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RETURN No. 7—continued. Locomotive Department: Particulars of Rolling-stock, etc.

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Description of Stock ordered. Order. Number , incom- | Completed plete on on March 31, 31st March, 1900. 1899. | Incomplete on 31st March, 1900. Expenditure in Year ended 31st March, 1900. Locomotives, Class U .. „ Class B .. Carriages, double-bogie, Class A .. „ conversions to double-bogie, Class A Wagons, double-bogie, Class U, platform [locomotives, Class Wa Damages, double-bogie, Class A .. Wagons, four-wheel, Class G, horse-boxes „ „ Class H, cattle-trucks „ „ Class L, high-side .. „ double-bogie, Class U, platform .. „ „ Class V, frozen-meat „ four-wheel, Class J, sheep-trucks „ Class K, covered goods „ „ Class X, cool-trucks Locomotives from Baldwin Company, U.S.A., ClassWA Steam travelling-crane Damages, double-bogie, Class A .. Brake-vans, double-bogie, Class P Wagons, double-bogie, Glass R, high-side .. „ „ Class U, platform .. „ „ Class V, frozen-meat „ four-wheel, Class L, high-side .. „ „ Class Y, ballasthoppers „ „ Class L, high-side .. „ „ Class J, sheep-trucks * „ Class W, frozen-meat „ „ Class X, cool-trucks Conversions to Class L, high-side „ Class X, cool-trucks Locomotives from Sharp, Stewart, and Co., Glasgow—4 Class B, and 6 Class U .. Damages, Class A, dining Wagons, four-wheel, Class Y, ballast-hoppers double-bogie, Class R, high-side Brake-vans, double-bogie, Class P Wagons, four-wheel, Class K, covered goods „ double-bogie, Class R, high-side .. rarpaulins Wagons, four-wheel, Class G, horse-boxes „ „ Class H, cattle-trucks „ „ Class J, sheep-trucks „ „ Class L, high-side .. „ Class M, low-side .. „ double-bogie, Class U, platform four-wheel, Class W, frozen-meat „ Class X, cool-trucks .. „ double-bogie, Class T, oattle-trucks Pitting R wagons for passenger traffic Pitting second-class compartments of bogie cars with cushions 3ompressed-gas lighting for carriages Lighting Petone shops electrically Machinery for workshops Engine turntable for Takapau A M N O w B—1 E—1 F—1 G—1 H—1 K—1 L—1 M—1 N—1 P—1 T-l V—1 W-l X—1 Y—1 Z—1 A—2 B-2 2 6 1 24 1 4 5 6 60 10 6 3 2 1 1 4 5 6 60 10 6 3 5 1 24 £ s. d. 2,919 14 9 6,196 13 2 123 3 6 146 18 5 *302 14 1 1,662 11 4 1.339 10 9 378 3 1 169 10 0 4,148 9 0 382 12 6 ♦48 18 0 811 13 7 42 7 9 *68 2 8 •2,746 8 3 228 19 10 25,094 2 6 5.340 18 3 1,004 6 1 2,863 7 3 1,582 8 3 19,798 6 11 541 11 3 2,658 6 5 2,080 11 7 1,278 8 0 782 17 4 1,332 9 3 745 3 3 1 67 12 5 15 4 25 20 10 5 }221 10 f 1 26 8 5 12 5 215 5 25 20 10 5 22 10 41 4 3 C—2 D—2 B-2 P—2 G—2 H—2 1—2 J—2 K—2 L—2 M—2 N—2 0—2 P—2 Q-2 R—2 S—2 T-2 U—2 V—2 W—2 X—2 §10 3 25 10 12 36 20 550 6 6 50 340 25 20 10 2 3 §10 3 25 10 3 350 9 36 20 200 6 6 50 340 25 20 10 22,896 10 3 2,544 18 9 2,669 4 0 2,103 7 1 2,015 5 5 2,158 10 5 3,053 9 0 1,178 9 1 490 16 2 375 15 2 1,814 15 0 11,045 9 7 610 6 3 2,062 16 4 691 11 5 226 4 2 385 0 6 1,348 17 5 2 3 1,128 0 5 3,220 5 11 818 0 1 4,988 16 11 251 9 4 Less material taken from stock on hand, 31st March, 1899 II Stock of material on hand— £ s. d. 31st March, 1899 ... 17,988 11 3 31st March, 1900 ... 17,248 11 11 £739 19 4 154,897 6 6 1)739 19 4 £154,157 7 2 Additi tal SI >ck. Conve: rsions. Particulars. Number under Order. Complete on 31st Marc] 1900. Incc vmplete on March, 1900. Completed on 31st March, 1900. Incomplete on 31st March, 1900. 31st total locomotives §19 §14 5 „ carriages.. „ brake-vans 99 24 33 11 42 13 24 One-third coat ol oar-con-version charged to " Additions to Open Lines." „ wagons, bogie „ „ four-wheel Srane, steam .. 'arpaulins 88 892 1 550 42 387 1 350 46 473 32 200 * Additional expenditure on orders - in Table 7, D.-2, 31st March, 1899, as 22( high-sides. § Three of these looon »V, Ii—1, P- ) Class L, lotives chs —1, and T—1 high-sides, surged to wor] brought into } Appe dng expenses, stock year lars in Tabl , year endini ending 31st '. le 7, D.-2, 31i g 31st March. March, 1899. + Appears it March, 1899, as 50 Class L, ,1900.