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DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

Estimated Kstimated. Reoovered. (a) Credits-in-aid— 1942-43. 1941-42. 1941-42. £ £ £ General charges .. 2,000 2,000 2,087 Maintenance of way and works .. .. . . 1,000 1, 000 1,067 Maintenance of signals and electrical equipment .. 200 200 189 Maintenance of rolling-stock, &c. .. .. .. 1,500 1,500 2,683 Locomotive transportation .. .. .. 500 500 280 Traffic transportation 4,000 3,000 4,072 Lake Wakatipu steamers .. .. . . 5 1 7 Refreshment service .. .. .. .. 300 .300 164 Departmental bookstalls .. .. .. 10 10 Advertising service .. .. .. 50 50 19 Departmental dwellings .. .. .. .. 200 200 490 Buildings occupied by refreshment service, road services, &c. .. .. .. ■ ■ 10 10 122 Road passenger and goods services .. .. 2,000 2,000 2,150 Renewals and Depreciation Account . . .. 1, 000 1,000 607 Workshops housing scheme .. .. . • 50 100 26 Railway Sick Benefit Fund .. .. .. 30,000 30,000 24,392 Material, &c, for departmental and other accounts .. 900,000 600,000 932,996 Capital expenditure .. .. .. ..20,000 100,000 41,728 Total .. .. .. 962,825 741,871 1,013,079

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1941-42.. ofp™. 1942 - 43 - 3,390 Miles. 1342*4941-42 VOTE-WORKING RAIL WAYS-continued. 3,890 Miles. xpendeA , Miscellaneous — continued. £ £ £ Amount required to cover cost of material and work done for Government Departments, local bodies, and other parties .. .. •• .. •• •■ 700,000 700,000 715,992 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) £ Cost of material, &c. .. .. ..900,000 Railway Sick Benefit Fund .. .. 30,000 930,000 Capital expenditure charged in first instance to " Working Railways Account," and subsequently transferred to vote : " Railway Improvements and Additions to Open Lines" .. .. .. .. •• ■• 10,000 100,000 41,728 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) £20,000 Gross Total, Miscellaneous 750,105 840,105 798,164 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) .. .. 950,050 730,100 999,142 Net Total, Miscellaneous Or. 199,945 110,005 Or. 200,978 Gross Total 11,063,246 10,584,452 10,411,233 Credits-in-aid (a) .. .. .. .. 962,825 741,871 1,013,079 NET TOTAL 10,100,421 9,842,581 9,393,154