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

Expenditure under the Hutt Bailway and Road Improvement Acts, 1903 and 1905, for the Year ended 31st March, 1908.

Railway Capital Account: — £ c. S. Straightening and doubling Wellington-Hutt Railway .. .. 38,829 17 3 For Recovery in terms of Act: — New Hutt Road (including land for same) .. .. .. 7,391 2 5 £46,220 19 8

BxPENDiTUKE under " The Railways Improvements Authorisation Act, 1904," charged to Capital Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1908.

£ s. d. Auokland-Penrose, duplication of line .. .. .. .. 54,301 11 7 Addington-Rolleston, „ .. .. .. .. 11,031 1 1 Dunedin-Mosgiel, duplication and deviation of line .. .. 74,720 3 8 £140,052 16 4 Less profit on sale of debentures, as per Treasury accounts .. 891 9 6 £139,161 6 10

Description of Stock ordered. Order. Number Incomplete on March 31, 1907. Number Number Complete Incomplete 31st March, 1908. 31st March, 1908. Expenditure in Year ended 31st March, 1908. Carriages, Class A, 1904-1905 programme Brake-vans, Class P, 1904-1905 programme* Wagons, four-wheel, 1904-1905 programme Wagons, bogie, 1904-1905 programme Locomotives, four - cylinder balanced compound, Class A* Locomotives, Class Wf Locomotives, Class A, four - cylinder balanced compound Locomotives, Class A, simple Carriages, Class A, 1905-1906 programme Brake-vans, Class F, 1905-1906 programme Wagons, four-wheel, 1905-1906 programme Wagons, bogie, 1905-1906 programme Carriages, Class A, 1906-1907 programruef Brake-vans, Class F, 1906-1907 programme Wagons, four-wheel, 1906-1907 programme Wagons, bogie, 1906-1907 programme! Carriages, Class A, for North Island Main Trunk Railway Carriages, refreshment, for North Island Main Trunk Railway Brake-vans, Class F, for North Island Main Trunk Railway Cranes, steam, 5-ton* Locomotives, Class A (contract) Wagons, four-wheel, 1907-1908.programme Postal-cars, 50 ft. Wagons, four-wheel, ClaBS Q Cranes, steam Locomotives, Class X .. Cranes, steam Locomotives, Class Wf Brake-vans, Class F Tarpaulins, 1907-1908 programme Gas-storeholders Footwarmers Machinery for workshops D—6 E-6 F—6 G—6 6 29 10 6 29 10 £ s. d. 628 19 9 33 6 5 280 0 5 211 6 11 J— 6 N—6 "e 6 499-11 6 9,032 15 9 O—6 P—6 Q-6 R-6 S-6 T—6 W—6 X—6 Y—6 Z—6 3 1 31 4 184 41 30 3 535 68 3 1 31 4 184 41 10 11,373 2 7 4,087 18 1 17,584 1 6 1,474 14 9 15,332 4 2 6,658 19 9 16,955 15 3 392 14 5 42,976 10 4 14,003 0 6 248 48 20 3 287 20 B-7 40 40 5,524 19 5 0—7 4 4 1,080 13 2 D—7 E—7 F—7 G—7 H—7 I- 7 J— 7 K-7 L—7 M—7 N -7 O—7 8 8 1,016 1 8 1,117 0 1 19,973 13 5 44,600 16 6 1,589 0 1 460 3 1 1,737 11 10 1,933 17 0 2,813 3 2 3,394 0 11 1,111 14 1 1,475 8 8 399 6 0 1,284 5 0 12,195 1 1 20 765 10 100 2 8 4 9 3 510 2 205 18 560 10 99 1 2 'a 8 2 9 3 435 75 Total £243,261 17 8 Total locomotives „ carriages „ brake-vans „ wagons, bogie „ wagons, four-wheel tarpaulins „ cranes 47 121 18 119 1,613 510 6 12 47 7 99 667 435 i 35 74 11 20 946 75 2 ' Additional charges. I W-6: 31 carriages, order amended to 30 ca Lrriagei Z-6: 88 lOgie-wagons, ordi >r amended to 68 logie wagons.