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STATEMENT No. 14—continued. Expenditure under the Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914, and Section 7 of Finance Act, 1924, and Section 10 of Finance Act, 1925, and Section 3 of Finance Act, 1926, charged to capital Account, for the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Expenditure charged by Treasury .. .. •• 1,899,532 8 2 Less outstandings previous year .. .. •• 96,712 18 9 1,802,819 9 5 Balance of cost of raising loan, 31st March. 1928 .. •• 15,874 13 3 Cost of raising loan, 1928-29 .. .. .. .. 81,909 7 2 97,784 0 5 Vouchers outstanding at 31st March, 1929.. .. ■■ 122,888 1 9 £2,023,491 11 7

WoIt ' &c " Kaita - i ® sbome ' i I iKffi i Westport. | Nelson. Picton. General. Total. ! I i I I ! s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Land .. .. .. .. .. .. '.. .. 36,712 1 2 6,064 2 10 .. 161 3 5 .. .. 42,937 7 5 Grading and formation, including formation station-yards .. .. .. 58,025 13 3 4,481 14 6 .. .. .. .. 62,507 7 9 Bridges, culverts, and subways .. .. .. .. .. 11,062 2 7 10,057 7 8 .. .. .. •• 21,119 10 3 Fences, gates, and cattle-stops .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,164 1 11 .. .. .. .. .. 1,164 1 11 Permanent-way .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 92,755 10 3 6,649 14 3 .. .. .. •• 99,405 4 6 Station buildings, platforms, cattleyards, loading-banks .. .. .. 124,222 8 4 .. .. .. .. .. 124,222 8 4 Engine-sheds, car and wagon depots, and other operating .. .. 16,987 15 8 4,173 10 3 .. .. .. 21,161 5 11 buildings Water-services .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cr. 115 17 11 1,962 18 1 .. .. .. ■■ 1,847 0 2 Non-operating buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 0 5 .. .. .. .. 29 0 5 Locomotive Workshop buildings .. .. .. .. .. 328,374 18 9 180,921 16 10 .. .. .. 1,584 16 5 510,881 12 0 Locomotive Workshop plant .. .. .. .. .. 44 2 9 296,124 10 10 154,063 5 0 147 14 8 94 0 7 253 18 3 1,750.13 11 452,478 6 0 Locomotive Depot plant (R.S. and C. and W.) .. .. 64 9 3 .. 1,368 6 5 7,754 5 9 .. .. .. .. 9,187 1 5 Refreshment-rooms .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cr. 44 13 3 .. .. .. .. .. Cr. 44 13 3 Road motor buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 243 16 7 .. .. .. .. .. 243 16 7 Cranes, weighbridges, capstans, turntables .. .. .. .. 3,413 0 4 2,953 1 5 .. .. .. •• 6,366 1 9 Maintenance movable plant .. .. .. .. .. .. 85 16 11 48 13 1 .. .. •• •• 134 10 0 Miscellaneous (roads, sewerage, drainage, fire-fighting .. 262 9 11 23,034 18 2 603 17 10 .. .. .. •• 23,901 5 11 appliances) Signal and interlocking .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,416 14 8 715 17 5 326 19 9 .. .. Cr. 732 14 8 8,726 17 2 Automatic and power signalling .. .. .. .. .. 32,221 17 5 125 2 3 .. .. .. •• 32,346 19 8 Electric lighting .. .. .. .. .. .. 90 17 10 7,499 1 5 4,611 3 4 1,869 18 1 .. 362 10 11 .. 14,433 11 7 Telegraph and telephone lines .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,681 15 3 2,477 13 4 .. 294 13 8 .. Or. 1,375 11 0 3,078 11 3 Safety appliances (warning bells, wig-wags, &c.) .. .. .. .. 1,143 6 7 747 15 7 .. .. .. 188 6 2 2,079 8 4 Electrification of track .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,359 6 3 .. . • • • • ■ 42,359 6 3 Electric locomotives .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55,211 18 4 .. .. -■ •• 55,211 18 4 64 9 3 397 10 6 1,044,377 5 4 486.012 4 5 2,344 12 6 549 17 8 616 9 2 1,415 10 10 1,535,777 19 8 Expenditure charged by Public Works Department — New line —Auckland-Westfield .. .. .. .. .. 89,386 9 5 .. .. .. .. .. 89,386 9 5 Hutt Valley Railway .. .. .. .. .. .. 11.980 8 7 .. .. .. .. .. 11,980 8 7 Deviations: Tawa Flat and Palmerston North .. .. .. 386,346 13 11 .. .. .. .. •• 386,346 13 11 .. | ~ 487.713 11 11 .. .. .. •• 487,713 11 11 i — Grand total .. .. .. .. £64 9 3 j £397 10 6 £1,532,090 17 3 £486,012 4 5 £2344 12 6 £549 17 8 £616 9 2 £1.415 10 10 £2,023,491 11 7 Reconciliation Statement.