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RETURN No. 10. STATEMENT showing Classification of Expenditure on Maintenance of Way and Works for the Twelve Months ending 31st March, 1903.

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Sections. Classification of Work. Kawakawa. ! W^? ga " 1 r ~ Kaihu. j Auckland. "EST! Christchurch. Westland. Westport. Nelson. Total. NapierNew Plymouth Dunedin. : Invercargill. Picton. 1 I " I Track-surfacing £ s. d.j s. d. £ s. ( £ s. d.| d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. j £ s. d. £ s. £ s. d. £ s. a294 18 11 1,049 10 4 876 16 876 16 3 318,564 76 15 16 4; 18,564 7 6 34,972 14 6 29,295 2 11 28,796 12 9 20,450 15 7 6,258 7 o 3,258 7 02,912 2 51, 1,978 3 3 ,978 3 1,513 8 6 146,978 16 3 Track-renewals 495 4 6 669 11 3 745 19 745 19 1 114,642 87 14,642 8 7 41,354 7 5 32,764 11 1 24,7!7 J 4 4 15,306 5 1 4,037 17 3 1,037 17 33,754 9 02, 2,759 13 10 ,759 13 2,051 6 8 143,299 8 1 Ballasting 27 16 3 68 9 6 39 15 39 15 § 8 1,831 17 10 1,831 17 10 3,622 3 11 2,335 2 o 3,014 7 10 2,091 12 9 350 1 3 350 1 3 180 17 8 166 11 1 166 11 86 1 6 13,814 J 7 3 Banks, cuttings, ditches, tunnels 40 6 6 100 11 9 30 13 30 13 o o 2,561 18 2 2,561 18 2 4,418 18 10 2,211 2 6 5,071 19 8 1,685 16 5 690 2 o 690 2 o 157 14 1 54 19 3 54 19 23 9 7 17,047 11 9 Bridges, culverts, drains 152 12 II 378 12 5 22 3 I 22 3 10 10 5,496 6 11 1 12 o 5,496 6 n 15,385 1 5 12,976 15 10 5,847 9 4 5,405 19 6 3,934 6 6 5,934 6 62,623 2 4 401 5 11 401 5 782 14 5 53,4o8 3 4 Fences, gates, cattle-stops, hedges 25 2 9 43 14 o 4 8 4 8 7 7 1,655 48 o 19 o 1,655 4 § 3,911 1 2 1,502 12 5 2,529 12 5 1,440 2 10 231 7 8 23 1 78 57 7 10 218 11 6 218 11 71 11 2 11,691 16 o Roads, approaches, &c. .. j o 14 o 37 n 5 836 4 5 836 4 5 615 11 10 327 11 1 901 3 8 261 • 3 5 153 19 5 153 19 5 64 12 10 72 6 10 72 6 246 3,273 3 5 Water-services, signals, cranes, appliances o 8 3 33 5 11 4 10 4 IO 3 3 1,075 7 5 056 I ,°75 7 5 2,394 14 9 1 1 2,037 15 3 2,734 13 2 1,262 19 3 94 9 o 94 9 O I3I IO 2 80 16 5 80 16 55 1 8 9,905 17 o Wharves 56 13 8 38 11 38 11 4 4 1,003 7 XI 1,003 711 1,090 11 1 j 16 14 8 257 17 9 29 16 IO 97 2 o 97 2 02.517 7 21, 1,037 3 7 ,037 3 170 10 9 6,315 16 9 Buildings 54 14 2 228 8 4 14 13 14 13 5 5 4,458 71 3 13 11 4,458 7 1 13,020 3 7 7,530 15 o 5,263 14 o 4,230 5 3 1,284 : J [,284 1 1 496 IO o 271 13 2 271 13 107 11 4 36,964 10 4 Miscellaneous 27 5 3 167 18 10 1,213 100 1,213 10 o 2,949 7 5 2,227 8 2 1,909 15 8 3,106 16 6 862 14 11 862 14 11 2,512 19 1 35 4 9 35 4 43 9 7 15,056 10 2 General charges 2 13 3 26 16 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 317 10 9 265 317 10 9 697 o 4 520 13 8 442 4 7 383 12 n 98 14 10 98 14 10 103 16 11 19 3 5 19 3 17 17 10 2,641 o 4 Totals 1,121 16 9 2,86l 4 2 1, 1,121 16 9 l2,86l 4 2 1,786 o 1 ,786 o 153,656 11 3 24 13 2 53,656 11 3 124,431 16 3 | J93>74 6 4 7 81,487 5 2 55,655 6 4 18,093 2 11 15,512 9 6 7,095 13 o 4,925 7 6 460,397 IO Rate per mile opened 140 4 7 140 4 7 124 8 o 105 I 2 157 70 2 14 8 124 8 oj 105 1 2 157 7 o 271 8 5 201 17 11 206 5 11 162 5 2 161 10 11 500 8 o) 182 8 5! 203 II 215 o 5 i A. C. Fife, Railway Accountant.