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RETURN NO. 40— continued. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Details of Expenditure showing Amounts Charged to Additions and Alterations during the Financial Tear ended 31st March, 1881. Station Buildings— continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. Dwelling-houses,— £ s. d. £ s. d. Temporary loading gauge at Oamaru ... 8 13 8 Renovating house at Addington ... 122 14 10 Alterations, old Supreme Court, Dunedin... 41 13 4 Stable at Addington ... ... 57 18 10 Loading-platform at Henley ... ... 23 14 10 Papering ceiling, Bridge-keeper's house, Additions to passenger station, Dunedin... 25 I 8 South Rakaia ... ... ... 118 6 Erection of tank at Goodwood ... ... 090 Additional room to house at Kirwee ... 22 14 10 New office in goods shed, Dunedin ... 5 18 5 Shifting partition, Stationmaster's house, Ironwork for overhead lift, Dunedin ... 6 18 9 Dunsandel ... ... ... 251 Alterations, Council Chambers ... 87 16 9 Repairing 3 cottages in shop-yard, AdPartition at drill-shed, Dunedin ... 214 6 dington ... ... ... ... 55 3 9 Making way-bill boxes with padlocks ... 14 12 7 Improvements to station-house, Hinds ... 10 13 o Fittings for pay office, Dunedin ... 13 15 3 Water-closet for Stationmaster's house, Sinking sumph, Port Chalmers ... 7 15 o Ngapara... ... ... ... 3 19 9 Tank-stand, Ravensbourne ... ... 6 310 Shifting huts from Oueen's Flat ... 20 3 6 Making name-boards for Milton and Bal- Shifting ganger's house from off railway clutha ... ... ... ... 112 4 land at Washdyke ... ... ... 314 7 Alterations, Telegraph Office, Waikouaiti 1080 Extra tank for Stationmaster's house, Self-acting water supply, Dunedin water- Timaru ... ... ... ... 670 closets ... ... ... ... 17 12 7 Fencing Stationmaster's house, Waitapeka 11 10 11 Loading-gauge, Dunedin Station ... 15 12 10 319 4 7 Alterations to water-closets at Caversham 210 5 Separating gas-meters, Dunedin Station... 315 Tools and Implements,— Earth-ramp, Ravensbourne platform ... 516 o Signal lamps for main-line gangs ... 31 1 4 Painting Clinton Station ... ... 22 8 9 Signal lamps for Lyttelton gangs ... 628 Alterations, Clinton platform ... ... 5 410 42 signal discs ... ... ... 16 o 4 Name-boards at Mataura and Edendale... 281 8 signal discs ... ... ... 4 13 6 Painting Clinton Station ... ... 21 010 Blacksmiths'shop, Dunedin ... ... 37 11 9 Office for Inspector of 'Permanent Way, Workshops at Invercargill ... ... 49 10 o Clinton ... ... ... ... 38 17 5 ■ ■ 144 19 7 Foreman of Works office, Dunedin ... 16 14 1 Sundries ... ... ... ... 5136 Lining ceiling, &c, Clinton Station ... 17 2 8 513 6 Enlarging- one race, cattle-yards, &c, Centre Bush ... ... ... ... 14 17 2 £8,197 6 7 -1,165 19 2

RETURN No. 41. Account of Transactions between the New Zealand Railways and the Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Railway. Dec. 12, 1880, £ s. d. By apportionment as under: — £ s. d. to To Passengers, parcels, goods, Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Company 1,665 ' 2 Mar. 31, 1881. and receipts ... ... 4,405 no Government ... ... ... 2,740 910 £4,405 11 o £4.405 11 o Account of Transactions between the New Zealand Railways and the Waimea Plains Railway. Oct. 25, 1880,' £ s. d. By apportionment as under:— £ s. d. to To Passengers, parcels, goods, Waimea Plains Railway ... ~, 1,825 111 Mar. 31, 1881. and receipts ... ... 6,274 12 9 Government ... ... ... 4,449 10 10 £6,274 12 9 £6,274 12 9

By Authority: G-eorgb Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington. —1881.

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