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North Island South Island Kaihu. Gisborne. Main Line and Main Line and Westport. Nelson. Picton, Total. Branches. Branches. [tem. j —j j -j j j Per ! Per Per i Per Per Per Per Per Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Train-j Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. Train- Total. I Train-! Total. Trainj mile. mile. mile. mile. ] mile. mile. i mile, j mile. I i I I 1 , i I I Abstbact C. —Maintenance of Rolling-stock. General expenses— £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ , d. £ d. £ d. £ d. Branch .. .. 9 0-2 32 0-2 6,421: 0-2 4,199 0-2 121 0-5 19 0-1 50 0-3 10,851 0-2 District .. .. 2,812 0-1 2,561! 0-2 .. 5,373 0-1 Locomotives.. .. 79 1-4 3,439 19-4359,798 12-7213,763 12-8 4,422: 16-8 996 5-9 2,994 16-8 585,491 12-8 Cars .. .. 8 0-1 258 1-5147,378 5-2 88,482: 5-2 557 2-1 532 3-2 464 2-6 237,679 5-2 Vans and postal vans.. 4 0-1 146 0-8 20,9501 0-7 15,549 0-9 200 0-8 138 0-8 94 0-5 37,081 0-8 Wagons .. .. 214 3-8 1,811 10-2297,5581 10-5 173,543 10-3 9,739 36-8 753 4-5 1,619 9-0 485,237 10-5 Service vehicles 7,876 0-3 5,317' 0-3 46 0-2 .. .. 7 0-0 13,246 0-3 Tarpaulins, ropes, and 4 0-1 22 0-1 15,589 0-6 15,798 0-9 223 0-8 33 0-2 58 0-3 31,727 0-7 318 5-7 5,708 32-2858,382) 30-3 519,212 30-815,308 58-0 2,471 14-7 5,286 29-51,406,685 30-6 Per cent, of operating 8-32 29-77 23-27 21-43 22-49 20-71 18-38 22-53 revenue Per cent, of operating 4-92 24-35 26-88 23-65 26-52 13-88 17-89 25-48 expenditure Per mile of railway £ 13 95 578 326 425 39 94 424 Abstract D. —Examination, Lubrication, and Lighting op Vehicles. £ d. £ d. £ | d. £ , d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. Examination and lubri- 26 0-5 63 0-4 14,554 0-5 13,629 0-8 641 2-4 ; 143 0-9 104 0-6 29,160 0-6 cation of cars, vans, and wagons Gas lighting of vehicles 2 .. 38 0-2 7,960 0-3 3,422 0-2 151 0-6 55 0-3 51 0-3 11,679 0-3 Electric lighting of .. 8,917 0-3 3,914 0-3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,831 0-3 vehicles Depot expenses .. 2 . . 1 .. 2,028j 0-1 1,897 0-1 1 .. .. 3,929 0-1 30 0-sl 102 0-6 33,459 1-2 22,862 1-4 793 3-0 198 ]-2 155 0-9 57,599 1-3 Per cent, of operating 0-78 0-53 0-91 0-94 1 -16 1-66 0-54 0-92 revenue Per cent, of operating 0-46 0-44 1-05 1-04 1-37 : 1-11 0-52 1-04 expenditure Per mile of railway £ 1-2 1-7 22-5 14-3 22-0 3-1 2-8 17-3 Abstract E. —Locomotive Transportation. General expenses — j £ | d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. £ d. Branch .. .. 3 0-1 17 0-1 3,309 0-1 2,163 0-1 63 0-2 11 0-1 25 0-1 5,591 0-1 District .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,740 0-1 2,986 0-2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,726 0-1 Depot supervision .. .. .. 3 .. 20,540 0-7 13,699 0-8 205 0-8 5 .. 36 0-2] 34,488 0-7 Wages, allowances, and 565] 10-0 1.766 9-9263,515 9-4 167,389 9-9 4,106 15-5 1,517 9-0 2,294 12-8] 441,152 9-6 expenses Fuel .. .. 487 8-7 3,072 17-4334,907 11-9172,969 10-4 2,682 10-2 1,817 10-8 2,501 14-]i 518,435 11-4 Water .. .. 16: 0-3 76 0-4 13,869 0-5 5,167 0-3 121 0-5 50 0-3 58 0-3 19,357 0-4 Stores .. .. 9 0-2 71 0-4 9,844 0-3 5,797 0-3 126 0-5 47 0-3 62 0-3 15,956 0-3 Shed-expenses .. 245, 4-4 221 1-2 60,739 2-1 39,175 2-3 1,208 4-6 172 1-0 572 3-2 102,332 2-2 1, 32ōj 23-7 5,226 29-4710,463 25-1409,345 24-3 8,511 32-3 3,619 21-5 5,548 31-01,144,037 24-8 Per cent, of operating 34-65 27-26 19-26 16-90 12-50 30-34 19-29 18-32 revenue Per cent, of operating 20-50 22-30 22-25 18-65 14-75 20-33 18-78 20-71 expenditure Per mile of railway £ 55 87 478 257 236 57 99 345