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North Island South Island Kaihu. Gisborne. Main Line and Main Line and Westport. Nelson. Picton. Total. Branches. Branches. Item. Per ~ Per Per Per ! Per Per Per Per Mile Mile Mile Mile 1 Mile Mile Mile Mile Total, of Total. of Total. of Total. of Total. of Total. of Total. of Total. of Kail- Kail- Bail- Bail- j Bail- Bail- Bail- Bailway. way. way. j way. j way. way. way. way. Abstract A. —Maintenance of Way and Works. General expenses — £ £ ££ £ £ £ £ ££ ££ ££ £ £ Branch .. .. 7 0-3 26 0-4 4,618 3-1 3,128 2-0 90 2-5 16 0-3 36 0-6 7,921 2-4 District .. .. 74 3-1 254 4-2 16,734 11-3 14,500 9-1 330 9-2 263 4-1 282 5-1 32,437 9-8 Road-bed .. .. 634 26-4 2,062 34-4 80,493 54-2 71,830 45-0 1,918 53-3 2,511 39-2 2,367 42-3 161,815 48-7 Track-renewals .. 855 35-6 1,718 28-6265,191 178-4218,774137-2 5,552 154-2 2,137 33-4 2,684 47-9 496,911 149-7 Ballasting .. .. 363 15-1 33 0-5 31,906 21-5 9,734 6-1 89 2-5 38 0-6 67 1-2 42,230 12-7 Slips and floods .. 83 3-4 353 5-9 20,530 13-8 18,355 11-5 504 14-0 67 l-I 91 1-6 39,983 12-1 Fences, gates, cattle- 10 0-4 178 3-0 9,016 6-1 8,199 5-1 239 6-6 100 1-6 128 2-3 17,870 5-4 Roads, level - crossings, .. .. 48 0-8 3,938 2-6 3,011 1-9 14 0-4 151 2-4 68 1-2 7,230 2-2 approaches _ „ Bridges, viaducts, cul- 916 38-2 1,339 22-3 58,992 39-7 48,248 30-3 1,231 34-2 698 10-9 236 4-2 111,660 33-6 verts, &c. „ Water-services, cranes, 16 0*7 70 1*2 9,769 6*6 7,264 4*6 1,558 43*3 111 1*7 275 4-9 19,063 5-7 weigh-bridges, &c. Wharves 454 0-3 7 0-0 308 8-5 .. .. 208 3-7 977 0-3 Cattle-yards, loading- 39 1-6 88 1-5 7,935 5-3 4,404 2-8 18 0-5 130 2-0 83 2-5 12,697 3-8 banks, platforms, OpCTattng g buildings .. 124 5-2 526 8-8 56,584 38-1 38,225 24-0 828 23-0 227 3-5 517 10-2 97,031 29-2 3,121 130-0 6,695 111-6 566,160 381 -0 445,679279-6 12,679 352-2 6,449100-8 7,042 127-7 1,047,825 315-6 Per cent, of operating 58-04 34*70 16-49 19*00 18*70 56*19 27*00 17*74 revenue Per cent, of operating 49-74 33*23 19*24 21*52 22*72 37*91 26*79 20*39 expenditure _ _ _ Per train-mile (pence).. 55*53 37*12 20*93 27*20 49*18 39*17 39*83 -3*67 Abstract B. —Maintenance of Signal and Electrical Appliances. £ £ ££ £ £ £ £ £ £ ; £ | £ 1 £ £ : £ £ General expenses .. 8 0*3 26 0*4 4,666 3-1 3,156 2*0 91 2*5! 16| 0*2| 36 0*6; 7,999 2*4 Signals and interlocking .. .. 3 0*1 18,434 12-4 12,700 8-0 200 5-6 7j 0• 1! 12 0-2i 31,356 9-4 Automatic and power .. .. .. •• 14,907 10*0 12,374 7*8 .. .. j .. j .. j .. .. j 27,281 8*2 signalling I j , rv Level-crossing signals.. .. .. •• •• 1,855 1*3 1,363 0*8 .. .. j .. .. .. .. .5,218 1-0 Instruments, block- 4 0-2 5 0-1 10,353 7-0 6,540 4*1 132 3*7 11 0*2j 15 0*3 17,060 5*1 working, tablets, &c. j Overhead lines, block- 27 1*1 25 0*4 11,759 7*9 9,962 6*2 136 3*8 3 0*1 14 0*3 21,926 6*6 working, tablets, &c. ; Overhead lines, auto- .. .. . • •• 3,973 2-7 3,142 2-0 .. .. .. .. . • .. 7,115 2-2 matic signalling Electric lighting used in .. .. 5 0-1 5,520 3-7 3,630 2*3 73 2*0 7 0*1 51 0*9 9,286 2*8 operation Overhead electrification .. .. • • • • • • • • 7,035 4*4 .. .. .. .. .. .. /, 035 2 • 1 and bonding Electric-power ap- 1,698 1*1 1,320 0*8 102 2*8 5 0*1 33 0-6 3,158 1*0 Buildings 8 .. 905 0-6 1,055 0-7 83 2-3 2,043 0-6 39 1-6 64 1-1 74,070 49-8 62,277 39-1 817 22-7 49 0-8 161 2-9 137,477 41-4 Per cent, of operating 0*73 0*33 2*16 2*66 1*20 0*43 0*62 2*33 revenue j Per cent, of operating 0*62 0*32 2*52 3*01 1*46 0*29 0*61 2*68 expenditure Per train-mile (pence).. 0*69 0*36 2*74 3*80 3*17 0*30 0*91 J 3*10