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STATEMENT No. 15. Expenditure out of Working Railways Account (Depreciation Fund) and Public Works Fund for the Year ended 31st March, 1936.

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Working Railways PllbIi „ WnTks Way and Works Branch: Particulars of Works. Depreciation Total. Fund. J!una - £ £ £ Land .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 822 Or. 2,029 0.1,207 Grading and formation .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,203 23,051 34,254 Tunnels .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cr. 1,438 Or. 1,438 Bridges (structures only) .. .. .. .. .. 100,272 797 101,069 Culverts, subways .. .. . . .. . . . . 3,414 57 3,471 Fences, gates, and cattlestops . . .. . . . . .. 389 177 566 Permanent-way .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,550 45,123 64,673 Station buildings and platforms .. .. .. .. .. 3,757 128,701 132,458 Cattleyards, loading-banks .. .. .. .. . . 1,429 .. 1,429 Engine-sheds, car and wagon depots, and other operating buildings .. 4,753 26,261 31,014 Dwellings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,718 Or. 190 2,528 Water-services .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 127 3 130 Stores buildings .. .. .. . . . . .. .. Cr. 429 .. Or. 429 Locomotive workshops buildings .. . . .. .. .. 16,348 .. 16,348 Locomotive depot plant .. .. . . . . .. .. 10 40 50 Road-motor buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 848 .. 848 Cranes, weighbridges, capstans, and turntables Maintenance, movable plant .. .. .. .. .. 912 62 974 Miscellaneous (roads, sewerage, drainage, fire-fighting appliances, &e.) .. 994 1,015 2,009 Signalling and interlocking .. .. .. .. .. 3,342 371 3,713 Tablet-installation .. . . .. . . .. . . 637 .. 637 Automatic and power signalling .. .. .. .. .. 11,626 32,469 44,095 Electric lightmg .. .. .. . . .. . . 556 1,682 2,238 Communication lines and apparatus .. .. .. .. 30,705 3,080 33,785 Level-crossing warning-signals .. .. .. .. . . 169 .. 169 Electric traction and power appliances .. .. .. .. .. 40,443 40,443 Overhead wires for automatic and power signalling .. .. 2,743 2,194 4,937 Signal-cabins .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 1,165 1,173 Head Office buildings and plant 216,903 303,034 519,937 Expenditure by Public Works Department—Tawa Flat Deviation .. .. Cr. 330 Or. 330 Expenditure by Public Works Department—Turakina-Fordell-Aromoho .. 1,005 1,005 grade easement Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 216,903 303,709 520,612