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RETURN No. 6. Estimated Amount of Expenditure on Construction of Railways, Rolling-stock, &c., to 31st March, 1910; 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 Bailway and expenditure by the Greymouth and Westport Harbour Hoards on railwayß and wharves under the provisions of suction 7 of the Railways Authorisation Act, 1885, the information regarding the last mentioned being furnished by the respective Boards. The rate of interest earned has been computed on cost proportionately to the time during which lines taken over by the Working Railways Department within the financial year were earning revenue, thus :— Soulh Island Main Lines and Branches— Kiversdale Switzers... ... ... ... ... ... Opened for traffic Ist Oct., 1909. Waihoaka Tuatapere ... ... ... ... ... . Catlins-Houipapa ... ... ... ... ... ... . 17th Dec, 1909. H. Davidson, Chief Accountant.

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Cost op Constbuction, in. Section. Opened Lines. ! Net Revenue. Kate ol Interest earned. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu .. .. .. .. .. 1 Gisborne North Island Main Lines and Branches South Island Main Lines and Branohes.. .. | Westland .. .. .. .. .. I Westport Nelson Picton Lake Wakatipu steamer service In suspense — Surveys, North Island Miscellaneous, North Island .. .. j. Surveys, South Island Miscellaneous, South Island P.W.D. stock of permanent-way W.R.D. stock of A.O.L. stores W.R.D. Deposit Account for permanent-way • material £ ' £ 92,773 82,477 178,136 122,290 67,918 191,759 i 108,809 12,540,672 264,220 12,540,331 452,160 1,540,879 422,025 512,886 57,420 395,356 i 61,327 376,264 124,410 16,436 32,416 5,169 7,959 5,168 61,865 29,066 25,000 II I £ -2,958 16,568 55 4,721 528,181 402,723 51,799 67,988 '5,212 £ s. d. 9 6 0 0 17 2 0 3 4 4 2 3 4 8 3 7 3 13 5 1 16 4 4,403 1 *3 5 1,624 9 17 7 £28,513,476 , -t'1 Qfirr 171 c £28,513,476 £1,080,316 £3 16 0 £1,807,715 £1,807,715 1 Total cost of opened and unopened lines at 31st March, 1910 £30,321,191 £30,321,191 £1,080,316 £3 11 6