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WESTPORT HARBOUR WORKS. Rbturn of Expenditure in Detail on Works, showing Work completed, &c. (as required by Order of House of Representatives), for Period from 1st April, 1888 to 30th June, 1889.

* Supervised by Working Railways Department. I This is the true amount of interest and sinking fund for the fifteen months. As payments are only made twice a year, actual amount disbursed is rather less than this. (See nest page.)

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Cost of Cranes, Locomotives, Railway-lines, and other Plant in Use on Works distributed approximately. Gross Interest and Sinking Fund Cost per Ton of Stone, including Management, Interest, and Sinking Fund, on Two Bases. Items. Amounts. Totals. Length of Breakwater constructed during Period. Nnmhpr ' Management of Charges, Stone °- distributed over rtenr.oit.erl Items in - during ! Proportion to Perinrl Amount, ±-eriou, i a pp roxiulate ]y i Interest and Depreciation on Plant in Use on Works (10 per cent, for both). paid on Loans during Period, distributed over Items approximately. 1st, If Interest, &c, taken on Plant in Use only. 2nd, If Interest, &c, on whole Amount borrowed is taken. Western Breakwater — Quarrying, loading, hauling, and tipping, less value of material on band unused Maintenance, railway (less profits) Repairs to plant Cape Foulwind stone contract Eastern Breakwater — Quarrying, loading, hauling, and tipping.. Maintenance, railway (less profits) Repairs to plant .. .. .. Cape Foulwind stone contract Management (engineering) — Salaries : Engineer, Inspector, storekeeper, weighclerk, draughtsman, and part Secretary .. I Travelling-expenses .. .. .. Office-expenses, including printing, advertising, j auditing, &c. ,. .. .. Law-charges .. .. .. .. Plant (additions to) — Cranes, trucks, &c. Railway Buller Bridge .. & 8. a. I I 20,814 5 11 j 1,716 2 0 ! I 2,467 14 11 i 5,340 17 8 J 9,207 5 2 1,047 14 7 I 1,506 11 4 J 4,227 11 0 J £ s. a. 30,339 0 6 15,989 2 1 2,996 Feet. 801 171,357 104,614 Tons. £ s. d. 741 14 0 390 18 0 £ s. a. 56,000 0 0 61,000 0 0 £ s. d. 5,600 0 0 6,100 0 0 £ s. a. 5,201 0 0 2,741 0 0 s. a. 4 4 4 4 s. a. 4 3 3 8 I 1,307 8 10 6 15 0 j 148 3 1 49 13 11 1,512 0 10 j 4,380 10 5 J 3,892 17 5 2,923 1 11 11,190 9 9 918 17 6 1,040 6 5 273 16 0 22 5 0 25 8 0 Explosives chargeable to work yet to be done Ironbark timber on hand not used yet Additions to Ngakawau Railway — Eolling-stock .. .. .. .. Workshops Pile-facing coal-staiths Wharves Miscellaneous — Harbour buildings Buller relief-channel .. .. .. .. j Orowaiti protective works .. .. Dredging .. .. .. .. .. j •• •• 119 0 0 ! 550 0 0 1,874 1C 7 2 18 0 * # 45- 16 0 2,775 16 11 48 0 0 25 18 5 144 17 0 282 12 2 2,546 14 7 * 501 7 7 12 3 10 Total expenditure on works, also totals and averages 64,038 19 3 275,971 1,512 0 10 117,000 0 0 11,700 0 10,717 16 lit 4 4 4 0J