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North Island South Island Kaihu. Gisborne. Main Line and Main Line and Westport. Nelson. Picton. Total. Branches. Branches. Item. Per Per Per Per Per Per Per Per Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Mile Total, of Total. of Total. of Total. of Total. of Total. of Total. of Total. of Rail- Rail- Rail- Rail- Rail- Rail- Rail- Railway. way. way. way. way. way. way. way. Abstract A. —Maintenance of Way and Works. General expense — ££££££££££££££ £ £ Branch .. .. 7 0-3 30 0-5 6,572 4-4 4,201 2-6 124 3-4 18 0-3 55 1-0 11,007 3-3 District .. .. 81 3-4 338 5-6 21,843 14-7 18,242 11-4 362 10-1 296 4-6 345 6-2 41,507 12-5 Road-bed .. .. 772 32-2 3,116 51-9103,512 69-7 91,275 57-3 2,600 72-2 2,789 43-6 3,211 57-3 207,275 62-4 Track renewals .. 1,308 54-5 2,744 45-7286,773 193-0243,695 153-0 5,718158-9 2,927 45-6 2,868 51-2 546,033164-5 Ballasting .. .. 151 6-3 75 1-3 37,653 25-3 12,331! 7-7 44 1-2 25 0-4 56 1-0 50,335 15-2 Slips and floods .. 90 3-7 405 6-8 18,228 12-3 14,616 9-2 426 11-8 21 0-3 113 2-0 33,899 10-2 Fences, gates, cattle- 67 2-8 779 13-0 14,447 9-7 15,578 9-8 129 3-6 327 5-1 173 3-1 31,500 9-5 stops Roads, level - crossings, 76 3-2 50 0-8 4,541 3-1 3,195 2-0 48 1-3 55 0-9 129 2-3 8,094 2-4 approaches Bridges, viaducts, cul- 603 25-1 1,453 24-2 60,710 40-8 46,280 29-0 253 7-0 1,066 16-7 816 14-6 111,181 33-5 verts, &c. Water-services, cranes, 20 0-8 70 1-2 7,939 5-3 8,293 5-2 1,389 38-6 204 3-2 97 1-7 18,012 5-4 weigh-bridges, &c. Wharves .. .. 6 0-2.. .. 288 0-2 .. .. 932 25-9 .. .. 4 0-1 1,230 0-4 Cattle - yards, loading- 29 1-2 95 1-6 10,647 7-2 5,149 3-2 78 2-2 30 0-5 88 1-6 16,116 4-9 banks, platforms, coal-stages Operating buildings .. 887 37-0 650 10-8 54,380 36-6 38,141 23-9 712 19-8 433 6-8 571 10-2 95,774 28-8 4,097 170-7 9,805 163-4627,533422-3500,996314-312,815356-0 8,191 128-0 8,526152-3 1,171,963 353-0 Per cent, of operating 94-73 52-85 15-26 18-94 16-55 72-28 25-20 16-98 revenue Per cent, of operating 50-48 41-96 17-13 19-84 19-57 41-02 25-01 18-49 expenditure Per train-mile (pence) 73-42 61-68 20-48 27-88 46-68 49-63 46-21 23-70 Abstract B. —Maintenance of Signals and Electrical Appliances. General expenses .. & 4 0-2 & 11 0-3 3,658 2-5 2,328 1-5 68 1-9: 10 0-2 31 0-6 6.116 1-8 Signals and interlocking .. j .. 10 0-2 19,200 12-9 12,503 7-9 188 5-2 25 0-4; 49 0-9 31,975 9-6 Automatic and power ! ..I .. .. . . 18,604 12-5 11,785 7-4 .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,389 9-2 signalling Level-crossing signals I .. .. 2,276 1-5 1,153 0-7 .. ; .. .. .. .. 3,429 1-0 Instruments, block- j .. .. 16 0-3 11,837 8-0 6,219 3-9 148 4-1! 13 0-2j 16 0-3 18,249 5-5 working, tablets, &c. Overhead lines, block- 27 1-1; 39 0-6 13,610 9-2 10,802 6-8 46 1-3; 65 1-0 116 2-1 24,705 7-4 working, tablets, &c. Overhead lines, auto- .. j .. .. .. 4,003 2-7 4,201 2-6 .. .. j .. .. .. ] .. 8,204 2-5 matic signalling Electric lighting used .. .. 18 0-3 7,738 5-2 5,121 3-2 145 4-0 23 0-4: 140, 2-4 13,185 4-0 in operation Overhead electrification .. .. .. .. 1,630 1-1 10,523 6-6 .. .. j .. .. . . 12,153 3-7 and bonding Electric-power ap- 1,182 0-8 826 0-5 109 3-0 , 8 0-1 2 .. 2,127 0-6 pliances Buildings .. 2,085 1-4 1,423 0-9 68 I 9 3,576 1-1 31 1-3 100 1-7 85,823 57-8 66,884 42-0 772 21-4 144 2-3 354 6-3 154,108 46-4 Per cent, of operating 0-71 0-54 2-09 2-53 1-00 1-27 1-05 2-23 revenue Per cent, of operating 0 ■ 38 0-43 2-34 2-65 1-18 0-72 1-04 2-43 expenditure j Per train-mile (pence) 0-56 j 0-63 2-80 3-72 j 2-81 0-87 1-92 3-12