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Appropriations for Working Railways Account.

WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— 1925-26. £ Head Office ... .. ... ... 1,145 Maintenance of way and works... ... ... 25,000 Maintenance of signals, &c. ... ... ... 55 Locomotive running, &c. ... ... ... 5,000 Traffic expenses ... ... .. ... 18,800 Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... 1,500 Material, &c., for departmental and other accounts ... 850,000 Total ... ... ... ... 901,500

o"n, Item ' 1925-26. VOTE No. 77.—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued. 1925-26. 6 Stokes Branch —continued. £ £ State Sawmills— Purchase of land, timber, expenses of working mills, including salaries, wages, machinery, supplies, repairs, transport charges, tram construction, royalties, workers' compensation for accidents, and contingencies— £ Mamaku Sawmill ... ... 35,000 Pukete Timber Reserve ... 700 Maroa Timber Reserve ... 500 Pokako Timber Reserve Erua Timber Reserve ... <oo Frankton Junction Sawmill and ' Timber-yard ... 175,000 Less estimated credits ... 160,000 — 15,000 Total Stores Branch ... ... ... 65,000 Amount required to cover cost of material and work done for departmental and other accounts ... 850,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 (see end of vote) ... ... £850,000 GROSS Total ... ... ... 1 7,017,339 ■ Crbdits-in-aid (a)... ... ... ... 901,500 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 77 ... 6,115,839