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TABLE No. 3— continued. Expenditure on Railways to 31st March, 1941— continued.

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Expenditure out of Public Works Fund Total Expenditure on^ C c °counfof during Year 1940-41: rTew Works. To tal Expenditure Lines of Hallway. Mileage opened for by General j flSSTfftn bvK^nctand 4 e £- Construction and | *™nyWaitaki to Bluff — continued. M. ch. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. . £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Livingstone Branch (Windsor to Tokarahi) .. .. 11 75 75,350 15 4 .. .. .. 75,350 15 4 Waihemo Branch (Palmerston to Dunback) .. .. 8 55 32,961 8 11 .. .. .. 32,961 8 11 Eernhill Railway .. .. .. .. .. 1 60 1,330 0 0 .. .. .. 1,330 0 0 Brighton Road Branch .. .. .. .. .. 6,474 0 0 .. .. .. 6,474 0 0 12,829 0 0 Outram Branch (Mosgiel to Outram) .. .. .. 8 78 12,051 0 7 .. .. .. 12,051 0 7 29,691 0 0 Lawrence Branch .. .. .. .. .. 58 67 724,592 5 4 .. .. 208 6 5 724,800 11 9 Balclutha to Tuapeka Mouth .. .. .. .. .. 2,489 0 0 .. .. .. 2.489 0 0 Catlin's River Branch (Balclutha to Tahakopa) .. .. 42 67 463.709 6 3 .. .. .. ,463,709 6 3 Heriot burn Branch (Waipahi to Edievale) .. .. 26 23 124,808 4 5 .. .. .. 124,808 4 5 Waikaka Branch (McNab to Waikaka) .. .. .. 12 65 68,423 0 0 .. .. .. 68,423 0 0 Gore to Lumsden .. .. .. .. .. 36 39 112,857 18 2 .. .. .. 112,857 18 2 Edendale to Glenham .. .. .. .. .. 9 36 50,430 13 11 .. .. Cr. 15 0 0 50,415 13 11 Riversdale to Switzers .. .. .. .. .. 13 70 82,285 4 0 .. .. .. 82,285 4 0 Seaward Bush to Catlin's (Appleby to Tokanui) .. .. 32 79 185,204 5 5 .. .. 1,208 4 4 186,412 9 9 Otago Central (Wingatui to Cromwell) .. .. .. 147 27 1,461,937 10 5 .. 5,027 6 2 1,466,964 16 7 Invercargill to Kingston — Main Line .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 04 384,400 12 7 .. .. 2,519 1 2 386,919 13 9 91,937 0 0 Mararoa Branch (Lumsden to Mossburn) .. .. .. 10 40 27,508 4 4 .. .. .. 27,508 4 4 Winton to Heddon Bush .. .. .. .. .. 140 0 0 .. .. .. 140 0 0 Makarewa to Orepuki and Waiau .. .. .. .. 56 34 362,764 19 .. .. .. 362,764 1 9 37,097 0 0 Thornbury to Wairio .. .. .. .. .. 22 15 105,171 4 6 .. .. .. 105,171 4 6 23,200 0 0 Forest Hill (Winton to Hedgehope) .. .. .. 12 40 23,360 12 3 .. .. .. 23,360 12 3 Expenses of Railway Commissions and other Expenditure not .. 10,337 0 0 .. .. .. 10,337 0 0 chargeable to Individual Lines Surveys of New Lines — North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,229 6 8 .. .. .. 29,229 6 8 South Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,942 7 7 .. 9 4 6 .. 5,951 12 1 Rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,763,297 4 3 .. .. 468,117 17 11 16,231,415 2 2 Motor-omnibus Service, Wellington .. .. .. .. 60,571 1 11 .. .. .. 60,571 1 11 General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,645 11 .. Cr. 1,155 11 2 .. 16,489 9 11 Depreciation provided for out of Railway Revenue and actually .. Or. 762,612 9 4 .. .. .. Cr. 762,612 9 4 repaid to Public Works Fund Stock of Permanent-way Materials .. .. .. .. 6,432 1 6 | .. .. .. 6,432 16 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 179,366,89114 3* 462 9 2 873,654 18 3 1,088,309 6 0 81,328,393 9 4*1,787,741 0 0t ; 1 ! * The £10,400,000 accrued depreciation of assets referred to in section 23 (2), Government Railways Amendment Act, 1931, not deducted. 7 Includes value for £150,000 paid to debenture holders tinder the Midland Railway Petitions Settlement Act Amendment Act, 1903.