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present month. The results should, if possible, bo exact extracts from records up to end of last month; but results for this mouth will, of course, be an estimate based on previous records. 0. Y. O'Connor.

14. The Secretary, Waimea Plains Railway Company, to the Under-Secretary for Public Works. Sir,— Duncdin, 17th March, 1886. Referring to your telegrams of the 11th and 16th instant respectively, I have the honour to forward, as requested, statements giving the nearest approximate results of the working of the company's line for the twelve months ending the 31st instant. I may explain that, in preparing the statement giving on estimate of the amount required to be paid for the railway to admit of the return of the paid-up capital, I had assumed that from the Ist August last the working expenses would equal the traffic. lam pleased, however, to find there will probably be a profit of about £700 for that period, making about £2,300 for the year. C. Y. O'Connor, Esq., 1 have, &c, Under-Secretary for Public Works. R. 11. Leary, Secretary.

Enclosure 1 in No. 1 1. Waimea Plains Railway. Statement of Traffic and Working Expenses from Ist April, 1885, to 31st July, 1885. Traffic. £ s. d. £ s. d. Goods and parcels .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.142 11 6 Passengers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 732 010 3,874 12 4 Working Expenses. Management and repairs .. .. .. ■■ •• 807 10 10 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 504 0 6 Fuel and stores .. .. .. .. .. .. 245 12 4 Wagon- and carriage-hire .. .. .. .. .. 184 3 4 Rating expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 112 8 3 Sundry working expenses .. .. .. .. .. 105 9 5 General expenses .. .. .. .. •• •■ 71 12 1 Directors' fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 17 0 Property-tax, ,', of £95 17s. Sd. .. .. .. .. .. 31 19 2 • County-rates, fL of £281 12s. 6d. .. .. .. .. .. 93 10 10 2,255 3 9 Dunedin, 17th March, 1880. R. IT. Leaky, Secretary.

Enclosure 2 in No. 14. Waimea Plains Railway. Statement (Approximate) of Traffic and Working Expenses. Ist Aug., 1885, to 28th Feb., 1886, to 27th Feb., 1886. 31st Mar., 1886. Traffic. £ s. d. £ s. d. Through traffic .. .. .. .. .. .. 683 17 6* 35 2 3* Goods and parcels (company) .. .. .. .. .. 1,723 15 11 224 19 4* Passengers (company) .. .. .. .. .. 1,152 9 11 213 18 1* £3,560 £473 19 8* Working Expenses. Maintenance .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,361 11 0* 165 12 3* Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 783 13 11* 91 15 6* Fuel and stores .. .. .. .. .. .. 247 4 5* 19 s 7*' Wagon-and carriage-hire .. .. .. .. .. 149 6 0* 20 7 1* Sundry working expenses .. .. .. .. .. 108 3 8* 13 12 5* General expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 5 10* 15 0 0* Directors' fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 7 0* 10 10 0* Property-tax .. .. ' .. .. .. .. 55 18 9 7 1<) 9 OoUnty-rates .. .. .. .. .. .. 164 12 4 23 9 4 £2,958 2 11* E367 14 11* * These figures must bo taken as approximate. Duncdin, 17th March, 1886. !:. 11". Leaky, Secretary.

15. The Mavok of Gore to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works. Waimea Plains Railway. Sir,— Gore, 11th March, 1886. As a number of Government and other settlers in this district have just been served with summonses for the Waimea Plains Railway-rate, I take this opportunity of addressing you upon the question of the purchase of the above railway-line by the Government.