D.—l.

TABLE No. 3— continued. Expenditure on Railways to 31st March, 1936— continued.

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Expenditure out of Public Works Fund Total Expenditure JfZm!?„, during Year 1935-36 : New Works. Total Expenditure Valuation of Works Lines of Railway. Mileage for Expenditure ' i Go/ernmenfto by and &SZ£t&. of Prions Con— and surveys. line8 M. ch. £ s. d. £ g. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Stratford to Okahukura .. .. .. .. .. 89 00 3,077,760 10 2 .. Cr. 5,358 12 9 .. 3,072,401 17 5 Nelson to Greyrnouth — Nelson to Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. 64 47 719,087 12 7 .. Cr. 851 19 1 .. 718,235 13 6 Stillwater to Inangahua .. .. .. .. 57 32 226,593 15 11 .. .. .. 226,593 15 11 78,307 0 0 Ngahere to Blackball .. .. ,, .. .. 3 40 147,881 12 11 .. .. .. 147,881 12 11 279,685 0 0 Westport to Ngakawau .. .. .. .. .. 19 56 209,904 14 2 .. .. .. 209,904 14 2 Ngakawau to Mokihinui .......... 7 12 * .. .. .. * Mokihinui to Colliery Line ........ 3 69 t • • • • • • t Westport to Cape Foulwind ........ 7 00 J .. .. .. J Westport to Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. 5 74 632,280 10 7 80 0 0 Cr. 4,861 9 8 .. 627,339 0 11 Greyrnouth to Rewanui .. .. .. .. .. 2 44 259,815 10 2 .. .. .. 259,815 10 2 Point Elizabeth Branch .. .. .. .. .. 8 70 74,363 10 11 .. .. .. 74,363 10 11 Greyrnouth to Ross and Mikonui .. .. .. .. 38 68 431,438 12 10 .. .. .. 431,438 12 10 Pieton to Waipara — Picton Southwards .. .. .. .. .. 56 06 954,910 4 4 .. Cr. 2,263 6 10 .. 952,646 17 6 Waipara Northwards .. .. .. .. .. 44 14 608,722 5 1 .. Cr. 3,714 4 4 .. 605,007 10 9 Christchurch to Greyrnouth — Rolleston to Bealey .. .. .. .. .. 73 07 1,012,029 5 11 .. .. .. 1,012,029 5 11 61,579 0 0 Whitecliffs Branch .. .. .. .. .. 11 38 25,021 0 0 .. .. .. 25,021 0 0 Greyrnouth to Bealey .. .. .. .. .. 58 12 1,978,623 10 6 25 0 0 .. 1,176 18 5 1,979,775 8 11 263,889 0 0 Hurunui to Waitaki — Main Line (Waiau to Waitaki) .. .. .. .. 219 07 2,700,470 7 5 .. .. 390 1 2 2,700,860 8 7 316,135 0 0 Oxford Branch (Rangiora to Oxford West) .. .. 21 76 53,072 8 2 .. .. Cr. 3,374 11 0 49,697 17 2 Eyreton Branch (Kaiapoi to Bennett's) .. .. .. 20 07 44,277 0 0 .. .. .. 44,277 0 0 Lyttelton Branch .. .. .. .. .. 6 26 230,493 18 4 .. .. .. 230,493 18 4 340,500 0 0 Southbridge Branch (Hornby to Southbridge) .. .. 25 31 92,181 4 8 .. .. .. 92,181 4 8 Little River Branch (Lincoln to Little River) .. .. 22 46 111,940 7 9 .. .. .. 111,940 7 9 Rakaia to Methven .. .. .. .. .. 22 20 77,090 19 2 .. .. .. 77,090 19 2 Ashburton to Springburn .. .. .. .. 27 29 64,035 11 3 .. .. .. 64,025 11 3 Orari to Geraldine .. .. .. .. .. .. 321 0 0 .. .. .. 321 0 0 Fairlie Branch (Washdvke Junction to Fairlie) .. .. 36 05 70,606 10 8 .. .. Cr. 103 15 3 70,502 15 5 75,124 0 0 Waimate Branch .. .. .. .. .. 12 63 80,862 4 6 .. .. .. 80,862 4 6 Canterbury Interior Main Line — Oxford to Malvern .. .. .. .. .. 11 44 46,248 0 0 .. .. .. 46,248 0 0 Whitecliffs to Rakaia .. .. .. .. .. .. 542 0 0 .. .. .. 542 0 0 Temuka to Rangitata .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,152 0 0 .. .. .. 5,152 0 0 Waitaki to Bluff — Main Line, including Port Chalmers Branch .. .. 252 71 4,163,781 11 8 .. .. 16,473 4 3 4,180,254 15 11 82,259 0 0 Duntroon Branch (Pukeuri to Kurow) .. .. .. 37 33 86,564 14 6 .. .. Cr. 229 6 0 86,265 8 6 37,500 0 0 Ngapara Branch (Waiareka Junction to Ngapara) .. .. 14 76 25,238 2 0 .. i .. .. 25,238 2 0 58,009 0 0 * The funds for this extension —namely, £35,501 2s. lid.—were provided by the Westport Harbour Board. t The funds for purchase of this line —namely, £15,745 —were provided by the Harbour Board. t The funds for this line —namely, £93,450 —were provided by the Westport Harbour Board.