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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 op Way and Works. General expenses— £ £ £ .£ £ £ £ £ ££ ££ £ £ | £ £ Branch .. .. 7 0-3 40 0-7 6,200 4-2 3,908 2-5 135 3-7 16 0-3 50 0-9 10,356 3-1 District .. .. 319 13-3 353 6-3 26,397 17-7 18,271 11-5 373 10-4 247 3-9 490 8-7 46,450 14-0 Road-bed .. .. 3,250135-4 3,122 55-7115,942 77-9 90,883 57-0 2,194 60-9 3,457 54-0 4,732 84-6 223,580 67-4 Track-renewals .. 1,773 73-9 3,649 65-2318,711 214-0266,880167-4 5,892163-6 2,223 34-7 3,634 65-0 602,762181-6 Ballasting .. .. 1,271 53-0 340 6-1 43,616 29-3 15,469 9-7 165 4-6 103 1-6 1,484 26-5 62,448 18-8 Slips and floods 1,049 18-7 77,566 52-1 21,337 13-4 1,342 37-3 49 0-8 39 0-7 101,382 30-5 Fences, gates, cattle- 27 1-1 895 16-0 14,718 9-9 18,416 11-6 806 22-4 431 6-7 730 13-0 36,023 10-9 stops Roads, level - crossings, 9 0-4 179 3-2 5,439 3-7 3,375 2-1 71 2-0 61 1-0 105 1-9 9,239 2-8 approaches Bridges, viaducts, cul- 1,586 66-1 1,280 22-9 66,311 44-5 54,081 33-9 803 22-3 1,924 30-1 848 15-1 126,833 38-2 verts, &o. Water - services, cranes, 10 0-4 125 2-2 14,746 9-9 9,256 5-8 3,674102-1 43 0-7 176 3-1 28,030 8-4 weighbridges, &c. Wharves .. .. 7 0-3.. .. 193 0-1 .. .. 430 11-9 .. .. 1,350 24-1 1,980 0-6 Cattle - yards, loading- 1 .. 186 3-3 13,368 9-0 8,295 5-2 110 3-1 72 1-0 75 1-3 22,107 6-7 banks, platforms, coal-stages Operating buildings .. 118 4-9 924 16-5 60,043 40-3 40,318 25-3 1,235 34-3 481 7-5 1,520 27-1 104,639 31-5 8,378349-112,142216-8763,250512-6550,489345-4 17,230478-6 9,107142-315,233 272-01,375,829 414-5 Per cent, of operating 209-76 39-23 15-59 18-76 18-29 81-73 41-55 17-19 revenue Per cent, of operating 65-63 36-17 16-82 18-77 21-75 40-89 34-42 17-95 expenditure Per train-mile (pence) 149-07 48-87 21-91 29-44 59-17 55-73 86-59 25-26 Abstract B. —Maintenance of Signals and Electrical Appliances. £££££££££££££ £ £ £ General expenses .. 7 0-3 42 0-7 6,491 4-4 4,065 2-6 143 4-0 17 0-3 52 0-9 10,817 3-3 Signals and interlocking .. .. 17 0-3 21,453 14-3 12,920 8-1 191 5-3 25 0-4 12 0-2 34,618 10-4 Automatic and power .. 25,145 16-8 14,198 8-8 .. .. .. .. .. .. 39,343 11-9 signalling Level-crossing signals .. 2,190 1-5 1,146 0-7 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,336 1-0 Instruments, block- .. .. 33 0-6 14,406 9-7 8,213 5-2 185 5-1 12 0-2 39 0-7 22,888 6-9 working, tablets, &c. Overhead lines, block- 31 1-3 35 0-6 14,232 9-6 11,505 7-2 59 1-6 52 0-8 48 0-9 25,962 7-8 working, tablets, &c. Overhead lines, auto- .. 4,353 2-9 3,525 2-2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,878 2-4 matio signalling Electric lighting used .. .. 21 0-4 9,332 6-3 6,028 3-8 218 6-1 25 0-4 83 1-5 15,707 4-7 in operation Overhead electrification .. 8,201 5-5 10,339 6-5 .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,540 5-6 and bonding Electric - power appli- 2,513 1-7 1,062 0-7 125 3-5 7 0-1 12 0-2 3,719 1-1 ances Buildings .. 2,661 1-8 1,076 0-7 1 .. 3,738 1-1 38 1-6 148 2-6110,977 74-5 74,077 46-5 922 25-6 138 2-2 246 4-4 186,546 56-2 Per cent, of operating 0-95 0-48 2-27 2-52 0-98 1-24 0-67 2-33 revenue Per cent, of operating 0-30 0-44 2-45 2-53 1-16 0-62 0-56 2-43 expenditure Per train-mile (pence) 0-68 0-60 3-19 3-96 3-17 0-84 1-40 3-42