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North Island South Island Kaihu. Gisborne. Main Line and Main Line and Westport. Nelson. Picton. Total. Branches. Branches. Item. I Per Per Per Per I Per j Per Per Per Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile : Mile Mile Mile TotalJ of Total. of Total. of Total. of Total. | of Total. I of Total. of Total. of Rail- Rail- Rail- Rail- ! Rail- j Rail- Rail- Railj way. way. way. way. way. j way. way, way. Abstract A. —Maintenance of Way and Works. General expenses — £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £j£ ££ ££ £ £ Branch .. .. 5 0-2 27 0-4 5,256 3-5 3,434 2-2 97j 2-7 17 0-3 42 0-8 8,878 2-7 District .. .. 89 3-7 279 4-6 17,304 11-6 15,094 9-5 340 9-4 283 4-4 320 5-7 33,709 10-1 Road-bed .. .. 595 24-8 2,134 35-6 84,262 56-7 78,817 49-4 2,238 62-2 2,589 40-4 3,041 54-3 173,676 52-3 Track renewals .. 913 38-1 1,985 33-1258,014173-6224,912 141 ■ 1 5,257146-0 2,726 42-6 2,431 43-4 496,238149-5 Ballasting .. .. 285 11-9 30 0-5 31,905 21-5 5,764 3-6 37 1-0 24 0-4 9 0-2 38,054 11-4 Slips and floods . . 234 9-8 921 15-3 38,496 25-9 18,447 11-6 391 10-9 49 0-8 196 3-5 58,734 17-7 Fences, gates, cattle- 46 1-9 232 3-9 10,172 6-9 7,684 4-8 99 2-8 114 1-8 119 2-1 18,466 5-6 Roads, level - crossings, 6 0-2 43 0-7 3,211 2-2 2,476 1-6 51 1-4 26 0-4 39 0-7 5,852 1-8 Q T)T)rOQ p HPS Bridges, viaducts, cul- 451 18-8 1,546 25-8 61,097 41-1 49,789 31-2 1,042 28-9 722 11-2 618 11-0 115,265 34-7 verts, &c. Water-services, cranes, 20 0-8 106 1-8 7,714 5-2 5,957 3-7 1,644 45-7 63 1-0 86 1-5 15,590 4-7 weigh-bridges, &c. Wharves .. 288 0-2 Or. 6 .. 1,034 28-7 .. .. 156 2-8 1,472 0-4 Cattle - yards, loading- 1 .. 30 0-5 7,552 5-1 5,371 3-4 28 0-8 58 0-9 152 2-7 13,192 4-0 banks, platforms, Operating S buildings .. 698 29-1 469 7-8 52,124 35-1 36,004 22-6 603 16-8 223 3-5 838 15-0 90,959 27-4 3,343 139 • 3 7,802 130 • 0 577,395 388 • 6 453,743 • 7 12,861 357 ■ 3 6,894| 107 • 7 8,047 143 • 7 1,070,085 322 • 3 Per cent, of operating 87*42 40 '70 15-65 18-73 18-89 57-79 27-98 17-14 revenue Per cent, of operating 51-73 33-29 18-08 20*67 22-28 38-72 27*23 19*38 expenditure Per train-mile (pence).. 59*67 43*94 20*38 26*89 48*76 40*96 44*91 23*24 Abstract B. —Maintenance of Signals and Electrical Appliances. £ £ £ £ ' £ £ £ £ £ £ £ , £ £ £ J £ £ General expenses .. 4 0*2' 18 0*3 3,495 2*4 2,2981 1*4 65 1*8 11 0*2 27 0*5i 5,918 1*8 Signals and interlocking .. .. 15 0*3 18,218 12*3 11,036| 6-9 220 6-1 27 0*4 17 0'3 29,533 8*9 Automatic and power .. .. .. .. 16,727 11*3 11,198! 7*1 .. .. .. j .. .. .. 27,925 8*4 signalling Level-crossing signals. . .. .. | •• •• 1,821 1*2 965 0*6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,786 0*8 Instruments, block- .. .. 9 0*1 13,133 8*8 6,750 4*2 111 3*1 12 0*2 19 0*3 20,034 6*0 working, tablets, &c. Overhead lines, block- 27 1*1 2 .. 17,107 11*5 14,019 8*8 44 1-2 47 0-7 39 0*7 31,285 9*4 working, tablets, &c. Overhead lines, auto- .. .. •. •• 2,796 1*9 3,594 2*3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,390 1*9 matic signalling Electric lighting used .. .. 24 0*4 5,814 3*9 4,240 2*7 124 3*4 15 0*2 45 0*8 10,262 3*1 in operation Overhead electrification .. .. .. .. 965 0*6 6,889 4-3 .. .. .. .. •• .. 7,854 2*4 and bonding Electric-power ap- .. . . •• •• 1,366 0*9 739 0*5 93 2*6 6 0-1 6 0*1 2,210 0*7 pliances Buildings .. 2,255 1-5 989 0*6 1 0*1 3,245 1-0 31 1-3 68 1-1 83,697 56-3 62,717 39*4 658 18*3 118, 1*8 153 2*7 147,442 44*4 Per cent, of operating 0*81 0*35 2-27 2-59 0-97 0*99 0*53 2*36 revenue Per cent, of operating 0 • 48 0*29 2 • 62 2 * 86 1*14 0 • 66 0 • 52 2 • 67 expenditure Per train-mile (pence).. 0*55 0*38 2*95 3*72 2*49 0*70 0*85 3*20