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

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d Expenditure out of Pub lie Works Fund Amounts during Year 1927-28: New Works. &£d£ r °^~ ture Lines of Railway. Government to of Pr^o" 6 - Acts durine " »'»« w Government to viTtill^d Slst March. 1927. vStTL Year 1927-28 * 31st March, 1928. Years ' construction and Works on Open IndSafune, COmPaUy ' Surveys. Lines. I Waitaki to Bluff —continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Livingstone Branch (Windsor to Tokarahi) .. 83,585 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 83,585 0 0 Waihemo Branch (Palmerston to Dunback) .. 33,515 18 3 .. .. .. .. 33,515 18 3 Fernhill Railway .. .. .. .. 1,415 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 1,415 0 0 Brighton Road Branch .. .. .. .. 6,474 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 6,474 0 0 12,829 0 0 Outram Branch (Mosgiel to Outram) .. .. 12,051 0 7 .. I .. .. .. .. 12,051 0 7 29,691 0 0 Lawrence Branch .. .. .. .. 680,227 0 5 465 18 0 33,900 19 7 559 3 5 .. .. j 714,221 5 5 Balclutha to Tuapeka Mouth .. .. .. 2,489 0 0 .. .. j .. .. .. ! 2,489 0 0 Catlin's River Branch (Balclutha to Tahakopa) .. 463,162 13 6 .. Cr. 4 0 0 j .. .. 463,158 13 6 Heriotburn Branch (Waipahi to Edievale) .. .. 124,808 4 5 .. .. .. .. 124,808 4 5 Waikaka Branch (McNab to Waikaka) .. .. 68,423 0 0 .. .. .. .. 68,423 0 0 Gore to Lumsden .. .. .. .. 112,143 0 0 .. .. .. .. 112,143 0 0 Edendale to Glenham .. .. .. .. 53,328 0 0 .. .. 139 11 6 .. .. 1 53.467 11 6 Riversdale to Switzers .. .. .. .. 82,304 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 82,304 0 0 Seaward Bush to Catlin's (Appleby to Tokanui) .. 185,356 0 0 24 14 0 4 0 0 .. .. 185,335 6 0 Otago Central (Wingatui to Cromwell) .. .. 1,438,541 7 9 .. 139 19 4 .. 462 10 7 .. | 1,439,143 17 8 Invercargill to Kingston — Main Line .. .. .. .. .. 366,953 9 8 .. .. .. 392 14 3 .. 367,346 3 11 91,937 0 0 Mararoa Branch (Lumsden to Mossburn) .. .. 27,508 4 4 .. .. .. .. .. 27,508 4 4 Winton to Heddon Bush .. .. .. 140 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 140 0 0 Makarewa to Orepuki and Waiau .. .. .. 357,923 14 2 165 8 10 614 0 0 .. 876 0 11 .. 359,248 6 3 37,097 0 0 Thomburv to Wairio .. .. .. .. 91,047 8 2.. .. 235 12 9 1,677 18 3 .. 92,960 19 2 23,200 0 0 Forest Hill (Winton to Hedgehope) .. .. .. 23,337 0 0 .. .. .. .. i 23,337 0 0 Expenses of Railway Commissions and othor Expenditure 10,337 0 0 .. .. .. .. j 10,337 0 0 not chargeable to Individual Lines Surveys of New Lines — North Island .. .. .. .. .. 40,337 2 5 .. 64 5 0 .. .. Cr. 10,720 9 7 29,680 17 10 Middle Island .. .. .. .. .. 5,763 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. 5,763 0 0 Rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. 10,184,804 19 10 .. .. 12,703 4 10 6,986 6 4 .. 110,204,494 11 0 General .. .. .. .. .. 7,575 13 .. .. 601 18 1 4,012 0 6 .. 12,188 19 10 Miscellaneous works, R.I.A. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,741 17 0 .. | 7,741 17 0 Suspense Account, being proportion of cost of raising j .. .. .. .. 15,874 13 3 .. j 15,874 13 3 loans for Railways Authorization Improvement Act 1914 Account Stock of Permanent-way Materials, £ s. d. 31st March, 1927 .. .. 10,729 14 6 10,729 14 6 53,756,885 7 10 Stock of Permanent- way increased by 6,213 7 9 6,213 7 9 Vtock of Permanent-way Materials, 31st March, 1928 .. •• £16,943 2 3 .. | .. .. .. .. 16,943 2 3 Total .. -. •• .. 53,763,098 15 7 1,698 11 6 1,077,258 9 7 197,974 9 11 1,504,614 2 3 .. 56,541,247 5 10 1,787,741 0 Of * Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Account. f Includes value for £150,000 paid to debenture-holders under the Midland Railway Petitions Settlement Act Amendment Act, 1903: