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STATEMENT No. 14 Expenditure on Construction of Railways, Rolling-stock, etc., to 31st March, 1946; Net Revenue and Rate of Interest earned on Capital expended on Opened Lines for Year ended same Date

Note. —The amount stated in this return as the cost of construction of opened lines includes the Provincial and General Government expenditure on railways. It also includes the Midland Railway and expenditure by the Greymouth and Westport Harbour Boards on railways and wharves under the provisions of section 7 of the Railways Authorization Act, 1885, the information regarding the last-mentioned being furnished by the respective Boards. The rate of interest earned has been computed on the average capital.

STATEMENT No. 15 Capital Expenditure out of Working Railways Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1946

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Section pf Railway. Opened Lines. Net Revenue. Rate of Interest earned. Lines and Works. Rolling-stock. Total. North Island Main Line and Branches South Island Main Line and Branches Nelson £ 37,798,355 22,816,287 490,152 £ 6,734,139 3,665,369 10,078 £ 44,532,494 26,481,656 500,230 £ 827,214 — 251,622 — 20,729 £ s. d. 1 17 4 Lake Wakatipu steamer service .. Subsidiary services, &c. .. In suspense— Surveys, North Island Surveys, South Island General P.W.D. stock of permanent-way 61,104,794 20,396 2,922,059 9 j 896 10,409,586 71,514,380 20,396 2,922,059 9 * 896 554,863 — 8,856 513,996 0 15 10 64,057,145 10,409,586 74,466,731 1,060,003 19 4 Total cost of opened lines at 31st March, 1946 74,466,731

Way and Works .Branch : Particulars of Works. Depreciation Fund. Improvements and Additions to Open Lines. Total. Land Grading, formation, tunnels, and permanent-way Bridges, overbridges, subways, and culverts Station buildings, engine-sheds, and other operating buildings Fences, gates, cattlestops, cattle-yards, and loading-banks .. Dwellings and huts Stores and workshops buildings and plant Refreshment, advertising, and road-service buildings Cranes, weighbridges, turntables, and water services Miscellaneous (roads, sewerage, drainage, &c.) Signalling, communications, and electrification Expenditure by Public Works Department: Grade easements and deviations i £ Gr. 1,743 9,606 56,616 3,868 1,872 4,131 15,054 8,499 15,912 9,054 7,428 1 £ Gr. 17,628 24,641 4,385 165,995 3,954 17,082 1,347 63,127 5,214 67,006 134,692 £ Gr.19,371 34,247 61,001 169,863 5,826 21,213 16,401 71,626 21,126 76,060 142,120 130,297 469,815 148,210 600,112 148,210 130,297 618,025 748,322