D.—l.

TABLE No. 3— continued. Expenditure on Railways to 31st March, 1937— continued.

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Expenditure out of Public Works Fund Total Expenditure °™ ri f , i during Yeaī 1936 - 37: Works. T Bxi)endituie Valuation ol Works Lines of Railway, Mileage opened for by General "i ■ hv °^?5 Ucted „ Traffic. Government to T) T . Government to by Provinces and 81 st March, 19 36. "'S" ! Constructs and Improvement y ' Lines. M. ch. £ s. d. £ g. d. I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s d £ s d Stratiord to Okahukura .. .. .. .. .. 89 00 3,072,401 17 5 .. » 321 15 4 .. 3 072 723 12* 9 Nelson to Grevmouth — * * ' ' Nelson to Inangahua .. .. .. 64 47 718,235 13 6 .. 25 5 6 .. 718 260 19 0 Stillwater to Inangahua ... .. .. .. 57 32 226,593 15 11 .. .. ' 226'ō93 15 11 78 307 n ft Ngahere to Blackball 3 40 147,881 12 11 .. .. ' 147 88112 11 279 685 0 0 Westport to Ngakawau 19 56 209,904 14 2 .. .. 209 904 14 2 Z ' y '° 8 ° U U Ngakawau to Mokihinui .......... 712 * .. .. ' * Mokihinui to Colliery Line .. .. .. .. 3 69 f .. .. *' + Westport to Cape Foulwind ........ 7 00 J .. .. ' * + Westport to Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. 5 74 627,339 0 11 " 78,738 3 9 !! 706 077 4 8 Greymouth 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 Greymouth to Ross and Mikonui .. .. .. .. 38 68 431,438 12 10 .. .. Or. 22 3 7 431'416 9 3 Pic ton to Waipara — ' Picton Southwards .. .. .. .. .. 56 06 952,646 17 6 .. 85,683 16 4 .. 1,038 330 13 10 Waipara Northwards .. .. .. .. .. 44 14 605,007 10 9 .. 123,997 11 0 72<)'005 1 9 Christchurch to Greymouth — 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 Greymouth to Bealey 58 12 1,979,775 8 11 .. .. 888 8 10 1,980, '663 17 9 263,889 0 0 Hurunui to Waitaki — Main Line (Waiau to Waitaki) 219 07 2,700,860 8 7 _ .. 10,607 6 7 2,711,467 15 2 316,135 0 0 Oxford Branch (Rangiora to Oxford West) .. ,. 21 76 49,697 17 2 .. .. .. 49 697 17 2 Eyreton Branch (Kaiapoi to Bennett's) .. .. .. 20 07 44,277 0 0 . Cr 20 0 0 44'257 0 0 Lyttelton Branch _ .. .. 6 26 230,493 18 4 .. .. .. 230 1493 18 4 340,500 0 0 bouthbridge Branch (Hornby to Southbrcdge) .. .. 25 31 92,181 4 8 .. .. 92 181 4 8 Little River Branch (Lincoln to Little River) .. .. 22 46 111,940 7 9 '. ] 350 0 0 112'290 7 9 Rakaia to Methven .. .. .. .. .. 22 20 77,090 19 2 . 77'090 19 2 Ashburton to Springburn .. .. .. .. 27 29 64.025 11 3 .. .. " «4W ii ? Orari to Geraldine .. .. .. .. .. .. 321 0 0 .. " '321 0 0 Fairlie Branch (Washdvke Junction to Fairlie) .. .. 36 05 70,502 15 5 70 502 15 5 75 124 0 0 Waimate Branch .. .. .. .. .. 12 63 80,862 4 6 11 " 8o'8fi2 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 " * iw n 0 Waitaki to Bluff— " " ' Main Line, including Port Chalmers Branch .. .. 252 71 4,180,254 15 11 .. 11 828 3 7 4 192 082 19 6 82 okq n ft Duntroon Branch (Pukeuri to Kurow) 37 33 86,265 8 6 .. .. 86 265 8 6 37 500 0 0 Ngapara Branch (Waiareka Junction to Ngapara) .. .. 14 76 25,238 2 0 .. .. .. 25*238 2 0 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 bv the Harbour Board. J The funds for this line —namely, £93,450 —were provided by the Westport Harbour Board.