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STATEMENT No. 11. Statement of Losses on Developmental Branch Lines from 4th March, 1934, to 2nd March, 1935, and Isolated Sections from 1st April, 1934, to 31st March, 1935.

STATEMENT No. 12. Statement of Cash Receipts and Payments.—Working Railways Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. To Balance brought forward .. .. 1,605,617 19 2 By Investments, Sick Benefit Fund .. 1,000 0 0 Revenue receipts .. .. .. 6,667,421 8 0 Wages and vouchers .. .. .. 5,520,146 6 5 " Credits-in-aid " (Working Railways ex- Refunds to Harbour Boards, shipping compenditure) .. .. .. .. 302,573 8 1 panies, and other carriers .. .. 295,695 12 3 Contributions to Sick Benefit Fund .. 25,308 1 6 Interest on capital .. .. .. 1,088,049 15 1 Interest on investments .. .. 38,205 17 6 Payments from Sick Benefit Fund .. 21,905 14 3 Investments realized .. .. .. 1,018,145 6 0 Investments .. .. .. .. 1,506,080 0 0 Balance as per general balance-sheet .. 1,224,394 12 3 £9,657,272 0 3 £9,657,272 0 3 Reconciliation Statement. £ s. d. Credit balance in Working Railways Account as per Treasury figures .. .. 1,182,141 19 1 Add— Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,046 2 4 Cash in transit .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 206 10 10 Credit balance as per above statement .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,224,394 12 3

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Average per Mile of Line operated. Branches showing Loss. L-» TotalKet || || gj f| | g, II a £ £ £ £ ££££££ Kaikohe .. .. .. .. 25 9,236 2,390 6,846 21,252 163 96 259 533 576 850 Kirikopuni.. .. .. .. 14 4,563 1,577 2,986 47,612 207 113 320 533 3,188 3,401 Waiuku .. .. .. .. 13 1,779 1,798 19* 8,415 397 138 535 534 649 648 Taneatua .. .. .. .. Ill 18,701 11,622 7,079 120,175 566 105 671 734 1,019 1,083 Opunake .. .. .. .. 23 3,538 2,338 1,200 19,372 221 102 323 375 790 842 Greytown .. .. .. .. 3 1,516 638 878 1,317 101 213 314 606 146 439 North Island totals .. .. 189 39,333 20,363 18,970 218,143 425 108 533 633 1,054 1,154 Eyreton-Oxford .. . . .. 43 3,136 874 2,262 6,224 132 20 152 204 92 144 Cheviot .. .. .. .. 44 8,729 1,900 6,829 21,643 346 43 389 544 337 492 Little River .. ... .. 23 5,891 380 5,511 10,237 282 17 299 538 205 445 Southbridge .. .. .. 26 3,332* 1,376 4,708* 778* 710 53 763 582 151 30* Whitecliffs .. .. .. .. 12 553 1,052 499* 152 204 88 292 250 54 13 Methven .. .. .. .. 23 190* 2,873 3,063* 501 448 125 573 439 155 22 Springburn.. .. .. .. 28 1,119 678 441 2,902 128 24 152 168 88 104 Fairlie .. .. .. .. 36 169* 1,636 1,805* 4,009 384 45 429 379 161 111 Waimate .. .. .. .. 13 4,382 2,138 2,244 4,242 230 164 394 567 154 326 Kurow .. .. .. .. 37 687 2,433 1,746* 2,208 355 66 421 374 107 60 Ngapara .. .. .. .. 15 1,402 766 636 4,107 336 51 387 430 231 274 Waihemo .. .. .. .. 9 1,261 965 296 1,589 190 107 297 330 144 177 Otago Central .. .. .. 147 7,427 3,439 3,988 66,503 621 23 644 671 425 452 Outram .. .. .. .. 9 1,885 443 1,442 3,050 187 49 236 396 179 339 Roxburgh .. .. .. .. 61 7,243 1,742 5,501 35,480 221 29 250 340 491 581 Catlins River .. .. .. 43 6,131 3,650 2,481 21,978 339 85 424 481 453 511 Tapanui .. .. .. .. 27 2,425 1,814 611 5,577 231 67 298 321 184 207 Waikaka .. .. .. .. 13 1,038 833 205 2,979 139 64 203 219 213 229 Switzers .. .. .. .. 14 678 714 36* 3,053 96 51 147 144 221 218 Wyndham.. .. .. .. 4 1,500 803 697 1,325 209 201 410 583 157 331 Seaward Bush .. .. .. 34 1,967 886 1,081 8,354 245 26 271 302 214 245 Orawia .. .. .. .. 9 587 521 66 4,514 88 58 146 153 494 501 Forest Hill.. .. .. .. 13 441 1,021 580* 323 155 79 234 189 69 25 Mararoa .. .. .. .. 12 183 431 248* 766 78 36 114 93 84 64 South Island totals .. .. 695 54,974 33,368 21,606 210,938 348 48 396 428 272 304 Total, both Islands .. .. 884 94,307 53,731 40,576 429,081 365 61 426 472 439 485 Isolated Sections. Kaihu .. .. .. .. 24 680 .. 680 7,883 .. .. 238 266 300 328 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 60 494* .. 494* 32,928 .. .. 355 347 557 549 Nelson .. .. .. .. 64 5,456 .. 5,456 27,359 .. .. 196 281 342 427 Picton .. .. .. .. 56 634* .. 634* 25,253 .. .. 493 482 462 451 Total .. .. .. 204 5,008 .. 5,008 93,423 .. .. 329 354 433 458 Grand total .. .. .. 1,088 99,315 53,731 45,584 522,504 * Indicates profit.