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North Island South Island Kaihu. Gi8borne. Main Line and Main Line and Westport. Nelson. Picton. Total. Branches. Branches. Fteni. Per Per Per Per Per Per Per Per Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Trainmile. mile. mile. mile. mile. mile. mile. mile. Abstract C.—Maintenance op Rolling-stock. General expenses— £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. Branch .. .. 15 0-3 79 0-3 12,253 0-4 7,687 0-4 265 0-9 30 0-2 101 0-6 20,430 0-4 District .. 3,784 0-1 2,602 0-1 6,386 0-1 Locomotives .. 320 5-6 2,247 9-0 456,668 13-2296,399 15-9 5,080 17-4 1,503 9-3 3,284 18-6 765,501 14-0 Cars .. .. 3 0-1 356 1-4 191,102 5-5108,698 5-8 873 3-0 431 2-6 379 2-2 301,842 5-5 Vans and postal vans 3 0-1 102 0-4 29,470 0-8 19,022 1-0 152 0-5 122 0-7 90 0-5 48,961 0-9 Wagons .. .. 268 4-7 2,159 8-7 370,205 10-6244,070 13-1 13,103 45-1 984 6-0 2,129 12-1 632,918 11-6 Service vehicles 28 0-1 8,532 0-2 5,636 0-3 9 609 3-5 14,814 0-3 Tarpaulins, ropes, and Cr. 5 0-1 19 0-1 28,871 0-8 12,467 0-7 254 0-9 89 0-5 68 0-4 41,763 0-8 nets —-—— 604 10-7 4,990 20-1 1,100,885 31-6696,581 37-319,736 67-8 3,159 19-3 6,660 37-91,832,615 33-6 Per cent, of operating 15-12 16-12 22-49 23-74 20-94 28-35 18-16 22-89 revenue Per cent, of operating 4-73 14-86 24-26 23-75 24-91 14-18 15-05 23-91 expenditure Per mile of railway £ 25-17 89-11 739-34 437-00 548-22 49-36 118-93 552-16 Abstract D.—Examination, Lubrication, and Lighting op Vehicles. £ d. £ d. I £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. Examination andlubri- 35 0-6 108 0-41 24,426 0-7 19,525 1-1 958 3-3 126 0-8 148 0-9 45,326 0-8 cation of cars, vans, and wagons Gas lighting of vehicles 3 0-1 56 0-2; 10,018 0-3 4,195 0-2 149 0-5 87 0-5 78 0-4 14,586 0-3 Electrio lighting of .. 14,119 0-4 6,079 0-3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,198 0-4 vehicles Depot expenses .. 2 .. 13 0-1 3,697 0-1 1,659 0-1 1 5,372 0-1 40 0-7 177 0-7 52,260 1-5 31,458 1-7 1,108 3-8 213 1-3 226 1-3 85,482 1-6 Per cent, of operating 1-00 0-57 1-07 1-07 1-18 1 -91 0-62 1-07 revenue Per cent, of operating 0-31 0-53 1-15 1-07 1-40 0-96 0-51 1-12 expenditure Per mile of railway £ 1-67 3-16 35-10 19-74 30-78 3-33 4-04 25-76 Abstract E.—Locomotive Transportation. General expenses — £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. Branch .. .. 7 0-1 37 0-1 5,844 0-2 3,676 0-2 127 0-4 15 0-1 48 0-3 9,754 0-2 District .. 5,879 0-2 4,249 0-2 10,128 0-2 Depot supervision .. .. .. 8 28,561 0-8 18,890 1-0 248 0-9 2 52 0-3 47,761 0-9 Wages, allowances, and 712 12-7 2,973 12-0 422,909 12-1250,426 13-3 5,872 20-2 1,948 11-9 3,462 19-7 688,302 12-6 expenses Fuel .. .. 763 13-6 5,930 23-9 556,024 15-9219,854 11-8 3,516 12-1 2,180 13-4 3,496 19-8 791,763 14-5 Water .. .. 61 1-1 142 0-6 17,700 0-5 6,743 0-4 101 0-3 50 0-3 70 0-4 24,867 0-5 Stores .. .. 14 0-2 127 0-5 17,850 0-5 9,290 0-5 170 0-6 66 0-4 126 0-7 27,643 0-5 Shed expenses .. 300 5-3 445 1-8 79,068 2-3 44,931 2-4 1,601 5-5 212 1-3 600 3-4 127,157 2-3 1,857 33-0 9,662 38-91,133,835 32-5558,059 29-8.11,635 40-0 4,478] 27-4 7,854 44-61,727,375 31-7 Per cent, of operating 46-49 31-22 23-17 19-02 12-35 40-14 21-42 21-58 revenue Per cent, of operating 14-55 28-78 24-98 19-03 14-69 20-08 17-75 22-54 expenditure Per mile of railway £ 77-37 172-54 761-47 350-10 323-19 69-89 140-25 520-45