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TABLE No. 3—continued. Expenditure on Railways to 31st March, 1928— continued.

I t> Expenditure out of Public Works Fund Amounts Total[Expenditure on during Year 1927-28 : New Works. Expenditure ctajgedto T °toKS' Ur,! Lines of Railway to E 0 ? p p e r n ® nre - lets dS " to and 31st March, 1927. of vltTL Year 1927-28.* 31st March, 1928. y Years. Construction and Works on Open IndSunes. C ° mPaDy - Surveys. Lines. i ; £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. ; £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Stratford to Okahukura (East End) .. .. .. 643,393 2 6 95 0 0 76,812 2 8 .. .. .. 720,110 5 2 Stratford to Okahukura (West End) .. . . 940,013 10 7 .. 128,352 14 5 .. .. .. 1,068,366 5 0 Nelson to Greymouth — Nelson to Inangahua .. .. .. .. 510,765 2 2 .. 22,817 13 11 .. 360 13 5 .. 533,943 9 6 78,307 0 0 Stillwater to Inangahua .. .. .. .. 227,498 0 4 .. .. 672 3 4 Or. 4,392 16 1 .. 223,777 7 7 279,685 0 0 Ngahere to Blackball .. .. .. .. 147,547 5 10 .. .. .. 314 4 6 .. 147,861 10 4 Westport to Ngakawau .. .. .. .. 193,883 5 9 .. .. 9 7 5 614 12 3 .. 194,507 5 5 Westport to Inangahua .. .. .. 208,750 17 5 .. 23,037 6 6 .. 39 6 9 .. 231,827 10 8 Greymouth to Rewanui .. .. .. .. 255,733 4 8 .. .. 6 17 4 10 16 6 .. 255,750 18 6 Point Elizabeth Branch .. .. .. .. 74,165 31 30 00 400 .. .. .. 74,139 3 1 Greymouth to Ross and Mikonui .. .. .. 356,505 18 11 .. .. 6,796 5 0 39,918 4 11 .. 403,220 8 10 Picton to Waipara — Picton Southwards .. .. .. .. 656,092 9 7 54 7 7 .. .. 913 13 3 .. 656,951 15 3 Waipara Northwards .. .. .. .. 380,533 0 7 .. 466 8 1 2 12 6 j 618 13 11 .. 381,620 15 1 Christchurch to Greymouth — Rolleston to Bealey .. .. .. .. 1,003,477 11 3; .. 2,051 12 9 269 10 4 j Or. 232 0 3 .. 1,005,566 14 1 61,579 0 0 Whitecliffs Branch .. .. .. .. 25,021 0 0 | .. .. .. .. .. 25,021 0 0 Greymouth to Bealey .. ' .. .. .. 2,050,760 13 0| 368 5 6 Cr. 1,997 3 1 0 3 6j 1,653 6 9 .. 2,050,048 14 8 263,889 0 0 Hurunui to Waitaki — Main Line (Waiau to Waitaki) .. .. .. 2,274,346 8 4 .. .. 7,966 7 11 141,263 0 8 .. 2,423,575 16 11 316,135 0 0 Oxford Branch (Rangiora to Oxford West) .. .. 53,072 8 2; .. .. .. i .. .. 53,072 8 2 Eyreton Branch (Kaiapoi to Bennett's) .. .. 44,277 0 0; .. .. .. j .. .. 44,277 0 0 Lyttelton Branch .. .. .. .. 91,484 16 Oj .. .. .. ! 9,711 13 3 .. 101,196 9 3 340,500 0 0 Southbridge Branch (Hornby to Southbridge) .. 91,441 0 0 .. .. .. 297 12 5 .. 91,738 12 5 Little River Branch (Lincoln to Little River) .. 110,846 119 .. .. .. .. .. 110,846 11 9 Rakaia to Methven .. .. .. .. 77,233 19 4 .. .. .. .. .. 77,233 19 4 Ashburton to Springburn .. .. .. 64,025 113 .. .. .. .. .. 64,025 11 3 Orari to Geraldine .. .. .. • • 321 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 321 0 0 Fairlie Branch (Washdyke Junction to Fairlie) 70,194 7 1 .. .. .. .. .. 70,194 7 1 75,124 0 0 Waimate Branch .. .. .. • • 80,765 12 10 109 16 0 5 0 0 .. i . • .. 80,660 16 10 Canterbury Interior Main Line — Oxford to Malvern .. .. .. • • 54,248 0 0 .. •. .. | .. .. 54,248 0 0 Whitecliffs to Rakaia .. .. .. .. 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 .. 3,507,222 17 1 .. •• 2,960 13 0 167,702 3 3 .. 3,677,885 13 4 82,259 0 0 Duntroon Branch (Pukeuri to Kurow) .. .. 97,683 6 11 .. 1 .. .. .. 97,683 6 11 37,500 0 0 Ngapara Branch (Waiareka Junction to Ngapara) .. j 26,090 0 0 .. •• .. | .. .. 26,090 0 0 58,009 0 0 * Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Account.