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Class Weed-killer, colonial manufacture, consigned direct from makers' factories. Owners' risk ... ... D Wheat. Owners' risk ■•■ ... E Wheels, iron, cast, or wrought. If cast, owners' risk. Special goods ... C WTieelbarrows ... ... C Wheels and Shafts, dray and express ... ... B Whips ... ... A Whiting ••• ... C Whiting, native. Owners' risk ... ... N Willows, in bundles ... ... D Willows, green. Owners' risk ... ... N Winches, crab ... ... C Window-sashes, glazed. Owners'risk. Special goods ... ... A Window-sashes, glazed, packed. Owners' risk ... ... C Wine, not otherwise specified, in cases or jars. Owners'risk ... A Wine, not otherwise specified, in bulk ... ... A Wine, New Zealand made, in cases or jars. Owners' risk ... ... C Wine, New Zealand made, in bulk ... ... C Wine butts, pipes, or vats, empty. Doublerate .. ... A Wire, iron, fencing-, in bundles ... ... D Wire, iron, barbed ... ... C Wire, binding ... ... C Wire-cloth. Owners' risk ... ... A Wire-netting. Owners' risk ... ... D Wood Patterns for Castings. Owners' risk ... ... A Wooden ware, buckets, tubs, &c. ... ... A Wool ... ... H Wool, in bags or fadgeß ... ... A Woollen Goods, packed. Owners' risk ... ... A Woolpacks, in bales and bundles ... ... D Writings. Double rate. Owners' risk. Special goods As parcels, see Part 11. Yeast, in casks. Owners' risk ... ... A Zinc, packed ... ... B Zinc, perforated. Owners' risk ... ... A Zinc and Tin Spouting and Ridging. Owners' risk ... ... A Zinc, scrap ... ... N

(c.) TOTAL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE RAILWAY DEPARTMENT IN 1890 AND 1898.

(d.) PERCENTAGE OF REVENUE TO EXPENDITURE FOR YEARS 1890 AND 1898.

T. EONAYNB, General Manager. Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ;. printing (1,325 copies), £14 Bs.

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Year ending Revenue. Expenditure. list March, 1890 list March, 1898 £ 1,095,570 1,376,008 £ 682,787 857,191

Year ending Percentage of Revenue to Expenditure. Expenditure per Cent, of Revenue. list March, 1890 160-45 62-32 ilst March, 1898 160-52 62-30