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Additions, etc., Addington Workshops. Year. Amo - nt £- -1900-1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 636 1901-2 .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,584 1902-3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Nil 1903-4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,982 1904-5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Nil 1905-6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Nil 1906-7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 238 1907-8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 578 1908-9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,010 Total.. .. .. .. .. .. £10,028 Repairs and Maintenance, Addington Workshops. v Amount. \ ear. 1900-1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. 133 1901-2 .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 312 1902-3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 236 1903-4 .. .. .. .. .. .. «. ..165 1904-5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 412 1905-6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 216 1906-7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 528 1907-8 .. .. .. .. .. ' .. .. .. 520 1908-9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 307 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £2,829

Statement showing Amount added to cover Shop Charges in New Zealand Government Railway Workshops as compared with Similar Charges in Government Railway Workshops in Victoria and New South Wales. (Cost of Class A compound locomotive taken as a basis : Labour, £2,531 4s. 4d. ; material, £1,779 os. 2d.: total, £4,310 4s. 6d.) New Zealand — • £ s. d. Shop charges :15 per cent, in total wages and material =15 per cent, on £4,310 4s. 6d. 646 10 8 Victoria— Shop charges :20 per cent, on direct charges for labour =20 per cent, on £2,531 4s. 4d. 506 4 11 New South Wales — Shop charges : 32J per cent, on direct charges for labour (30 per cent, for shop charges and 2J per cent, for supervision) = 32J per cent, on £2,531 4s. 4d. .. .. 822 12 10

Summary of Shop Charges made in Railway Workshops.

Percentage added for Shop and Indirect Charges. Railway. To Direct Labour. To Direct Material. Midland Railway Company, England Great NorthernjRailway Company, England.. Canadian Pacific Company Grand Trunk Railway system, Canada New, Railways South Australian Railways Queensland Railways New Zealand Railways* Victorian Railwaysf Per Cent. 10 20 Mo Nil 32| 30 12§ to 17£ 15 20 Per Cent. Nil. 5) )) )) J) S> 15 Nil. * New Zealand Railways also charge 4d. in the pound as Stores commission for hai f Victorian Railways also charge 1 per cent, for depreciation on material. idling material.