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RETURN No. 6. Estimated Amount of Expenditure on Construction of Railways, Rolling - stock, &c., to 31st March, 1913; 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 Boards on railways and wharves under the provisions of section 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 :— Gisborne Section— Waikohu-Otoko ... ... .... ... ... ... Opened for tramc 6th April, 1912. North Island Main Lines and Branches— Te Wera-Pohoknra ... ... ... ■•■ ■■■ » Ist August, TeHana-Kaiwaka... ... ... ... ■■• •■■ . 18th March, 1913. South Island Main Lines and Branches— Mina-Parnassus ... ... ... ... ... ... » 2nd September, 1912. Westport Section— Westport -Te Kuha ... ... ... ... - » - Ist April, Nelson Section— Kiwi-Glenbope ... ... ... ... „■ ... . 2nd September, „ H. Davidson, Chief Accountant.

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Section. Cost of Construction, etc Unopened Lines. Net Revenue. Rate of Interest earned. Opened Lines. ■ I Whangarei-Kawakawa £ 572,438 £ £ 10,667 ; £ s. d. 1 17 3 116,397 Kaihu 68,281 20,289 -158 : Gisborne 332,268 5,776 1 14 11 North Island Main Lines and Branches 223,666 13,641,054 533,547 655,488 4 17 5 South Island Main Lines and Branches.. 13,511,641 464,491 3 8 11 Westland 418,777 50,339 2 18 8 1,715,702 627,508 Westport 586,239 60,019 67,803 11 11 4 Nelson 531,117 22,801 '6,871 16 6 Picton 574,424 48,104 4,214 0 14 8 Lake Wakatipu steamer service In suspense— Surveys, North Island Miscellaneous, North Island Surveys, South Island Miscellaneous, South Island P.W.D. stock of permanent-way W.R.D. stock of A.O.L. stores 40,254 32,802 5,169 5,636 5,168 100,680 '402 0 19 11 37,802 £31,611,220 £2,220,563 £1,265,393 j £4 0 9 Total cost of opened and unopened lines at 31st March, 1913 £33,831,783 £1,265,393 £3 14 10