D.—2.

Abstract B.—Maintenance of Signals and Electrical Appliances.

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North Island South Island Kaihu. Gisborne. Main Line and Main Line and Westport. Nelson. Picton. Total. Branches. Branches. Item. I Per Per Per Per I 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- Bail- Bail- Bail- Bail- Bail- Bailj way. way. way. j way. i way. way. way. way. Abstract A.—Maintenance of Way and Works. General expenses — £ . £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £i£ ££ ££ £ £ Branch .. .. 6 0-3 25 0-4 4,884 3-3 3,357 2-1 94; 2-6 18 0-3 42 0-7 8,426 2-8 District .. .. 69 2-9 324 5-4 16,981 11-4 14,722 9-2 369 10-3 288 4-5 304 5-4 33,057 10-0 Road-bed .. .. 485 20-2 2,277 38-0 82,283 55-4 68,509 43-0 1,925 53-5 2,796 43-6 2,429 43-5 160,704 48-3 Track renewals .. 995 41-4 1,182 19-7254,112 171 • 1 222,953 139-8 5,319 147-7 1,836 28-7 2,506 44-8 488,903147-2 Ballasting .. .. 194 8-1 .. .. 18,005 12-1 8,641 5-4 256 7-1 149 2-3 1 .. 27,246 8-2 Slips and floods .. 2 0-1 511 8-5 15,309 10-3 16,096 10-1 302 8-4 33 0-5 7 0-1 32,260 9-7 Fences, gates, cattle- 8 0-3 196 3-3 5,745 3-9 6,945 4-4 182 5-1 144 2-3 104 1-9 13,324 4-0 stops Roads, level - crossings, .. .. 11 0'2 2,578 1-7 2,688 1-7 22 0-6 19 0-3 42 0-7 5,360 1-6 approaches Bridges, viaducts, cul- 973 40-5 1,702 28-3 58,245 39-2 42,998 27-0 1,837 51-0 894 14-0 433 7-7 107,082} 32-3 verts, &c. Water-servioes, cranes, 34 1-4 119 2-0 7,932 5-3 6,780 4-3 1,238 34-4 57 0-9 124 2-2 16,284 4-9 weigh-bridges, &c. Wharves .. 103 0-1 .. .. 1,516 42-1 .. .. 8 0-1 1,627 0-5 Cattle-yards, loading- 2 0-1 116 1-9 5,824 3-9 4,701 2-9 34 0-9 19 0-3 66 1-2 10,762 3-2 banks, platforms, coal-stages Operating buildings .. 132 5-5 497 8-3 48,180 32-4 32,624 20-5 697 19-4 216 3-4 693 12-4 83,039 25-0 Betterments.. . . . . .. .. . . 3,290 2-2 1,843 1-2 .. .. .. .. .. . ■ 5,133 1-5 2,900120-8 6,960116-0523,471352-3 432,857271-613,791383-1 6,469101-1 6,759 120-7 993,207299-2 Per cent, of operating 75-84 43-51 15-93 19-49 21-78 55-58 24-74 17-65 revenue Per cent, of operating 48-69 38-24 18-87 21-90 25-41 33-90 23-55 20-36 expenditure Per train-mile (pence) 50-41 45-01 20-17 27-77 54-72 39-89 37-16 23-45

££££££ £££j£££££ £ £ General expenses .. 6 0-3 23 0-4 4,722 3-2 3,208 2-0 92, 2-6 17 0-3 39 0-7 8,107 2-4 Signals and interlocking .. .. 7 0-1 16,586 11-2 10,096 6-4 216! 6-0! 4 0-1 4 0-1 26,913 8-0 Automatic and power .. .. .. .. 6,093 4-1 4,481 2'8 j .. .. .. .. 10,574 3'2 signalling Level-crossing signals.. .. .. .. .. 1,536 1 • 0 983 0 • 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,519 0 • 8 Instruments, block- .. .. 14 0-2 9,759 6-6 5,947 3-7 120 3-2 7 0-1 6 0-1 15,853 4-8 working, tablets, &c. Overhead lines, block- 27 1-1 98 1-6 10,882 7-3 10,526 6-7 . 50 1-4 6 0-1 .. .. 21,589 6-4 working, tablets, &c. Overhead lines, auto- .. .. .. .. 3,319 2-2 2,161 1-4 .. .. .. .. 2 5,482 1-7 matic signalling Electric lighting used in .. .. 11 0-2 5,617 3-8 4,210 2-6 60 1-7 6 0-1 24 0-4 9,928 3'0 operation Overhead electrification .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,576 2'2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,576 1-1 and bonding Electric-power ap- .. .. 4 0-1 2,002 1-3 1,821 1-1 84 2-3 4 0'1 2 3,917 1*2 pliances Buildings 1,189 0-8 649 0-4 2 0-1 1,840 0-6 33 1-4 157 2-6 61,705 41-5 47,658 29-9 624 17-3 44 0-8 77 1-3 110,298 33-2 Per cent, of operating 0-86 0-98 1'88 2-15 0-99 0'38 0-28 1 ■ 9t> revenue Per cent, of operating 0-55 0-86 2-22 2-41 1 15 j 0-23 0 27 2-26 expenditure Per train-mile (pence) 0-57 1-02 2-38 3-06 2-48 j 0-27 | 0-42 2-60