TBANSACTIONS OP SECTION J. 



473 



As the cost of working either the tunnel or the incHne will 

 be affected by the extra expenses of working on the West 

 Coast, due to the climate and higher wages, a new figure must 

 be estimated of the cost per train-mile, which will be as fol- 

 lows : — 



d. 

 B. — Maintenance . . 28-71, being 43 per cent, more than A. 



Locomotives .. 17-32 „ 33 



Carriages .. 705 „ 33 



Traffic expenses . . 18-86 „ 33 

 General charges .. 3-01; assumed unaffected. 

 Sundries . . . . 0-43 „ 



75-38 



The cost of working a long bank of 1 in 50 would be in- 

 creased by extra maintenance and locomotive and waggon 

 expenses over the working of a level line. This, again, modi- 

 fies the cost per train-mile on this portion of the line to85"01d., 

 made up as follows : — 



d. 

 C. — Maintenance . . 34-45 : 



Locomotives . . 19-8 



Carriages . . . . 8-46 



Traffic expenses . . 18-86 ; 

 General charges . . 301 

 Sundries .. .. 0-43 



increase of 20 per cent on B. 



13-2 



20 

 assumed unaffected. 



S501 



The estimated cost of working the Abt incline, allowing 

 extra for maintenance, locomotives, and waggon charges, is 

 98-5d. per train-mile : — 



d. 

 39-32, being 30 per cent, more than B. 

 27-72 „ 65-5 „ 

 9-16 „ .30 

 18-86 ; unaffected. 

 3-01 

 0-43 



D. — Maintenance 

 Locomotives 

 Carriages and waggons 

 Traffic expenses 

 General charges 

 Sundries 



98-5 



Eeturu No. 3 of the Public Works Statement, 1888, shows 

 that the cost of working the Fell engines, in pence per train- 

 mile, is 44-14, including — 



d. 

 Repairs . . . . . . . . 19-67 



Stores .. .. .. .. 0-57 



Fuel ., .. .. .. 10-68 



Wages .. .. .. .. 13-22 



44-14 



These figures, modified to meet the differences in cost of 

 fuel and wages at Arthur's Pass, must in the case of fuel be 

 reduced by half, as coal can be procured on the West Coast at, 



