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1941-42. ofCons 1942 ~ 43 - 3,390 Miles. VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. ~ 3,390 Miles. _ , > _ , , 1942 43 1941-42 . Voted - Expended. Branch Expenditure— continued. £ £ £ Working-expenses of Sections — continued. Signals and Electrical Branch — continued. Maintenance of Signals and Electrical Appliances — Section — £ Gisborne .. .. .. • • • • 568 North Island Main Line and Branches .. 141,469 South Island Main Line and Branches .. 86,247 Westport .. •• •• •• 992 Nelson 207 Picton .. .. .. •• •• 614 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .■ 12,298 — 242,395 218,455 225,278 Gross Total, Maintenance of Signals and Electrical Appliances 256,895 231,930 238,358 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) .. .. 200 200 189 Net Total, Maintenance of Signals and Electrical - Appliances 256,695 | 231,730 238,169 Locomotive Branch — General Expenses: Salaries. £ Chief Mechanical Engineer .. .. . . 1,200 Workshops Superintendent .. . • • • 850 2,050 2,150 1,995 Other salaries .. , 30,614 27,000 34,578 32,664 29,150 36,573 Salaries of casual clerks, draughtsmen, office- £ assistants, and typists .. .. .. 9,500 Head Office building, expenses of .. .. 2,800 Stationery, supplies, and miscellaneous .. 20,500 Telephone subscriptions .. .. • • 150 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 2,500 Contingencies .. .. ■ • • • 50 I Cost-of-living allowances .. .. • • 1,400 36,900 16,050 26,416 Transfers from other sections .. .. .. •• 1,600 2,000 1,831 71,164 47,200 64,820 Less transfers to other i-ections .. .. •• 24,300 27,330 24,539 46,864 19,870 40,281 Working-expenses of Sections — Maintenance of Rolling-stock — Sect on — £ Gisborne .. .. .. . • .. 3,800 North Island Main Line and Branches 1,329,300 South Island Main Line and Branches .. 788,000 Westport 20,000 Nelson .. .. .. .. •• 3,600 Picton 6,300 Cost-of-livms allowances .. .. •• 124,600 2,275,600 2,112,447 2,173,878 Gross Total, Maintenance of Rolling-stock .. 2,322,464 2,132,317 2,214,159 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) .. .. 1,500 1,500 2,683 Net Total, Maintenance of Rolling-stock .. ..2,320,964 2,130,817 2,211,476