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STATEMENT No. 10. Subsidy from Consolidated Fund in respect of Services rendered by Non-paying Developmental Branch Lines and Isolated Sections: 1st April, 1926, to 31st March, 1927.

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Average per Mile of Line. Branches shoeing Loss. Mileage. Loss on Working. Feeder Value. Total *et Loss. Feeder Valu e. | Total Revenue. Interest. I Total Loss. Kaikohe .. .. ..I 25 71 8 U 5,954 13 10 5,883 4 11* 8,782 11 'l 563 238 : 801 566 587 352 Waiuku .. .. ; 13 1,684 3 8 3,900 5 5 2,216 1 9* 6,862 1 10 509 300 809 ! 638 698 527 Toko . .. .. 48 9,167 10 3 2,656 17 3 6,510 13 0 39,524 17 6 377 55 432 568 688 824 Opunake . .. .. 23 2,512 4 3 1,794 13 5 717 10 10 12,351 14 10 110 78 188 219 506 537 Greytown .. .. 3 2,763 16 8 1,882 13 2 881 3 6 1,434 8 8 235 627 862 1,156 184 478 Eskdale .. .. ..J 12 4,120 70 686 8 7 3,433 18 5 10,777 2 1 265 57 1 322 j 608 612 898 North Island totals .. j 124 20,319 10 9 16,875 11 8 3,443 19 1 79,732 16 oj 364 136 500 528 615 643 Eyreton-Oxford .. .. ! 54 9,369 18 3 1,623 12 1 7,746 6 2 j 14,634 9 7 186 30 ! 216 360 128 272 Cheviot .. .. 44 16,302 11 6 2,591 4 3 13,711 7 3 1 29,124 19 2 369 59 428 740 350 662 Little River .. .. 23 5,246 4 3 474 13 2 4,771 11 1 9,728 17 1 462 21 483 690 216 423 Southbridge .. .. 26 1,096 7 0* 2,109 6 11 3,205 13 11* 2,111 18 0 945 81 1,026 902 205 81 Whitecliffs .. •• 12 1,765 10 2 1,873 5 10 107 15 8* 1,060 9 7 323 156 479 470 97 88 Methven .. .. 23 1,818 10 6 3,132 2 2 1.313 11 8* 2,496 3 8 489 136 625 568 166 109 Sprineburn .. .. 28 2,600 1 8 1,154 14 11 1,445 6 9 4,474 15 8 225 41 266 318 108 160 Fairlie .. .. 37 1,559 7 0 2,282 16 2 723 9 2* 6,159 3 7 446 62 508 488 186 166 Waimate .. .. 1 13 5,302 19 11 4,397 15 8 905 4 3 3,297 10 3 376 338 714 784 184 254 Kurow .. .. .. 38 1,808 11 2 2,238 17 10 430 6 8* 5,861 2 8 358 59 i 417 406 166 155 Ngapara-Livingstone . .. 27 4,339 0 0 1,574 10 2 2.764 9 10 10,094 6 1 197 58 255 3S8 271 374 Waihemo .. 9 785 9 0 1,238 9 10 453 0 10* 1,150 12 9 217 138 355 304 178 127 Otago Central .. .. ' 147 3,105 13 10 4,630 3 7 1,524 9 9*: 62,176 14 0 687 31 718 709 433 424 Lawrence .. .. 52 7,927 0 7 2,908 1 1 5.018 19 6 , 28,919 17 1 376 56 432 528 460 556 Tapanui .. 1 27 5,621 12 4 2,950 6 11 2,671 5 5 8,307 0 10 257 109 I 366 465 209 308 Waikaka . . ... .. ! 13 2,193 2 10 1,065 12 3 1,127 10 7 4,194 5 7 215 82 } 297 384 j 236 323 Switzers .. .. .. 14 2,455 1 10 794 5 6 1,660 16 4 5,212 17 4 134 57 ! 191 309 { 254 372 Glenham .. .. 10 5,559 12 4 1,776 6 7 3,783 5 9 6,137 16 3 201 178 379 757 235 613 Seaward Bush .. .. 34 345 5 7* 1,835 3 0 2,180 8 7* 1 6,365 19 2 527 54 581 517 251 187 Orawia .. .. .. 9 2,606 5 1 549 11 11 j 2,056 13 2 | 6,685 7 4 77 61 138 367 514 743 Forest Hill .. .. .. 13 1,639 0 4 1,736 8 3' 97 7 11* 1,120 0 4 237 134 ! 371 363 94 86 Mararoa .. .. .. 12 743 8 2 595 5 1 148 3 1 j 1,338 5 1 119 50 169 181 99 111 South Island totals .. ! 665 81,307 8 2 43,532 13 2 37,774 15 oj 220,652 11 1 425 65 j 490 546 275 331 Cape Foulwind .. .. 8 2,630 4 9 127 18 5 2,502 6 4 j 6,123 8 2 179 16 j 195 508 • 453 766 Losses from 28th February, 1926, 797 104,257 3 8 60,536 3 3 43,721 0 5j 306,508 15 3 413 76 j 489 543 330 384 to 5th March, 1927 Estimated loss from 6th to 31st .. .. .. .. 21,800 0 0 March, 1927 Less estimated loss from 28th .. .. • • • • 8,500 0 0 February to 31st March, 1926 jg q q 319,808 15 3 Isolated Sections. Kaihu .. .. .. 24 2,945 16 11 .. 2,945 16 11 10,872 16 3 .. .. 303 426 330 453 Gisborne . .. .. 60 6,013 16 11 .. 6,013 16 11 41,716 17 8 .. .. 605 705 595 695 Nelson .. .. 64 13,206 12 5 .. j 13,206 12 5 36,088 10 7 .. .. 369 575 358 564 Picton .. . . .. 56 8,273 13 0 8,273 13 0 j 36,733 14 9 .. .. j 696 844 . 508 j 656 Totals .. .. 204 30,439 19 3 „ 30,439 19 3 j 125,411 19 3 .. j 520 670 j 466 616 Grand totals 1,001 134,697 2 11 60,536 3 3 74,160 19 8 I 445,220 14 6 .. j ■■ ' I * Indicates profit.