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TABLE No. 3—continued. Expenditure on Railways to 31st March, 1927—continued.

K Expenditure out of Public Works Fund nreviousfv m , „ ... Valuation of Works Total Expenditure during Year 1926-27: New Works. Expenditure chafed to t Expenditure constructed — Si as?. "ST S. usgx Construction and Works on Open Individual Lines. i Surveys. Lines. 1 * : : £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Stratford to Okahukura (East End) .. .. .. | 586,447 14 6 .. 56,945 8 0 .. .. .. 643,393 2 6 Stratford to Okahukura (West End) .. .. 852,723 14 10 11,914 0 4 99,203 16 1 .. .. .. 940,013 10 7 Nelson to Greymouth —- j Nelson to Inangahua .. .. .. .. 487,821 12 6 1,960 0 Oj 23,918 4 6 .. 985 5 2 .. 510,765 2 2 78,307 0 0 Stillwater to Inangahua .. .. .. .. 226,997 11 3 .. i .. 351 14 8 148 14 5 .. 227,498 0 4 279,685 0 0 Ngahere to Blackball .. .. .. .. 147,532 0 0 .. .. .. 15 5 10 .. 147,547 5 10 Westport to Ngakawau .. .. .. .. 193,883 5 9 | .. .. .. .. 193,883 5 9 Westport to Inangahua .. .. .. .. 198,048 6 6 .. 10,690 17 9 2 15 6 8 17 8 .. 208,750 17 5 Greymouth to Rewanui .. .. .. .. 255,646 0 0 .. .. .. 87 4 8 .. 255,733 4 8 Point Elizabeth Branch .. .. .. .. 74,096 18 11 40 0 0 108 4 2 .. .. .. 74,165 3 1 ... Greymouth to Ross and Mikonui .. .. .. 355,853 5 3 .. .. 446 9 11 206 3 9 .. 356,505 18 11 Picton to Waipara — Picton Southwards .. .. .. .. 656,026 16 1 128 16 3 4 12 9 .. 189 17 0 .. 656,092 9 7 Waipara Northwards .. .. .. .. 378,740 6 5 .. 1,792 14 2 .. .. .. 380,533 0 7 Christchurch to Greymouth — Bolleston to Bealey .. .. .. .. 1,002,513 6 7 .. 285 4 7 505 18 1 173 2 0 .. 1,003,477 11 3 61,579 0 0 Whitecliffs Branch .. .. .. .. 25,021 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 25,021 0 0 Greymouth to Bealey .. .. .. .. 2,047,114 12 1 2,536 5 0 Gr. 906 18 0 2,724 5 7 4,364 18 4 .. 2,050,760 13 0 263,889 0 0 Hurunui to Waitaki — Main Line (Waiau to Waitaki) .. .. .. 2,163,594 9 9 .. .. Or. 646 18 3 111,398 16 10 .. 2,274,346 8 4 316,135 0 0 Oxford Branch (Rangiora to Oxford West) .. .. 53,072 8 2 .. .. .. .. .. 53,072 8 2 Eyreton Branch (Kaiapoi to Bennett's) .. .. 44,277 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 44,277 0 0 Lyttelton Branch .. .. .. .. 80,908 0 0 .. .. 4,176 1 5 6,400 14 7 .. 91,484 16 0 340,500 0 0 Southbridge Branch (Hornby to Southbridge) .. 91,441 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 91,441 0 0 Little River Branch (Lincoln to Little River) .. 110,846 11 9 .. j .. 132 17 6 Cr. 132 17 6 .. 110,846 11 9 Rakaia to Methven .. .. .. .. 77,233 19 4 ' .. .. .. 77,233 19 4 Ashburton to Springburn .. .. .. j 64,025 11 3 .. .. .. .. .. 64,025 11 3 Orari to Geraldine .. .. .. .. 321 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 321 0 0 Fairlie Branch (Washdyke Junction to Fairlie) .. 69,359 3 8 .. .. 474 14 3 360 9 2 .. 70,194 7 1 75,124 0 0 Waimate Branch .. .. .. .. 80,718 17 0 166 12 2 213 8 0 .. .. .. 80,765 12 10 .. Canterbury Interior Main Line — Oxford to Malvern .. .. .. .. 54,248 0 0 j .. .. .. .. 54,248 0 0 Whitecliffs to Rakaia .. .. .. .. j 542 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 542 0 0 Temuka to Rangitata .. .. .. .. 5,152 0 0 j .. .. .. .. 5,152 0 0 Waitaki to Bluff — Main Line, including Port Chalmers Branch .. j 3,411,332 6 2 .. .. 8,806 16 0 87,083 14 11 .. 3,507,222 17 1 82,259 0 0 Duntroon Branch (Pukeuri to Kurow) .. .. j 97,465 0 0 .. ! .. .. 218 6 11 .. 97,683 6 11 37,500 0 0 Ngapara Branch (Waiareka Junction to Ngapara) .. 26,090 0 0 .. j .. .. .. .. 26,090 0 0 58,009 0 0 * Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Account.