8.— 7.

CLASS XVIII.—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

90

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

19i 2,37' '3-4. Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. 21 VOTE No. 71— continued. Hurunui-Bluff Section, 1903-4 —1,221 miles. Maintenance — Wages —Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous Stores—Rails, &c. „ Sleepers „ Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous Compassionate allowance, M. Mclntosh F, Rich Payment made to Andrew Sinclair and John Macalister for sleepers under authority from Mataura Sawmilling Company, but subsequently claimed as the property of the Mataura Sawmilling Company (Limited) £ 20,693 12,476 17,247 34,380 35,014 12,638 6,416 5,900 50 50 43 Locomotive — Wages, Renewals, and Repairs, Locomotive „ ,, „ Carriage and Wagon ... Stores, „ „ Locomotive „ „ „ Carriage and Wagon Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Contingencies Compassionate allowance, M. A. Ashton ... 144,907 26,870 30,180 17,180 21,180 72,650 3,910 1,148 50 Traffic— Casual Labour and Overtime Fuel, Lighting, and General Stores Stationery and Printing Miscellaneous Compassionate allowance, E. A. Hesketh ... „ M. Neville Compensation allowance, S. S. McGrath W. H. Shepherd „ R. Hislop D. E. Cardale ... Refund contract deposit to A. Johnston ... Cash stolen by burglars at Woodlands Station Reduction of rent Ashburton refreshment-rooms in consequence of loss of license ... 7.. 173,168 i 35,707 {■ 14,000 7,000 91 50 25 9 254 315 50 3 400 57,904 22 Westland Section, 1903-4—112 miles. Maintenance — Wages —Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous Stores —Rails, &c. „ Sleepers ... • ... „ Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous Compensation and law costs, J. Earl 375,979 2,999 1,138 1,304 2,200 2,410 2,150 500 400 991 14,087