8.—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

WORKING RAILWAYS —continued

L 1 Estimated. Recovered. ,x r« j-J. • . i 1944-45. 1944-45. (а) Credits-ln-aia— & & General charges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 ,500 2,362 Maintenance of ways and works .. .. .. .. 1,000 2 281 Maintenance of signals and electrical equipment .. .. .. .. *200 86 Maintenance of rolling-stock, &c. .. .. .. .. .. . . 700 ] 217 Locomotive transportation .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 500 1 071 Traffic transportation .. .. .. . . .. ~ ~ 0 000 0 918 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. .. .. .. .. ~ ~ 5 Refreshment service .. ~ .. . . .. ~ .. 100 ' 140 Departmental bookstalls .. . . .. , . .. ~ ~ 10 Advertising service .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 10 21 Departmental dwollings . . .. .. .. .. .. .. ' 400 764 Buildings occupied by refreshment service, road services, &c. . . .. .. 5 17 Road passenger and goods services .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 2,766 Renewals and Depreciation Account .. .. .. . . .. .. j 000 1 430 Workshops housing scheme .. .. .. .. . . ~ .. 50 ' 6 Railway Sick Benefit Fund .. .. .. . . . . .. .. 40,000 32 772 Material, &c., for departmental and other accounts .. .. .. .. 1,000,000 1,586',578 Capital expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,000 164,633 Totals •• •• •• ■■ .. .. 1,074,480 1,803,062 (б) £2,713,000 included in public accounts as " Miscellaneous Receipts."

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Number 1944-45. ofPersona - 1945-46. 3,504 Miles. 1945-461044-45 VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued 3,504 Miles. Voted. Expended. Miscellaneous— ' £ £ £ Money stolen at stations .. .. .. .. 10 5 Payments on account of Railway Sick Benefit Fund .. 50,000 55,000 49,135 Amount required to cover cost of material and work done for Government Departments, local bodies, and other parties, and for purchase of material for Munitions Department for which miscellaneous receipts are recorded .. 1,630,000 1,000,000 1,499,312 Capital expenditure charged in first instance to vote " Working Railways," and subsequently transferred to vote " Railways Improvements and Additions to Open Lin es" .. .. .. .. .. 1,057,000 20,000 164,633 Advances on account of purchase of houses for employees in connection with workshops reorganization scheme and expenses incidental thereto .. .. .. .. .. 95 Total, Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 2,737,010 1,075,100 1,713,080 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. 16,464,501 13,845,770 14,589,037 Cbedits-in-aid (a) .. .. .. .. (b) 1,074,480 1,803,062 NET TOTAL .. .. 16,464,501 12,771,290 12,785,975