D.—2.

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

Expenditure under "The Hutt Eailway and Koad Improvement Act, 1903," charged to Capital Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1905.

s. d. Straightening and doubling Wellington-Hutt Railway, and extending station-yards at Petone and Lower Huct .. .. .. 29,681 7 1 Land purchased .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,422 1 6 £32,103 8 7

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Description of Stock ordered. Order. Number Incomplete on March 31, 1904. Number Completed on 31st March,1905. Number Incomplete on 31st March, 1905. Expenditure in Year ended 31st March, 1905. Wagons, four-wheel, Class L, high-side Carriages, Class A Wagons, four-wheel, 1902-1903 programme bogie, „ four-wheel, Class Q, ooal-hoppers Refreshment-cars, Class A Carriages, Class A „ Class A, 1903-1904 programme Brake-vans, Class F, 1903-1904 programme Wagons, four-wheel, 1903-1904 programme „ bogie, 1903-1904 programme Tarpaulins, 1903-1904 programme Locomotives, Class Wr .. „ Class Wf (contract) Carriages, Class A (part cost) Cranes, steam, 5-ton Brake-vans, Class F Locomotive, double-ender, Class E Refreshment-cars, Class A Carriages, Class A, 1904-1905 programme Brake-vans, Class F, 1904-1905 programme Wagons, four-wheel, 1904-1905 programme „ bogie, 1904-1905 programme Tarpaulins, 1904-1905 programme Travelling gas-storeholder Fitting additional lavatory accommodation in carriages Fitting rolling-stock with Westinghouse brake „ second-class compartments of bogie-carriages with cushions .. „ gangways on oarriages Machinery for workshops G—3 E—5 H—5 J—5 M-5 0-5 P—5 Q-5 R-5 S-5 T—5 U 5 V—5 W—5 X-5 Y-5 A—6 B-6 C-6 D—6 E-6 F—6 G—6 H—6 H—7 137 8 21 62 12 2 53 10 159 91 225 8 10 2 1-1 2 1 2 55 9 385 67 415 1 137 8 21 51 12 2 40 6 106 35 225 5 7 2 1 2 11 13 4 53 56 £ s. d. 4,185 10 2 3,585 7 6 1,817 14 8 6,367 19 7 104 17 2 •114 8 9 1,795 1 9 30,088 11 0 3,709 11 1 13,600 11 3 20,347 14 5 125 14 5 18,449 3 7 16,631 13 10 786 4 1 1,038 10 8 911 4 4 1,743 14 2 1,839 6 0 1,327 2 10 3 3 2 1 48 2 25 1 55 9 337 65 390 11,398 7 2 3,374 6 3 57 13 4 349 6 10 53 9 7 62,135 3 7 427 7 7 151 5 7 4,122 7 0 Total £210,639 8 2 Total looomotives „ carriages.. „ brake-vans „ wagons, bogie „ „ four-wheel „ tarpaulins „ oranes 19 122 21 220 714 640 1 12 54 8 88 324 250 1 7 68 13 132 390 390 * Additional expenditure, orde: 0-5. tOrdi cr reduced from 2 to 1.