8.—7 [Pt. T],

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943.

WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT.

Minister of Railways. AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1943, to defray the Contingencies and Expenses of Railways: Improvements and Additions to Open Lines. Summary.

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1941-42. i Estimated Total Expen- 1 ' :st ' i, » ated - 1942-43. wSVtn 3 Sn, 45f A ZZ d Impended. authorized 1.942. «•« Vote —Working Railways: Improvements and Additions — £ £ £ £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. .. .. 40,000 250,000 193,292 18,000,131 10,298,503 8,261,850 Cbedits-in-aid .. .. .. .. 10,000 50,000 I 29,226 NET TOTAL 30,000 200,000 164,066 18,000,131 10,298,503 8,261,850 ' __.. . i ' _ Vote —Railways : Impbovements ahd Additions to Open Lines- £ £ £ £ £ £ Christchurch: New station and rearrangement of yard and terminal facilities in connection therewith .. .. 68,700 143,000 13,991 1,028,200 I 179,918 848,000 Frankton Junction rearrangement —Frankton Junction - Claudelands: Lowering and duplication of line .. 10,000 10,000 1,718 694,140 8,382 686,000 Grade easements and improvements, &c : Mount Albert - New Lynn - Glen Eden - Henderson - Waitakere - Stillwater-Dobson-Bushey .. .. ■• ■• •• 3,300 65,000 33,980 243,966 137,019 107,000 Lovin-Kopiitaroa duplication .. .. .. .. 1,000 .. CV.32 138,000 12,293 126,000 Palmerston North deviation 1,000 10,000 12,217 1,002,500 | 364,836 637,000 Papakura-.Horotiu duplication .. .. .. .. 13,300 182,000 91,063 1,000,000 657,731 342,000 Plimmcrton-Paekakariki duplication .. .. .. 2,000 6,500 627 183,000 146,992 36,000 Scroggy Hill deviation 500 5,000 4,293 86,700: 55,502 31,000 Rimutaka deviation and tunnel .. .. .. 200 2,000 Turakina-Okoia deviation 2,500 64,000 27,191 560,200 428,967 131,000 St. Leonards-Sawyers Bay duplication .. .. ..: 100 53,000 32,698 251,000 .181,057 70,000 Stratford : New station yard and regrading of lino to permit of level-crossing elimination .. .. .. .. 500 .. .. 213,000 .. 213,000 Road motor services : Purchase of motor services, vehicles, and equipment . .. •• •• •• 110,897 133,095 35,604 308,595 137,395 171,000 Wellington- New station and yard .. .. .. 1,000 .10,000 909 1,075,000 1,638,012 1,000 Hutt Valley Railway extension 1,000 50,000 1,826 62,700 j 1,572 61,000 General— Dwellings .. .. •• •■ ■■ ■• 84,158 98,450 84,185 465,334 382,305 83,000 Multiple-unit coaches (Wellington-Johnsonvillc) .. 6,800 8,750 .. 116,850 .. 116,850 Overbridges • •• •• •• 5 ,000 30,000 2,799 200,000 146,471 53,000 Rail cars •• •• •• 15,990 121,650 111,368 162,580 150,841 12,000 Rail-oar sheds ■• •• •• •• : 20,935 10,000 691 26,708 5,230 21,000 Rolhnff-stock (locomotives, ears, and wagons) .. .. 442,190 682,708 311,213 7,578,814 4,803,102 2,775,000 Station rearrangements and siding alterations .. .. 137,315 191,774 98,129 480,694, 1.95,781 285,000 Turntables .. •• •• •• ■• I 5,356 7,312 473 12,885 4,841 8,000 Workshops, buildings, and plant, locomotive, car, and wagon depot plant (improvements) .. .. .. 164,929 88,737 25,183 519,629 156,471 363,000 Otira substation .. .. 2,000 10,700 3,500 42,000 34,844 7,000 Bridges •• •• •• ■■ 60,000 80,000 40,871 351,100 218,431 133,000 Automatic signalling .. .. .. .. 44,750 20,000 7,038 304,000 17,587 286,000 ' Communication circuits .. 83,738 114,450 26,269 214,100 63,696 150,000 Services and works not specified .. .. .. 96,322 131,113 48,141 308,436 151,738 157,000 Otaki-Koputaroa duplication .. .. .. .. 8,000 .. 250,000 .. 250,000 Bonny Glen - Turakina deviation 10,000 1,319 65,000 9,614 55,000 Tawa Flat - Porirua duplication .. .. .. .. .. 7 55,000 7,875 47,000 Plus vouchers outstanding, 31st March, 1941 .. .. ... .. 18,263 Estimated credits-in-aid under section 51 of the I'ublic Revenues Act, 1926 .. .. £20,000 Gross Total .. .. ... .. 1,385,680 2,347,239 1,035,532 18,000,131 10,298,503 8,261,850 Amount-REQursED for Oukrent Yisab .. 1,040,000 1,875,000 1 j loss Amount to be provided out of the Working Railways Depreciation Fund 1,000,000 1,625,000 842,240 Expenditiibe ..* I''."' .. .. •• .. 193,292 Amount required fob Cubbent Year .. 40,000 250,000 Ceedits-in-aid .. .. .. 10,000 50,000 29,226 NET TOTAL 30,000 200,000 164,066 18,000,131 10,298,503 8,261,850