. 18 0-3 9,692 2-9 operation Overhead electrification .. .. .. 3,125 1-9 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,125 0-9 and bonding Electric-power ap- .. 2,284 1-6 1,795 1-1 152 4-2 .. .. .. .. 4,231 1-3 pliances Signal Branch buildings .. 795 0-5 796 0-5 2 0-1 .. .. .. .. 1,593 0-5 Betterments .. 20 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 33 1-4 65 1-1 57,165 39-5 49,457 30-4 723 20-1 55 0-9 86 1-5 107,584 32-5 Per cent, of operating 0-81 0-43 1-66 2-25 0-93 0-32 0-28 1-86 revenue Per cent, of operating 0-49 0-25 1-87 2-38 1-02 0-18 0-26 2-03 expenditure Per train-mile (pence) 0-53 0-36 2-18 3-23 2-45 0-32 0-49 2-54