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STATEMENT No. 11. Statement of Losses on Developmental Branch Lines from 3rd March, 1935, to 29th February, 1936, and Isolated Sections from 1st April, 1935, to 31st March, 1936.

STATEMENT No. 12, Statement op Cash Receipts and Payments.—Working Railways Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. To Balance brought forward .. .. 1,224,394 12 3 By Investments, Siok Benefit Fund .. 5,000 0 0 Revenue receipts .. .. .. 6,964,752 14 11 Wages and vouchers .. .. .. 6,099,622 7 6 " Credits-in-aid " (Working Railways ex- Refunds to Harbour Boards, shipping compenditure) .. .. .. .. 395,280 7 1 panies, and other carriers .. .. 294,571 8 3 Contributions to Sick Benefit Fund .. 26,407 18 4 Interest on capital .. .. .. 1,051,476 19 4 Interest on investments .. .. 34,943 1 7 Payments from Sick Benefit Fund .. 20,344 10 6 Investments realized .. .. .. 849,000 0 0 Investments .. .. .. .. 877,000 0 0 Balance as per general balance-sheet .. 1,146,763 8 7 £9,494,778 14 2 £9,494,778 14 2 Reconciliation Statement. £ s. d. Credit balance in Working Railways Account as per Treasury figures .. .. 1,039,356 19 0 Add— Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 107,268 14 1 Cash in transit .. .. .. .. .. .. 137 15 6 Credit balance as per above statement .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,146,763 8 7

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Average per Mile of Line operated. Branches showina Toss Mileage Loss on Feeder Total Wet # g „§ |f§ » Branches showing Loss. operated. Working. Value. Loss. Tn /preS c§ «3 1 g 3 § £ 1« interest. g . g £» * « „ -g g •wrt hi> tsg a H,J| £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Kaikohe .. .. .. .. 25 8,205 2,987 5,218 19,658 182 119 301 510 578 786 Kirikopuni.. .. .. .. 14 4,796 2,150 2,646 47,208 216 154 370 559 3,183 3 372 Waiuku .. .. .. .. 13 2,007 2,066 59* 8,356 418 159 577 572 647 643 Taneatua .. .. .. .. Ill 17,418 13,992 3,426 116,453 626 126 752 783 1,018 1,049 Opunake .. .. .. .. 23 6,965 2,649 4,316 22,362 215 115 330 518 785 '972 Greytown .. .. .. .. 3 1,785 573 1,212 1,650 90 191 281 685 146 550 North Island totals .. .. 189 41,176 24,417 16,759 215,687 464 129 593 682 1,053 1,142 Eyreton-Oxford .. .. .. 43 3,854 835 3,019 6,973 93 19 112 182 92 162 Cheviot .. .. .. .. 44 10,244 2,142 8,102 22,698 287 49 336 520 332 516 Little River .. .. .. 23 4,901 431 4,470 9,053 259 19 278 472 199 393 Southbridge .. .. .. 26 583 1,377 794* 2,888 529 53 582 551 142 111 Whitecliffs.. .. .. .. 12 1,511 1,154 357 1,007 184 96 280 310 54 84 Methven .. .. .. .. 23 3,437 2,607 830 4,351 340 113 453 489 153 189 Springburn.. .. .. .. 28 1,778 976 802 3,252 133 35 168 197 87 116 Fairlie .. .. .. .. 36 2,541 1,978 563 6,371 335 55 390 406 161 177 Waimate .. .. .. .. 13 3,675 2,558 1,117 3,097 210 197 407 493 152 238 Kurow .. .. .. .. 37 4,212 1,958 2,254 6,158 242 53 295 356 105 166 Ngapara .. .. .. .. 15 1,07S 866 212 3,679 292 58 350 364 231 245 Waihemo .. .. .. .. 9 934 1,312 378* 921 190 146 336 294 144 102 Otago Central .. .. .. 147 5,557 4,223 1,334 63,959 692 29 721 730 426 435 Outram .. .. .. .. 9 1,943 518 1,425 2,960 160 58 218 376 171 329 Roxburgh .. .. •• 61 7,144 2,348 4,796 34,765 233 38 271 350 491 570 Catlins River .. .. .. 43 8,137 4,675 3,462 22,926 318 109 427 507 453 533 Tapanui .. .. .. .. ' 27 2,710 2,627 83 5,030 235 97 332 335 183 186 Waikaka .. .. .. .. 13 908 1,260 352* 2,442 148 97 245 218 215 188 Switzers .. .. .. .. 14 1,003 906 97 3,174 92 65 157 164 220 227 Wyndham .. .. .. .. 4 1,354 1,243 111 715 210 311 521 549 151 179 Seaward Bush .. .. .. 34 1,595 1,275 320 7,603 255 37 292 302 214 224 Orawia .. .. .. .. 9 299 751 452* 3,990 94 84 178 127 494 443 Forest Hill .. .. .. 13 334 1,295 961* 64* 158 100 258 184 69 5* Mararoa .. .. .. .. 12 1,847 914 933 1,950 91 76 167 245 85 163 South Island totals .. .. 695 71,579 40,229 31,350 219,898 337 58 395 440 271 316 Total, both Islands .. .. .. 884 112,755 64,646 48,109 435,585 364 73 437 492 438 493 Isolated Sections. Kaihu .. .. .. .. 24 2,775 .. 2,775 9,647 .. .. 176 292 286 402 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 60 4,046 .. 4,046 37,065 .. .. 351 419 550 618 Nelson .. .. .. .. 64 5,232 .. 5,232 27,009 .. .. 202 284 340 422 Pieton .. .. .. .. 56 456* .. 456* 24,218 .. .. 543 534 441 432 Total .. .. .. 204 11,597 .. 11,597 97,939 .. .. 337 394 423 480 Grand total .. .. 1,088 124,352 64,646 59,706 533,524 ~ * Indicates profit.