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were sold to Western Australia, 31 were converted to a more suitable type, 1,170 were wholly painted, and 1,111 had paint-work renewed , 512 wagons were fitted with standard draw-gear The carrying-capacity of 61 bogie wagons was increased from 14 to 16 tons each, and 21 fourwheeled wagons from 4 to 5 tons each. Steam-cranes and Stationary Boilers. —lB steam-cranes were thoroughly overhauled, 4 had heavy repairs, and 9 light repairs. Tarpaulins. —3s6 new tarpaulins were manufactured, and 4,164 were thoroughly repaired. Additional New Stock supplied out of Loan. —24 new eight-ton coal-hoppers have been completed, and 26 others are well in hand 29 new bogie wagons have been completed (5 sheep-trucks, 7 platform trucks, and 17 frozen-meat trucks), and 35 others are now well in hand. 16 fourwheeled wagons are also in a forward state. Expenditure. —The expenditure per train-mile in pence has been as follows : —

Workshops. —The workshops have been fully employed. Additional accommodation has been provided at Petone and Addington, and several new machines have been added at Auckland, Petone, Addington, and Hillside, but much more is still required to meet the demand caused by the increasing age of the stock. The usual returns are forwarded. I have, &c, T F Eotheeam, The New Zealand Eailway Commissioners, Locomotive Superintendent. Wellington.

APPENDIX C. GOVERNMENT RAILWAY EMPLOYES INSURANCE ANALYSIS. Title. 14. No allowance payable to persons in pay of the 1. Short Title. colony. 2. Interpretation. 15. No contributions during hall-pay. 3. Present employes. 16. Employes may accept lower offices without 4. Insurance Fund established. prejudice. 5. Purposes of fund. 17 Allowance of refunds. 6. Sources of fund. 18. Making 6' 'regulations. 7 Contributions compulsory by new employes. 19. Register of contributors. 8. Contributions optional with present employes. 20. Insurance Fund to bo dealt with as public 9. Permanent employes may retire at sixty-five moneys. years. 21. Insurance Fund may be invested. 10. Allowances payable to permanent employes 22. Deficiencies in Insurance Fund. who contribute. 23. Repeal of portions of Government Railways 11. Sick allowance to contributors. Act. 12. Sum payable at death. 24. Insurance of casual employes. 13. Time of casual service allowed. Schedules.

A BILL INTITULED An Act to establish a Eailway Employes' Insurance Fund. Title. BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :— 1. The Short Title of this Act is "The Government Eailway short Title. Employes' Insurance Act, 1892." 2. In this Act, if not inconsistent with the context, — interpretation, "Eailway employe" means any person employed on the New Zealand Government Eailways open for traffic " Permanent employe" means any railway employe who may have been duly appointed or engaged under any lawful authority, and who has subscribed to the terms and conditions of the Government Eailway Service in such manner and form as may have .been required by any proper authority, whether such railway employe be paid at a daily, weekly, monthly, or annual rate of pay, or for piecework or contract based on a daily rate of pay

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Train-mileage. Engine-mileage. Locomotive. Car and Wagon. ! Total. Year. 1891 1892 2,894,776 3,010,479 i I 3,818,248 3,884,883 14-26 14-13 5-49 4-60 19-75 18-73