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TABLE No. 3. Expenditure on Railways to 31st March, 1939.

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Expenditure out of Public "Work9 Fund ! Total Expenditure JPfSZSS?*, during Year 1938-39 . New Works. j Total E ™„ diture Valuation of Works Lin« of Pailwav Mileage opened for by General : by General constructed of Railway. Traffic. Government to Expenditure . , Dy general by Provinces and 31st March, 1938. ° f= -as Construction and 3,st March, 19 39. Lines. M. ch. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Kaihu Valley .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 32 179,143 14 9 .. .. .. 179,143 14 9 Opua Wharf to Whangarei and Onerahi .. .. .. 58 06 609,244 10 4 .. .. 12,798 13 5 622 043 3 9 Otiria to Ngapuhi .. .. .. .. .. 13 45 127,448 8 0 .. .. 127'448 8 0 Whangarei Branch (Kioreroa to Waiotira) .. .. .. 19 79 420,882 1 0 .. .. 205 18 9 421' 087 19 9 North Auckland Main Trunk — Ngapuhi Northwards .. .. .. .. .. 11 00 879,773 19 0 .. Or. 3,334 3 6 .. 876.439 15 6 Helensville Northwards .. .. .. .. 83 39 2,993,682 3 3 .. .. 4,376 16 9 2,998,059 0 0 North Auckland Mam Trunk to Dargaville .. .. .. .. 463,377 8 6 .. 42,119 19 0 .. 505'497 7 6 Helensville to Te Awamutu .. .. .. .. 148 67 5,940,589 2 9 .. .. 193.924 12 1 6,134!ol3 14 10 Waiuku Branch (Paerata to Waiuku) .. .. .. 12 69 208,912 9 6: .. .. 208,912 9 6 Huntly to Awaroa .. .. .. .. .. 8 75 184,379 5 0; .. .. 184!379 5 0 1 Waikokowai Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,442 0 0 .. .. 3 442 0 0 Frankton to Thames .. .. .. .. .. 62 58 506,461 15 9 .. .. 14,435 16 9 12 6 Cambridge Branch (Ruakura Junction to Cambridge) .. 12 02 61,832 17 3 .. .. 817 15 10 62 650 13 1 Morrinsville to Rotorua .. .. .. .. 69 33 442,693 17 11 .. .. 4,358 0 6 447*051 18 5 Marton to Te Awamutu .. .. .. .. .. 209 69 3,139,892 6 10 .. .. 17 2 4 0 Waipa Gravel Access Branch .. .. .. .. .. 11400; .. .. ' ' 114 0 0 Raetihi Branch .. .. .. .. .. 8 50 89,452 2 1 .. .. .. 1 89,452 2 1 I ' Rotorua to Taupo .. .. .. .. .. .. 37,862 13 11 .. .. .. 13 II Paeroa to Pokeno .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,180 12 10 .. 101,270 9 6 .. 130*451 2 4 Paeroa to Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. | 50 65 1,251,495 4 0 j .. .. j 5,455 10 8 1,256'950 14 8 Tauranga to Taneatua, including Te Maunga to Maunganui j 59 17 1,497,428 2 0 : .. .. 325 2 11 11497 753 4 11 Branch Taneatua to Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. 2,006 7 0 .. 2,006 7 0 I Gisborne to Motu .. .. .. .. .. 49 32 626,804 4 10 .. .. 498 16 -5 627,303 13 Gisborne to Ormond Tramway .. .. .. .. .. 4,975 1 7 1 .. ; .. 4 975 1 7 Napier to Gisborne — Gisborne Southwards .. .. .. .. .. 11 51 284,625 13 5 .. ' .. j .. 284,625 13 5 J Waikokopu Northwards .. .. .. .. | .. 1,205,429 17 6 .. I 460,039 4 1 .. 1,665'469 1 7 ' Wairoa Northwards .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,681 12 6 .. .. .. 12 6 Napier Northwards .. .. .. .. .. I 38 62 j 2,528,873 19 0 .. j 46,958 4 7: 71 12 1 15 8 ! Waikokopu Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. j 650,666 16 5 | .. ; 24,207 2 2 i .. 674,873 18 7 i Wellington to Napier — Napier to Woodville and Palmerston North .. .. 114 06 1,171,943 19 3 .. .. 12,726 13 11 1,184,670 13 2 Wellington to Woodville, including Te Aro Extension .. j 129 30 ' 3,285,514 4 4 I .. j .. 75'493 18 1 2 5 ' Featherston to Martinborough .. .. .. .. .. 399 0 0: .. .. '.. ' 399 0 0 Wellington to Waitara — j Wellington to Longburn .. .. .. .. j 83 37 : 4,185,208 18 8 .. j .. j 188,366 0 7 4,373,574 19 3 Foxton to Waitara and Moturoa .. .. .. 196 22 2,275,358 1 1 .. .. 200,872 14 9 2,476,230 15 10 Mount Egmont Branch .. .. .. .. 6 00 70,536 1 6 .. j .. I .. ' 1 6 j Moturoa to Opunake .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,105 0 0 .. j .. j .. 3'l05 0 0 I Opunake Branch (Te Roti to Opunake) .. .. .. j 22 63 447,862 16 7 .. .. 22 1 4 447 884 17 11 Manaia Branch (Kapuni to Manaia) .. .. .. .. 9,483 6 0 .. .. 9 483 6 0 Rangitikei River Quarry Line .. .. .. .. .. j 206 0 0 .. ; .. j .. ' 206 0 0 ; 1 I I I I