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NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT RAlLWAYS— continued. RENEWALS, DEPRECIATION, AND EQUALIZATION RESERVE ACCOUNTS. Slips, Floods, and Accidents Equalization Reserve Account. Expenditure. £ s. d. i Income. £ s. d. To Repairs to bridges, slips, and washouts 356 10 6 By Balance from previous year .. 17,219 18 0 Balance ■. 48,856 7 6 Contributions debited to workingexpenses .. .. .. 21,671 0 0 Recoveries from capital .. .. 10,322 0 0 £49,212 18 0 £49,212 18 0 Workers' Compensation Reserve Account. Expenditure. £ s. d. : Income. £ s. d. To Accident payments ' .. .. 45,538 11 0 ' By Balance from previous year .. 15,501 15 0 Balance .. .. .. •■ 12,230 0 0 Premiums debited to working-expenses 42,266 16 0 £57,768 11 0 £57.768 11 0 Insurance Reserve Account. Expenditure. £ a. d. , Income. £ s. d. To Losses .. .. .. •• 4,200 8 8| By Balance from previous year .. 33,910 15 4 Upkeep Railway fire brigades and fire * Premiums debited to working-expenses 15,829 6 9 appliances 2,190 8 10 Balance 43,349 4 7 _ £49,740 2 1 ! £49,740 2 1 General Renewals and Depreciation Reserve Account. Expenditure. £ B. d. : Income. £ s. d. To Relaying of track ... .. 178,901 18 6 |By Balance from previous year .. 1,687,561 14 6 Bridges buildings, &c. .. .. 33,314 50 | Contributions debited to working-Rolling-stock .. .. .. 139,873 011 : expenses .. .. .. 766,072 16 2 Locomotive workshops and plant .. 14,530 19 7 Dwellings 806 14 4 Road motors 18,297 6 2 Balance .. .. .. 2,067,910 6 2 £2~453,634 10 8 | £2,453,634 10 8 Betterments Reserve Account. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Buildings (Refreshment Branch) .. 282 1 1 By Balance .. .. .. .. 4,288 18 4 Balance .. .. .. •• 4,006 17 3 £4,288 18 4 . £4,288 18 4

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