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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 Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Trainmile. mile. mile. mile. mile. mile. mile. mile. Abstract C. —Maintenance or Rolling-stock. General expenses— £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £® d. £ d. £ d. £ d. Branch .. .. 14 0-2 39 0-2 7,209 0-3 4,886 0-3 140 0-5 26 0-2 54 0-3 12,368 0-3 District .. 2,761 0-1 2,458 0-2 .. 5,219 0-1 Locomotives.. .. 109 1-9 990 5-5310,722 11-5182,630 11-1 4,692 18-2 1,185 7-2 1,778 10-1 502,106 11-3 Cars .. .. 45 0-8 581 3-2128,701 4-7 77,491 4-7 850 3-3 523 3-2 531 3-0 208,722 4-7 Vans and postal vans.. 15 0-3 76 0-4 21,192 0-8 13,706 0-8 389 1-5 136 0-8 218 1-2 35,732 0-8 Wagons .. .. 198 3-5 1,892 10-5260,329 9-6 160,206 9-8 8,730 33-9 739 4-5 1,596 9-0 433,690 9-8 Service vehicles .. .. .. 3 .. 5,893 0-2 4,088 0-3- 45 0-2 6 .. 11 0-1 10,046 0-2 Tarpaulins, ropes, and 9 0-2 22 0-1 15,274 0-6 12,834 0-8 163 0-6 27 0-2 112 0-6 28,441 0-7 nets 390 6-9 3,603 19-9752,081 27-8458,299 28-0 15,009 58-2 2,642 16-1 4,300 24-31,236,324 27-9 Per cent, of operating 7-26 18-68 21-91 19-54 22-13 23-02 16-49 20-93 revenue Per cent, of operating 6-22 17-88 25-56 22-13 26-89 15-53 16-36 24-06 expenditure Per mile of railway £ 16 60 506 288 417 41 77 372 Abstract D. —Examination, Lubrication, and Lighting of Vehicles. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. Examination and lubri- 26 0-5 72 0-4 13,236 0-5 12,779 0-8 565 2-2 140 0-8 110 0-6 26,928 0-6 cation of cars, vans, and wagons Gas-lighting of vehicles 1 .. 44 0-2 6,787 0-2 3,266 0-2 127 0-5 47 0-3 51 0-3 10,323 0-2 Electric lighting of .. 8,767 0-3 3,352 0-2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,119 0-3 vehicles Depot expenses .. 1 .. .. 2,049 0-1 2,677 0-2 1 .. .. .. .. .. 4,728 0-1 28 0-5 116 0-6 30,839 1-1 22,074 1-4 693 2-7 187 1-1 161 0-9 54,098 1-2 Per cent, of operating 0-52 0-60 0-90 0-94 1-05 1-63 0-62 0-92 revenue Per cent, of operating 0-45 0-58 1-05 1-07 1-24 1-11 0-61 1-05 expenditure Per mile of railway £ 1-2 1-9 20-8 13-9 19-3 2-9 2-9 16-3 Abstract E. —Locomotive Transportation. General expenses — £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ I d, Branch .. .. 5 0-1 17 0-1 2,960 0-1 2,002 0-1 58 0-2 10 0-1 22 0-1 0-1 District .. .. 3,498 0-1 2,790 0-2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 1 Depot supervision 3 19,372 0-7 12,962 0-8 194 0-7 5 35 0-2 32'ō71 0-7 Wages, allowances, and 539 9-6 1,603 8-9233,428 8-6153,358 9-3 3,887 15-1 1,368 8-3 2,110 11-9 396,'293! 9-0 expenses Fuel .. .. 440 7-8 3,480 19-3315,929 11-7174,855 10-7 2,544 9-8 1,763 10-7 2,448 13-8 501 459' 11-3 Water .. .. 19 0-3 80 0-4 13,508 0-5 5,232 0-3 144 0-6 58 0-3 63 0-4 19J04 0-4 Stores .. .. 10 0-2 64 0-4 9,449 0-4 6,241 0-4 128 0-5 47 0-4 67 0-4 0-4 Shed-expenses .. 232 4-1 229 1-3 57,825 2-1 36,049 2-2 1,180 4-6 188 1-1 564 3-2 96'267| 2-2 1,245 22-1 5,476 30-4655,969 24-2393,489 24-0 8,135 31-5 3,439 20-9 5,309 30-01,073,062' 24-2 Per cent, of operating 23-16 28-38 19-11 16-76 12-36 29-67 20-35 21-46 revenue Per cent, of operating 19-84 27-18 22-30 19-00 14-58 20-23 20-20 20-88 expenses Per mile of railway £ 52 91 441 247 226 54 95 323