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RETURN No. 6. Estimated Amount of Expenditure on Construction of Railways, &c., to 31st March, 1907; Net Revenue, and Rate of Interest earned on Capital expended on Opened Lines for Year ended same Date.

Note.—The amount stated in this return as the cost of construction of opened lines includes the Provincial and General Government expenditure on railways. It also includes the Midland Railway and expenditure by the Greymouth and Westport Harbour Hoards on railways and wharves under the provisions of section 7 of "The Railways Authorisatioi Act, 1885," the information regarding the last mentioned being furnished by the respective Boards. H. Davidson, Accountant.

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Section. State of Line. Cost of Construction. Net Revenue. Rate of Interest. £ 92,765 52,903 177,996 31,969 69,644 3,445,889 518,774 129,059 29,301 5,372,827 607,350 42,116 25,257 5,169 11,630,170 299,278 1,363,377 159,973 483,457 15,854 332,020 26,909 357,196 21,806 16,436 85,513 8,436 6,956 5,168 25,000 £ -392 £ 8. d. I awakawa Vhangarei Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened 15|607 8 15 4 -aibu luckland 874 140,845 15 1 4 19 Jisborne-Karaka Vellington-Napier-New Plymouth Unopened Opened Unopened Opened Unopened i^549 14 0 4 3 4 223,918 Vellington-Poxton (private line) Surveys, North Island Miscellaneous lurunui-Bluff Vestland Vestport Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened Unopened Opened 332,953 34,351 50^974 2 17 3 2 10 5 10 10 10 nelson 2^820 0 i7 0 'icton 7,542 2 2 3 jake Wakatipu steamer servioe Stock, permanent-way Stock, A.O.L. stores Surveys, Middle Island Miscellaneous Stock in suspense iJ077 6 ii o Opened Opened Total opened Total unopened 23,504,272 1,934,296 812,118 3 9 1 Gross total 25,438,568 812,118 3 3 10