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RETURN No. 28. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Cost of Maintenance of Various Sections of Main Link and Branches.

RETURN No. 29. Statement of Alterations effected in and Additions made to the Scale of Charges during the Year ending 31st March, 1890. PART I.—PASSENGERS. GENERAL PARES AND REGULATIONS. Free school tickets : Regulation extended. Religious bodies and friendly societies : Special provision for carriage of members. Regulation regarding athletic teams extended. Season-ticket rates reduced for 3-mile distances. Reserved carriages : New regulation. Introduction of commutation tickets for distances up to 20 mileSi New regulation about school boarders' tickets. LOCAL FAKES AND REGULATIONS, Kawakawa Section. Adoption of fares to and from Te Akeake. Hurunui-Bluff Section. Removal of Invercargill suburban fares. PAET lI.—LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, ETC. Adoption of rates for carriage of newspapers. Parcels consigned to Christchurch to be charged extra for cartage delivery, PART lII.—GOODS. Classified Bates. Class L, Firewood, &c.: Bates increased for distances Ito 6 miles. Class O, Road Materials, &c.: Rates reduced. Classified rates generally: Scale slightly altered after 150 miles.

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l.ine of Railway. Mileage. Average for FourExpenditure for weekly Period on Rate Thirteen Periods Reduced Mileage. per Mile up to —* per 31st March, 1890. Expendi- Rate per Annum, ture. Mile. Dheistchubch Division : — Main Line ... Rangiora to Sheffield, and Eyroton Junction to Bennett's ... Southbridge and Little River Branches ... Springfield and Whitecliffs Branches Mount Somers Branch Albury Branch Eakaia and Ashburton Forks Branch Waimate Gorge Branch M. ch. Ik. 216 23 29 53 56 49 48 6 84 42 26 36 27 35 78 36 12 76 22 20 18 8 21 16 £ a. d. 52,397 18 7 4,041 8 8 4,9 6 4 15 5 3,219 2 8 1.465 3 2 3,711 4 o 1,303 3 11 535 13 4 £ 4.031 3" 382 248 "3 285 100 £ 18-66 575 T9S 5-83 4-38 7-92 4'55 S-i5 £ 242-58 7475 i°3'35 7579 56-94 102-96 59-i5 66-95 4i Total Christchurch Division 454 42 86 71,638 9 9 5:5" 12-19 158-1 Dotjsdin Division : — Main Lino ... Pukeuri-Duntroon Branch Duntroon-Hakateramea Branch Xgapara and Livingstone Branches Waihemo Branch Walton Park Branch Otago Central Railway Outram Branch Lawrence Branch Catlin's River Branch Tapanui Branch ■95 4 59 22 2 86 IS 37 64 27 4 S» 8 55 o 2 49 20 17 10 0 9 o 24 22 o 34 7 76 1 20 3 77 37,367 14 11 1,660 4 8 971 9 10 2,118 14 8 43°" 7 4 257 16 6 481 4 8 907 13 8 3.59 1 17 11 632 8 10 1,197 J8 2 2,874 128 75 163 33 20 1474 5-81 4-82 6'04 373 7'93 5-iS 7-76 12-56 6-o8 4-6i 191-62 75\S3 62-66 78-52 48-49 103-09 66-95 ioo-88 163.28 79-04 59'93 37 70 2-16 49 92 Total Dunedin Division 347 4 23 49,623 11 2 3.817 11-32 147-16 JS VEECABGULTj DIVISION : — Main Line ... Waimea Plains Line ... Seaward Bush Branch Makarewa-Orepuki, Thornbury-Wairio, and Nightcaps Branches 158 42 45 36 40 71 11 24 76 60 23 9 16,180 1 o 2,248 10 11 58i 5 6 5,020 19 8 1,244 173 45 386 7-88 4/67 4'o6 6-44 IO2'44 60-71 83-72 Total Invercargill Division 266 51 1 24,030 17 I 1,848 6'95 9°'34 Grand Total ... 1,068 18 10 145,292 18 o 11,176 136-17 10-59