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RETURN No. 8. Statement showing Classification of Expenditure on Maintenance of Way and Works for the Year ended 31st March, 1919.

Sections. ■ _ _ . Classification of Work. i i North Island South Island Whangarei- Kaihu. Gisborne. Main Lines and Main Lines and Westland. Westport. Branches. Braucb.es. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 3. d. Totals. Nelson. Picton. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Ti-aok-snrfaoing .. .. .. 6,894 4 5 1,718 1 5 5,637 17 11 148,164 12 4 147,624 6 2 16,505 6 2 4,603 3 5 Track-renewals .. .. .. 1,871 11 10 751 6 4 116 11 11 22,751 0 9 12,164 15 2 3,778 19 0 : 1,920 5 5 4,907 15 8 : 5,287 17 11 341,343 0 5 911 6 9 2,535 18 10 46,801 16 0 Ballasting .. .. .. .. j 509 18 9 : 231 11 8 576 7 3 7,978 11 1 | 5,277 18 5 2,990 15 802 9 4 131 11 11 57 9 9 18,555 19 7 Banks, cuttings, ditches, tunnels .. j 1,095 4 8 160 14 4 3,512 10 4 \ 16,039 8 6 14,586 4 10 2,290 3 9 471 2 0 1,296 2 10 898 7 7 40,349 18 10 Bridges, culverts, drains .. ..j 2,023 2 4 1,510 16 0 1,805 17 13 4 19,385 17 4 4,420 17 0 516 16 4 1,954 19 3 1,342 18 8 70,768 17 4 Fences, gates, cattle-stops, hedges .. 416 9 6 87 15 2 513 18 2 8,751 14 0 9,307 9 1 1,257 11 8 137 7 1 858 9 2 468 5 8 21,798 19 6 Roads, approaches, &c. .. .. 122 13 6 7 11 5 I 122 15 10 I 3,109 4 1 1,751 7 8 423 9 1 94 11 5 40 17 4 717 3 2 6,389 13 6 Watar-services, signals, cranes, appliances 493 9 9 137 2 4 346 6 5 28,683 0 11 19,575 15 11 1,062 19 2 722 1 S 118 11 256 16 4 51,395 13 7 .----. Wharves .. .. .. .. 309 1 0 39 12 7 .. 139 4 10 2,187 15 11 87 13 6 415 15 7 289 4 4 71 1 2 3,539 8 11 Buildings .. .. .. .. 1,958 11 9 288 1 3 1,789 0 5 63,144 3 3 65,327 16 6 4,153 16 1 902 8 4 827 10 3 833 4 2 139,224 12 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 28 10 5 .. 4,431 7 5 2,459 14 3 147 10 11 80 19 7 20 3 0 7,168 5 7 General charges .. .. .. 18 11 3 1 13 10 125 7 6 3,401 12 10 1,412 17 4 87 6 5 92 18 1 45 0 8 36 8 2 5,221 16 1 ,— - — 1 ■ Totals .. .. .. 15,712 18 9 4,962 10 9 14,546 12 10 344,401 13 4 301,061 18 7 37,205 14 2 ! 10,678 18 8 11,461 18 10 12,525 14 5 752,558 6 4 Rate per average mile opened .. .. 212 6 10 248 2 10 296 17 5 305 17 5 214 8 7 236 19 7 296 12 10 187 18 0 223 13 5 252 5 7 _ [ 1 I l__